PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Berserka Sholin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pak Choi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Sholin
vs
Choi

189 cm
18
190 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

188 cm
18
186 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Berserka Sholin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pak Choi!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choi connects with a solid leg kick.
Sholin keeps the fight on the outside.
Sholin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Choi avoids it really well and circles away.
Choi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Choi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Choi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sholin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Choi thumps Sholin with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sholin's sensitive parts.
Choi tries to clinch but Sholin is having none of it.
Sholin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Choi. Choi obviously looking to wear him down.
Choi lands a lovely overhand right.
Choi scores with a nice right hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Choi.
Choi wants to clinch.
Sholin shoots in for a takedown but Choi shows good takedown defense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sholin feints and as Choi raises his hands in defense, Sholin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sholin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sholin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sholin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sholin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sholin decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Choi, up you get!
Choi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Choi wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Berserka Sholin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Choi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sholin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Choi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sholin's sensitive parts.
Sholin shoots for a takedown but Choi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sholin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Choi avoids it really well and circles away.
Sholin takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sholin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Choi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sholin's sensitive parts.
Choi scores with a push kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Both fighters circling a little - Choi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Choi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pak Choi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Choi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Choi scores with a head kick.
Sholin dives in and grabs Choi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Choi pushes down on Sholin's head and hops out.
Choi lands a leg kick that knocks Sholin off balance momentarily.
Choi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sholin has a takedown stuffed.
Choi punishes Sholin's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sholin walks into a jab.
Choi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sholin's calf.
Pak Choi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Choi thumps Sholin with a low kick.
Choi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Choi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Choi wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sholin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Choi - the referee stops the clock and Sholin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Choi. Sholin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Choi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Choi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Choi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Choi wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Berserka Sholin. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sholin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Choi is trying to keep Sholin in close.
Choi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sholin throws a big elbow that misses.
Sholin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Choi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sholin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Choi has momentary wrist control but Sholin slips an elbow through the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sholin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sholin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sholin chips away with some ground and pound.
Berserka Sholin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sholin works over Choi with some ground and pound from guard.

Choi is rocked!
Sholin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Choi's guard.
Sholin is nestled in close to Choi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Choi is still in real trouble! Can Sholin finish him?
Choi has hold of Sholin's hands but Sholin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sholin creates some space for himself and unloads with a monster right hand! That one landed with a sickening thud - Choi is out cold and this one is all over! Sholin climbs onto the cage to celebrate with his corner!! He's shouting something into the camera but he's still got his mouthpiece in so God knows what he's actually saying.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Berserka Sholin!