PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gun Seok Bak (ranked 1441 p4p, 95 weight class) and Tae Shik Cha (ranked 2925 p4p, 177 weight class). Bak comes to the cage accompanied by Leader, Just Give Us Your Order!. Cha has chosen Disturbed - Decadence as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Seok Bak
vs
Shik Cha

165 cm
27
143 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

178 cm
30
144 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gun Seok Bak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Tae Shik Cha!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bak jabs at Cha's body.
Cha just misses with a punch to the body.
Bak chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Bak rushes Cha and presses him up against the cage.
Cha lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bak or not.
Bak throws a punch but it's blocked by Cha.
Cha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cha tries to work over Bak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cha tries to throw a body punch but Bak avoids it by throwing Cha back against the cage.
Bak misses with a punch on the inside.
Cha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cha lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cha keeps control of Bak as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bak lands a hook that snaps the head of Cha backwards.
Bak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cha's elbow.
Bak throws a punch but it's blocked by Cha.
Bak misses with a body punch.
Bak tries to work over Cha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cha misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Bak's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cha has a couple of punches blocked by Bak.
Bak is leaning against Cha and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bak working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cha misses with the head strike.
Cha misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bak.
Bak tries to throw a body punch but Cha avoids it by throwing Bak back against the cage.
Bak lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cha backwards.
Bak lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bak lands a body shot.
Cha misses with some punches.
Cha lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cha has a couple of punches blocked by Bak.
Cha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cha has a couple of punches blocked by Bak.
Cha scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bak struggles to land a body shot inside as Cha controls his hands.
Cha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cha misses with a body punch.
Bak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bak tries a body shot but Cha blocks it.
Bak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cha pushes Bak back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bak works on Cha's body with a couple of short punches.
Cha prevents a body shot from Bak.
Still in the clinch, Cha scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bak scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bak presses Cha against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cha misses with a body punch.
Cha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bak's elbow.
Cha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cha swings wildly with an uppercut but Bak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cha lands with a right to the head.
Bak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Cha scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cha prevents a body shot from Bak.
Bak lands a nice shot to the body.
Bak prevents a body shot from Cha.
Cha lands a nice shot to the body.
Cha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Bak fails to land.
Cha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bak lands with a right to the head.
Cha tries to throw a body punch but Bak avoids it by throwing Cha back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bak tries to work over Cha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cha.
Bak lands a hook that snaps the head of Cha backwards.
Bak has a couple of punches blocked by Cha.
Cha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bak prevents a body shot from Cha.
Cha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bak stalls.
A head punch on the inside from Bak fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bak.
Bak's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cha gets through Bak's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cha misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cha.
Bak lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tae Shik Cha will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bak's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bak moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bak scores with a hook to the body. Cha takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bak looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cha is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cha ducks under a wild hook from Bak.
Cha let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bak avoids the body shot from Cha.
Cha chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bak drops his hands momentarily and Cha takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bak looks to land a left hand but Cha moved out of range nicely.
Bak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cha circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Bak to the canvas! Bak doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Cha keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tae Shik Cha!
Tae Shik Cha decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.