PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tae Bok Sun (ranked 3701 p4p, 367 weight class) and Bane Longfellow (ranked 4624 p4p, 430 weight class). The key to victory for Tae Bok Sun has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Bok Sun
vs
Longfellow

173 cm
18
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
23
155 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tae Bok Sun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bane Longfellow!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bok Sun fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Longfellow has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Longfellow goes for a double leg but Bok Sun avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bok Sun continues to drive forward.
Bok Sun lands with a cross.
Longfellow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Longfellow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bok Sun jabs Longfellow to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Longfellow chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bok Sun can pounce on him.
Bok Sun connects with a solid leg kick.
Longfellow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bok Sun with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bok Sun thows a body kick. Longfellow tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Longfellow looks winded!
Bok Sun thumps Longfellow with a low kick.
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!
Bok Sun digs a good body shot into Longfellow's ribs.
Bok Sun thumps Longfellow with a low kick.
Bok Sun punishes Longfellow's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bok Sun throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Longfellow on the side of the head.

It looks like Bane Longfellow has been cut.
Bok Sun lands with a shot to the body.
Bok Sun looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Bok Sun drives through and clinches with Longfellow against the cage.
Longfellow is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bok Sun pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Bok Sun.
Still in the clinch, Bok Sun scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Bok Sun.
Longfellow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bok Sun has Longfellow pressed against the cage.
Bok Sun lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Longfellow fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tae Bok Sun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bane Longfellow.
Bok Sun effectively controlling the action here.

Bok Sun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Longfellow on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Longfellow is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bok Sun.
Longfellow is still on wobbly legs! Can Bok Sun finish him?
Bok Sun throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Longfellow seems to have recovered his senses.

Bok Sun drops Longfellow with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Longfellow looks back up at him and smiles so Bok Sun waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Longfellow tries to get into range but Bok Sun steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Longfellow! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Bok Sun scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tae Bok Sun!
Tae Bok Sun thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Bane Longfellow stepped up to the mic, saying 'This guy ain't got shit on me. Let's run it back punk'.