PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad May (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antoni Kristofer Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think May might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to For Whom The Bell Tolls - Metallica. Brad May is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

May
vs
Kristofer Hong

188 cm
24
215 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

180 cm
24
206 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Perkele!
GREEN!160

Spartan Nutrition
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad May!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antoni Kristofer Hong!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
May connects with a crisp jab.
Good leg kick by May there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hong throws a push kick but May slaps the foot to one side.
May was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hong throws a body punch but May moves out of range.
Hong swings for the body but May moves out of range.
A jab from Hong misses.
Hong misses with a body shot
and May counters with an outside leg kick.
May scores with a jab to the head.

It looks like Antoni Kristofer Hong has been cut.
Hong throws out a powerful jab.
Hong throws a right hand that misses
and May counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
May throws the kick towards the body but Hong avoids it.
Hong takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
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!
May scores with a decent looking hook.
Hong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but May circles away quickly and effectively.
May avoids the head kick by Hong.

That's one minute gone in the round.
May connects with a jab.
Jab, jab by Hong - just one landing.
Hong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
May steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hong.
Hong misses with a combination
and May counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hong's knee momentarily.
Hong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but May was well out of range. Poor timing from Hong.
May walks into a straight right hand from Hong.
Hong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hong 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.
Hong avoids a kick to the body.
Hong replies with a solid counter kick to the body but May blocks it well.
May pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And Hong tries to counter it with a takedown but May pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong throws a sloppy head kick and May moves out of range easily.
A quick step to the side and May tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
May thuds a left hand into Hong's body.
May lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hong will feel that in the morning.
Hong 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.
Hong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and May counters with an outside leg kick.
Hong throws a leg kick
and May counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A slow jab from Hong misses its intended target.
May uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hong.
May throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hong throws a leg kick that is checked
and May counters with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Hong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hong misses with a straight right.
May throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong misses with a leg kick
and May counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hong is looking to score with low kicks.
Hong misses the shot to the body.
Hong swings away with a leg kick that misses.
May avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
May is looking to counter punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for May.
Hong misses with a wild body shot.
Hong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hong doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
May scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
It looks like May has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
May moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by May.
Hong misses the body punch
and May counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hong's knee momentarily.
May takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
May fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hong checks it well.
May keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
May takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
May misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hong! But no joy.
Antoni Kristofer Hong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hong misses with a looping left.
Hong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
May moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
May throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
May loads up on a big right hand but Hong slips the punch.
May is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
May throws a sloppy head kick and Hong moves out of range easily.
May connects with a solid leg kick.
Hong swings for the body but May moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad May dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antoni Kristofer Hong's cut.
That's time! May's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

May misses with a wild body shot.
Hong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hong misses with a left hand
and May counters with an outside leg kick.
Hong scores with a hook to the body. May takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
May throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
May does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
May drops his hands momentarily and Hong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A leg kick checked by May.
May half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong is looking to land body kicks.
Hong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
May feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hongs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hong drops his hands momentarily and May takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
May throws a front kick that sends Hong stumbling back into the cage.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hong might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, May has got the better of the exchanges.
May closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hong throws a nice looking combination but May bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hong lands a leg kick that knocks May off balance momentarily.
May uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hong.
Hong missing with a left hand there. May was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
May lands a nice shot to the body.
Hong delivers a nice body kick.
May 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.
Hong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hong throws a hook but May blocks it.
May was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong blocks a leg kick.
Hong tries to land a leg kick but May saw it coming and moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hong 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.
Hong throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hong misses with a body kick.
Hong digs a good hook to May's body.
Hong tries a head kick but it misses.
Hong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but May moves away.
Hong swings widly with a right hand
and May counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brad May is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
May showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hong.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
May lands a jab to the nose.
Hong lands a glancing blow to the side of May's head.
May scores with a nice strike.
Hong looks to throw a body kick
and May connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hong throws a low kick but it's checked well by May.
May lands a head shot.

That has opened up Antoni Kristofer Hong's cut even more.
Hong misses with a combination
and May counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
As Hong backs away, May returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
May throws out a loose jab but Hong uses good head movement to avoid it.
May tried to score with a low kick but Hong checks it.
Hong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A good leg kick by Hong.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from May.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hong takes a kick to the side of the head.
May throws a low kick but Hong moves out of range easily.
May moves out of range of the strikes.
May with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hong to score with a decent uppercut.
Hong throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
May throws out a loose jab but Hong uses good head movement to avoid it.
May throws a body punch but Hong moves out of range.
Hong lands with a straight right. May didn't see that one coming.
May gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
May moves out of range of the strikes.
Hong checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Antoni Kristofer Hong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Antoni Kristofer Hong'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. This is the final round!

Hong throws a leg kick
and May counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hong blocks a leg kick.
Hong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A head kick by Hong misses
and May counters with a leg kick.
May lands with a right hand.
Hong throws a leg kick that misses.
Hong tries to land a front kick but May steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hong cracks May with an open hand slap.
May lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hong's sensitive parts.
Hong is looking to land body kicks.
May quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hong walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. May checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
May lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hong's sensitive parts.
Hong has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
May throws a low kick but Hong avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Hong lands.
May looks for the body kick but Hong saw that one coming.
It seemed like Hong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
May attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hong tries to work over May's front leg with a kick but May checks it.
May avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hong is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brad May is winning the standup battle so far.
May motions for Hong to come forward. May throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Hong.
It looked like May wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but May moves away.
May looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
May misses with a leg kick
and Hong makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A jab from May finds it's way through Hong's defenses.
Hong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from May.
Hong throws an off balance right hand
and May counters with an outside leg kick.
Hong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but May manages to avoid it.
May tests Hong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hong wants to slow May down by chopping away at his legs.
An attempted straight right counter from May misses the target.
May connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hong momentarily.

The cut above Antoni Kristofer Hong's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hong throws an overhand right that lands on May's shoulder, as May tries to avoid the shot.
Hong misses with a right hand
and May counters with a straight right hand.
Nice shot lands for May.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong lands with a cross.
Hong throws a head kick that misses
and May makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
May thumps Hong with a low kick.
May thows a leg kick but Hong checks it
and Hong counters with a nice low kick that buckles May's knee momentarily.
Hong takes one to the chin there.
Hong defending well as May loads up on a big left hand.
Hong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
May keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
May throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hong is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Hong throws a body shot but no joy.
Hong moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong throws out a loose jab but May uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
May lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hong at a distance.
Good leg kick by Hong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hong walks into a stiff left hand from May.
Hong gets off balance looking for a body kick
and May counters with an inside leg kick.
May moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hong lands a nice shot to the body.
Hong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
May scoring well with a low kick there.
Hong throws a leg kick
letting May counter with a right hand.
May takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brad May showed his dominance in that final round.
Well May 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad May!
Brad May seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.