PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Feyd Rautha Harkonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristofer Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harkonnen comes into the arena with The Headstones-Heart of Darkness blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hong's choice of entrance music: It's my time. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Rautha Harkonnen
vs
Hong

167 cm
32
145 lbs
19 - 6 - 0

159 cm
27
147 lbs
8 - 5 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Feyd Rautha Harkonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kristofer Hong!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hong takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen just leaning against Hong, taking a breather.
Harkonnen connects with a knee to the head.
Hong blocks an elbow strike from Harkonnen.
Hong throws a knee to the head but misses.

Harkonnen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hong crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Harkonnen - the referee stops the clock and Hong gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Harkonnen. Hong manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Harkonnen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hong is out of range and Harkonnen settles back down.
Hong tries to move into range but Harkonnen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hong walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hong scores with a push kick.
Harkonnen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harkonnen feints and then cracks Hong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hong down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hong looks to throw the jab but Harkonnen is out of range.
A shot to the liver by Hong. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkonnen scoring well with a low kick there.
Harkonnen ducks under a wild hook from Hong.
Harkonnen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hong was well out of range. Poor timing from Harkonnen.
Hong tried to score with a low kick but Harkonnen checks it.
Hong misses with a low kick.

Harkonnen has Hong up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harkonnen backwards.
Hong avoiding damage as Harkonnen throws knees to the body.
Harkonnen misses with the head strike.

Harkonnen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harkonnen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hong throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Harkonnen's head.
Harkonnen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hong moves away.
Kristofer Hong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Hong.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hong.
Harkonnen throws a head kick that Hong semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hong misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Harkonnen throws a leg kick but Hong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hong throws out a loose jab but Harkonnen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hong throws a good cross that connects.
Hong scoring well with a low kick there.
Hong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harkonnen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hong looks to throw a body kick

and Harkonnen moves into the clinch.
Hong tries a body shot but Harkonnen blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters up against the ropes, Harkonnen throws an elbow but misses.
Hong creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Harkonnen's defenses.
Harkonnen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Harkonnen is trying to break the clinch but Hong has him pressed against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Feyd Rautha Harkonnen will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Harkonnen throws a leg kick which misses Hong's front leg but catches the back leg as Hong tries to avoid it.
Harkonnen checks a leg kick.
Hong loads up on a big right hand but Harkonnen slips the punch.
An inside leg kick from Hong misses.
Hong slips under a jab.
Hong slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Harkonnen blocks a head kick by Hong.
Hong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harkonnen counters with a left to the body.
Hong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harkonnen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Harkonnen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hong.

Harkonnen has closed the distance and engaged Hong in a clinch.
Harkonnen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harkonnen trying to land knees to the body.
Hong takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hong.
Hong takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hong misses with the head strike.
Harkonnen is looking to break free of the clinch but Hong has double underhooks.
Harkonnen trying to land knees to the body.
Hong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hong dodges an elbow strike from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen misses with a body punch.
Hong tries a body shot but Harkonnen blocks it.
Hong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hong cracks Harkonnen with a nice body shot.
Harkonnen lands a knee to the head.

