PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ho Sung Pak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perao Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sung Pak
vs
Lopez

172 cm
20
149 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
166 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ho Sung Pak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Perao Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez digs a good hook to Pak's body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Lopez.
Lopez takes a swing at Pak's ribcage but misses.
Pak scores with a nice strike.
Pak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Pak.
Lopez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pak scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lopez.
Pak scores with a jab to the jaw.

It looks like Perao Lopez has been cut.
Lopez misses with a looping right.
A combination from Pak does no damage.
Pak thows a body shot but no joy.
Pak throws a hook but Lopez avoids it easily.
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pak moves away.
A big left from Lopez misses.
Pak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pak moves away.
Lopez slips a jab and a cross from Pak.
Pak takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Lopez takes a swing at Pak's ribcage but misses.
Perao Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Pak is just out of range.
Pak fails to land with a series of punches.
Pak misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pak ducks under a wild hook from Lopez.
Pak works Lopez's body with a nice hook.
Pak takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lopez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pak stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Pak thows a body shot but no joy.
Pak fails to land with a series of punches.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Pak is just out of range.
Pak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez throws a body punch but Pak moves out of range.
Pak fails to land with a series of punches.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Pak is just out of range.
Lopez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Pak slips under a jab from Lopez.
Pak misses with a wild body shot.
Pak lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pak darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pak moves away.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. Pak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pak misses with a hook. Lopez ducked under it nicely.
Pak scores with a punch to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pak scores with a jab.
Pak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
Pak scores with a body shot.
Pak moves away from the strike by Lopez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pak. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Pak is just out of range.
Lopez avoids the body shot from Pak.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pak was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Pak is just out of range.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Pak lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pak.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pak tries to bum rush Lopez with a series of wild strikes but Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lopez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pak finds it's way round the side to connect with Lopez's head.
A big left from Lopez misses.
Pak throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lopez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pak scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lopez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lopez looks gassed!
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pak.
Pak throws a right and a left that Lopez avoids nicely.
Pak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed right hand from Pak misses the target.
Lopez takes a swing at Pak's ribcage but misses.
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
Pak lands with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez missing with a left hand there. Pak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lopez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pak ducks under a wild hook from Lopez.
Pak works over Lopez's head and body with a nice combination.
A slow jab from Lopez misses its intended target.
Lopez walks into a straight right hand from Pak.
Pak lands a slapping body shot.
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
Pak throws a one two combo.

Lopez is rocked!
No joy there for Pak, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lopez is still on wobbly legs! Can Pak finish him?
Pak throws a hook to the side of Lopez's head but Lopez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lopez seems to have recovered his senses.
A combination from Pak does no damage.
Pak throws a right and a left that Lopez avoids nicely.
Pak is looking to wear down Lopez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pak throws the left hand but Lopez avoids the punch easily.
Lopez throws an overhand right that lands on Pak's shoulder, as Pak tries to avoid the shot.
Lopez slips a jab and a cross from Pak.
Pak misses the shot to the body.
Lopez dodges the punch combination from Pak.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pak swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
Pak lands a jab to Lopez's midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pak scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Lopez missing with a left hand there. Pak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pak with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pak thuds his right hand into Lopez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. Pak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pak connects with a body shot.
Lopez takes one to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Pak. Beautiful body shot.
Pak fails to land with a series of punches.
Pak lands with a nice body punch.
Pak scores with a nice head shot.
Pak cracks Lopez with a good jab.
A shot to the liver by Pak. Beautiful body shot.
Pak lands a nice looking body shot.
Pak closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pak fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good standup being displayed there by Pak as he connects with a hook.
Lopez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lopez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A combination from Pak does no damage.
Pak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ho Sung Pak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Perao Lopez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pak misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pak lands with a straight right. Lopez didn't see that one coming.
Pak misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pak misses the shot to the body.
Pak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pak throws a jab when Lopez was well out of range.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pak with a nice cross.
Lopez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pak throws a one two combo.

