PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Mars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bong Ki Duk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mars's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Solaar Pleure by Solaar. Ki Duk has chosen north korea's national anthem as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Mars
vs
Ki Duk

217 cm
33
277 lbs
20 - 7 - 0

198 cm
38
260 lbs
32 - 26 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent 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 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Vincent Mars!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bong Ki Duk!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ki Duk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ki Duk misses with a punch on the inside.
Ki Duk is looking to control Mars's arms but Mars gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ki Duk has his back to the cage.
Ki Duk tries a body shot but Mars blocks it.
Ki Duk leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mars lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ki Duk backwards.
Mars misses with the head strike.
Mars scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mars.
Ki Duk struggles to land a body shot inside as Mars controls his hands.
Ki Duk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Ki Duk.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mars.
Ki Duk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ki Duk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ki Duk stalling in the clinch but Mars improves position.
Ki Duk lands with a light punch inside.
Mars blocks an uppercut.
Mars tries to throw a body punch but Ki Duk avoids it by throwing Mars back against the cage.
Mars can't find room to land a body shot as Ki Duk controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Ki Duk fails to land.
Ki Duk tries to work over Mars's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ki Duk swings wildly with an uppercut but Mars uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mars's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mars is stalling here.
Ki Duk struggles to land a body shot inside as Mars controls his hands.
Ki Duk struggles to land a body shot inside as Mars controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mars just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ki Duk's brow.
A short right from Ki Duk.
Mars lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ki Duk or not.
Mars struggles to land a body shot inside as Ki Duk controls his hands.
Ki Duk digs a right hand underneath Mars's ribcage. Mars let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mars 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 blocks an elbow strike from Mars.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mars throws an elbow but misses.
Mars crunches a lovely knee into Ki Duk's ribcage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mars has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ki Duk swings wildly with an uppercut but Mars uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Mars.

It looks like Bong Ki Duk has been cut.
Ki Duk avoids a wild elbow strike from Mars.
Ki Duk misses with the head strike.
Ki Duk throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk is trying to maintain a safe position but Mars gets an underhook and turns Ki Duk into the cage.
Ki Duk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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.
Ki Duk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ki Duk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mars blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Mars.
Mars has a couple of punches blocked by Ki Duk.
Ki Duk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ki Duk creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mars's defenses.

It looks like Vincent Mars has been cut.
Mars misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ki Duk scores with a shoulder strike.
Ki Duk misses with a body punch.
Ki Duk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mars misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mars.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ki Duk.
A short left from Mars.
Mars comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mars misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ki Duk lands with a short shot to the head.
Mars scores with a shot to the side of Ki Duk's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk is trying to stall.
Ki Duk has a couple of punches blocked by Mars.
A left hand lands to the body for Mars.
Mars misses with a body punch.
Mars trying to land knees to the body.
Mars lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mars tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ki Duk's elbow.
Mars digs a right hand underneath Ki Duk's ribcage. Ki Duk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mars lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ki Duk looks winded!
A nice left hand lands by Mars.
Mars working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mars tries to throw a body punch but Ki Duk avoids it by throwing Mars back against the cage.
Mars looking to throw knees to the head but Ki Duk is blocking nicely.
Ki Duk tries to work over Mars's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mars.
Mars lands a body shot.
Mars dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Mars.
Mars comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk letting Mars take a breather here.
Mars lands a hook that snaps the head of Ki Duk backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ki Duk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mars's elbow.
Ki Duk has a couple of punches blocked by Mars.
Ki Duk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mars trying to land knees to the body.
Ki Duk gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ki Duk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mars softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That has opened up Bong Ki Duk's cut even more.
Mars missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ki Duk.
Mars lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mars crunches a lovely knee into Ki Duk's ribcage.
Mars unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mars.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mars avoiding damage.
Mars lands an uppercut.
Mars misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ki Duk.
Mars is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Mars dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mars tries a head kick but it misses.
Ki Duk tries to counter with a clinch but Mars shakes him off and moves away.
Mars keeps the fight on the outside.
A little feinted left hand from Mars on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bong Ki Duk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ki Duk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mars fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ki Duk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ki Duk moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ki Duk looks to land a body kick but Mars moved away.
Ki Duk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mars swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mars blocks a head kick by Ki Duk.
Ki Duk displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ki Duk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ki Duk throws a nice looking combination but Mars bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ki Duk is breathing heavily.
A low kick from Ki Duk misses
and Mars counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mars throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ki Duk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mars lands a big shot that drops Ki Duk! Can he finish him?

Ki Duk is rocked!
Mars is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ki Duk is still in real trouble! Can Mars finish him?
Ki Duk seems to have recovered his senses.
Mars trying to control the position from guard on top but Ki Duk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ki Duk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mars looking to pass the guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ki Duk throws a one two combo.
Bong Ki Duk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Mars drops Ki Duk with a big left hand and mounts him. Ki Duk is in big trouble!

The cut above Bong Ki Duk's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

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 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vincent Mars!
Vincent Mars decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.