PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Minor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dong Uk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Minor
vs
Uk

170 cm
34
162 lbs
11 - 11 - 0

183 cm
28
167 lbs
14 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gerald Minor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Dong Uk!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Uk misses with a combination

and Minor counters by clinching up.

Minor manages to break the clinch.
Minor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Uk.
Uk throws a series of punches but Minor avoids them all with ease.
A shot to the liver by Minor. Beautiful body shot.
Dong Uk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uk misses with a left hand

and Minor counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Minor.
Minor's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Minor wants to pass the guard but Uk is keeping the position.
Uk trying to control the position.
Minor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uk wants to sweep but no luck.
Minor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minor with a nice head shot there.
Minor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Uk is keeping the position for now.
Uk pulls Minor in close to prevent any damage.
Minor working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Minor landing some decent shots from guard.
Minor wants to pass the guard but Uk is keeping the position.
Minor is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Uk bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Minor's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Uk slips nicely into half guard.
Uk passes the guard and advances to mount!
Uk sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Uk looking to take Minor's back but Minor rolls and after a scramble, Minor ends up on top in guard. Nice escape there from Minor to escape a tricky position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Minor has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Minor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Uk seems keen to control Minor's posture.
Minor might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Minor won't allow Uk to sweep him here.
Minor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Minor wants to control from the top but Uk keeps moving.
Minor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

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.
Minor pushing down on Uk's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Minor looks to land a strike but Uk avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Minor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Uk looking to control.
Minor trying to control the position from guard on top but Uk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Minor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Uk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Minor controlling from the top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Uk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Minor was well out of range. Poor timing from Uk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerald Minor dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Uk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Minor tries to counter with a takedown but Uk is quick to defend against it.
Minor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Minor has been working on his balance at Midnight MMA, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Uk.
Uk tries to bum rush Minor with a series of wild strikes but Minor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Uk looks to land a combination but Minor avoids it well.
Uk scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Uk misses with a double jab

and Minor counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Minor throws a big elbow that misses.
Uk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Uk has control of Minor's left arm, preventing Minor from doing any damage.
Minor wants to control from the top but Uk keeps moving.
Uk pulls Minor in close to prevent any damage.
Minor lands a couple of digs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minor's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Minor won't allow Uk to sweep him here.
Uk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Minor trying to control the position from guard on top but Uk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Uk is trying to keep Minor in close.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Uk swinging wildly here.
Minor lands an overhand right.
Dong Uk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Uk throws a hook to the side of Minor's head but Minor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Uk throws a right hand that Minor ducks under and follows up with a left that Minor also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Minor lands a jab to the head.
Minor throws a lazy right hand but Uk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Minor fails to land the takedown.
Minor throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Uk catches Minor with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Minor throws a series of punches but Uk moves out of range.
Uk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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!
Minor misses the jab.
Some wild striking there from Uk.
Uk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Minor tried to score with a low kick but Uk checks it.
Uk connects with a right hand. Minor shakes it off.
An inside leg kick from Minor misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uk takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Uk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Minor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Minor scoring well with a low kick there.
Uk throws a left and a right that both miss

and Minor decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Uk's guard.
Minor wants to control from the top but Uk keeps moving.
Uk looking for a sweep. Not yet Uk, not yet.
Minor trying to control the position from guard on top but Uk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Minor working some strikes from top position.
Uk looking for a sweep. Not yet Uk, not yet.
Minor controlling from the top position.
Uk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uk trying to keep a closed guard but Minor is proving a slippery customer.
Minor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Uk is keeping the position for now.
Minor looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Minor is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Minor closes the distance and clinches up with Uk, looking for a takedown. Minor pushes Uk against the cage but Uk circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Minor tries to clinch but Uk moves out of range.
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 Gerald Minor will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Minor closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Uk quickly recovers to half guard.
Minor is looking to take a break and control but Uk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Minor wants to work for an arm triangle but Uk is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Minor throwing shots but Uk is blocking nicely.
Uk is pressing down on Minor's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Minor trying to control the position from guard on top but Uk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Uk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Minor wants to control from the top but Uk keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uk seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dong Uk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Minor moves out of range as Uk strikes.
Uk lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Uk.
Uk slips under a jab from Minor.
Uk lands a nice hook to Minor's body. Minor takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Minor finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Uk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Minor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Uk.

Uk drops Minor with a beautiful combination! Minor stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Uk is looking for the KO!

Minor is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uk lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Minor can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Uk and Minor drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Uk.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dong Uk!
A very excited looking Dong Uk made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.