PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hae Ki Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brooks is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tom Sawyer. The key to victory for Hae Ki Park has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Ki Park
vs
Brooks

171 cm
31
145 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

168 cm
31
140 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hae Ki Park!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyler Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks misses with a hook to the body
and Park counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brooks throws a body punch but Park moves out of range.
Park tries to clinch up but Brooks circles away and keeps his distance.
Park looks to score with a jab to the body but Brooks is just out of range.
Park throws a jab but it's blocked by Brooks.
Tyler Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Park staying out of range there.
Park turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Park closes the distance and clinches.
Brooks tries to circle away but Park has him pinned against the cage.
Park is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Park lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Park avoiding damage.
Park throws an elbow that misses.
Brooks can't break the clinch.
Park is struggling to control the position.
A shot in the inside from Park.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brooks has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Park uses from the top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Park trying to control the position from guard on top but Brooks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Brooks isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Park stacks Brooks on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Park!

Park stands up and beckons Brooks to his feet.
Brooks misses with a right hand
and Park counters with a straight right hand.
A good leg kick by Park.
Brooks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brooks. Park does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brooks throws a body punch but Park moves out of range.
Brooks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Park was well out of range. Poor timing from Brooks.
Hae Ki Park is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brooks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brooks shoots in and drives through. Park sprawls well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Park.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Park.
Park swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Park lands a nice shot that snaps Brooks's head back.
Brooks on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brooks throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Park's waist but Park gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brooks off to one side.
Crunch! Park slams his shin into Brooks's torso.
Brooks tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brooks looks to land a right hand but Park moved out of range.
Park lands with a cross.
A solid body kick from Park.
Brooks closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brooks shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hae Ki Park has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Brooks.
Park cracks Brooks with a good jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Park, right into the meat.
Park scores with a head kick. Brooks tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Brooks is rocked!
Park slaps away a takedown attempt from Brooks, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brooks. Park does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brooks misses with a body shot.
Park throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brooks looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Park preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Park avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brooks scoring with some ground and pound.

Park is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brooks is aware though and is defending well.
Brooks throwing strikes from guard but Park blocks nicely.
Brooks throws a big right hand that misses.
Park avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brooks looking to sit in guard and control but Park gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brooks is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Park is looking to stand up but Brooks won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brooks is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Park defends well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks keeping moving, preventing Park from controlling successfully.

Park is posturing up here but Brooks has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Park tries to roll out but it's too tight and Park has to tap! Slick submission there by Brooks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tyler Brooks!
An out of breath Tyler Brooks thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.