PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Incheol Wonha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Garcon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Incheol Wonha could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pierre Garcon's chin.

Wonha
vs
Garcon

161 cm
30
142 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

165 cm
24
142 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Incheol Wonha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierre Garcon!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wonha moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Garcon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wonha's hands.
Garcon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Garcon scores with a hook to the body. Wonha takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garcon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wonha is out of range.
Wonha tries to counter by clinching up but Garcon breaks away and moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Garcon.
Garcon throws a head kick that misses.
Wonha moves in looking to clinch but Garcon pushes him off.
Garcon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Wonha rushes Garcon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Garcon scores with a shot to the side of Wonha's head.
Wonha misses with an elbow over the top.
Wonha has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wonha avoiding damage.
Wonha trying to land knees to the body.
Garcon wants to get back to striking at distance but Wonha won't allow it.
Wonha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcon tries to break free but Wonha pushes him back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Wonha.
Wonha is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Garcon blocks an elbow strike from Wonha.

Garcon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wonha jabs at Garcon's body.
Garcon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wonha was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcon.
Wonha is looking to counter the offense by Garcon and move into the clinch.
Garcon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garcon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wonha counters with a straight right hand.
Garcon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wonha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garcon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice defenses there by Garcon.
Garcon on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wonha scores with a decent looking hook.
Garcon tries a head kick but it misses.
Garcon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Garcon has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wonha checks a leg kick.
Garcon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wonha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcon.
A swing and a miss from Wonha.
Garcon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wonha circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Wonha. That snapped Garcon's head back.
Garcon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wonha.
Wonha tries to counter by clinching up but Garcon breaks away and moves out of range.
Wonha takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Garcon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonha shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd cheers as Wonha lands an impressive looking overhand right. Garcon doesn't seem phased though.

Garcon is rocked!
Pierre Garcon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wonha lands with a shot to the body.
Garcon is still on wobbly legs! Can Wonha finish him?
Garcon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wonha lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Garcon - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Wonha!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Incheol Wonha!