PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dice Thunderborn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and K.J. Choi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). J. Choi. Choi has chosen PSY - Gangnam Style as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Thunderborn
vs
Choi

220 cm
28
276 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

202 cm
28
248 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction

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 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dice Thunderborn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, K.J. Choi!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Choi misses the target.
Choi tries a head kick but it misses.
Choi lands the left hand.
Thunderborn slips a straight right by Choi.
Choi lands with a good body shot.
Thunderborn throws a body punch but Choi moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Choi.
Choi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Thunderborn walks forward, straight into a front kick from Choi.
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!
Choi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thunderborn swings for the body but Choi moves out of range.
Choi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Choi takes a swing at Thunderborn's ribcage but misses.
Choi lands a front kick.
Thunderborn is breathing heavily.
Choi throws a right and a left that Thunderborn avoids nicely.
Thunderborn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Choi takes a swing at Thunderborn's ribcage but misses.
Thunderborn looks to score with a jab to the body but Choi is just out of range.
Thunderborn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Choi lunges at Thunderborn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thunderborn's hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunderborn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Choi throws a hook to the side of Thunderborn's head but Thunderborn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Choi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Choi scores with a kick to the midsection.
A jab from Thunderborn finds it's way through Choi's defenses.
Choi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thunderborn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thunderborn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thunderborn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thunderborn blocks a head kick by Choi.
Choi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thunderborn.
Choi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thunderborn was well out of range. Poor timing from Choi.
Thunderborn misses with a head kick.
Thunderborn avoids the body shot from Choi.
Thunderborn gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Choi gets a clinch.
Thunderborn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Choi is trying to force a seperation but Thunderborn has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choi misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice body punch from Thunderborn.
Choi tries to land knees in the clinch but Thunderborn avoids the damage to the body.
Choi throws an elbow but it misses.
Choi throws an elbow that misses.
Choi misses with a punch on the inside.
Choi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Choi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Choi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thunderborn has Choi pressed against the cage, preventing Choi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Thunderborn breaks the clinch.
Choi cracks Thunderborn with an open hand slap.
Crunch! Choi slams his shin into Thunderborn's torso.
Choi defending well as Thunderborn loads up on a big left hand.

Choi has managed to clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thunderborn.
Choi is working Thunderborn over against the cage.
Choi is trying to force a seperation but Thunderborn has the dominant position.
Choi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Choi is trying to force a seperation but Thunderborn has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunderborn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thunderborn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Choi lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Choi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thunderborn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thunderborn working aggressively here.
Choi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Choi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Choi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
Choi scores with a shot to the side of Thunderborn's head.
Choi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thunderborn backwards.
Choi unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Thunderborn! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Choi is unloading with more strikes now! Thunderborn drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). K.J. Choi!
K.J. Choi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.