|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ho Sung Pak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pak is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Stronger with each beat I will defeat you. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
 |
|
 |
| 170 cm
27
150 lbs
18 - 11 - 1 |
|
172 cm
27
149 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joe Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ho Sung Pak!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pak misses with a series of wild punches.
Davis slips under a jab.
Pak throws a jab when Davis was well out of range.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Pak.
Davis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pak stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Davis throws a head kick but Pak moves out of range.
Pak fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Davis, pushing him back against the cage.
Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pak swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Davis misses with a leg kick.
Pak looks to throw the jab but Davis is out of range.
Davis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pak looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Pak lands a jab to Davis's midsection.
A jab from Pak misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Davis.
Pak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davis.
Pak lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Joe Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Davis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pak moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from Pak.
A leg kick checked by Pak.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some bone on bone action there as Pak checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davis moves away.
Pak is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Davis closes the distance and pushes Pak back into the cage.
Pak misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pak.
Pak throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Davis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pak checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Some wild striking there from Davis.
Davis scores with a kick to the body.
Davis ducks right into an uppercut from Pak.
Pak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pak misses the shot to the body.
Pak lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Davis tries to clinch up.
Davis slips a jab from Pak.
Pak is looking to clinch but Davis is avoiding it.
Davis misses with a leg kick.
Pak bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Davis's head.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Pak.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pak as he avoids it easily.
Davis misses with a two punch combination.
Pak scores with a crisp jab that stopped Davis in his tracks.
A telegraphed right hand from Pak misses the target.
Pak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ho Sung Pak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pak just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pak to score with a decent uppercut.
Davis avoids the body shot from Pak.
Davis takes one to the side of the head.
Pak connects with a jab.
Davis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pak wants to improve his position but Davis is controlling well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pak defending well though.
Pak manages to get to full guard.
Pak working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pak pulls Davis in close to prevent any damage.
Davis wants to control from the top but Pak keeps moving.
Davis looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Davis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pak is trying to hold Davis in close to prevent damage but Davis has managed to pass into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ho Sung Pak dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Davis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pak moves out of range of the leg kick from Davis.
Davis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pak.
Pak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis looks for the body kick but Pak saw that one coming.
Davis needs to keep his hands up - Pak had a free shot at his head there.
Davis blocks a jab.
Pak throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Joe Davis has been cut.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pak takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pak misses the shot to the body.
Davis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pak's sensitive parts.
Davis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pak throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Davis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Pak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Davis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pak connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Davis scrambles back to his feet.
Pak's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Davis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pak scrambles back to his feet.
Ho Sung Pak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pak bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Pak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from Pak.
Pak thows a body shot but no joy.
Pak checks the leg kick.
Pak misses with a body shot.
Pak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davis shoots in for a double leg but Pak sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Davis thumps Pak with a low kick.
Pak punishes Davis's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pak tries to close the distance and clinch but Davis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pak checks a leg kick.
Pak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Davis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Davis scoring well with a low kick there.
Pak takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Davis misses with a body kick.
Pak is looking to clinch but Davis is avoiding it.
Davis fails with a takedown attempt.
Pak thuds his right hand into Davis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pak gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Davis tries to clinch but Pak moves out of range.
Pak misses the shot to the body.
Pak throws an off balance right hand
and Davis counters by moving into the clinch.
Pak tries to break the clinch but Davis is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pak lands a hook that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Pak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pak doesn't manage to clinch there - Davis circles away.
Davis throws a head kick that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pak, as that shot connected.
Davis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A solid leg kick lands there for Davis.
Davis throws a chopping leg kick but Pak manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Davis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pak has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Davis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davis throws a chopping leg kick but Pak manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pak lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davis circles away quickly and effectively.
Davis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pak.
Nice defenses there by Davis.
Pak's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Davis lunges at Pak with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pak's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pak cracks Davis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Pak misses its intended target.
Davis throws a solid leg kick but Pak takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Davis.
Pak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Davis.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pak fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Davis.
Nice shot lands for Davis.
Davis lands a jab.
Pak tries to close the distance and clinch but Davis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davis scores with a decent looking hook.
Davis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pak to score with a decent uppercut.
Davis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pak.
Pak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ho Sung Pak will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Joe Davis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Davis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Davis scores with a punch to the head.
Pak blocks a jab.
Pak staying out of range there.
Pak lands with a hook. Davis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
Davis throws a leg kick that misses.
Davis connects with a looping right hand.
Davis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pak is rocked!
Davis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pak is still on wobbly legs! Can Davis finish him?
Pak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davis.
Davis cracks Pak with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Pak tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Davis pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Pak is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Davis!
Our winner, Joe Davis, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
