PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bong Ki Duk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ki Duk comes to the cage accompanied by north korea's national anthem. Burns has chosen I Won't Back Down as his entrance music. Bong Ki Duk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ki Duk
vs
Burns

198 cm
30
260 lbs
27 - 14 - 0

194 cm
30
278 lbs
22 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KnockOut
Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bong Ki Duk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, William Burns!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ki Duk slips a straight right by Burns.
Burns misses with a low kick.
Burns misses with a body shot.
Burns checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice shot lands for Burns.
Ki Duk lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Burns backs up against the cage.
Ki Duk throws a head kick but Burns moves out of range.
Ki Duk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big left from Burns misses.
Ki Duk throws a sloppy head kick
and Burns counters with a thumping low kick.
Ki Duk tries to bum rush Burns with a series of wild strikes but Burns uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burns throws a hook to the side of Ki Duk's head but Ki Duk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burns misses with a double jab.
Ki Duk ducks right into an uppercut from Burns.

It looks like Bong Ki Duk has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ki Duk avoids the body shot from Burns.
Ki Duk wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Ki Duk.
Burns throws an overhand right that lands on Ki Duk's shoulder, as Ki Duk tries to avoid the shot.
Ki Duk lands with a nice body punch.
Ki Duk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burns loads up on a big right hand but Ki Duk slips the punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Burns.
Burns misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns throws a hook but Ki Duk avoids it easily.
Burns lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Ki Duk drives through and clinches with Burns against the cage.
Ki Duk prevents a body shot from Burns.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns.
Ki Duk tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
Burns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ki Duk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Burns.
Ki Duk lands with a left to the head.
Burns unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ki Duk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Burns.
Burns lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ki Duk backwards.
Ki Duk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burns is defending well for now.
Burns unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ki Duk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ki Duk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ki Duk tries to work over Burns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Burns fails to land.
Burns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ki Duk avoids it.
Burns has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ki Duk seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Burns can turn it around.
Burns looking to throw knees to the head but Ki Duk is blocking nicely.
Ki Duk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ki Duk is struggling to control the position.
Burns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ki Duk avoids the elbow strike from Burns, against the cage.
Ki Duk is working Burns over against the cage.
Ki Duk misses with a body punch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ki Duk pushes Burns back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ki Duk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burns lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ki Duk looking to stall.
Ki Duk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A shot in the inside from Burns.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burns.
Burns throws a punch but it's blocked by Ki Duk.
Ki Duk lands a left hand.
Burns lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ki Duk backwards.
Ki Duk tries to land a knee to the head but Burns blocks with his arms.
Ki Duk has a couple of punches blocked by Burns.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ki Duk.
Burns blocks an uppercut.
Burns throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ki Duk's elbow.
Burns scores with a shot to the side of Ki Duk's head.

Bong Ki Duk's cut is getting worse.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ki Duk.
Ki Duk can't find room to land a body shot as Burns controls the action.
Burns throws a head punch that misses.
Burns using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ki Duk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ki Duk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Burns trying to land knees to the body.
Ki Duk lands with a short shot to the head.
Burns prevents a body shot from Ki Duk.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk tries to stall but Burns uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Burns's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ki Duk has a couple of punches blocked by Burns.
Burns lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ki Duk takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Burns scores with a shoulder strike.
Burns takes an elbow to the forehead.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burns lands a knee to the body.
Ki Duk is breathing heavily.
Ki Duk misses with a punch to the body.
Burns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ki Duk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Burns.
Still in the clinch, Burns scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ki Duk throws a punch but it's blocked by Burns.
Ki Duk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ki Duk throws a head punch that misses.
Ki Duk misses with a punch on the inside.
Ki Duk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but William Burns will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bong Ki Duk's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ki Duk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ki Duk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burns blocks it with crossed arms.
Ki Duk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Burns makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ki Duk throws a punch but it's blocked by Burns.
Ki Duk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Ki Duk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Burns using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ki Duk.
Ki Duk swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ki Duk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burns lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ki Duk backwards.

Bong Ki Duk's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Burns lands a damaging elbow.
Ki Duk misses with a punch to the body.
Burns lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ki Duk or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burns scores with a shot to the side of Ki Duk's head.
Ki Duk working aggressively here.
Ki Duk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ki Duk backwards.

Jeez, Bong Ki Duk's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Burns connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ki Duk's face.
A right hook to the body lands for Burns.
Burns blocks a body shot from Ki Duk.
William Burns seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Burns scores with a knee to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bong Ki Duk's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). William Burns!
William Burns is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking William Burns made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.