PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Stringfellow (ranked 2617 p4p, 152 weight class) and Man Soo Hjung (ranked 3635 p4p, 200 weight class). Hjung has chosen Korean National Anthem as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Stringfellow
vs
Soo Hjung

170 cm
21
145 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

177 cm
23
135 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Desmond Stringfellow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Man Soo Hjung!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stringfellow lands a front kick.
Nice shot by Stringfellow.

Hjung clinches.
Stringfellow lands a right hand.

Hjung is rocked!
Stringfellow swings wildly with an uppercut but Hjung uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hjung is still on wobbly legs! Can Stringfellow finish him?
Stringfellow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hjung blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hjung taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Stringfellow fails to land.
Stringfellow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stringfellow has a couple of punches blocked by Hjung.
Hjung missing with knees to the body.
Stringfellow avoiding damage as Hjung throws knees to the body.
Stringfellow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hjung blocks an uppercut.
Stringfellow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hjung is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stringfellow swings wildly with an uppercut but Hjung uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stringfellow.
Stringfellow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Stringfellow fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Stringfellow fails to land.
Hjung blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stringfellow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hjung blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stringfellow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hjung blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stringfellow.
Stringfellow throws a punch but it's blocked by Hjung.
Stringfellow misses with the head strike.
Hjung seems to have recovered his senses.
Stringfellow cracks Hjung with a nice body shot.
Hjung throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stringfellow prevents a body shot from Hjung.
A shot in the inside from Stringfellow.
Stringfellow throws a punch but it's blocked by Hjung.
Hjung has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Stringfellow seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hjung can turn it around.
Hjung wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hjung is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stringfellow is defending well for now.
Hjung is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stringfellow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hjung backwards.
Stringfellow creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Hjung with a big uppercut! Hjung tries to clinch up but Stringfellow pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Hjung to the mat! Hjung covers up and Stringfellow unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Desmond Stringfellow!