PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bong Ki Duk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ki Duk has chosen north korea's national anthem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brown
vs
Ki Duk

215 cm
37
267 lbs
21 - 15 - 0

198 cm
36
260 lbs
31 - 24 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bong Ki Duk!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ki Duk scores with a leg kick.

Ki Duk moves into the clinch.
Brown throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brown throws an elbow but it misses.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ki Duk is defending well for now.
Ki Duk stalling in the clinch but Brown improves position.
Ki Duk pushes Brown back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ki Duk lands a body punch.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Ki Duk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brown blocks a body shot from Ki Duk.
A shot in the inside from Ki Duk.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ki Duk lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ki Duk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ki Duk is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ki Duk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Ki Duk.
Brown pushes off an throws an elbow but Ki Duk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ki Duk misses with a body punch.
Brown lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Bong Ki Duk has been cut.
Brown with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brown tries to land knees in the clinch but Ki Duk avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brown just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ki Duk's brow.
Ki Duk lands a left hand.
Brown creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ki Duk struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Ki Duk avoids the elbow strike from Brown, against the cage.
Ki Duk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ki Duk blocks the elbow strike.
Ki Duk slowing the pace effectively.
Brown lands an elbow that stopped Ki Duk in his tracks for a moment.
Brown trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Brown.
Ki Duk managing to block the knees to the body from Brown.
Ki Duk takes an elbow to the temple.

That has opened up Bong Ki Duk's cut even more.
Ki Duk working aggressively here.
Brown trying to land knees to the body.
Brown avoids a wild elbow strike from Ki Duk.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ki Duk throws a head punch that misses.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Ki Duk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ki Duk lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brown lands an elbow inside.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Brown misses with an elbow over the top.
Brown misses with an elbow strike.
Ki Duk blocks an elbow strike from Brown.
Brown taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Ki Duk.
A hook to the body from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Ki Duk cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ki Duk blocks the elbow strike.
Ki Duk blocks an elbow strike from Brown.
Brown throws an elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brown blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brown creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brown lands an elbow inside that Ki Duk shrugs off.

The cut above Bong Ki Duk's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ki Duk effectively controlling the action here.
Brown throws an elbow but it misses.
Brown with a knee to the head.
Ki Duk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Ki Duk tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Brown prevents a body shot from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk digs a right hand into Brown's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brown's gas tank.
Ki Duk is working Brown over against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ki Duk lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ki Duk cracks Brown with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ki Duk lands a nice uppercut.
Ki Duk lands a left hand.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ki Duk misses with a punch to the body.
Ki Duk throws an elbow but it misses.
Ki Duk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ki Duk scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brown just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ki Duk's brow.
Ki Duk pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ki Duk lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Ki Duk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ki Duk avoids the elbow strike from Brown, against the cage.
Ki Duk throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Ki Duk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Ki Duk fails to land.
A short right from Ki Duk on the inside.
Brown tries to land knees in the clinch but Ki Duk avoids the damage to the body.
Ki Duk is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bong Ki Duk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bong Ki Duk's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brown throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Brown moves out of range of the leg kick from Ki Duk.
Brown tried to score with a low kick but Ki Duk checks it.
Ki Duk lands with a good body shot.
Ki Duk swinging wildly here.
Brown buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ki Duk lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Brown backs up against the cage.
Ki Duk misses with a wild body shot.
Brown takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brown throws a wild body kick that Ki Duk sees coming a mile off.
Brown misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ki Duk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ki Duk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Ki Duk. Those never looked like landing.
Ki Duk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ki Duk looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.
Ki Duk tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Ki Duk misses with a body shot.
Ki Duk misses with a wild combination.
Brown appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bong Ki Duk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ki Duk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ki Duk takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Ki Duk moves out of range as Brown throws a body kick.
Ki Duk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ki Duk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ki Duk.
Bong Ki Duk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ki Duk throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ki Duk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brown will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Ki Duk is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Brown is looking to chop away at Ki Duk's legs.
Ki Duk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ki Duk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bong Ki Duk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ki Duk checks a leg kick.
Ki Duk moves out of range of the body kick from Brown.
Ki Duk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ki Duk misses with a few strikes there.
Brown finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ki Duk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Ki Duk moves out of range easily.
Ki Duk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ki Duk looks for the body kick but Brown saw that one coming.
Ki Duk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ki Duk takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ki Duk throws a lazy head kick
and Brown counters with an inside leg kick.
Ki Duk throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brown stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ki Duk blocks a head kick by Brown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ki Duk.
Ki Duk throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brown dodges the punch combination from Ki Duk.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking to land body kicks.

Ki Duk closes the distance and pushes Brown back into the cage.
Ki Duk gets through Brown's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bong Ki Duk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ki Duk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ki Duk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ki Duk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brown's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ki Duk.
Ki Duk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ki Duk avoids the elbow strike from Brown, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ki Duk struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Ki Duk working aggressively here.
Brown stalling in the clinch but Ki Duk improves position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brown obliges.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ki Duk lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ki Duk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ki Duk lands a right hand.
Ki Duk lands a right hand.
Brown misses with an elbow over the top.
Brown lands a nice elbow.
Ki Duk tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
Ki Duk misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brown trying to land knees to the body.
Ki Duk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ki Duk lands with a short shot to the head.
Ki Duk swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ki Duk looking to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ki Duk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bong Ki Duk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bong Ki Duk's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Brown dodges the punch combination from Ki Duk.
Brown throws a leg kick but Ki Duk sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown scoring well with a low kick there.
Ki Duk lands with a nice body punch.
Ki Duk pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Brown clinches with his opponent.
Ki Duk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ki Duk throws a head punch that misses.
Ki Duk creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brown's defenses.
Ki Duk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brown just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ki Duk's brow.
Ki Duk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ki Duk misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ki Duk blocks an elbow strike.
Ki Duk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ki Duk works on Brown's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ki Duk lands with a short shot to the head.
Ki Duk is leaning against Brown and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Ki Duk - that landed with a thud.
Ki Duk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ki Duk lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Brown is rocked!
Brown pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ki Duk - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ki Duk lands a right hand.
Ki Duk scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown blocks a body shot from Ki Duk.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.
Ki Duk slowing the pace effectively.
Ki Duk looking to slow down the pace here.
Ki Duk lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown dodges an elbow strike from Ki Duk.
A nice left hand lands by Ki Duk.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ki Duk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Brown.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ki Duk displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brown up against the cage.

Ki Duk drops Brown onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Brown is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Ki Duk creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Brown's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Brown drops to his knees and Ki Duk pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bong Ki Duk!
Bong Ki Duk took some time post fight to say the following; 'all hail president kim il-sung, our father, kim jong-il, and supreme leader kim jong-un. '.