PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steven Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom DeLuise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Park
vs
DeLuise

183 cm
20
168 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
20
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 St Petersburg, Steven Park!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dom DeLuise!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Park throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent DeLuise stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A shot to the liver by Park. Beautiful body shot.
DeLuise throws a low kick but Park avoids it.
Park misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from DeLuise.
Park lands a right hook to the body.
DeLuise misses with a leg kick.
Park dips to his left and cracks DeLuise with an uppercut!
Park throws a right and a left that DeLuise avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from DeLuise.
DeLuise walks into a left hand.
Park lands a straight punch to the body, keeping DeLuise at a distance.
DeLuise throws a sloppy head kick and Park moves out of range easily.
Park takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Park connects with a looping right hand.
DeLuise lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Park looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Park looks to land a left hand but DeLuise moved out of range nicely.
DeLuise is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Park.
DeLuise tries to clinch but Park moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Park. DeLuise does a little dance to reset his feet.
A clash of legs there as Park blocks the low kick.
DeLuise throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body punch from Park.
Park takes a swing at DeLuise's ribcage but misses.
Park scores with a punch to the head.
Park connects with a jab.
DeLuise thows a body kick. Park tries to catch it but that hurt him.
DeLuise tries a head kick but it misses.
DeLuise throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Steven Park has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeLuise misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
DeLuise takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
DeLuise doesn't manage to clinch there - Park circles away.
Park swinging wildly here.
Park lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by DeLuise. That's going to slow Park down.
Park throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Park lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
DeLuise misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Park cracks DeLuise with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Park throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeLuise is looking to slow Park down with leg kicks.
DeLuise throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Left hook, right uppercut from Park.
Park swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Park is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Park misses with a series of wild punches.
A shot to the body from Park misses
and DeLuise counters with a nice low kick that buckles Park's knee momentarily.
DeLuise finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Park works DeLuise's body with a nice hook.
Park swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
DeLuise cracks the inside of Park's front leg.
Park is breathing heavily.
Park avoids the head kick by DeLuise.
DeLuise lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Park takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Park is looking to wear down DeLuise with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by DeLuise.
Park slips a jab from DeLuise.
Park checks a leg kick.
Park steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from DeLuise. That one must have hurt.
Crunch! DeLuise slams his shin into Park's torso.
DeLuise misses with a wild combination.
DeLuise dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Park. That did some damage!
DeLuise scores with a spinning back kick!
Park keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from DeLuise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
DeLuise lands a nice leg kick that just misses Park's sensitive parts.
Park uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from DeLuise.
DeLuise feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Park's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dom DeLuise dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steven Park's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

DeLuise looks to score with a jab to the body but Park is just out of range.
Dom DeLuise seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeLuise throws the kick towards the body but Park avoids it.
DeLuise lands a leg kick that knocks Park off balance momentarily.
Dom DeLuise seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Park uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
DeLuise throws a body punch but Park moves out of range.
DeLuise tries a head kick but it misses.
DeLuise attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Park ducks under a wild hook from DeLuise.
Park swings for the body but DeLuise moves out of range.
DeLuise is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
DeLuise throws a head kick that misses.
Park with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Park takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Park moves out of range of the leg kick from DeLuise.
DeLuise takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Park steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from DeLuise. That one must have hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
DeLuise fails with an attempt to clinch.
Park swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by DeLuise.
DeLuise jabs Park to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A head kick misses from DeLuise.
DeLuise scores with a leg kick.
DeLuise looks for the body kick but Park saw that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeLuise scores with a leg kick.
DeLuise fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Park has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Park blocks a head kick by DeLuise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Park on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Park on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Park takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Park blocks a head kick by DeLuise.
Good leg kick by DeLuise there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
DeLuise throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
DeLuise throws a head kick that misses.
DeLuise lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
DeLuise lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Park will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
DeLuise lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
DeLuise pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A chopping leg kick lands by DeLuise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeLuise throws a head kick that misses.
Park blocks a head kick by DeLuise.
DeLuise throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Park's head.
DeLuise pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Park.
DeLuise uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Park.
Crunch! DeLuise slams his shin into Park's torso.
Park looks to land a combination but DeLuise avoids it well.
DeLuise lands with a slapping head kick.
DeLuise misses with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Park throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeLuise takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
DeLuise throws a sloppy head kick and Park moves out of range easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for DeLuise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

DeLuise moves into range and clinches up with Park.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, DeLuise just misses with a elbow thrown towards Park's brow.
Knees in the clinch landing for DeLuise.
DeLuise tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
DeLuise keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Park's efforts to push away.
DeLuise prevents Park from breaking the clinch.
DeLuise trying to control the position but instead, Park has worked for underhooks and has pushed DeLuise into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
DeLuise misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Park.
Park tries to throw a body punch but DeLuise avoids it by throwing Park back against the cage.
DeLuise has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Park can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dom DeLuise showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steven Park's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Park takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
DeLuise misses with a head kick.
DeLuise connects with an inside leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Park lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Park lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but DeLuise circles away quickly and effectively.
Park misses with a looping right.
Park checks a leg kick nicely.
DeLuise fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Park.
DeLuise throws a nice outside leg kick.
Park blocks a head kick by DeLuise.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
DeLuise misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
DeLuise throws a head kick that half lands.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Park misses with a left hand
and DeLuise counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Park is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Park is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeLuise lands a brutal head kick. Park looks out on his feet and DeLuise throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Dom DeLuise!