PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benito Massi (ranked 6006 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bong Jung Ho (ranked 6691 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Benito Massi has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Massi
vs
Jung Ho

170 cm
18
163 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
159 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benito Massi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bong Jung Ho!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Massi throws a shot from downtown. Jung Ho moves away and avoids it.
Massi misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Massi misses its intended target.
Massi misses with a straight left.
Massi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jung Ho tries to clinch but Massi is having none of it.
Massi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Jung Ho moves into range and clinches up with Massi.
Jung Ho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Massi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Massi.
Jung Ho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jung Ho has a couple of punches blocked by Massi.
Jung Ho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jung Ho working aggressively here.
Massi blocks an uppercut.
Jung Ho misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Massi blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jung Ho.
Jung Ho tries to work over Massi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jung Ho throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jung Ho.
Massi blocks a body shot from Jung Ho.
Jung Ho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jung Ho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Massi blocks a body shot from Jung Ho.
Jung Ho misses with a punch on the inside.
Jung Ho has a couple of punches blocked by Massi.
Jung Ho misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jung Ho.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung Ho gets through Massi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jung Ho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jung Ho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Massi backwards.
Jung Ho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Massi backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jung Ho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jung Ho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jung Ho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Massi's elbow.
Jung Ho lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jung Ho has a couple of punches blocked by Massi.
Still in the clinch, Jung Ho scores with a nice short uppercut.
Massi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jung Ho working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung Ho scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Jung Ho.
Still in the clinch, Jung Ho scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jung Ho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Massi is rocked!
Jung Ho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Massi.
Jung Ho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jung Ho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jung Ho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Massi's elbow.
Massi blocks an uppercut.
Jung Ho lands a hook to the side of the head.
Massi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jung Ho presses Massi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Massi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jung Ho lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Massi blocks an uppercut.
Massi blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Massi misses with a punch on the inside.
Jung Ho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Jung Ho fails to land.
Jung Ho misses with a body punch.
Jung Ho has a couple of punches blocked by Massi.
Jung Ho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Massi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jung Ho scores with a nice hook to the head.
Massi throws a punch but it's blocked by Jung Ho.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bong Jung Ho dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Massi staying out of range there.
Massi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jung Ho finds it's way round the side to connect with Massi's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jung Ho moves out of range of the strikes.
Massi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice cross by Massi.
Massi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

It looks like Bong Jung Ho has been cut.
Jung Ho slips a straight right by Massi.

Jung Ho gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jung Ho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jung Ho prevents Massi from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jung Ho.
Jung Ho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jung Ho can't find room to land a body shot as Massi controls the action.
Jung Ho lands with a left to the head.
Jung Ho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Jung Ho fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Jung Ho.
Massi blocks a body shot from Jung Ho.
A right handed body shot lands from Jung Ho.
Jung Ho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jung Ho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jung Ho scores with a hook to the body.
Jung Ho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jung Ho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jung Ho lands with a right to the head.
Massi blocks a body shot from Jung Ho.
Jung Ho scores with a shoulder strike.
Massi blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung Ho struggles to land a body shot inside as Massi controls his hands.
Jung Ho has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jung Ho working aggressively here.
Massi blocking some punches.
Jung Ho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jung Ho lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Massi.
Massi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Massi blocks a body shot from Jung Ho.
Jung Ho lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jung Ho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jung Ho misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jung Ho.
Jung Ho pushes Massi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jung Ho can't find room to land a body shot as Massi controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung Ho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Massi backwards.
Massi blocks an uppercut.
Jung Ho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jung Ho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Massi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Massi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jung Ho has a couple of punches blocked by Massi.
Jung Ho misses with the head strike.
Massi gets through Jung Ho's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jung Ho lands with a light punch inside.
Jung Ho has a couple of punches blocked by Massi.
Jung Ho can't find room to land a body shot as Massi controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung Ho throws a head punch that misses.
Jung Ho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bong Jung Ho seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Massi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Massi is trying to force a seperation but Jung Ho has the dominant position.
A body shot lands from Jung Ho.
Jung Ho misses with a punch to the body.
Massi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jung Ho digs a right hand underneath Massi's ribcage. Massi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Jung Ho fails to land.
Jung Ho lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jung Ho lands an uppercut.
Jung Ho lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bong Jung Ho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bong Jung Ho's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Jung Ho takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jung Ho tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Massi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jung Ho misses with an uppercut. Massi saw that one coming.
Massi throws the left hand but Jung Ho avoids the punch easily.

Jung Ho has closed the distance and engaged Massi in a clinch.
Massi blocks an uppercut.
Jung Ho struggles to land a body shot inside as Massi controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Massi.
A body shot lands from Jung Ho.
Jung Ho misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jung Ho working aggressively here.
A short right from Jung Ho.
Jung Ho works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jung Ho throws a punch but it's blocked by Massi.
Jung Ho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Jung Ho.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Massi takes a shot to the head.
Jung Ho lands a right hand.
Oh Massi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Massi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jung Ho lands with a short shot to the head.
Jung Ho misses with some punches.
Jung Ho lands a nice shot to the body.
Jung Ho throws a head punch that misses.
Jung Ho misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jung Ho.
Jung Ho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jung Ho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jung Ho blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Massi.
Massi blocking some punches.
Massi blocks an uppercut.
Massi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung Ho lands a right hand that snaps the head of Massi backwards.
Jung Ho working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jung Ho lands with a left to the head.
Jung Ho lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Massi to his knees! Jung Ho keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bong Jung Ho!
After winning the bout, Bong Jung Ho thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.