That has opened up Perao Lopez's cut even more.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Jab from Lopez.
Pak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pak ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A combination from Pak does no damage.
Lopez throws a looping overhand right but Pak ducks down to avoid it.
Lopez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pak stuns Lopez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pak lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lopez backs up against the ropes.
Ho Sung Pak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pak slips under a jab.
Pak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopez can do to turn this around?
Lopez takes a swing at Pak's ribcage but misses.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Pak here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Pak lands a jab-cross combination.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lopez in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Lopez swings for the body but Pak moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pak lands with a right hand.
Lopez misses the body punch
and Lopez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lopez avoids the body shot from Pak.
Pak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lopez scores with a punch to the head.
Lopez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Lopez moves out of range as Pak strikes.
Pak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Pak misses with a wild body shot.
Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pak.
Pak lands a nice looking body shot.
Pak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lopez.
Ho Sung Pak is winning the standup battle so far.
Pak wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lopez swings for the body but Pak moves out of range.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Lopez avoids the body shot from Pak.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pak. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pak misses with a wild combination.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez slips a jab and a cross from Pak.
Pak scores with a sloppy right hand. Lopez should have avoided that one.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pak.
Lopez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lopez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pak misses with a wild combination.
Lopez thuds a left hand into Pak's body.
Lopez connects with a nice looking jab.
Pak cracks Lopez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pak manages to avoid it.
Pak misses with a wild body shot.
Lopez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pak.
Pak scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lopez cracks a nice hook into Pak's ribs.
Pak throws a hook to the side of Lopez's head but Lopez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pak walks into a left hand.
Pak thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pak at a distance.
A slow jab from Pak misses its intended target.
Pak lands a jab.
Pak misses with an uppercut. Lopez saw that one coming.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Lopez. That snapped Pak's head back.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lopez might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Pak has got the better of the exchanges.
Pak misses with a hook. Lopez ducked under it nicely.
Lopez lands with a hook. Pak tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pak lands a right hook to the body.
Pak throws the left hand but Lopez avoids the punch easily.
Pak throws a hook but Lopez avoids it easily.
Pak looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
Lopez swings for the body but Pak moves out of range.
Lopez slips under a jab from Pak.
Lopez throws an overhand right that lands on Pak's shoulder, as Pak tries to avoid the shot.
Pak ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lopez manages to avoid it.
Pak thuds a left hand into Lopez's body.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pak was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
Lopez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Pak misses.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pak.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. Pak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pak avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Pak swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lopez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pak misses with a double jab.
Pak looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pak was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
Pak thuds his right hand into Lopez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pak works the jab nicely.
Pak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lopez misses with a hook to the body
and Pak counters with a right hand to the body.
Lopez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopez misses with an uppercut.
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pak manages to avoid it.
Pak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lopez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ho Sung Pak dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Perao Lopez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Lopez avoids the body shot from Pak.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lopez.
Pak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lopez looks to land a left hand but Pak moved out of range nicely.
Pak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lopez.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lopez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pak digs a good hook to Lopez's body.
Pak scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lopez in his tracks.
Pak takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lopez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pak.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pak misses with a wild combination.
Pak misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pak was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
Pak takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Lopez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pak jabs Lopez right on the nose. Lopez blinks but takes it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pak swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez slips a straight right by Pak.
Lopez misses with a hook to the body
letting Pak counter with a right hand.
Pak connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lopez momentarily.
Pak gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pak misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Danga de danga de dang - Pak scores with a four punch combination!
Danga de danga de dang - Pak scores with a four punch combination!
Pak scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Pak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Pak.
A jab from Lopez finds it's way through Pak's defenses.
Lopez swings for the body but Pak moves out of range.
Lopez dodges the punch combination from Pak.
Lopez jabs at Pak's body.
Lopez scores with a body shot.
Lopez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lopez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Perao Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ho Sung Pak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a straight left.
Pak lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pak looks to land a right hand but Lopez moved out of range.
Pak connects with a body shot.
Lopez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pak at a distance.
Pak misses with a body shot.
Pak thows a body shot but no joy.
Lopez misses with a straight right.
Lopez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lopez takes a swing at Pak's ribcage but misses.
Pak connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A left lands for Pak.
Pak misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lopez lands a jab to the nose.
Lopez lands a nice shot that snaps Pak's head back.
Pak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab from Pak.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Pak digs a good hook to Lopez's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pak scores with a hook to the body. Lopez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pak stalks Lopez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lopez's face. Lopez staggers backwards, shaken.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. Pak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Pak fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Pak is just out of range.
Pak throws a right and a left that Lopez avoids nicely.
Pak connects with a crisp jab.
Pak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
Pak works over Lopez's head and body with a nice combination.
Pak lands an overhand right.
Pak connects with a single shot there.
Pak fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pak throws a series of strikes that have Lopez backpedaling.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pak.
Good standup being displayed there by Lopez as he connects with a hook.
Pak lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pak avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Pak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lopez.
Nice shot by Pak.
Pak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pak throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lopez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pak lands a really nice looking cross but Lopez seems unphased.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pak avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lopez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pak tries to bum rush Lopez with a series of wild strikes but Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lopez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pak throws a series of strikes that have Lopez backpedaling.
A combination from Pak does no damage.
Pak thuds a left hand into Lopez's body.
Pak works the jab nicely.
Pak fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lopez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
No joy there for Pak, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pak cracks a nice hook into Lopez's ribs.
Pak throws a good cross that connects.
Pak scores with a jab. Lopez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pak jabs at Lopez's body.
A left lands for Pak.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. Pak does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pak lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lopez at a distance.
Pak changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Pak scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pak lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pak's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Pak duly obliges.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ho Sung Pak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pak has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ho Sung Pak!