PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michal Korek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and EA Poe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Korek might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Touch me - Samantha Fox. This should be a great matchup!

Korek
vs
Poe

181 cm
26
161 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

181 cm
29
168 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michal Korek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, EA Poe!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poe tries to clinch there but Korek circles away.
Poe avoids a kick to the body.
Poe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Korek throwing a counter right hand but Poe manages to avoid it.
Poe with a nice cross.
Poe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Korek tests Poe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Korek is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Korek lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korek is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Poe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Poe throws a counter combo.
Poe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Korek as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Korek is looking to slow Poe down with leg kicks.
Poe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Korek scores with a nice right hand.
Poe throws a hook but Korek avoids it easily.
Michal Korek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Poe wants to clinch up but Korek keeps it at a distance.
Poe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Korek lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Poe at a distance.
Poe throws a right hand that misses
and Korek counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Poe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice shot lands for Korek.
Nice uppercut there from Korek.
Poe tried to score with a low kick but Korek checks it.
Korek fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poe loads up on a big right hand but Korek slips the punch.
Poe swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Korek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poe tries to clinch
and Korek counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Poe thinking.
Michal Korek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Korek dips to his left and cracks Poe with an uppercut!
Poe dives in for a single leg takedown but Korek sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Michal Korek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of EA Poe.
Poe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Korek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Poe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Poe there as he acknowledges the shot.

Poe is rocked!
Poe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Korek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Poe pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Korek back to the cage. Poe follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Korek connects with the punch.
Poe is still on wobbly legs! Can Korek finish him?
Korek lunges at Poe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Poe's hand.
Korek is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A shot to the body from Poe misses
and Korek counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Poe tries to bum rush Korek with a series of wild strikes but Korek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Poe has his takedown stuffed
and Korek counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korek misses the shot to the body.
Poe tries to counter with a clinch but Korek shakes him off and moves away.
Poe seems to have recovered his senses.
Korek lands with an uppercut that bounces Poe off the cage and back into range.
Poe throws a jab but it's blocked by Korek.
Korek was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

Poe lands a left and a right that send Korek crashing to the mat, dazed. Poe thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Korek is rocked!
Korek connects with a jab.
Oh Korek is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Poe dodges the punch combination from Korek.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Korek cracks a nice hook into Poe's ribs.
Korek seems to have got his legs back now.
Korek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Poe's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Korek loads up on a big right hand but Poe slips the punch.
Korek misses with a body shot.
Poe blocks a head kick by Korek.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korek missing with a left hand there. Poe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good shot there by Korek.
Poe avoids a kick to the body.
Korek swings widly with a right hand

and Poe moves into the clinch.
Poe blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Korek throws an elbow but misses.
Korek stalls.
Korek blocks an elbow strike.
Korek throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Korek tries to throw a body punch but Poe avoids it by throwing Korek back against the cage.
Poe has Korek pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Korek manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Korek.
A short right from Korek.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michal Korek dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Korek throws a right hand that misses
and Poe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Korek throws a jab when Poe was well out of range.
Korek scores with a body shot.
Korek thuds a left hand into Poe's body.
Poe tries a head kick but it misses.
Poe ducks under a wild hook from Korek.
Korek looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Poe is pawing at Korek, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Korek's nose. Korek is badly hurt! Poe pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Korek tries desperately to hold on but Poe is relentless in his assault! As Korek receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Poe away and this one is in the books!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). EA Poe!
During a confident post fight interview, EA Poe thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Michal Korek had this to say: 'I would like to apologise to my manager for letting him down. A dominating win would have matched hes heart of gold and kindness, He truly is the most humble man alive. Please forgive me'.