PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kim Jong Guk (ranked 125 p4p, 24 weight class) and Yuri Loel (ranked 523 p4p, 80 weight class). Jong Guk comes to the cage accompanied by Jiu Jitsu. Loel comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!

Jong Guk
vs
Loel

180 cm
33
178 lbs
29 - 13 - 0

180 cm
29
187 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

THE END 32
The Juice Haven

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kim Jong Guk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yuri Loel!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Jong Guk darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Loel defending well as Jong Guk loads up on a big left hand.
Jong Guk moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jong Guk throws a wild body kick that Loel sees coming a mile off.
Loel takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jong Guk pivots, looking for a leg kick but Loel is out of range and Jong Guk settles back down.
Jong Guk connects with a body shot.
Jong Guk with a nice cross.
Loel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Jong Guk moves into the clinch.
Jong Guk is trying to break the clinch but Loel is controlling him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Loel.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Loel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Loel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Loel is looking to control Jong Guk's arms but Jong Guk gets an underhook and turns him. Now Loel has his back to the cage.
Loel stalling.
A hook to the body from Loel.
Jong Guk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Loel's elbow.
Loel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jong Guk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Jong Guk on the inside.
Loel blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jong Guk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jong Guk misses with a punch to the body.
Loel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've been informed that Loel has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

Jong Guk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jong Guk shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Loel avoids the body shot from Jong Guk.
Loel throws a series of punches but Jong Guk moves out of range.
Loel tries to clinch up but Jong Guk circles away and keeps his distance.
Jong Guk misses with a low kick as Loel jumps back.
Loel misses with a straight left.

Jong Guk moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jong Guk.
Jong Guk lands with a left to the head.
Jong Guk tries to work over Loel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Loel lands a left hand.
A short body shot lands from Loel as the two fighters clinch.
Loel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jong Guk can't find room to land a body shot as Loel controls the action.
Loel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Kim Jong Guk has been cut.
Still in the clinch, Jong Guk scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jong Guk misses with a punch to the body.
Jong Guk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Loel swings wildly with an uppercut but Jong Guk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jong Guk blocks an uppercut.
Loel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Loel gets through Jong Guk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jong Guk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Loels head.
Loel tries a body shot but Jong Guk blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Loel scores with a nice short uppercut.

Jong Guk manages to break the clinch.
Loel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jong Guk moves away.
Loel tries to close the distance and clinch but Jong Guk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jong Guk fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Loel dips to his left and cracks Jong Guk with an uppercut!
Jong Guk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jong Guk misses with a wild body shot.
Jong Guk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Loel misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jong Guk lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jong Guk clobbers Loel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Loel tries to close the distance and clinch but Jong Guk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jong Guk scores with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Loel misses its intended target.
Loel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Loel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jong Guk misses with a looping right.
Loel checks a leg kick nicely.
Loel walks into a left hand.
Jong Guk throws a good cross that connects.
Jong Guk avoids the body shot from Loel.
Jong Guk throws a leg kick that is checked
and Loel counters with a nice uppercut.
Jong Guk slips a jab from Loel.
Loel walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Jong Guk clinches up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jong Guk prevents a body shot from Loel.

Jong Guk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Loel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jong Guk lands a nice looking body kick.
Jong Guk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Loel misses with a straight left.

Jong Guk pushes Loel up against the cage in a clinch.
Jong Guk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Loel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jong Guk pushes Loel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Loel is rocked!
Loel blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jong Guk.
Jong Guk tries to break free but Loel pushes him back against the cage.

Jong Guk breaks the clinch.
Jong Guk ducks under a wild hook from Loel.
Jong Guk is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Jong Guk forces Loel back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Jong Guk fails to land.
Loel tries to work over Jong Guk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jong Guk lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Jong Guk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kim Jong Guk's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Loel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Jong Guk clinches up against the cage.
Jong Guk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Loel misses with a body punch.
Loel prevents a body shot from Jong Guk.
Loel lands an uppercut.
Loel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Loel digs a right hand into Jong Guk's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jong Guk's gas tank.
Loel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jong Guk takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jong Guk can't find room to land a body shot as Loel controls the action.
Jong Guk lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Loel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jong Guk lands an uppercut.
Loel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jong Guk blocks a body shot from Loel.
Jong Guk blocks a body shot from Loel.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Loel.
Jong Guk misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jong Guk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Loel is still on wobbly legs! Can Jong Guk finish him?
Jong Guk lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jong Guk prevents a body shot from Loel.
Loel working aggressively here.
Loel struggles to land a body shot inside as Jong Guk controls his hands.
Jong Guk blocking some punches.
Loel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Jong Guk fails to land.
Good body shot from Jong Guk.
Jong Guk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Loel backwards.
Loel throws a head punch that misses.
Loel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jong Guk.
Loel lands a damaging elbow.
Jong Guk digs a right hand underneath Loel's ribcage. Loel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Loel is breathing heavily.
Jong Guk tries to throw a body punch but Loel avoids it by throwing Jong Guk back against the cage.
Jong Guk pushes Loel against the cage. Jong Guk is working some dirty boxing. Jong Guk pushes off with a quick right hook! Loel goes down! Loel tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Jong Guk moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kim Jong Guk!
Kim Jong Guk retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Kim Jong Guk thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.