PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ken Essss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bald Hur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Essss
vs
Hur

185 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
19
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ken Essss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bald Hur !
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hur misses with an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Hur . Those never looked like landing.
Hur throws a right and a left that Essss avoids nicely.
Hur misses with a two punch combination.
Hur with a nice cross.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Essss.
Essss tries to clinch up but Hur circles away and keeps his distance.
Hur moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Essss waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hur .
Essss tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Essss dives in for a single leg takedown but Hur sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Essss tries to pull guard but Hur forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Essss. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Essss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Hur .
Essss will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hur throws a nice looking combination but Essss bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hur scores with a one two! Essss had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Essss missing with a left hand there. Hur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hur lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Essss circles away quickly and effectively.
Essss is looking to clinch.
Essss fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hur lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Essss backs up against the cage.
A punch combination from Hur misses.
Hur keeps the fight on the outside.

Essss clinches up against the cage.

Essss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good standup being displayed there by Hur as he connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Essss lands a left and a right that send Hur crashing to the mat, dazed. Essss thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Bald Hur has been cut.
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!
Hur scores with a body shot.
Essss tries to close the distance and clinch but Hur swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Essss forces Hur back against the cage and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Essss scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hur working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Essss throws an elbow but misses.

Essss manages to break the clinch.
Essss closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hur misses with a wild combination.
Essss wants to clinch but Hur slips to the side
and Hur counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hur throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hur looks winded!
Hur throws a series of punches but Essss avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Essss is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hur sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Essss tries to clinch up but Hur circles away and keeps his distance.
Essss tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hur swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Essss is looking to clinch but Hur is avoiding it.
Essss misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hur keeps the fight on the outside.
Hur lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Essss dodges the punch combination from Hur .
Essss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Essss forces Hur back against the cage and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Hur 's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hur is trying to break the clinch but Essss has him pressed against the cage.

Essss breaks the clinch.
Essss throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hur counters with a stiff right hand.
Hur keeps the fight on the outside.
Essss wants to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Essss or perhaps it was just good defense by Hur which made him look bad.

Essss forces Hur back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Essss manages to break the clinch.
Bald Hur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hur lands a nice looking body shot.
Essss fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Essss dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bald Hur 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hur misses with a double jab.
Essss throws a sloppy head kick and Hur moves out of range easily.
Hur throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hur moves out of range of the body kick from Essss.
Essss throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ken Essss is winning the standup battle so far.
Essss shoots for a takedown but Hur saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hur misses with a double jab.
Essss throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ken Essss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hur goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Essss tries a head kick but it misses.
Hur circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hur dodges the punch combination from Essss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hur looks to land a combination but Essss avoids it well.
No joy there for Hur , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Essss dives in and grabs Hur 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hur pushes down on Essss's head and hops out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hur lands the left hand.
Essss misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Essss looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hur looks to land a combination but Essss avoids it well.
Hur stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hur wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Essss. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Essss clinches up against the cage.
Hur is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hur is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hur wants to break free but Essss has control.
Essss creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Essss tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hur avoids it.

Essss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hur displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Essss.
Essss showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hur .
Hur misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ken Essss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Essss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hur displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Essss closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hur counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hur throws a right hand that Essss ducks under and follows up with a left that Essss also avoids with ease.
Hur avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Essss throws a combination. Hur tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Essss tries to clinch but Hur is having none of it.
Hur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Essss.
Essss shoots for a double leg takedown but Hur sprawls well. He's pushed Essss's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Essss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Essss tries to bum rush Hur with a series of wild strikes but Hur uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Essss throws a head kick but Hur moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hur scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hur rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Essss moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hur lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Essss manages to avoid it.
Essss tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hur swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hur defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Essss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Essss closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hur quickly recovers to half guard.

Hur has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Essss is on him like a limpet, forcing Hur back against the cage.

Essss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hur lands with a shot to the body.
Essss is looking to clinch.
Hur throws a nice looking combination but Essss bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ken Essss will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bald Hur '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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Essss lands with an uppercut that bounces Hur off the cage and back into range.
Essss fails in his attempt to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hur .
Essss will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Essss moves to clinch but Hur breaks away
and Hur counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hur fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Essss scores with a leg kick.
Essss fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hur fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hur stuns Essss with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Hur .
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hur in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A left and a right from Essss both land. Nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hur is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Essss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Essss lands a right hand.
Hur lands a body punch in the clinch.

Essss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hur misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Hur .
Hur showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Essss.
Essss tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hur swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Essss pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hur back to the cage. Essss follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Essss tries to clinch but Hur moves away
and Hur counters with a two punch combo.
Hur stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hur wants it to stay on the feet.
Hur goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Essss slips a jab and a cross from Hur .
Essss fails in his attempt to clinch.
Essss lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hur circles away quickly and effectively.
Essss shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hur sprawls well. Hur wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Essss gets slowly back to his feet.
Hur fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Essss looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Essss shoots in but no luck this time.
Hur is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Essss rather than just go for the knockout.
Hur misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hur scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Essss tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hur paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Essss lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hur takes a step back to recover.
Bald Hur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Essss shoots for a takedown but Hur saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Essss looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Essss thows a body shot but no joy.
Essss tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hur counters with a nice body shot.
Ken Essss is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Essss shoots in looking for a takedown. Hur tries to sprawl out of it but Essss keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hur manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hur looks to land a combination but Essss avoids it well.
Hur throws a right hand that Essss ducks under and follows up with a left that Essss also avoids with ease.
Hur throws a hook but Essss avoids it easily.
Essss throws a head kick but Hur moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hur misses with a wild combination.
Essss tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Essss showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Essss has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Essss!