PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernie Pell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Jung Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pell
vs
Jung Park

193 cm
25
245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

207 cm
18
268 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Arcticus University: London
Helsinki Xtreme Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ernie Pell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee Jung Park!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pell is looking to clinch.
Pell looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Pell tries to clinch but Park moves out of range.
Pell doesn't manage to clinch there - Park circles away.
Park is looking for the big counter here.
Ernie Pell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Park sprawls well. Park wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pell gets slowly back to his feet.
Park keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Park keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pell moves to clinch but Park breaks away
and Park makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Park circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pell tries to clinch there but Park circles away.
Pell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It seemed like Park was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sloppy strikes from Pell. Those never looked like landing.
Pell doesn't manage to clinch there - Park circles away.
Pell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Park counters with an inside leg kick.
Pell doesn't manage to clinch there - Park circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Park misses.
Pell wants to clinch up but Park keeps it at a distance.
Pell tries a low kick but Park avoids it.
As Pell backs off Park throws a huge counter combo but Pell manages to avoid it all.
Pell is looking to clinch but Park is avoiding it.
Park slips a jab and a cross from Pell.
Pell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pell doesn't manage to clinch there - Park circles away.
Park is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Park swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've been told by Pell's head coaches at Cozad MMA Hilo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Park circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pell. Park does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Park was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pell wants to clinch.
As Pell backs off Park throws a huge counter combo but Pell manages to avoid it all.
Pell tries to clinch up.
Pell tries to clinch up.
As Pell backs off Park throws a huge counter combo but Pell manages to avoid it all.
Pell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A countering left hand to the body from Park misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Ernie Pell has been cut.
Pell tries to clinch
and Park counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Park counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pell thinking.
Park is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pell rather than just go for the knockout.
Pell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Park circles away quickly and effectively.
Park looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Park checks a leg kick nicely.
Park is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pell with a body shot.
Pell tries to close the distance and clinch but Park swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Park looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pell tries to score a power double leg takedown but Park sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pell somewhat.
A nice side step and Park releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Park blocks a leg kick.
Park keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Park unleashes a big counter combination but Pell bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Park was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pell doesn't manage to clinch there - Park circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Jung Park dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ernie Pell's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pell misses with a combination
and Park makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Park's coach down at Gym 412 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Park's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pell tries to clinch but Park is having none of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Park! But no joy.
Pell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice side step and Park releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pell throws a series of punches but Park moves out of range.
Park now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pell throws a series of punches but Park moves out of range.
Pell is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pell wants to clinch but Park slips to the side
and Park counters with a stiff right hand.
Pell tries to clinch up.
Park staying out of range there.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Pell might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pell tries to score a power double leg takedown but Park sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pell somewhat.
Park is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pell throws a predictable looking body shot
and Park counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Park manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Pell is predictable there
and Park connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Park dodges the punch combination from Pell.
Pell misses with a body kick.
Pell tries to clinch up but Park circles away and keeps his distance.
Park now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Park circles away from the clinch attempt.
Park unleashes a big counter combination but Pell bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Pell.
Park is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pell tries to clinch but Park is having none of it.
Park let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Park checks it well.
A nice side step and Park releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pell darts in looking for a takedown but Park gets double underhooks and turns Pell into the cage.
Park doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pell tries to clinch but Park moves out of range.
Pell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Park has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Park manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A countering left hand to the body from Park misses.
Pell looks to clinch
and Park counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pell thinking.
A big left from Pell misses.
Ernie Pell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pell tries to clinch up but Park circles away and keeps his distance.
Park appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Park throws a counter combo.
Pell is looking to clinch.
Park lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pell throws a nice looking combination but Park bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pell looks to clinch
and Park counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Park's waist but Park gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pell off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ernie Pell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pell shoots and misses
and Park counters with a left to the body.
Pell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Park swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pell just misses with a punch to the body.
Pell tries to clinch but Park moves away
and Park counters with a thumping low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Park checks a low kick from Pell.
A little jabbing left from Park on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Park is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pell doesn't manage to clinch there - Park circles away.
A nice side step and Park releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pell is looking to clinch.
Park lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pell tries to clinch up but Park circles away and keeps his distance.
Park swats away the attempt to clinch by Pell.
Park is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pell swinging wildly here.
Park lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Park avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Jung Park showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ernie Pell's cut.
That's time! Pell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Pell moves in looking to clinch but Park pushes him off.
Pell tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Park counters with a nice body shot.
Lee Jung Park seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Park manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Park is looking for the big counter here.
Pell misses with a two punch combination.
Park is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pell misses with a double jab
and Park counters with a nice leg kick.
Park blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pell fails with the takedown
and Park counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pell wants to clinch up but Park keeps it at a distance.
Pell backing away here, and Park unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Pell tries to clinch up.
Park is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pell with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Park.
Park is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pell with a body shot.
Pell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pell throws a combination that misses
and Park counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Park slips a jab and a cross from Pell.
Park appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Park keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Despite the aggression on Park's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Park moves out of range of the leg kick from Pell.
A countering left hand to the body from Park misses.
Park avoids the head kick by Pell.
Pell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pell throws a leg kick but Park sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It seemed like Park was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Pell.
Park lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pell wants to clinch
and Park counters with a right hand to the body.
Park circles away from the clinch attempt.
Park feints a counter leg kick.
Park swats away the attempt to clinch by Pell.
Park swats away the attempt to clinch by Pell.
Despite the aggression on Park's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pell misses with a few strikes there.
A countering left hand to the body from Park misses.
Park blocks a jab.
Pell tries to clinch but Park is having none of it.
Pell wants to clinch up but Park keeps it at a distance.
Pell tries to clinch
and Park counters with a right hand to the body.
Pell wants to clinch up but Park keeps it at a distance.
Park is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pell throws a head kick that misses.
Pell misses with a low kick as Park jumps back.
Park is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Park showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pell.
Park throws a counter combo.
Ernie Pell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee Jung Park is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Park circles away from the clinch attempt.
Despite the aggression on Park's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Pell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Park counters with a one-two to the body.
Pell misses with a combination
and Park counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Park counters with a right hand to the body.
Pell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Jung Park comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Park has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Lee Jung Park!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Lee Jung Park!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Lee Jung Park!

Lee Jung Park wins by unanimous decision!
Lee Jung Park decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.