PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elvin Potts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Jeul Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim Jeul Park has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Potts
vs
Jeul Park

200 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

209 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Elvin Potts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kim Jeul Park!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Park tries to clinch up.
Park tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Potts counters with a nice double leg into side control. Park won't be happy with that.
Potts fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Potts decides to stand back up.
Potts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Potts doesn't manage to clinch there - Park circles away.
Potts wants to clinch.
Park looks for a takedown but Potts sprawls well.
No luck for Park with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Park tries to clinch up but Potts circles away and keeps his distance.
Potts is looking to clinch but Park is avoiding it.

Park moves into range and clinches up with Potts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Potts.

It looks like Kim Jeul Park has been cut.
A bit of stalling here from Potts.
Potts using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Park has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Park breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Park forces Potts back against the cage and clinches.

Potts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Potts moves in looking to clinch but Park pushes him off.

Park gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Park breaks from the clinch.
Potts swats away the attempt to clinch by Park.

Park has managed to clinch.
Potts is stalling here.

Park breaks the clinch.
Potts keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Elvin Potts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kim Jeul Park.
Potts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park shoots in looking for a takedown but Potts manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Park's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Park moves into the clinch.
Potts avoiding damage.
Park leaning against his opponent.
Park misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Potts.
Potts tries to break the clinch but Park is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Park lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Potts has had enough of the clinch but Park keeps him there for the moment.
Potts looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Park misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Potts.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Park as Potts tries to tie him up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Potts throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Elvin Potts will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kim Jeul Park's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Potts tries to close the distance and clinch but Park swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Park takes the fight into the clinch.
The referee calls for Potts to work.
Potts creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Park escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Park is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Potts tries to clinch but Park moves out of range.

Park gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Park utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Potts has had enough of the clinch but Park keeps him there for the moment.
Kim Jeul Park seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Park keeps control of Potts as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Potts is looking to control Park's arms but Park gets an underhook and turns him. Now Potts has his back to the cage.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potts misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Park clinches with his opponent.
Potts blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Park slows down the pace here.

Park escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park wants to clinch.
Park dives in for a single leg takedown but Potts sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Potts just misses with a elbow thrown towards Park's brow.
Park tries to work over Potts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Potts holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Potts tries to break free but Park pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Park crunches a lovely knee into Potts's ribcage.
Potts misses with a knee strike.
Potts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Park keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Potts's efforts to push away.
Potts is stalling here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Jeul Park showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kim Jeul Park'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. This is the final round!

Potts is looking to clinch but Park is avoiding it.
Park wants to clinch.
Park is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Park looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Potts gets tackled into the cage by Park. Park maintains the clinch.
Park throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Park struggles to land a body shot inside as Potts controls his hands.
Park is stalling here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Potts is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Potts has picked Park up - he's going for a ride! Potts dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Potts is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potts tries to stand and escape but Park is controlling the position.
Potts not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Park really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Potts. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Park tries to kick Potts off but Potts keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Potts thows a huge punch but Park dodges it nicely.
Park regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Potts.
Potts would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park tries to clinch but Potts is having none of it.

Park moves into the clinch successfully.
Potts controlling the action here for a moment.
Potts misses with an elbow over the top.
Park misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Potts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Park utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Park misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Potts.
Potts tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Potts avoiding damage as Park throws knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kim Jeul Park.
I think Park has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kim Jeul Park!