PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sirus Hughes (ranked 2149 p4p, 3696 weight class) and Lee Kim Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hughes's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Devil "Shinedown". The crowd seem to be enjoying Kim Park's choice of entrance music: Hit The Floor. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Hughes
vs
Kim Park

170 cm
34
140
21 - 13 - 0

164 cm
26
140
3 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sirus Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Kim Park!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hughes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hughes misses with a kick to the body.
Kim Park looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kim Park dips to his left and cracks Hughes with an uppercut!
Kim Park avoids the body shot from Hughes.
Kim Park fails to land with a series of punches.
Hughes dodges the punch combination from Kim Park.
Kim Park scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Hughes rushes Kim Park and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Hughes has clasped his hands together around Kim Park's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim Park tries to buck Hughes off but Hughes is having none of it.
Hughes is looking to take a break and control but Kim Park is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kim Park manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Kim Park looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Hughes stands up out of the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes stuns Kim Park with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kim Park misses with a jab, cross combination.
And Hughes counters with a quick kick to the body but Kim Park blocks it.
Hughes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kim Park throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kim Park thows a left - swing and a miss!

Hughes closes the distance and pushes Kim Park back into the cage.
Hughes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hughes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kim Park avoids it.
Kim Park fails to pull guard.
Hughes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kim Park is defending well for now.
Kim Park is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hughes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kim Park fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sirus Hughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Kim Park.
Kim Park is trying to pull guard but Hughes turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kim Park tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kim Park jumps guard but Hughes stands there with Kim Park around his waist. Kim Park gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kim Park drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hughes pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hughes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kim Park throws a body punch but Hughes moves out of range.
Hughes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hughes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kim Park doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hughes moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Hughes.
Kim Park looks winded!
Hughes lands an elbow just above Kim Park 's eye.
Hughes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hughes digs a right hand underneath Kim Park's ribcage. Kim Park let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Hughes pulls Kim Park into guard.

Hughes wriggles free and stands up.
Kim Park takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Hughes as he connects with a hook.
Hughes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kim Park.

Kim Park is rocked!
Kim Park tries to land a body kick
and Hughes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kim Park is still on wobbly legs! Can Hughes finish him?
Kim Park walks straight into a right hand from Hughes - that's dropped him! Hughes jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Kim Park from any more punishment! Kim Park complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sirus Hughes!
Lee Kim Park was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm sorry for this performance. I left my heart and soul. thanks for the support'.