PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Bong Toe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Feyd Rautha Harkonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toe's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Crystal Method - Play For Real (Dirtyphonics Remix). Harkonnen has chosen The Headstones-Heart of Darkness as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Toe
vs
Rautha Harkonnen

162 cm
32
142 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

167 cm
32
145 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bong Toe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Feyd Rautha Harkonnen!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toe throws a big shot that misses.
Toe avoids the head kick by Harkonnen.
Bong Toe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harkonnen scores with a leg kick.
Harkonnen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Feyd Rautha Harkonnen has been cut.
Toe misses with a left hand
and Harkonnen counters with a good, hard body kick but Toe shrugs it off.
Toe throws a front kick that sends Harkonnen stumbling back into the ropes.
Toe has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted - Redemption in the buildup to the fight.

Toe has closed the distance and engaged Harkonnen in a clinch.
Harkonnen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Toe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toe is leaning against Harkonnen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Toe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Toe swings wildly with an uppercut but Harkonnen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harkonnen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Toe avoids it.
Toe avoiding damage as Harkonnen throws knees to the body.
Toe lands with a right to the head.
Toe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Toe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harkonnen pushes off an throws an elbow but Toe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkonnen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Toe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harkonnen avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Harkonnen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Toe's brow.
A knee to the head by Toe.
Harkonnen blocks a body shot from Toe.
Toe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Harkonnen tries to circle away but Toe has him pinned against the ropes.
Harkonnen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Harkonnen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stalling in the clinch from Toe.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harkonnen.
Harkonnen pushes off an throws an elbow but Toe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Toe struggles to land a body shot inside as Harkonnen controls his hands.
Toe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harkonnen backwards.
Toe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Toe avoids a wild elbow strike from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen blocks a body shot from Toe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen lands a nice elbow.
Harkonnen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harkonnen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Toe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Harkonnen stalling in the clinch but Toe improves position.
Harkonnen has had enough of the clinch but Toe keeps him there for the moment.
Toe scores with a hook to the body.
Toe lands a left hand.
Toe slows down the pace here.
Harkonnen wants to stall.
Toe looking to throw knees to the head but Harkonnen is blocking nicely.
Harkonnen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Toe is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toe lands a shot to the body.
Toe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harkonnen trying to land knees to the body.
Toe takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Toe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bong Toe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Feyd Rautha Harkonnen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Toe takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice uppercut lands for Toe. That snapped Harkonnen's head back.

Toe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Harkonnen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Toe avoids it.
Toe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Toe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harkonnen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harkonnen is trying to push Toe away but Toe has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Toe lands a nice uppercut.
Toe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Harkonnen breaks the clinch.
Harkonnen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Toe is able to avoid easily.
Toe misses with a head kick.
A slow jab from Toe misses its intended target.
Toe misses with a straight right.
Harkonnen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harkonnen avoids the body shot from Toe.
A telegraphed right hand from Harkonnen misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harkonnen on the side of the head.
Harkonnen checks a leg kick nicely.
Toe throws a head kick that misses.
Toe scores with a hook to the body. Harkonnen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Toe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harkonnen.
A nice leg kick lands there from Toe.
Toe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Harkonnen throws out a powerful jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Toe.

Toe moves into the clinch.
Harkonnen lands an elbow inside that Toe shrugs off.
Toe is trying to maintain a safe position but Harkonnen gets an underhook and turns Toe into the ropes.
Harkonnen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bong Toe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Toe fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen lands a nice knee to the body.
Harkonnen is trying to force a seperation but Toe has the dominant position.
Toe dodges an elbow strike from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harkonnen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Toe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Toe takes a knee to the side of the body.
Toe throws a punch but it's blocked by Harkonnen.
Harkonnen prevents a body shot from Toe.

