PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jee Song Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erin Melcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Park comes to the cage accompanied by Click Click Boom. Erin Melcher struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Erin Melcher told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Song Park
vs
Melcher

168 cm
18
157 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

170 cm
21
162 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Likes ground

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jee Song Park!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Erin Melcher!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Park shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Melcher but Melcher pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Park rushes Melcher and presses him up against the cage.
Park tries to circle away but Melcher has him pinned against the cage.

Park breaks from the clinch.

Melcher feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Park wants to get back to his feet but Melcher is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Melcher wants to control from the top but Park keeps moving.
Park managing to control the position.
Park wants to stand up but Melcher is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Park avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Melcher trying to control the position from guard on top but Park is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Melcher trying to stand up but can't free himself from Park's guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Melcher tries to clinch but Park moves out of range.
Park throws a head kick that misses.
Park throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Melcher.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Melcher shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Park manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Melcher looks gassed!
Melcher is stalling in the full guard.
Melcher throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Park works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Park manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Park tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Melcher counters by moving into the clinch.
Park creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Melcher's defenses.
Melcher has Park pressed against the cage, preventing Park from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Park is looking to break free of the clinch but Melcher has double underhooks.
Melcher tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Park wants to break the clinch but can't.
Melcher stalling against the cage.

Park breaks from the clinch.
Park darts in trying to clinch

and Melcher counters by moving into the clinch.

Park manages to break the clinch.
Park tries a head kick but it misses.
Park misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Park gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Park shoots in and drives through. Melcher sprawls well.

Melcher clinches up with Park and pushes him back against the cage.
Park has had enough of the clinch but Melcher keeps him there for the moment.

Melcher tightens his grip and picks Park up, before dumping him to the ground. Park manages to land in guard.
Melcher trying to control but Park is working from the bottom.
Melcher throws and elbow that misses. Park uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Melcher's guard. Nice move by Park!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Park stopping the sweep attempt from Melcher.

Park gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Park misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Park misses with a few strikes there.
Park tries to clinch but Melcher moves away
and Melcher counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erin Melcher dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Melcher scores a takedown into full mount!
Melcher trying to control but Park is having none of it.
Park is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Melcher takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Melcher has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Melcher can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Park is looking to escape.
Park holds on to Melcher around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Park is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Park trying desperately to get to his feet.
Melcher sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Park wants to control but Melcher is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Park regains half guard.
Park looks like he's trying to stand up.
Park trying to control but Melcher postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Melcher controlling the action here.
Park is staying active underneath Melcher, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Park is looking to escape.

Park makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Erin Melcher will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Park tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Melcher makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Park tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Melcher connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Park tries to close the distance and clinch but Melcher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Melcher gets a clinch.
Park tries to break the clinch but Melcher is controlling the position.
Melcher stalling.
Park wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Melcher prevents Park from breaking the clinch.
Melcher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Park is trying to break the clinch but Melcher is controlling him.
Park has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Park is trying to break the clinch but Melcher has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Park wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Melcher has him pressed against the cage.
Melcher misses with a punch to the body.
Park wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Melcher has him pressed against the cage.
Park wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Melcher is trying to stall.
Park has a couple of punches blocked by Melcher.
Park blocks an elbow strike from Melcher.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Park escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Melcher closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Park shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Melcher is trying to stand.
Park controlling the action here.
Melcher trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Park wants to stand but Melcher has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Melcher trying to control here.
Melcher is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Park is staying active.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melcher trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Park manages to pass to mount!
Park sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Melcher tries to hold on but Park postures up.
Park postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Melcher looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Park controlling his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Park stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jee Song Park showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Melcher has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Andi Peters scores the fight for Erin Melcher!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Erin Melcher!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Erin Melcher!

Erin Melcher wins by unanimous decision!