PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hae Ki Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Burton's choice of entrance music: Crying Game - Professor Green. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ki Park
vs
Burton

171 cm
21
145 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

175 cm
22
145 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hae Ki Park!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Colin Burton!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burton throws a series of punches but Park moves out of range.
Burton throws a one two combo.
Colin Burton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burton misses with a two punch combination.
Burton throws a leg kick but Park sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Park avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Park's sensitive parts.
Burton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Park paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Park moves away.
Burton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Park manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burton throws a hook but Park blocks it.
Park ducks under a wild hook from Burton.
Park lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Burton is looking to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Burton. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Burton.
Park lands a lovely overhand right.
Park swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Park attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton tries to close the distance and clinch but Park swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burton moves out of range as Park throws a body kick.
Burton tries to clinch but Park moves out of range.
Park pivots, looking for a leg kick but Burton is out of range and Park settles back down.
Park fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Burton on the side of the head.
Burton misses with a wild combination.
Burton misses with the combination.
Park looks to land a right hand but Burton moved out of range.
Park takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Burton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Burton thumps Park with a low kick.
Burton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Burton lands with a right hand.
Burton moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Burton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Park manages to avoid it.
Park darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Burton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Park paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Park looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Park bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Burton looks to score with a jab to the body but Park is just out of range.
Burton looks to land a right hand but Park moved out of range.
Burton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Park. Park obviously looking to wear him down.
A slapping body kick lands there for Park.
Park tests Burton's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Burton does no damage.
Burton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Burton tries to clinch but Park moves out of range.
Burton moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Burton ducks under a wild hook from Park.
Park scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Crunch! Park slams his shin into Burton's torso.
A slapping leg kick lands for Park.
A slow jab from Park misses its intended target.
A big right from Park misses.
Park buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Burton throws a shot from downtown. Park moves away and avoids it.
Burton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Park moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Park ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burton moves away.
Burton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Park throws a series of punches but Burton avoids them all with ease.
Burton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Park throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Park keeps the fight on the outside.
Burton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Park with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Park closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Burton misses the shot to the body.
Burton misses with a lunging right hand
and Park counters with a nice low kick that buckles Burton's knee momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burton looks gassed!
The fighters circle momentarily. Park darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Park throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Hae Ki Park will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Burton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Park fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Burton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Park uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burton.
Park tried to score with a low kick but Burton checks it.
Burton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Park connects with an inside leg kick.
Burton tries to clinch but Park is having none of it.
Burton is looking to clinch but Park is avoiding it.
Burton misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick by Burton misses
and Park counters with a nice leg kick.
Park is looking to slow Burton down with leg kicks.
Burton is breathing heavily.
Jab, jab by Park - just one landing.
Burton throws a lazy uppercut
and Park counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Park throws a wild body kick that Burton sees coming a mile off.
Burton misses with a few strikes there.
Park scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Park scores with a nice right hand.
Burton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burton swings for the body but Park moves out of range.
Park chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Park slips a jab and a cross from Burton.
Good leg kick by Park there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Park scores with a sloppy right hand. Burton should have avoided that one.
Burton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Burton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Burton swings widly with a right hand
and Park counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Burton moves in looking to clinch but Park pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Park throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Burton has managed to clinch.
Park lands a damaging elbow.
Burton takes an elbow to the temple.
Burton tries to land knees in the clinch but Park avoids the damage to the body.
Park lands an elbow inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Park as Burton tries to tie him up.
Park landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Burton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Park throws an elbow but it misses.
Park lands an elbow that stopped Burton in his tracks for a moment.
Burton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Park creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Burton's defenses.
Burton blocks an elbow strike.
Park blocks the elbow strike.
Burton blocks an elbow strike from Park.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Burton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Park's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park dodges an elbow strike from Burton.
Burton blocks an elbow strike from Park.
Burton lands an elbow that stopped Park in his tracks for a moment.
Park tries to throw a body punch but Burton avoids it by throwing Park back against the cage.
Park creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Burton's defenses.
Burton looking to stall.
Park lands a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Park looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Burton misses with an elbow strike.
Park blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Park scores with a shoulder strike.
Park gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Burton misses with an elbow over the top.
Park creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Park managing to block the knees to the body from Burton.
Burton avoids the elbow strike from Park, against the cage.
Park comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Park misses with an elbow strike.
Park dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Park misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burton.
Burton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Park.
Burton tries to land knees in the clinch but Park avoids the damage to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Park lands an elbow that stopped Burton in his tracks for a moment.
Burton dodges an elbow strike from Park.
Burton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Park.
Park comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Park taking a breather.
Nice elbow from Burton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hae Ki Park dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Burton blocks a low kick nicely.
Park lands a nice looking kick to the body. Burton takes a step back to recover.
Park connects with a solid leg kick.
Park lands with an uppercut that bounces Burton off the cage and back into rage.
Park fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burton.
Hae Ki Park is winning the standup battle so far.
Burton throws a head kick that misses.
Park lands a slapping body shot.
Park lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Burton misses with a left hand
and Park counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Park lands with an uppercut that bounces Burton off the cage and back into rage.
Park jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Burton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot by Burton.
Park is looking to slow Burton down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Park lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Burton tries to clinch up but Park circles away and keeps his distance.
Park jabs Burton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Park is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burton.
Burton misses the jab.
Park misses with a kick to the body.
Burton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Park lands with a shot to the body.
Park's corner calls for a 1-2. Park obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Park misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Park lands with a good body shot.
Burton avoids the body shot from Park.
Park sizes up Burton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton tries to clinch there but Park circles away.
Burton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Park.
Park lands a glancing blow to the side of Burton's head.
Park feints and then cracks Burton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Burton down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Park tenderised Burton's leg. Burton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Park misses with a wild combination.
Park lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Park lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Park throws a right and a left that Burton avoids nicely.
Jab from Park.
Burton takes one to the chin there.
Hae Ki Park is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Park misses with a body shot.
Burton throws a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton misses with a low kick.
Burton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Park ducks under a wild hook from Burton.
A combination from Burton does no damage.
Park buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Burton tries to clinch up.
Park throws a body punch but Burton moves out of range.
Park throws a nice inside leg kick.
Burton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Park buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Burton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Park moves away.
Burton misses with a looping left.
Park feints a jab promting Burton to slip. Park then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Burton slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A good leg kick by Park.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton misses the shot to the body.
Park lands a leg kick that knocks Burton off balance momentarily.
Park is looking to score with low kicks.
Burton tries a head kick but it misses.
Burton throws a big shot that misses.
Park connects with a jab.
Park listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Park misses with a low kick.
Burton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Park lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Colin Burton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hae Ki Park showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Park 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hae Ki Park!