PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bongo Drum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dong Hyun Choi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Drum
vs
Hyun Choi

150 cm
25
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

179 cm
25
144 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bongo Drum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dong Hyun Choi!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drum on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Drum tries to move into range but Hyun Choi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hyun Choi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Drum shoots in but no luck this time.
Hyun Choi cracks a nice hook into Drum's ribs.
Hyun Choi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyun Choi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Drum definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hyun Choi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Drum could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drum with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Hyun Choi counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bongo Drum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drum closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hyun Choi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Drum's head backwards.
Hyun Choi cracks Drum with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hyun Choi scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice cross by Hyun Choi.
Hyun Choi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hyun Choi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drum shoots and misses
and Hyun Choi counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hyun Choi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hyun Choi tests Drum's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hyun Choi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hyun Choi tests Drum's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hyun Choi scores with a nice right hand.
Hyun Choi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hyun Choi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drum shoots in for a double leg but Hyun Choi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hyun Choi cracks Drum with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hyun Choi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Drum with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hyun Choi to score with a decent uppercut.
Hyun Choi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hyun Choi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hyun Choi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Drum on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Drum takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyun Choi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hyun Choi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Drum had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drum is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hyun Choi cracks Drum with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hyun Choi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Drum takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Good standup being displayed there by Hyun Choi as he connects with a hook.
Drum misses with a takedown
enabling Hyun Choi to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dong Hyun Choi 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.

Hyun Choi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Drum.

Drum darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hyun Choi tries to kick Drum off but Drum keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hyun Choi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Hyun Choi is defending against the submission attempts here by Drum.
Drum stops Hyun Choi from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Drum seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Hyun Choi is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bongo Drum!