Harkonnen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harkonnen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Toe can pounce on him.
Toe throws an overhand right that lands on Harkonnen's shoulder, as Harkonnen tries to avoid the shot.
Toe throws a leg kick
and Harkonnen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Harkonnen throws a looping overhand right but Toe ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toe just misses with a punch to the body.
Bong Toe is winning the standup battle so far.
Harkonnen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Toe is out of range and Harkonnen settles back down.
Harkonnen misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Feyd Rautha Harkonnen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Feyd Rautha Harkonnen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Harkonnen scores with a punch to the head.
Toe throws a looping overhand right but Harkonnen ducks down to avoid it.
Toe throws a series of punches but Harkonnen moves out of range.
Toe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harkonnen. Harkonnen obviously looking to wear him down.
Toe on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Toe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Toe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harkonnen manages to avoid it.
Toe motions for Harkonnen to come forward. Toe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Toe throws a lazy uppercut
and Harkonnen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Harkonnen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Toe misses the shot to the body.
Harkonnen throws a body kick that misses.
Toe just misses with a punch to the body.
Toe lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Toe gets tackled into the ropes by Harkonnen. Harkonnen maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Toe is working Harkonnen over against the ropes.
Harkonnen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Toe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Toe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harkonnen backwards.
Harkonnen blocks a body shot from Toe.
Harkonnen blocking some punches.
Harkonnen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Toe avoids it.
A nice left hand lands by Harkonnen.
Harkonnen tries a knee to the head but Toe blocks it.
Toe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Toe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Toe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Toe can't find room to land a body shot as Harkonnen controls the action.
Toe looking to slow down the pace here.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Harkonnen manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toe throws a shot from downtown. Harkonnen moves away and avoids it.
Harkonnen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Toe.
Harkonnen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Toe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harkonnen circles away quickly and effectively.
Harkonnen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harkonnen defending well as Toe loads up on a big left hand.
Toe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Toe tries to land a leg kick but Harkonnen saw it coming and moves away.
Toe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Toe checks a low kick from Harkonnen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toe avoids the head kick by Harkonnen.
Harkonnen loads up on a big right hand but Toe slips the punch.
Toe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harkonnen was well out of range. Poor timing from Toe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bong Toe clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Feyd Rautha Harkonnen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Toe connects with a solid leg kick.
Harkonnen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harkonnen swings for the body but Toe moves out of range.
Toe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Toe.
Toe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Toe misses with a body kick.
Toe tests Harkonnen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harkonnen avoids a kick to the body.
Toe misses with a body shot.
Toe takes a swing at Harkonnen's ribcage but misses.
Harkonnen checks a leg kick nicely.
Toe misses with an uppercut
and Harkonnen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Harkonnen. Toe does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Toe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Toe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Toe tries a knee to the head but Harkonnen blocks it.
Harkonnen is trying to maintain a safe position but Toe gets an underhook and turns Harkonnen into the ropes.
Toe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harkonnen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Toe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Toe tries to throw a body punch but Harkonnen avoids it by throwing Toe back against the ropes.
Harkonnen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harkonnen lands an elbow that stopped Toe in his tracks for a moment.
Toe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harkonnen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harkonnen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harkonnen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Harkonnen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Toe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Toe tries a body shot but Harkonnen blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen wants to get back to striking at distance but Toe won't allow it.
Toe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harkonnen tries to break free but Toe pushes him back against the ropes.

Harkonnen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toe misses the shot to the body.
Toe throws the left hand but Harkonnen avoids the punch easily.
Harkonnen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harkonnen staying out of range there.
Toe lands a really nice looking cross but Harkonnen seems unphased.
Harkonnen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Toe's calf.
Harkonnen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harkonnen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Toe scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harkonnen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice body kick from Harkonnen.
Toe looks to land a combination but Harkonnen avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bong Toe had his way with Feyd Rautha Harkonnen in that round.
The cut man is working on Feyd Rautha Harkonnen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Toe misses with a body kick.
Harkonnen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harkonnen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Toe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harkonnen.

Toe pushes Harkonnen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Toe tries to throw a body punch but Harkonnen avoids it by throwing Toe back against the ropes.
Toe throws a punch but it's blocked by Harkonnen.
Toe swings wildly with an uppercut but Harkonnen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toe takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harkonnen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Toe.
Harkonnen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Toe backwards.

Harkonnen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harkonnen scores with a decent looking hook.

Toe rushes Harkonnen and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Toe misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkonnen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Toe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harkonnen backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harkonnen.
A right hook to the body lands for Harkonnen.
Toe avoiding damage as Harkonnen throws knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Toe as Harkonnen tries to tie him up.
Harkonnen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Toe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harkonnen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Toe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harkonnen trying to land knees to the body.
Harkonnen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Toe lands a body shot.
Toe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Toe obliges.
Toe misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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!
Toe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Toe.
Toe lands a body punch.
Toe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harkonnen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Toe has him pressed against the ropes.
Harkonnen misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Toe.
Toe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harkonnen.
Harkonnen is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
With the fighters up against the ropes, Toe throws an elbow but misses.
Toe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Toe blocks an elbow strike from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Toe or not.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Toe lands a shoulder strike.
Toe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harkonnen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Feyd Rautha Harkonnen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harkonnen can't break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bong Toe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Toe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 49:46
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bong Toe!
Post fight, Bong Toe stared into the camera and said 'Thank you to my fans and my training camp for helping me re-focus and re-dedicate myself. I had lost sight of the path. I will prove the supremacy of Bong Kong Muay Boran!'.