PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Dutch Delight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristofer Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delight comes to the ring accompanied by Bad Reputation . Hong has chosen It's my time as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Delight
vs
Hong

171 cm
33
147 lbs
27 - 10 - 1

159 cm
26
147 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

World class MT
Granite chin

Ultra Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Dutch Delight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kristofer Hong!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delight misses with a body kick.
Hong takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hong throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Delight swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hong throws a shot from downtown. Delight moves away and avoids it.
Hong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Delight throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hong throws a jab when Delight was well out of range.
Hong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Delight scores with a jab to the body.
Delight swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hong counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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!
Hong looks to throw the jab but Delight is out of range.
Delight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hong avoids a kick to the body.
Hong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Delight takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hong throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A good leg kick by Hong.
Hong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hong throws a wild body kick that Delight sees coming a mile off.
Delight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Delight needs to keep his hands up - Hong had a free shot at his head there.
Kristofer Hong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Delight throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Hong is predictable there
and Delight counters with a series of strikes. Hong will be more careful next time no doubt.
Delight scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hong punishes Delight's body with a nice straight punch.
Hong misses with an uppercut. Delight saw that one coming.
Delight throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hong throws a low kick but Delight avoids it.
Delight uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hong has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Hong moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delight blocks an elbow strike from Hong.
Delight avoids the elbow strike from Hong, against the ropes.
Delight lands a knee to the head.
Hong lands an elbow inside that Delight shrugs off.

Delight breaks the clinch.
Delight throws a sloppy head kick
and Hong makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Hong moves into the clinch.
Hong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Delight's efforts to push away.
Delight misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Delight creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hong landing knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Hong as the two fighters clinch.
Hong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Delight missing with knees to the body.
Delight lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hong missing with knees to the body.
Hong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong managing to block the knees to the body from Delight.
Delight blocks an elbow strike.
Hong lands a nice elbow.
Hong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Delight looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hong lands a left hand.
Delight wants to break the clinch but can't.
Delight missing with knees to the body.
Delight lands a nice elbow.
Hong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Delight utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Delight misses with a punch to the body.
Delight with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Delight.
Delight blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Delight blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delight trying to control the position but instead, Hong has worked for underhooks and has pushed Delight into the ropes.
Hong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Hong.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Delight with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Delight backwards.

Delight breaks the clinch.
Delight tries to clinch up but Hong circles away and keeps his distance.
Delight lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hong cracks the inside of Delight's front leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hong throws a sloppy head kick and Delight moves out of range easily.

Delight rushes Hong and presses him up against the ropes.
Hong scores with a shot to the side of Delight's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kristofer Hong will probably get the nod.
That's time! Delight's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hong thows a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Delight.
Hong connects with the punch.
Hong connects with an inside leg kick.
Hong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Delight takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hong takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Delight looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Delight.
Hong misses with an attempted mid kick.
Delight throws a leg kick but Hong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Delight works Hong's body with a nice hook.
Delight wants to clinch
and Hong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delight doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hong gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Delight counter with a right hand.
Hong throws a jab when Delight was well out of range.
Delight throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Delight wants to clinch.
A big left from Hong misses.
Delight checks the leg kick.
Hong misses with a lunging right hand
and Delight finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Delight throws a right and a left that Hong avoids nicely.
Hong scores with a nice head shot.
Hong connects with a solid leg kick.
Delight lands a head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong throws an off balance right hand
and Delight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Donk. Hong catches Delight right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Delight walks into a jab.
Hong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hong misses with the body kick
and Delight counters with a nice body kick.
Delight turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Delight tries a head kick but it misses.
Hong throws a leg kick but Delight sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hong throws a lazy uppercut
and Delight counters with a one-two to the body.
Delight tries to clinch up
and Hong counters with a left to the body.
Hong misses with a jab to the body
and Delight counters with a head kick. That will keep Hong thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Delight is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong throws the kick towards the body but Delight avoids it.
Delight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Delight tries to close the distance and clinch but Hong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Delight is looking to clinch.
Hong misses with a jab to the body
and Delight counters with a right hand to the body.
Hong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Delight has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Delight was well out of range. Poor timing from Hong.
Hong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Delight darts in trying to clinch
and Hong counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hong scores with a push kick.
Delight wants to clinch up but Hong keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong's jab looks to have found its range, popping Delight under the eye.
The crowd cheers as Hong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Delight doesn't seem phased though.
Hong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Delight manages to avoid it.
Delight is looking to wear down Hong with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Delight defending well as Hong loads up on a big left hand.
A clash of legs there as Delight blocks the low kick.

