PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lucien Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jak Junger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jak Junger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Park
vs
Junger

155 cm
24
140 lbs
3 - 3 - 1

170 cm
25
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Lucien Park!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jak Junger!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Junger fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Park, pushing him back against the cage.
Junger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Park blocks it with crossed arms.
Junger misses with a body punch.
Junger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Park fails to pull guard.
Junger tries a knee to the head but Park blocks it.
Park wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Park wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Junger has him pressed against the cage.
Junger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Junger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Park wants to break free but Junger has control.
Junger lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Junger.
Junger misses with a knee strike.
Junger tries a knee to the head but Park blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Park blocks it with crossed arms.
Park is looking to break free of the clinch but Junger has double underhooks.
Junger tries a knee to the head but Park blocks it.
Park could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Park blocks an elbow strike.
Park wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Junger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Junger leaning against his opponent.
Junger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Park avoids a wild elbow strike from Junger.
Park letting Junger take a breather here.
Junger prevents Park from breaking the clinch.
Park wants to break free but Junger has control.

Park's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junger looking to throw knees to the head but Park is blocking nicely.
Junger throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Park misses with a hook from the clinch.
Junger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Junger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Junger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Park has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Junger looks winded!
Junger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Park's elbow.
Junger trying to control the position but instead, Park has worked for underhooks and has pushed Junger into the cage.
Park has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Junger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Junger is struggling to control the position.
Junger looking to throw knees to the head but Park is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park goes for a takedown attempt but Junger pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Junger pushes Park up against the cage in a clinch.
Junger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

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

Junger darts in and clinches Park up against the cage.
Junger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Junger is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Park tries to pull guard but Junger won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucien Park. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Park fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Junger throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junger pressing his opponent against the cage.
Junger taking a breather.
Junger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Park blocks it with crossed arms.
Park missing with knees to the body.
Junger looking to throw knees to the head but Park is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Junger leaning against his opponent.
Junger misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Junger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jak Junger dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Junger closes the distance and pushes Park back into the cage.
Junger blocking some punches.
Park avoiding damage.

Park manages to break the clinch.

Junger fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Park, pushing him back against the cage.
Junger stalls.
Park is trying to break the clinch but Junger has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junger manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Junger misses with a knee to the head.
Junger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Junger slowing the pace effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jak Junger.

Junger gets a clinch.

Park manages to break the clinch.

Junger forces Park back against the cage and clinches.

Park manages to break the clinch.

Junger clinches.
Junger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Park has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've been informed that Junger has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Junger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Park.
Junger pushes Park back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Junger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Junger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Park.
Junger lands a left hand.
Junger wants to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junger prevents Park from breaking the clinch.

Park manages to pull guard.
Junger preventing the sweep.
Junger looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Junger trying to control but Park is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park looking for a sweep. Not yet Park, not yet.
Junger wants to stand but Park has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Junger wants to stand and escape but instead Park has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Junger wants to stand and escape but Park is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Park loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Park accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Junger rushes Park and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Junger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Park has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Junger keeps control of Park as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Junger misses with a knee strike.
Junger throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Come on Junger - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Park avoids the elbow strike from Junger, against the cage.
Jak Junger seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Junger throws an elbow that misses.
Junger struggles to land a body shot inside as Park controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jak Junger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Park rushes Junger and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Junger is pushing Park up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Park fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Junger misses with a knee strike.
Junger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Park looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Junger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Park has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Junger has Park pressed against the cage, preventing Park from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junger manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Junger misses with a knee strike.
Park wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Junger has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Park is looking to break free of the clinch but Junger has double underhooks.

Park escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jak Junger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Park tries to keep at a distance but Junger has taken the fight into the clinch.
Park letting Junger take a breather here.
Junger tries to land a knee to the head but Park blocks with his arms.
Park tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Park is trying to break the clinch but Junger is controlling him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Park letting Junger take a breather here.
Park looking to stall.
Junger gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Park.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junger looking to throw knees to the head but Park is blocking nicely.
Junger is pushing Park up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Park breaks from the clinch.

Park tries to keep at a distance but Junger has taken the fight into the clinch.
Junger creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Junger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Junger keeps control of Park as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Junger keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Park's efforts to push away.
Junger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park managing to block the knees to the body from Junger.
Junger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Park blocks it with crossed arms.
Junger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Junger pushes off an throws an elbow but Park leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Junger is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Park breaks the clinch.
Jak Junger is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Junger moves into the clinch.
Junger misses with a knee strike.
Park tries to circle away but Junger has him pinned against the cage.
Junger struggles to land a body shot inside as Park controls his hands.
Junger misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Park is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Junger is keeping busy.
Park looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Junger is trying to maintain a safe position but Park gets an underhook and turns Junger into the cage.
Park tries a body shot but Junger blocks it.
Junger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Park has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Park will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Junger up against the cage.
Junger lands an uppercut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Junger scores with a shoulder strike.
Lucien Park has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Junger dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jak Junger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Junger winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jak Junger!
Jak Junger bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.