Harkonnen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice defenses there by Hong.
Harkonnen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hong.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong throws a hook to the side of Harkonnen's head but Harkonnen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hong throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Harkonnen scores with a body shot.
Hong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harkonnen.
Hong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fighters circling - Hong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harkonnen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hong.
Harkonnen throws a low kick, looking for Hong's leg but Hong calmly moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Hong misses the target.
Harkonnen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hong.
Hong is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hong tries to land a leg kick but Harkonnen saw it coming and moves away.
A jab from Hong misses.
Harkonnen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Feyd Rautha Harkonnen dominated that second round.
That's time! Harkonnen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Harkonnen connects with a jab.
A lazy left from Hong finds it's target.
Hong throws a shot from downtown. Harkonnen moves away and avoids it.
Harkonnen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harkonnen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Harkonnen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Harkonnen connects with a body shot that sends Hong's belly button to the back.
Hong thuds a left hand into Harkonnen's body.
Harkonnen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hong.
Hong misses the jab.
Hong throws a jab when Harkonnen was well out of range.
Hong throws a lazy uppercut
and Harkonnen counters with a leg kick.
Hong jabs Harkonnen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hong throws a leg kick which misses Harkonnen's front leg but catches the back leg as Harkonnen tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut there from Harkonnen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Hong
letting Harkonnen counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hong. Harkonnen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harkonnen manages to avoid it.
Hong jabs at Harkonnen's body.
Hong tried to score with a low kick but Harkonnen checks it.
Kristofer Hong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harkonnen checks the leg kick.
Hong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hong tries to score with a low kick but Harkonnen moves his leg out of the way.
That kick from Harkonnen tenderised Hong's leg. Hong is trying to keep his angry face on.
Harkonnen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hong looks to throw the jab but Harkonnen is out of range.
Harkonnen tries a head kick but it misses.
Harkonnen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Harkonnen, right into the meat.
Hong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hong tests Harkonnen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harkonnen is out of range.
Harkonnen connects with an inside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Harkonnen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harkonnen.
Harkonnen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Harkonnen tries to land a body kick
and Hong counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice shot lands for Harkonnen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hong scores with a jab. Harkonnen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Harkonnen gets a clinch.
Harkonnen throws an elbow that misses.
Harkonnen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Kristofer Hong just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hong missing with a left hand there. Harkonnen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harkonnen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harkonnen lands with a nice body kick.
Hong lands with a hook. Harkonnen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good leg kick by Hong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Hong drives through and clinches with Harkonnen against the ropes.
Hong managing to block the knees to the body from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hong's defenses.
Hong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harkonnen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Harkonnen tries to land knees in the clinch but Hong avoids the damage to the body.

Harkonnen breaks the clinch.
Harkonnen throws a sloppy body shot
and Hong makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hong throws out a powerful jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Harkonnen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hong - the referee stops the clock and Harkonnen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hong. Harkonnen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Harkonnen staying out of range there.

Harkonnen clinches with his opponent.
Harkonnen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hong looking to throw knees to the head but Harkonnen is blocking nicely.
Hong misses with a knee to the head.
Hong lands a damaging elbow.
Harkonnen trying to control the position but instead, Hong has worked for underhooks and has pushed Harkonnen into the ropes.
Feyd Rautha Harkonnen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harkonnen misses with an elbow over the top.
Hong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harkonnen backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen misses with a body punch.
Harkonnen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hong lands a body shot.
Hong working aggressively here.
Harkonnen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harkonnen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hong is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Harkonnen is keeping busy.
Harkonnen tries to land a knee to the head but Hong blocks with his arms.
Hong has a couple of punches blocked by Harkonnen.
Hong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harkonnen's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hong lands a hook that snaps the head of Harkonnen backwards.
Hong prevents a body shot from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen is trying to break the clinch but Hong has him pressed against the ropes.
Harkonnen tries to circle away but Hong has him pinned against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kristofer Hong dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Harkonnen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Harkonnen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harkonnen.
Harkonnen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hong.
Harkonnen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Harkonnen moves out of range as Hong strikes.
Hong scores with a jab to the head.
Hong displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Feyd Rautha Harkonnen has been cut.
Harkonnen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harkonnen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Harkonnen wants to land a leg kick but Hong is out of range.
Harkonnen connects with a solid leg kick.
Hong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hong tries to land a leg kick but Harkonnen saw it coming and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harkonnen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Harkonnen moves out of range of the body kick from Hong.
Hong misses with a looping right.
Hong motions for Harkonnen to come forward. Hong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hong throws a big shot that misses.
Harkonnen throws a sloppy head kick and Hong moves out of range easily.
Hong misses the jab.
Hong scores with a jab.
Hong looks to score with a jab to the body but Harkonnen is just out of range.
Harkonnen slips a jab from Hong.
Hong lands a jab to the nose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen connects with an inside leg kick.
Harkonnen stuns Hong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harkonnen jabs at Hong's body.
Hong throws a leg kick that misses.

Hong instigates a clinch.
Nice elbow from Harkonnen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hong tries to work over Harkonnen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harkonnen is leaning against Hong and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hong.
Harkonnen misses with an elbow over the top.
Hong swings wildly with an uppercut but Harkonnen uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harkonnen wants to get back to striking at distance but Hong won't allow it.
Hong lands with a right to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kristofer Hong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hong has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 47:48
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kristofer Hong!
A very excited looking Kristofer Hong made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.