PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Liam McLennon (ranked 5767 p4p, 25366 weight class) and Gu Young Min (ranked 442 p4p, 282 weight class). Liam McLennon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gu Young Min's chin.

McLennon
vs
Young Min

170 cm
25
144
0 - 1 - 0

150 cm
25
135
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Liam McLennon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gu Young Min!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McLennon has closed the distance and engaged Young Min in a clinch.
McLennon missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from McLennon.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McLennon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Young Min lands a body shot.
Young Min tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Young Min misses with a punch on the inside.
Young Min throws a head punch that misses.
Young Min lands a body punch in the clinch.
McLennon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McLennon misses with a short punch on the inside.
McLennon working aggressively here.
Young Min scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Young Min has eaten all the pies!
A head punch on the inside from Young Min fails to land.
McLennon scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Gu Young Min has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McLennon trying to land knees to the body.
McLennon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Young Min misses with the head strike.
McLennon swings wildly with an uppercut but Young Min uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young Min misses with a punch to the body.
Young Min takes a shot to the head.
Young Min throws a punch but it's blocked by McLennon.
Young Min blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young Min misses with a hook to the ribs.
McLennon misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McLennon.
A short left from Young Min.
Young Min swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McLennon tries to land knees in the clinch but Young Min avoids the damage to the body.
Young Min misses with a punch on the inside.
Young Min scores with a shoulder strike.
Young Min lands a left hand.
Young Min working aggressively here.
Young Min tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McLennon's elbow.
Young Min misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Young Min.
Young Min goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Young Min swings wildly with an uppercut but McLennon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young Min tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Young Min misses with a short punch on the inside.
Young Min lands a nice uppercut.
McLennon misses with a knee strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young Min misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Young Min.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLennon misses with a hook from the clinch.
McLennon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McLennon blocking some punches.
McLennon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young Min's elbow.
Young Min misses with a short punch on the inside.
McLennon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young Min's elbow.
Young Min working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McLennon blocks a body shot from Young Min.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McLennon.
McLennon blocking some punches.
McLennon taking a breather.
McLennon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Young Min.
Young Min lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Young Min blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McLennon tries a body shot but Young Min blocks it.
McLennon misses with the head strike.
Young Min lands a left hand.
Young Min lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Young Min scores with a shot to the side of McLennon's head.
McLennon pushes Young Min back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Young Min tries to throw a body punch but McLennon avoids it by throwing Young Min back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young Min blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Young Min blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Young Min swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McLennon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Young Min swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McLennon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McLennon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McLennon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young Min's elbow.
Young Min swings wildly with an uppercut but McLennon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young Min working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McLennon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Young Min backwards.
McLennon misses with a short punch on the inside.
McLennon gets through Young Min's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Young Min lands with a left to the head.
Young Min blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McLennon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Young Min avoiding damage as McLennon throws knees to the body.
McLennon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Young Min.
McLennon misses with a hook to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Young Min scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McLennon blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young Min prevents a body shot from McLennon.
Young Min tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McLennon blocks an uppercut.
Young Min misses with the head strike.
Young Min fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Young Min.
Young Min softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McLennon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Young Min has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Young Min throws a head punch that misses.
McLennon working aggressively here.
Young Min lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McLennon backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Young Min fails to land.
McLennon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Young Min misses with a punch on the inside.
Young Min throws a punch but it's blocked by McLennon.
McLennon lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Young Min fails to land.
Young Min tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McLennon lands a knee to the head.

Young Min is rocked!
McLennon misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McLennon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Young Min is still on wobbly legs! Can McLennon finish him?
Young Min misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gu Young Min will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gu Young Min's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Young Min throws a jab but it's blocked by McLennon.
Young Min seems to have recovered his senses.

McLennon pushes Young Min up against the cage in a clinch.
McLennon lands a good knee to the midsection. Young Min won't want to take too many of those.
McLennon misses with a hook from the clinch.
McLennon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Young Min.
McLennon throws a punch but it's blocked by Young Min.
A body shot lands from Young Min.
McLennon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McLennon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Young Min can't find room to land a body shot as McLennon controls the action.
McLennon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Young Min fails to land.
McLennon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McLennon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLennon tries to land knees in the clinch but Young Min avoids the damage to the body.
Young Min struggles to land a body shot inside as McLennon controls his hands.
Young Min scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McLennon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Young Min avoids it.
Young Min swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Young Min tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McLennon misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young Min lands a right hand that snaps the head of McLennon backwards.
A short left from Young Min.
McLennon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McLennon misses with a knee to the head.
McLennon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McLennon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McLennon misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Young Min fails to land.
Young Min misses with a hook from the clinch.
McLennon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McLennon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Young Min has a couple of punches blocked by McLennon.
McLennon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Young Min is defending well for now.
Young Min working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McLennon struggles to land a body shot inside as Young Min controls his hands.
Young Min scores with a shot to the side of McLennon's head.
Young Min can't find room to land a body shot as McLennon controls the action.
McLennon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young Min lands a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Young Min.
Young Min takes a shot to the head.
Young Min misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLennon working Young Min over with knees to the body.
McLennon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McLennon misses with some punches.
Young Min scores with a nice hook to the head.

McLennon is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from McLennon fails to land.
Young Min lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McLennon trying to land knees to the body.
McLennon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Young Min creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh McLennon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gu Young Min seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Young Min lands a shoulder strike.
Young Min digs a right hand into McLennon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McLennon's gas tank.
A body shot lands from Young Min.
Young Min throws a big uppercut that drops McLennon! More strikes from Young Min and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! McLennon lies dazed against the cage as Young Min celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gu Young Min!