PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hyun Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big Boy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Park
vs
Boy

173 cm
18
164 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

174 cm
23
160 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hyun Park!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Big Boy!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Park paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Park manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boy wants to clinch.
Park throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Big Boy has been cut.
Boy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Park paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Park doesn't manage to clinch there - Boy circles away.
Park tries to close the distance and clinch but Boy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Park scores with a jab to the head.
Park tries to close the distance and clinch but Boy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Park moves in looking to clinch but Boy pushes him off.
Park tries to clinch up but Boy circles away and keeps his distance.
Boy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Park tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Park tries to clinch up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Park.
Boy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Park tries to close the distance and clinch but Boy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Park avoids the head kick by Boy.
Boy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Park avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boy tries a head kick but it misses.
Boy looks gassed!
Park is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Park tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Boy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy swats away the attempt to clinch by Park.
Park tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Park throws a sloppy head kick and Boy moves out of range easily.
Boy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Park blocks a head kick by Boy.

Park rushes Boy and presses him up against the cage.
Park with a knee to the head.
Park tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Park doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Park tries to land knees in the clinch but Boy avoids the damage to the body.
Park looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Park lands a nice uppercut.
Boy avoiding damage as Park throws knees to the body.
Boy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Park can't find room to land a body shot as Boy controls the action.
Park fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Park has a couple of punches blocked by Boy.
Park is working Boy over against the cage.
Park landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Park misses with a punch to the body.
Park struggles to land a body shot inside as Boy controls his hands.
Park misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boy.
Park swings wildly with an uppercut but Boy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Park lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boy or not.
Park working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Park landing knees to the head.
Park putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Boy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Park misses with a punch to the body.
Park 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.
Park has a couple of punches blocked by Boy.
Park tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Park looking to throw knees to the head but Boy is blocking nicely.
Park gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Boy blocks a body shot from Park.
Park tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy fails to pull guard.
Park is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Boy blocks the elbow strike.
Park tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Boy pulls guard effortlessly.
Boy pulls Park in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Park accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Parkis looking to pass into half guard but Boy pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Boy is in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy postures up.
Park is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Park throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Park is on top in guard.
Park trying to control but Boy is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hyun Park dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Big Boy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Boy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Park doesn't manage to clinch there - Boy circles away.

Park forces Boy back against the cage and clinches.
Park lands a knee to the body.
Park misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Park misses with a punch to the body.
Park tries to work over Boy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Park misses with an elbow over the top.
Park misses with a hook from the clinch.
Park goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Park using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Park doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boy avoiding damage as Park throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Park throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boy blocks it with crossed arms.
Park unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Boy blocks a body shot from Park.

Boy jumps guard and drags Park to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Boy keeping full guard, as Park tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Park with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Park accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Park distracts Boy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Park trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boy keeping full guard, as Park tries to pass.
Boy pulls Park in close to prevent any damage.

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.
Park wants to control from the top but Boy keeps moving.
Park has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Boy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Park throws a big right hand that misses.
Park throws a strike but Boy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Boy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Park wants to stand and escape but Boy is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Park trying to keep a closed guard but Boy is proving a slippery customer.
Park looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Boy puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Park wants to control but Boy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boy trying to control from half guard but Park is working away.
Park wants to improve his position but Boy is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hyun Park will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Big Boy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Boy tries to clinch but Park moves out of range.
Boy tries to clinch up but Park circles away and keeps his distance.
Park blocks a head kick by Boy.
Park fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boy throws a head kick but Park moves out of range.

Park rushes Boy and presses him up against the cage.
Boy tries to pull guard but Park won't allow it.
Park with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Boy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Park stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Park struggles to land a body shot inside as Boy controls his hands.
Boy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Park lands a nice elbow.
Park tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Park.
Park creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boy's defenses.
Park working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Park misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Park fails to land.
Park lands a good knee to the midsection. Boy won't want to take too many of those.
Park scores with a knee to the head.
Park putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Boy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Park - that landed with a thud.
Park lands with a light punch inside.
Park has a couple of punches blocked by Boy.
Park cracks Boy with a nice body shot.
Park throws a head punch that misses.
Park tries to land a knee to the head but Boy blocks with his arms.
A right handed body shot lands from Park.
Boy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Park walks away with a smile on his face. Boy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hyun Park has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Boy.

Park closes the distance and clinches.
Park digs a right hand into Boy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boy's gas tank.
Park lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Park struggles to land a body shot inside as Boy controls his hands.
Boy blocks an uppercut.
Park tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boy's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Park unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Boy ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Boy no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Park is looking to work some ground and pound but Boy has wrist control.

Park has gone for a leg lock! Boy slips out almost immediately though and dives into Park's guard.
Boy postures up.

Park is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Boy is aware though and is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy with a nice head shot there.
Park is trying to control the position but Boy postures up.
Boy preventing the sweep.

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.
Park is trying to keep Boy in close.
Park striking off his back but it's not causing Boy any problems.

Park looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Boy drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Boy as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Park screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Boy! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Big Boy!