PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bong Ki Duk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Halo Olah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ki Duk comes to the cage accompanied by north korea's national anthem. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Ki Duk
vs
Olah

198 cm
40
260 lbs
34 - 28 - 0

199 cm
35
277 lbs
27 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 34 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bong Ki Duk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Halo Olah!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ki Duk!
Olah lands a jab.
A nice combination there by Ki Duk.
Ki Duk throws a right and a left that Olah avoids nicely.
Olah throws a body punch but Ki Duk moves out of range.
Ki Duk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Olah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A left lands for Olah.

It looks like Bong Ki Duk has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ki Duk with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Olah to score with a decent uppercut.
Ki Duk throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Olah.

Olah takes the fight into the clinch.
Ki Duk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Olah avoids the elbow strike from Ki Duk, against the cage.
Olah blocking some punches.
Ki Duk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Olah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ki Duk misses with a punch to the body.
Ki Duk misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ki Duk just misses with a elbow thrown towards Olah's brow.
Olah lands a shoulder strike.
Olah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ki Duks head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ki Duk misses with the head strike.
Ki Duk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Olah working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Olah 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.
Olah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Olah with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ki Duk managing to block the knees to the body from Olah.
Olah lands with a right to the head.
Olah working aggressively here.
Olah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Olah working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Olah misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Olah.

Bong Ki Duk's cut is getting worse.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Olah.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Olah.
Ki Duk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olah lands an uppercut.

Bong Ki Duk's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ki Duk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ki Duk lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Halo Olah has been cut.
Olah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ki Duk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Olah lands a left hand.
Olah tries to throw a body punch but Ki Duk avoids it by throwing Olah back against the cage.
Olah throws a punch but it's blocked by Ki Duk.
Ki Duk misses with the head strike.
Olah lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ki Duk.
Ki Duk is breathing heavily.
Olah working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Olah lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ki Duk backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ki Duk.
Olah with a knee to the head.
Ki Duk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Olah's elbow.
Olah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ki Duk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ki Duk misses with the head strike.
Ki Duk misses with a punch on the inside.
Olah lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Olah.

Jeez, Bong Ki Duk's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Olah.

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 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Halo Olah!
Halo Olah decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.