PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jumeog Cheol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stacy Powel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jumeog Cheol has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cheol
vs
Powel

183 cm
27
215 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

188 cm
27
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jumeog Cheol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stacy Powel!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cheol defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Powel.

Powel throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Cheol tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Powel is in Cheol's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Powel trying to control the position from guard on top but Cheol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Powel slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Powel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Powel trying to control but Cheol is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Stacy Powel was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Powel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jumeog Cheol has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stacy Powel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheol tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Powel was well out of range. Poor timing from Cheol.
Powel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jumeog Cheol is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Powel is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cheol's half guard.
Powel throwing shots but Cheol is blocking nicely.
Powel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cheol blocking the ground and pound attempt from Powel.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Powel connects with a nice short shot to Cheol's temple.
Powel is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Powel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Powel connects with a nice short shot to Cheol's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cheol blocking the ground and pound attempt from Powel.
Powel looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Powel thows a huge punch but Cheol dodges it nicely.
Powel thows a huge punch but Cheol dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powel slips a nice elbow through Cheol's hands, connecting with Cheol's forehead.
Powel lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Powel controlling the action here.
Powel trying to control from half guard but Cheol is working away.
Cheol keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powel is nestled in close to Cheol, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Powel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cheol defending well though.
Powel wants to control but Cheol is keeping him busy.
Powel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cheol keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Powel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Powel is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Powel looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Powel is looking to stall here but Cheol recovers full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powel is in close to Cheol's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Powel throws a big right hand that misses.
Powel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Powel throwing strikes but missing.
Powel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Powel's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Powel with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stacy Powel dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Powel shoots in but no luck this time.
Cheol is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Powel.

Powel gets the takedown into side control.
The ground and pound from Powel seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Powel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Powel working the ground and pound but Cheol is defending the strikes.
Cheol is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Powel has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Sloppy strikes there by Powel.
Powel lands a few punches from side control.
Cheol on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cheol tries to get out of the position.
Powel throws an elbow but Cheol slips to the side and avoids it well.
Powel fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Powel trying to control the action but Cheol is working from the bottom.
Powel scoring with punches and elbows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powel lands a nice forearm strike.
Cheol avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Powel.
Powel misses with the ground and pound.
Cheol dodges the ground and pound from Powel.
Stacy Powel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Powel advances nicely into full mount.
Powel dominating with strikes here.
Powel lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Powel lands a big shot there that rocks Cheol but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cheol in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Powel landing shots from mount.
Cheol knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Powel on the ground.
Powel connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Powel landing punches.

Cheol is rocked!
Powel postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Cheol in real trouble here! The ref calls for Cheol to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stacy Powel!
In defeat, Jumeog Cheol stepped up to the mic, saying 'yeah...I won...I won...huahahaha.... E.T is that you???'.