Delight moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Delight blocks it with crossed arms.
Delight prevents a body shot from Hong.
Delight pushes off an throws an elbow but Hong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Delight dodges an elbow strike from Hong.
Delight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hong.
Delight can't break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Delight with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hong misses with an elbow strike.
Hong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Delight is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kristofer Hong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Delight uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hong.
Delight misses with a kick to the body.
Hong scores with a hook to the body. Delight takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Delight scores with a body shot.
Delight throws a head kick that misses.
Hong misses with a hook.
Hong scores with a shot to the body.
Hong throws a chopping leg kick but Delight manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Delight missing with a left hand there. Hong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Delight checks a leg kick.
Delight lands with a slapping head kick.
A jab from Hong does it's job there.
Delight pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hong's jab looks to have found its range, popping Delight under the eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hong was well out of range. Poor timing from Delight.
Hong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hong clobbers Delight with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hong lands a body shot.
Hong looks to throw the jab but Delight is out of range.
Hong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hong avoids the body shot from Delight.
A lazy body kick from Hong
and Delight counters with a nice body shot.
Hong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Delight avoids the head kick by Hong.
Hong is looking to chop away at Delight's legs.
Delight is looking to land body kicks.
Hong thumps Delight with a low kick.
The crowd cheers as Delight lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hong doesn't seem phased though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong lands a nice shot that snaps Delight's head back.
Hong works Delight's body with a nice hook.
Delight takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hong lands a head kick. Delight smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Delight scores with a sloppy right hand. Hong should have avoided that one.
Hong throws a front kick aimed at Delight's knee but Delight avoids it well.
Hong throws a body punch but Delight moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Delight looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hong scores with a crisp jab that stopped Delight in his tracks.
Delight lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hong loads up on a big right hand but Delight slips the punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Delight checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Delight was well out of range. Poor timing from Hong.
Delight throws a right and a left that Hong avoids nicely.
Delight tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Hong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Delight misses with a series of wild punches.
Delight is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Delight moves in looking to clinch but Hong pushes him off.
Hong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Delight tries a head kick but it misses.
Hong paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hong misses with an uppercut. Delight saw that one coming.
Hong throws a leg kick which misses Delight's front leg but catches the back leg as Delight tries to avoid it.
Delight checks the leg kick nicely there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Delight.
Hong misses with an uppercut
and Delight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Hong.
Delight lands an overhand right.
Delight tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Hong counters by clinching up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Delight throws an elbow but misses.
Hong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hong takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Delight swings wildly with an uppercut but Hong uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Hong.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice elbow from Hong.
Hong creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Delight's defenses.
Knees to the body from Hong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kristofer Hong really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hong dodges the punch combination from Delight.
Delight blocks a leg kick.
Delight checks the leg kick.
Hong thows a body shot but no joy.
Delight thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheers as Hong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Delight doesn't seem phased though.
Delight throws a sloppy head kick and Hong moves out of range easily.
Hong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Delight at a distance.
Hong throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Delight counters with a head kick. That will keep Hong thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Delight throws a wild body kick that Hong sees coming a mile off.

