PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seung Kwan Choi (ranked 2948 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xiong Cheng Li (ranked 4846 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Kwan Choi
vs
Cheng Li

177 cm
25
159 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

179 cm
25
158 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Seung Kwan Choi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xiong Cheng Li!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li tries a head kick but it misses.
Li works over Choi's head and body with a nice combination.
Li pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Choi back to the cage. Li follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Li throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Choi.
Some wild striking there from Choi.
Choi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Li circles away quickly and effectively.

Choi forces Li back against the cage and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Choi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Li tries to keep at a distance but Choi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Li looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Choi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Li tries to break the clinch but Choi is controlling the position.
Li is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Li breaks from the clinch.
Li throws a head kick that misses.

Choi moves into the clinch successfully.
Li wants to get back to striking at distance but Choi won't allow it.
Choi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Li is trying to break the clinch but Choi is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li tries to break the clinch but Choi is controlling the position.
Li tries to circle away but Choi has him pinned against the cage.
Choi lands an uppercut.

Choi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Choi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Li's defenses.
Li blocks an elbow strike from Choi.
Li's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Choi lands an elbow that stopped Li in his tracks for a moment.

Choi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Li misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Li looks winded!
Li throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Li bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Li is looking for the big counter here.
Choi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Li tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Choi rushes Li and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Choi lands a nice uppercut.
Li tries to break free but Choi pushes him back against the cage.
Choi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Li has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Li tries to circle away but Choi has him pinned against the cage.

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

Choi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Choi has Li pressed against the cage, preventing Li from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Choi lands a hook to the side of the head.

Choi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Choi scores with a jab to the head.
Li ducks under a wild hook from Choi.

Li tries to keep at a distance but Choi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Li can't break the clinch.
Choi lands a left hand.
Choi looking to throw knees to the head but Li is blocking nicely.
With the fighters up against the cage, Choi throws an elbow but misses.

Choi breaks the clinch.
Li throws a head kick but Choi moves out of range.

Choi moves into the clinch.

Choi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Choi avoids the head kick by Li.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Choi rushes Li and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Choi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Li lands a jab-cross combination.

Choi clinches up with Li and pushes him back against the cage.

Choi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Choi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Li wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Choi breaks from the clinch.
Li lands with a slapping head kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Choi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice jab there from Choi.
Choi throws a series of strikes that have Li backpedaling.

Li is rocked!
Choi rushes Li with punches - Li moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Li goes down! Choi follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seung Kwan Choi!