PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Baek Hyun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big Boy is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Hyun
vs
Boy

173 cm
21
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

174 cm
23
160 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Baek Hyun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Big Boy!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyun wants to clinch.
Boy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Boy misses with a low kick.
Boy misses with a low kick.

Hyun gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hyun obliges.
Boy jumps guard but Hyun stands there with Boy around his waist. Boy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hyun putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Boy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hyun keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boy's efforts to push away.
Hyun lands a nice elbow.
Hyun just leaning against Boy, taking a breather.
Boy tries to pull guard but Hyun won't allow it.
Hyun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hyun landing knees to the body.
Boy looks gassed!
Hyun can't find room to land a body shot as Boy controls the action.
Boy tries to circle away but Hyun has him pinned against the cage.
Hyun lands a knee to the head.

Hyun is fighting off a takedown attempt but Boy is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hyun to the mat. Hyun regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Hyun looking to hit a scissor sweep but Boy is one step ahead there.
Hyun trying to strike off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyun trying to control the position.
Boy won't allow Hyun to get back to his feet.

Hyun escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Boy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Boy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Boy wants to stand but Hyun is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hyun trying to control the position.
Boy prevents Hyun from getting back to his feet.
Hyun keeping full guard, as Boy tries to pass.
Hyun wants to sweep but no luck.
Hyun throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Boy trying to control but Hyun is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Big Boy was stalling too much, according to the referee.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hyun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Hyun gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hyun putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Boy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Boy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hyun tries to throw a body punch but Boy avoids it by throwing Hyun back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hyun takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hyun lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hyun tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hyun misses with some punches.
Hyun keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boy's efforts to push away.
Hyun landing knees to the body.
Hyun trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hyun misses with the head strike.
Hyun is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Boy manages to pull guard.
Boy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hyun is one step ahead there.
Boy keeping moving, preventing Hyun from controlling successfully.
Hyun preventing the sweep.
Hyun wanted to stand there but Boy had control of the position.
Hyun being controlled here momentarily.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hyun missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Boy looking for a sweep. Not yet Boy, not yet.
Boy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baek Hyun dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Boy keeps the fight on the outside.
Hyun connects with a high kick.
Boy keeps the fight on the outside.
Boy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Boy throws a front kick aimed at Hyun's knee but Hyun avoids it well.
Boy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hyun checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Boy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hyun is out of range and Boy settles back down.
Boy swats away the attempt to clinch by Hyun.
Boy takes a kick to the side of the head.

Boy is rocked!
Hyun misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hyun tries to clinch but Boy moves out of range.

Hyun clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hyun throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hyun pushes off an throws an elbow but Boy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hyun has Boy pressed against the cage.
Hyun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boy is defending well for now.
A knee to the head by Hyun.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy tries to break free but Hyun pushes him back against the cage.
Hyun utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hyun throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hyun throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hyun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boy.
Hyun misses with an elbow over the top.
Boy avoiding damage as Hyun throws knees to the body.

Boy has hold of one of Hyun's legs. Hyun is fighting the takedown attempt but Boy gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Hyun can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Boy controls the pace.
Hyun knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Boy on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Boy wants to control from the top but Hyun keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Big Boy was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hyun is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hyun checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hyun is looking to clinch but Boy is avoiding it.
Hyun tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Hyun instigates a clinch.
Hyun gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hyun connects with a nasty looking knee right to Boy's face.
Hyun gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Boy.

Boy is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Hyun can't fight it off and eventually Boy manages to take the fight to the floor. Hyun looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Boy wanted to stand there but Hyun had control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyun wants to sweep here but Boy controlling him for the moment.
Hyun is working hard here to advance position.
Hyun working a defensive guard here.
Hyun has Boy pulled in close to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hyun working a defensive guard here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Baek Hyun.
Boy misses with a low kick as Hyun jumps back.
Hyun tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Baek Hyun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hyun scoring well with a low kick there.
Hyun tries to clinch but Boy moves out of range.
Boy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Boy throws a chopping leg kick but Hyun manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hyun delivers a nice body kick.
Hyun is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hyun lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boy circles away quickly and effectively.

Hyun moves into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hyun obliges.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Boy in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hyun has Boy pressed against the cage.
Hyun tries a knee to the head but Boy blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baek Hyun dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Boy misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Boy misses
and Hyun counters with a nice leg kick.
Hyun blocks a low kick nicely.
Boy tries a low kick but Hyun avoids it.
Hyun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Hyun forces Boy back against the cage and clinches.
Hyun crunches a lovely knee into Boy's ribcage.
Boy is looking to break free of the clinch but Hyun has double underhooks.
Hyun missing with knees to the body.
Hyun misses with a punch to the body.
Boy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hyun crunches a lovely knee into Boy's ribcage.
A head punch on the inside from Hyun fails to land.
Hyun putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Boy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyun tries to throw a body punch but Boy avoids it by throwing Hyun back against the cage.
Hyun with a knee to the head.
Hyun using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hyun tries a knee to the head but Boy blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Boy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hyun.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyun throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boy tries to pull guard but Hyun holds him up against the cage and eventually Boy drops back down to his feet.
Boy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hyun misses with a knee to the head.
Hyun trying to control the position but instead, Boy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hyun into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hyun fails to land.
Boy is trying to break free.
Hyun tries to land knees in the clinch but Boy avoids the damage to the body.

Boy tightens his grip and picks Hyun up, before dumping him to the ground. Hyun manages to land in guard.
Hyun looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Hyun is working an open guard so Boy takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hyun avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Boy throws a leg kick
and Hyun counters with a thumping low kick.
Boy thows a leg kick but Hyun checks it
and Hyun counters with a thumping low kick.
Hyun tries to clinch but Boy is having none of it.
Big Boy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hyun clinches up with Boy and pushes him back against the cage.
Hyun lands an elbow that stopped Boy in his tracks for a moment.

Boy wants the takedown. Hyun is fighting it off but Boy persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hyun's guard against the cage.
Boy with a nice head shot there.
Hyun trying to control the position.
Hyun throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Boy tries to stand but Hyun is controlling from the bottom.
Hyun throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy prevents Hyun from getting back to his feet.
Hyun working a defensive guard but Boy manages to pass into side control anyway.
Boy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hyun keeps working.
Boy landing a few strikes.
Boy is looking to take a break and control but Hyun is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boy wants to take a breather but Hyun manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Boy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Boy drops back looking for a leg! Hyun is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hyun manages to kick Boy off! Boy jumps back into Hyun's guard.
Boy trying to control the position from guard on top but Hyun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baek Hyun is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hyun seems keen to control Boy's posture.

And that's the end of the fight!
Big Boy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hyun has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baek Hyun!