PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Punch Drunk (ranked 1391 p4p, 146 weight class) and Seol Ki Hyon (ranked 2213 p4p, 217 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Drunk
vs
Ki Hyon

182 cm
25
280 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

191 cm
25
226 lbs
4 - 0 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Arcticus University: London
Combat Wombat (90% Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Punch Drunk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Seol Ki Hyon!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ki Hyon scores with a body shot.
Drunk throws a poor cross that misses

and Ki Hyon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Drunk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drunk prevents a body shot from Ki Hyon.
Ki Hyon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ki Hyon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ki Hyon throws a punch but it's blocked by Drunk.

Drunk breaks from the clinch.
Ki Hyon slips under a jab.
Ki Hyon throws a body punch but Drunk moves out of range.
Ki Hyon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ki Hyon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ki Hyon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drunk.
Drunk has been working on his boxing with his coaches at JAG Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Ki Hyon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drunk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ki Hyon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drunk was well out of range. Poor timing from Ki Hyon.
Nice straight punches there by Ki Hyon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ki Hyon.
Ki Hyon staying out of range there.
Ki Hyon throws out a powerful jab.
Ki Hyon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ki Hyon works Drunk's body with a nice hook.
Ki Hyon tries to clinch up but Drunk circles away and keeps his distance.
Drunk looks to land a combination but Ki Hyon avoids it well.
Ki Hyon scores with a jab.
Ki Hyon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Drunk eats them both and turns towards Ki Hyon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Punch Drunk has been cut.
Crunch! Ki Hyon slams his shin into Drunk's torso.
Ki Hyon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Drunk doesn't seem bothered though.
Ki Hyon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Drunk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ki Hyon scores with a nice strike.
Drunk throws the left hand but Ki Hyon avoids the punch easily.
A nice side step and Ki Hyon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crunch! Ki Hyon slams his shin into Drunk's torso.
Drunk is breathing heavily.
A jab from Drunk misses.
Ki Hyon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Drunk misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ki Hyon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Drunk is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ki Hyon's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ki Hyon keeps Drunk at a distance using the push kick.
Ki Hyon cracks Drunk with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ki Hyon lands with a good body shot.
Ki Hyon lands a front kick.
Ki Hyon lands with a big right hook that stumbles Drunk - he's out on his feet here! Ki Hyon follows up with another monster hook that separates Drunk from consciousness! Drunk falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Ki Hyon stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Seol Ki Hyon!
Seol Ki Hyon is the new heavyweight champion!
Seol Ki Hyon decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Punch Drunk spoke after the fight, saying 'so much for standing up and fighting like your name says. I want a rematch....'.