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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Baek Hyun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Baek Hyun has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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173 cm
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164 lbs
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174 cm
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Baek Hyun! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Big Boy! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hyun circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hyun shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Boy napping and manages to drive through into side control! Hyun misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hyun throws a strike aimed at the side of Boy's head but Boy avoids it well. Hyun working the ground and pound from side control. Sloppy strikes there by Hyun. What's Boy going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle. Hyun throwing shots but missing, from side control. Boy takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hyun fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Boy managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hyun.
The strikes coming from Hyun are missing the target in this wave of attacks. Hyun is breathing heavily. Both fighters take a look at the clock. The ground and pound from Hyun seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. Hyun fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Boy regains half guard. Boy trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hyun throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Boy gets full guard. Hyun trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Boy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hyun manages to get himself to full guard.
Boy wants to stand but Hyun is controlling his posture from full guard. Boy throwing strikes but missing. Boy content to stall in guard here. Boy trying to control but Hyun is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Boy connects with a couple of short punches. Hyun looking for a guillotine here but Boy defends easily.
Hyun keeping moving, preventing Boy from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Hyun trying to control the position.
Hyun throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hyun wants to sweep but no luck. Hyun knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Boy on the ground. Hyun wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup. Boy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Boy takes a little break here. Hyun wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Boy working away. Boy working the ground and pound from side control. Hyun tries to get back to half guard but can't. Boy advances to mount. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Boy dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hyun tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Boy swivels and escapes. Boy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hyun paws at him with a jab and circles away. Hyun tries to keep at a distance but Boy has taken the fight into the clinch. Hyun lands a shoulder strike. Boy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hyun tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hyun is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Hyun scores with a knee to the head.
Hyun misses with a knee strike.
Boy pressing his opponent against the cage. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Boy managing to block the knees to the body from Hyun.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Boy 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.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hyun missing with knees to the body.
Hyun throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hyun lands a nice elbow from the clinch. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Hyun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hyun putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Boy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Hyun with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hyun with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boy takes an elbow to the temple. Hyun looking to throw knees to the head but Boy is blocking nicely.
Boy controlling the action here for a moment.
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. Hyun with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The referee calls for Boy to work.
Boy dodges an elbow strike from Hyun.
Hyun looks to throw an elbow but misses. Boy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Boy trying to control the position but instead, Hyun has worked for underhooks and has pushed Boy into the cage. Hyun trying to land knees to the body.
Hyun is looking to control Boy's arms but Boy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hyun has his back to the cage. Hyun leaning against his opponent.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hyun as Boy tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Boy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hyun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boy's elbow. Boy avoiding damage as Hyun throws knees to the body.
Hyun misses with a knee to the head. Boy looking to slow down the pace here. Boy blocks an elbow strike from Hyun.
Hyun with a knee to the head.
Boy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Boy blocking some punches.
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. Boy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Boy is trying to stall.
Hyun lands an elbow inside that Boy shrugs off. Hyun misses with a knee strike.
Boy looking to stall.
Hyun tries a knee to the head but Boy blocks it.
Boy managing to block the knees to the body from Hyun.
Boy slowing the pace effectively. Boy receives a warning from the referee for stalling. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Big Boy. Hyun changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Boy tries to avoid it but Hyun manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Boy to the ground. Boy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Hyun is trying hard to land a takedown here. Boy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baek Hyun. That's going to take a lot out of him. Hyun shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Boy but Boy pushes him off and we're back to square one. Boy is looking to take this fight into the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Boy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Boy wants to clinch. Boy stuffs the takedown attempt from Hyun. Hyun gets slowly back to his feet. Boy is looking to clinch but Hyun is avoiding it.
Boy is looking to clinch but Hyun is avoiding it.
Hyun avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hyun shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Boy sprawls well. Boy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hyun gets slowly back to his feet. Hyun shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Boy sprawls well. Boy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hyun gets slowly back to his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baek Hyun. That's going to take a lot out of him. Boy is looking to clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hyun shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Boy but Boy pushes him off and we're back to square one. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Boy is looking to clinch. Boy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hyun paws at him with a jab and circles away. Boy doesn't manage to clinch there - Hyun circles away.
Boy is looking to clinch but Hyun is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hyun keeps the fight on the outside. Hyun shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Boy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Boy tries to hold on but Hyun postures up. Hyun prevents Boy from getting the reversal. Boy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Boy wants to hold on but Hyun pushes him away. Hyun lands a nice shot to the head. Hyun scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Boy?
Boy is trying to escape the mount.
Boy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Hyun working Boy over with strikes here. Boy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Hyun with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hyun is in the full mount, landing strikes. A nice elbow there by Hyun. Hyun throwing strikes here but Boy is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hyun misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Boy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hyun punishing his opponent with strikes. Hyun prevents Boy from getting the reversal. Hyun raining down shots from the mount! Boy blocking the ground and pound. Hyun lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Boy can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Boy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Hyun with a couple of short strikes. Hyun landing shots from mount. Boy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Boy wants to hold on but Hyun pushes him away. Boy tries to get back to half guard but can't. Hyun landing strikes from the mount. Hyun throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Boy because Hyun loaded up on that one. Boy working to try and regain half guard.
Boy regains half guard. Boy moves into full guard.
Boy has his hands on Hyun's head, controlling the position. Hyun postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Boy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Hyun postures up.
Boy looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Big Boy wasn't active enough on the ground. Hyun shoots for a double leg takedown but Boy sprawls well. He's pushed Hyun's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Boy gets a clinch. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Boy. Hyun landing knees to the head.
Hyun tries to land a knee to the head but Boy blocks with his arms.
Hyun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boy avoids it. Hyun stalling the fight.
Baek Hyun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Hyun lands a nice elbow. Hyun comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that's the end of the fight! Baek Hyun showed his dominance in that final round. I think Boy 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 28:29 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Boy!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
30% |
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