PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between McGillicuddy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chul Moo Pak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pak has chosen Meat Loaf - Everything louder than everything else as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Jones
vs
Moo Pak

178 cm
29
180 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

180 cm
28
181 lbs
14 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Brute

Conviction
Convicted Trap House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, McGillicuddy Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chul Moo Pak!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pak misses with a kick to the body.
Jones misses with a leg kick.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick from Jones misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jones.
Pak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Jones misses.
Pak cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.

Pak darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
Jones is looking to control Pak's arms but Pak gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jones has his back to the cage.
Pak controlling the action here for a moment.
Pak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.

Pak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pak loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Jones tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jones avoids the body shot from Pak.
A telegraphed right hand from Pak misses the target.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Pak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pak fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pak manages to avoid it.
Jones swings for the body but Pak moves out of range.
A jab from Jones misses.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pak misses with the body kick
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chul Moo Pak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Pak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones misses with a double jab.
Pak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pak cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones delivers a nice body kick.
Pak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pak throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Pak slips the punch.
Pak throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pak misses with a right hand
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Chul Moo Pak has been cut.

Pak closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Pak struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Pak misses with a body punch.
Pak throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.

Jones breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jones swings for the body but Pak moves out of range.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pak. Pak obviously looking to wear him down.

Pak takes the fight into the clinch.
Pak has Jones pressed against the cage.
Jones is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pak scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jones checks a leg kick nicely.
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
Pak catches Jones with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pak blocks a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pak doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jones blocks a head kick by Pak.
Jones throws a push kick but Pak slaps the foot to one side.
Jones wants to land a leg kick but Pak is out of range.
Pak doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Pak lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pak lands a jab to the nose.
Pak loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pak misses with a low kick.
Pak lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pak throws a leg kick
and Pak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chul Moo Pak will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chul Moo Pak'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.

Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pak darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Good leg kick by Jones there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pak is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pak keeps Jones at a distance using the push kick.
Pak scores with a kick to the body.
Pak tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones throws a low kick, looking for Pak's leg but Pak calmly moves out of range.

Pak closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pak throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Pak working Jones over with knees to the body.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones swings for the body but Pak moves out of range.
Pak scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jones throws a wild body kick that Pak sees coming a mile off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pak moves away from the strike by Jones.
Pak slips a straight right by Jones.
Pak punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones throws a head kick but Pak moves out of range.
Pak connects with a body shot that sends Jones's belly button to the back.

Pak moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Pak stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pak lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Pak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pak. Jones shrugs it off though.

Pak moves into the clinch.
Jones just leaning against Pak, taking a breather.
Pak tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pak lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pak tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Pak utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pak effectively controlling the action here.
Pak keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pak.
Pak missing with knees to the body.
Pak swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Jones wants to break free but Pak has control.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pak with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones being controlled against the cage.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Pak is controlling him.
Pak looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pak scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Pak is controlling him.
Pak misses with a knee to the head.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Pak fails to land.
Pak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pak has him pressed against the cage.
Jones letting Pak take a breather here.
Pak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pak effectively controlling the action here.
Pak is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chul Moo Pak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chul Moo Pak's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!

A head kick misses from Pak.
Pak loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Pak throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Pak wants to clinch.
Pak looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pak looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pak keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab from Pak misses.
Pak lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chul Moo Pak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones lands a jab to Pak's midsection.
Pak uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jones has time to react.
Jones blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pak tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pak pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones scores with a push kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Jones.
Pak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pak misses with a body shot.
Pak gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jones.
Jones feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Paks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pak thows a body kick. Jones tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jones throws a leg kick but Pak sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pak feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pak checks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jones lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pak has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pak and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jones tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jones will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pak on the side of the head.

Pak has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Pak scores with a knee to the head.
Pak misses with some punches.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Pak's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jones connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pak scrambles back to his feet.
Pak throws a chopping leg kick but Jones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pak lands with a right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
Jones throws a nice inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pak.
Pak feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pak looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pak ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Pak tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Jones misses.
Pak blocks a leg kick.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Pak lands with an uppercut that bounces Jones off the cage and back into range.
Jones throws a chopping leg kick but Pak manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A left lands for Jones.
McGillicuddy Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Pak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pak sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pak throws a body kick that misses.
Pak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pak. Jones shrugs it off though.
Jones avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pak wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Jones.
Pak blocks a low kick nicely.
Pak lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Pak slips the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pak misses with a low kick.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
Pak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Pak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chul Moo Pak.
Well Pak has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chul Moo Pak!
After winning the bout, Chul Moo Pak thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.