Hong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Delight, pushing him back against the ropes.
Delight looking to throw knees to the head but Hong is blocking nicely.
Hong misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong avoiding damage as Delight throws knees to the body.
Hong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Delight or not.
Hong tries to work over Delight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Delight connects with a knee to the head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Delight misses with an elbow strike.
Hong dodges an elbow strike from Delight.
Hong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Delight.
Hong lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hong misses with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Delight.
Delight tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hong avoids it.
Delight prevents a body shot from Hong.
Delight takes a knee to the side of the body.
Delight misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hong.
Hong has Delight pushed against the ropes.
Hong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hong scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Delight wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Delight is trying to break the clinch but Hong is controlling him.
Hong avoids a wild elbow strike from Delight.
A short right from Hong.
Delight tries to land a knee to the head but Hong blocks with his arms.
Delight pushes off an throws an elbow but Hong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.

Delight breaks from the clinch.
Hong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kristofer Hong seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delight falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hong counters with a body kick that stops Delight in his tracks momentarily.
Hong lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hong misses with a looping right.
Hong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Delight paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Delight takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hong darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hong misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hong misses the shot to the body.
Hong misses with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong throws a head kick that misses.
Delight doesn't manage to clinch there - Hong circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Delight checks a leg kick.
Delight checks a low kick from Hong.
Hong connects with a leg kick. Delight looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Delight sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hong misses with a right hand
and Delight counters with a low kick, right behind Hong 's knee.
Hong looks to land a right hand but Delight moved out of range.
Delight moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Delight looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delight misses the shot to the body.
Hong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kristofer Hong dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Delight manages to avoid it.
Delight ducks right into an uppercut from Hong.
Delight rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hong takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Hong has managed to clinch.
Delight tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hong avoids it.
Delight using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Delight.
Delight trying to land knees to the body.
Hong trying to land knees to the body.
Delight on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Delight lands a shot to the body.
Hong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong misses with a body punch.
Delight pushes off an throws an elbow but Hong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Hong has Delight pressed against the ropes, preventing Delight from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hong lands an elbow inside that Delight shrugs off.
Delight avoids a wild elbow strike from Hong.
Hong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Delight looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Delight lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hong backwards.
Hong swings wildly with an uppercut but Delight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hong can't find room to land a body shot as Delight controls the action.
Delight can't find room to land a body shot as Hong controls the action.
Delight looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Delight avoids it.
Hong blocks an elbow strike.
Delight connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hong's face.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dutch Delight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong avoiding damage as Delight throws knees to the body.
Hong scores with a shot to the side of Delight's head.
Delight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hong's elbow.
Hong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hong landing knees to the body.
Hong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hong struggles to land a body shot inside as Delight controls his hands.
Hong is working Delight over against the ropes.
Hong lands a left hand.
Delight tries to break the clinch but Hong is controlling the position.
Delight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hong.
Delight missing with knees to the body.
Delight trying to land knees to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Hong throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hong.
Delight lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Delight can't find room to land a body shot as Hong controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delight is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Delight utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Delight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hong.
Hong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Delight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hong's elbow.
Kristofer Hong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Delight has a couple of punches blocked by Hong.
Delight managing to block the knees to the body from Hong.
Delight takes a shot to the head.
Delight takes an elbow to the temple.
Hong managing to block the knees to the body from Delight.
Delight is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hong is defending well for now.
Hong tries to throw a body punch but Delight avoids it by throwing Hong back against the ropes.
Hong managing to block the knees to the body from Delight.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hong as Delight tries to tie him up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Hong.
Delight tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delight wants to stall.
Hong misses with a knee to the head.
Hong has Delight pressed against the ropes, preventing Delight from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hong presses Delight against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Delight landing knees to the body.
Hong missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hong.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hong lands an elbow just above Delight 's eye.
Hong lands a good knee to the midsection. Delight won't want to take too many of those.
Hong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Delight lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hong digs a right hand into Delight's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Delight's gas tank.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kristofer Hong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hong 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kristofer Hong!
Kristofer Hong thanked the fans post fight for their support.