PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bong Ji Woo (ranked 978 p4p, 579 weight class) and Frederick Zwirn (ranked 129 p4p, 77 weight class). Frederick Zwirn has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Ji Woo
vs
Zwirn

179 cm
26
164
8 - 1 - 0

174 cm
32
162
14 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Conviction
Conquer

Voodoo Nutrition

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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bong Ji Woo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frederick Zwirn!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zwirn moves into the clinch.
Ji Woo working aggressively here.
Zwirn throws an elbow but it misses.
Ji Woo misses with some punches.
Ji Woo fails to pull guard.
Ji Woo misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Ji Woo - that landed with a thud.
Zwirn struggles to land a body shot inside as Ji Woo controls his hands.
Zwirn lands a nice elbow.
Zwirn throws an elbow but it misses.
Zwirn lands an elbow just above Ji Woo 's eye.
Ji Woo tries a body shot but Zwirn blocks it.

Ji Woo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ji Woo controlling the position.
Zwirn trying to control but Ji Woo is working from the bottom.
Zwirn wants to get up but he can't break Ji Woo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ji Woo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Zwirn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ji Woo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zwirn trying to control the position from guard on top but Ji Woo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ji Woo has a closed guard, preventing Zwirn from standing up.

Ji Woo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zwirn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zwirn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Zwirn wants to control from the top but Ji Woo keeps moving.
Ji Woo controlling the position.

Ji Woo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zwirn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Ji Woo is tightening it up a little... Zwirn has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Zwirn reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Zwirn taps out! Nice BJJ there by Ji Woo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Bong Ji Woo!
After winning the bout, Bong Ji Woo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.