PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bob The Man (ranked 1859 p4p, 199 weight class) and Bong Ji Woo (ranked 1385 p4p, 153 weight class). Ji Woo has chosen 나쁜 달 상승 as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

The Man
vs
Ji Woo

160 cm
27
155 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

169 cm
27
149 lbs
13 - 7 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob The Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bong Ji Woo!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Man thuds a left hand into Ji Woo's body.
Ji Woo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ji Woo throws a lazy right hand but The Man sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Man scores with a decent looking hook.
The Man takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ji Woo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The Man lands a leg kick that knocks Ji Woo off balance momentarily.
The Man finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping The Man at a distance.
Ji Woo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from The Man. That one must have hurt.
Ji Woo lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ji Woo walks into a straight right hand from The Man.
A shot to the liver by The Man. Beautiful body shot.
The Man lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ji Woo takes a step back to recover.
The Man takes a swing at Ji Woo's ribcage but misses.

The Man forces Ji Woo back against the cage and clinches.
Ji Woo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Man backwards.
I was talking to The Man's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Man lands a nice uppercut.
Ji Woo lands with a short shot to the head.
Ji Woo blocking some punches.

Ji Woo manages to break the clinch.
The Man feints and then cracks Ji Woo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ji Woo down.
The Man swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ji Woo counters with a slapping leg kick.
The Man is looking to land body kicks.

The Man has Ji Woo up against the cage in a clinch.
The Man drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short left from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ji Woo lands a body punch.
The Man misses with a punch on the inside.
The Man misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Man.
A nice left hand lands by Ji Woo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Man throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ji Woos head.
Ji Woo blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo prevents a body shot from The Man.
The Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ji Woo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt The Man or not.
Ji Woo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ji Woo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ji Woo misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Ji Woo.
The Man pushes Ji Woo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ji Woo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Man tries to work over Ji Woo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Man controlling the action here for a moment.
The Man's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ji Woo throws a head punch that misses.
The Man blocks a body shot from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ji Woo lands a shoulder strike.
The Man misses with some punches.
Ji Woo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Ji Woo uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo misses with a body punch.
The Man has a couple of punches blocked by Ji Woo.
Ji Woo gets through The Man's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ji Woo has a couple of punches blocked by The Man.
The Man swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from The Man.
Ji Woo tries to throw a body punch but The Man avoids it by throwing Ji Woo back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Ji Woo fails to land.
The Man wants a takedown but no success here.
The Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ji Woo misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ji Woo.
A hook to the body from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo scores with a hook to the body.
The Man scores with a shoulder strike.
The Man working aggressively here.
Ji Woo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ji Woo working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Man lands a body punch in the clinch.
The Man misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Man lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ji Woo backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from The Man.
Nice body punch from The Man - that landed with a thud.
Ji Woo digs a right hand underneath The Man's ribcage. The Man let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Ji Woo fails to land.
Ji Woo misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ji Woo lands a right hand.
The Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Ji Woo controls his hands.
The Man has a couple of punches blocked by Ji Woo.
The Man misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ji Woo lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ji Woo working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for The Man.
Ji Woo has a couple of punches blocked by The Man.
The Man lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bong Ji Woo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The Man throws a low kick but Ji Woo moves out of range easily.
Ji Woo staying out of range there.
It seemed like Ji Woo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ji Woo misses with a wild body shot.

The Man closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ji Woo quickly recovers to half guard.
Ji Woo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The Man content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The Man wants to control from the top but Ji Woo keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Man looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Man is fighting to break Ji Woo's control of his arms but Ji Woo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ji Woo wants to sweep here but The Man controlling him for the moment.

Ji Woo has his foot on The Man's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. The Man works his way back into a safe position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Man postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The Man is in close to Ji Woo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ji Woo managing to control the position.
Ji Woo wants to get back to his feet but The Man is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The Man postures up.
Ji Woo seems keen to control The Man's posture.
The Man working some strikes from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The Man wants to control from the top but Ji Woo keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ji Woo looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Man is one step ahead there.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The Man stands up over Ji Woo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The Man trying to control but Ji Woo is working from the bottom.
The Man lands a couple of digs.
The Man trying to control but Ji Woo is working from the bottom.
Ji Woo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Ji Woo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Man is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The Man 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.
The Man lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The Man won't allow Ji Woo to get back to his feet.
Ji Woo is trying to keep The Man in close.
The Man throwing strikes from guard but Ji Woo blocks nicely.
The Man working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ji Woo's head.
The Man working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The Man scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Man with a flurry of punches that miss.
The Man in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The Man scoring with some ground and pound.
Ji Woo working a defensive guard here.
The Man landing with the ground and pound.
The Man keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ji Woo's head.
The Man throws a big elbow that misses.
The Man throws a strike but Ji Woo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ji Woo wants to stand but The Man has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The Man keeping moving, preventing Ji Woo from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob The Man dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Ji Woo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ji Woo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Man.
The Man misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ji Woo lands a jab to the head.
Ji Woo misses with an uppercut.
Bob The Man is winning the standup battle so far.
The Man takes a swing at Ji Woo's ribcage but misses.
The Man is looking to wear down Ji Woo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ji Woo lands with an uppercut that bounces The Man off the cage and back into range.
Ji Woo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Man blocks a jab.
It looked like The Man wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The Man punishes Ji Woo's body with a nice straight punch.
The Man drops his hands momentarily and Ji Woo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ji Woo jabs The Man to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ji Woo throws a jab but it's blocked by The Man.
The Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ji Woo.
The Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ji Woo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Man stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ji Woo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Man looks to land a right hand but Ji Woo moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Man closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bob The Man overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ji Woo pushes The Man away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, The Man gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The Man scores with a couple of short elbows.
The Man remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The Man working the ground and pound from side control.
Ji Woo can't do much from the bottom here.
The Man working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The Man creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ji Woo holds on to The Man's head and controls the position momentarily.
Ji Woo is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo is working to avoid the ground and pound but The Man connects with a decent elbow.
Ji Woo is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but The Man is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ji Woo wants to hold on but The Man pushes him away.
The Man putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The Man landing punches.

Ji Woo is rocked!
Ji Woo working to try and regain half guard.
Ji Woo is still in real trouble! Can The Man finish him?
The Man breaks from Ji Woo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The Man cracks Ji Woo with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob The Man!