PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antoni Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beaver Hardwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Hong
vs
Hardwood

178 cm
25
156 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

175 cm
23
163 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

GREEN!160
Sun-Tzu

Arcticus University: London
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antoni Hong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Beaver Hardwood!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hong lands a nice looking body kick.
Hardwood has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hong.
Hardwood throws a big shot that misses.
Hong drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hardwood sprawls and moves away.
Hardwood misses with a body shot.
Hardwood takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hardwood misses with a body shot
and Hong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hardwood cracks Hong with a right hand to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Hong.
Nice cross by Hong.
Hong misses the shot to the body.
Hardwood misses with a straight right.
Hong throws a head kick but Hardwood moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardwood buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hong throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hong misses with an uppercut. Hardwood saw that one coming.
Hong swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardwood scoring well with a low kick there.
Hardwood on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hong takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hardwood checks a leg kick.
Hong fails with a takedown attempt.
Hardwood throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hong scores with a punch to the head.
Hardwood moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hardwood misses the jab.
Hong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hardwood throws a big shot that misses.
Hong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardwood.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood tries to score with a low kick but Hong moves his leg out of the way.
Hardwood scores with a kick to the body.
Hong has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mandirigmang Pilipino in the buildup to the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hong throws a chopping leg kick but Hardwood manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hardwood wants to counter the offense by Hong and move into the clinch position.
Hardwood lands a nice looking body shot.
Hong shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hardwood pinned against the cage. Hardwood gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hong shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hong throws a body shot but no joy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hong.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antoni Hong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good standup being displayed there by Hardwood as he connects with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hardwood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong misses with a wild body shot.
Hong throws a body kick that misses.
Hong pushes Hardwood away with a front kick.
Hardwood tries to clinch up but Hong circles away and keeps his distance.
Hong throws a big counter combination but Hardwood scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hong walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hardwood throws a hook to the side of Hong's head but Hong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hong misses with a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hardwood! But no joy.
Nice body punch from Hong.
Hong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hardwood scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hardwood connects with a single shot there.
Hardwood checks a leg kick.
Hong looks to land a body kick but Hardwood moved away.
Hardwood has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardwood lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hardwood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hardwood pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hong is out of range and Hardwood settles back down.
Hong takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hong checks a low kick from Hardwood.
Hardwood throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hardwood fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hardwood darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hardwood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hardwood looks to throw the jab but Hong is out of range.
Hong scores with a leg kick.
Hardwood feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hong's calf.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hong.
Hardwood has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hong.
Hong takes a swing at Hardwood's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Beaver Hardwood will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hardwood throws a front kick aimed at Hong's knee but Hong avoids it well.
Hong tried to counter with a leg kick but Hardwood avoided it.
Hardwood tests Hong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hong takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hong throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hardwood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beaver Hardwood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hong throws a lazy right hand but Hardwood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hardwood. Hardwood obviously looking to wear him down.

Hong closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hardwood quickly recovers to half guard.
Hong missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hardwood is staying active underneath Hong, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hong looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hong takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hardwood has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hong is working away from the top position though.
Hardwood is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hong scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hong has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hong is thwarting Hardwood's attempts to control the position.
Hong performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hong seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hong throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hardwood is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hong slips a nice elbow through Hardwood's hands, connecting with Hardwood's forehead.
Hardwood trying to control but Hong postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hong throws a good cross that connects.

It looks like Beaver Hardwood has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood lands a head shot.
Hong pushes Hardwood away with a front kick.
Hardwood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hardwood slips a jab and a cross from Hong.
Hardwood misses with a right hand

and Hong counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hong postures up.
Hardwood avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hong trying to control but Hardwood is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hong is in close to Hardwood's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hardwood looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong wants to control from the top but Hardwood keeps moving.
Hong content to stall in guard here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hong.
Hong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardwood was well out of range. Poor timing from Hong.
Hardwood misses with a right hand
and Hong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardwood is looking to clinch.
Hardwood takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Beaver Hardwood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardwood moves out of range of the body kick.
Hong blocks a jab.
Hong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hardwood.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antoni Hong dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Beaver Hardwood's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A nice inside leg kick there by Hong. That's going to slow Hardwood down.
Hong looks to throw the jab but Hardwood is out of range.
Nice body punch from Hardwood.
Hong misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Hardwood on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fighters circling - Hardwood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hardwood scores with a jab to the body.
Hong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hong connects with an inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hong.
A jab from Hong finds it's way through Hardwood's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardwood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hong was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardwood.
Hardwood throws an off balance right hand

and Hong counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hong with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hardwood keeping moving, preventing Hong from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong won't allow Hardwood to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hong trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardwood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hardwood utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hardwood really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hong. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hardwood looking for a sweep. Not yet Hardwood, not yet.
Hardwood utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hong slips under a jab from Hardwood.
Hong misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Hardwood misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hardwood throws a body punch but Hong moves out of range.
Hong moves away from the strike by Hardwood.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardwood misses the target.
A counter left hand to the body from Hong misses its target.
Hong jabs Hardwood to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardwood. Hong does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Hong misses the target.
Hong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hardwood.
Hong scores with a 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 throws a leg kick which misses Hardwood's front leg but catches the back leg as Hardwood tries to avoid it.
Hardwood's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hardwood cracks Hong with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hardwood is looking to clinch.
Hardwood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hardwood looks to throw the jab but Hong is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hong. That did some damage!
Hong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hong slips under a jab.
Hardwood changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hong misses with an uppercut
and Hardwood counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hong moves out of range of the strikes.
Hardwood swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hardwood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice defenses there by Hong.
Hardwood throws a leg kick but Hong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hong works Hardwood's body with a nice hook.
Hong connects with a body shot.
Hardwood looks for the body kick but Hong saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong thuds his shin into the meat of Hardwood's side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardwood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hong manages to avoid it.
Hong attempts a counter takedown but Hardwood avoids it well and moves away.
Hong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hong blocks a jab.
Hardwood swings widly with a right hand
and Hong counters with a good low kick that Hardwood was not able to check.
Hong stuns Hardwood with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hardwood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hardwood stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hong.
A left lands for Hong.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hardwood.
Hardwood feints and then cracks Hong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hong down.
Hong lands with a straight right. Hardwood didn't see that one coming.
Hong has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hong there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hardwood throws out a leg kick but Hong moves out of range and Hardwood only half commits.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antoni Hong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hong 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antoni Hong!
Antoni Hong decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.