PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Corey Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hong Bok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savage has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Hong Bok has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Savage
vs
Bok

185 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

189 cm
22
196 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

5th Round

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corey Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hong Bok!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bok clinches with his opponent.
Bok creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Savage's defenses.

It looks like Corey Savage has been cut.
Bok prevents a takedown attempt there.

Bok's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Bok closes the distance and pushes Savage back into the cage.

Bok breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savage.

Savage tries to keep at a distance but Bok has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bok lands an elbow that stopped Savage in his tracks for a moment.
Bok with a knee to the head.
Savage is breathing heavily.

Bok tightens his grip and picks Savage up, before dumping him to the ground. Savage manages to land in guard.
Bok wants to get up but he can't break Savage's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bok stays in close to Savage's body and controls the position.

Savage is looking for a triangle but Bok pushes his legs off easily.

Savage is working an open guard so Bok takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bok instigates a clinch.
Bok crunches a lovely knee into Savage's ribcage.
Savage takes an elbow to the temple.
Bok lands an elbow just above Savage 's eye.
Bok lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Corey Savage's cut is getting worse.
Savage struggles to land a body shot inside as Bok controls his hands.
Bok lands an elbow just above Savage 's eye.

Savage is rocked!
Bok throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Oh Savage is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bok just misses with a elbow thrown towards Savage's brow.
Savage dodges an elbow strike from Bok.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bok.
Bok pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bok misses with an elbow over the top.
Bok creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bok's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Savage blocks an elbow strike.
Savage dodges an elbow strike from Bok.
Savage seems to have got his legs back now.

Bok pulls Savage into guard.
Bok controlling the position.
Savage won't allow Bok to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bok looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bok is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bok really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Savage. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Bok has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bok with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bok obliges.
Savage takes an elbow to the temple.
Savage taking a breather.

Bok ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bok no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bok is looking to stand up but Savage isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Savage is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bok is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bok tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bok is adopting a defensive guard.

Savage drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Savage jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bok pulls Savage in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bok trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Bok gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Bok breaks from the clinch.
Savage avoids the head kick by Bok.

Bok closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bok utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bok lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Savage backwards.
Bok comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Savage takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bok creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Savage's defenses.

Bok breaks the clinch.

Savage tries to keep at a distance but Bok has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bok lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hong Bok dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Corey Savage's cut.
That's time! Savage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bok moves into the clinch.
Savage avoids a wild elbow strike from Bok.
Savage blocks an elbow strike from Bok.
Bok throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bok throws an elbow but misses.
Bok has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Savage - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Bok, and another! Savage is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Hong Bok!