PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sirus Hughes (ranked 2747 p4p, 5510 weight class) and Lee Kim Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hughes comes to the cage accompanied by Devil "Shinedown". The crowd seem to be enjoying Kim Park's choice of entrance music: Hit The Floor. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Hughes
vs
Kim Park

170 cm
33
140
16 - 12 - 0

164 cm
25
140
1 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sirus Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Kim Park!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kim Park.
Kim Park throws a lazy right hand but Hughes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Hughes closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kim Park is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hughes has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kim Park is looking to reverse the position.
Kim Park looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kim Park is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hughes off and has taken his back!
Kim Park has the hooks in. Hughes is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

Hughes fending off the submission attempt from Kim Park.

Hughes preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Kim Park.
Kim Park doesn't have the hooks in and Hughes manages to turn into his guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hughes slips nicely into half guard.

Hughes seems to be looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hughes is working for a submission of some sort.
Kim Park wants to improve his position but Hughes is controlling well.

Hughes decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Kim Park misses with a straight left.

Hughes closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Hughes stands up.
Kim Park misses with a hook

and Hughes counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kim Park can't keep his opponent in guard - Hughes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kim Park wants to improve his position but Hughes is controlling well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hughes stops Kim Park from getting back to his feet.
Kim Park is looking for a sweep. Hughes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Hughes is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hughes is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kim Park is trying to stand.
Kim Park gets full guard.

Hughes gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kim Park fails to land with a series of punches.
Kim Park throws a poor cross that misses

and Hughes decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kim Park's guard.
Kim Park looks winded!
Hughes passes Kim Park's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Kim Park looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Hughes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kim Park doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hughes.

Hughes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kim Park defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim Park is refusing to be controlled, as Hughes sits in half guard.

Hughes is looking for a kimura here.

Hughes is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Hughes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kim Park is just riding it out for now. Hughes eventually gives up the hold.
Kim Park is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim Park wants to get back to his feet.

Hughes is working for a kimura but Kim Park is defending it quite comfortably.

Hughes is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Hughes looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kim Park really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hughes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Hughes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Hughes is working for a submission of some sort.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sirus Hughes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kim Park is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hughes.

Kim Park gets caught flat footed, as Hughes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hughes preventing the sweep.
Hughes trying to control but Kim Park is working from the bottom.

Hughes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kim Park has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hughes has managed to get both his arms back between Kim Park's legs - danger averted.
Hughes forces his way into half guard.
Kim Park tries to get to full guard but Hughes has control of the leg.
Hughes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kim Park can do to turn this around?

Kim Park looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kim Park is refusing to be controlled, as Hughes sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hughes is looking for a kimura but Kim Park is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hughes to get the leverage.
Hughes perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Hughes is looking for a kimura here.

Hughes wants to work for an arm triangle but Kim Park is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kim Park is defending against the submission attempts here by Hughes.
Kim Park gets back to full guard.
Hughes wants to control from the top but Kim Park keeps moving.

Hughes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hughes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hughes trying to control but Kim Park is working from the bottom.

Kim Park working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hughes has passed into half guard!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hughes is trying for a kimura here. Kim Park looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Hughes wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sirus Hughes!