PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Henriksen (ranked 5063 p4p, 504 weight class) and Bong Ki Duk (ranked 9357 p4p, 709 weight class). Ki Duk has chosen north korea's national anthem as his entrance music. Bong Ki Duk has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Henriksen
vs
Ki Duk

193 cm
22
246 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

198 cm
43
260 lbs
34 - 34 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Aspire Nutrition

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Henriksen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bong Ki Duk!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ki Duk moves in looking to clinch but Henriksen pushes him off.
Henriksen misses with a two punch combination.
Henriksen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ki Duk doesn't seem bothered though.
Henriksen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Aspire Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Ki Duk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Henriksen throws a hook but Ki Duk blocks it.
Ki Duk tries to clinch but Henriksen is having none of it.

Ki Duk closes the distance and clinches.
Henriksen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ki Duk looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ki Duk throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Ki Duk fails to land.

Henriksen drags the fight down to the ground.
Henriksen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Henriksen has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Ki Duk is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Henriksen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ki Duk content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Henriksen looks to move to half guard but instead Ki Duk has passed into mount! Damn!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ki Duk controlling the position easily from mount.
Ki Duk looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Henriksen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ki Duk prevents Henriksen from improving his position.
It looks like Ki Duk is going to stand back up.
Henriksen is looking to control Ki Duk's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Henriksen avoid being mounted?
Henriksen wants to get back to full guard.
Ki Duk performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ki Duk's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ki Duk lands a nice short elbow.

Henriksen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ki Duk seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Henriksen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Henriksen tries to get to full guard but Ki Duk has control of the leg.
Henriksen gets back to full guard.
Ki Duk postures up.

Henriksen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Henriksen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ki Duk defends well.
Ki Duk trying to control the position from guard on top but Henriksen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Henriksen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Henriksen being controlled here, momentarily.
Ki Duk pushes down on Henriksen's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ki Duk keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Henriksen wants to improve his position but Ki Duk is controlling well.
Henriksen is trying to maintain the position but Ki Duk is very close to passing his half guard.
Ki Duk tries to stand and escape but Henriksen is controlling the position.
Ki Duk keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ki Duk trying to control the action but Henriksen is working from the bottom.
Ki Duk is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ki Duk wants to free his trapped foot but Henriksen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ki Duk controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bong Ki Duk will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Henriksen throws a jab when Ki Duk was well out of range.
No joy there for Ki Duk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Henriksen with a hook.
Henriksen throws a series of punches but Ki Duk avoids them all with ease.
Ki Duk needs to keep his hands up - Henriksen had a free shot at his head there.
Ki Duk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ki Duk slips under a jab.
Ki Duk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henriksen.
Ki Duk throws an overhand right that lands on Henriksen's shoulder, as Henriksen tries to avoid the shot.
Ki Duk throws a head kick but Henriksen moves out of range.
Henriksen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ki Duk tries to clinch but Henriksen moves out of range.
Henriksen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Henriksen misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henriksen dodges the punch combination from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab from Ki Duk.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ki Duk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henriksen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henriksen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ki Duk's hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ki Duk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Henriksen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alexander Henriksen is winning the standup battle so far.
Ki Duk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Henriksen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ki Duk misses with a leg kick.
Henriksen misses with a straight left.
Henriksen slips a jab and a cross from Ki Duk.
Henriksen cracks Ki Duk with an open hand slap.
Henriksen throws an overhand right that lands on Ki Duk's shoulder, as Ki Duk tries to avoid the shot.
Henriksen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ki Duk throws a nice looking combination but Henriksen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Henriksen is looking to counter punch.
Henriksen sizes up Ki Duk with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ki Duk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Henriksen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ki Duk.
Henriksen misses with an uppercut.
Ki Duk tries to counter with a clinch but Henriksen shakes him off and moves away.
Henriksen looks to throw the jab but Ki Duk is out of range.
Ki Duk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henriksen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Henriksen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ki Duk tries to clinch up but Henriksen circles away and keeps his distance.
Ki Duk looks to land a right hand but Henriksen moved out of range.
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!
Henriksen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk throws a head kick but Henriksen moves out of range.
Henriksen checks a low kick from Ki Duk.
Henriksen defending well as Ki Duk loads up on a big left hand.
Henriksen jabs Ki Duk to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ki Duk scores with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Henriksen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henriksen. Ki Duk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ki Duk throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Henriksen with a hook.
Henriksen misses with a looping left.
Ki Duk misses with a body shot.
Henriksen pushes Ki Duk away with a front kick.
Henriksen lands with a shot to the body.
Ki Duk doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ki Duk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ki Duk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henriksen moves away.
Ki Duk scores with a hook to the body. Henriksen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ki Duk tries to clinch but Henriksen is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henriksen connects with a crisp jab.
Ki Duk moves away from the strike by Henriksen.
Henriksen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ki Duk takes a step back to recover.
Ki Duk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ki Duk misses with a body punch
and Henriksen counters with a nice uppercut.
Ki Duk misses with a few strikes there.
Ki Duk is breathing heavily.
Ki Duk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Henriksen scores with a nice body kick.
Ki Duk's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Henriksen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ki Duk scrambles back to his feet.
Ki Duk throws a series of punches but Henriksen avoids them all with ease.
Henriksen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ki Duk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ki Duk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ki Duk dodges the punch combination from Henriksen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ki Duk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henriksen.
Ki Duk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henriksen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Henriksen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ki Duk.
Henriksen blocks the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk throws a right and a left that Henriksen avoids nicely.
Henriksen lands a head shot.
The crowd cheers as Henriksen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ki Duk doesn't seem phased though.
Henriksen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ki Duk.
Henriksen misses with an uppercut. Ki Duk saw that one coming.
Henriksen slips a jab and a cross from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk tries to clinch up but Henriksen circles away and keeps his distance.
Ki Duk wants to clinch.
Henriksen missing with a left hand there. Ki Duk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Henriksen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ki Duk can do to turn this around?

Ki Duk clinches up against the cage.
Henriksen misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henriksen working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Henriksen fails to land.
Ki Duk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ki Duk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henriksen backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Ki Duk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Henriksen dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ki Duk throws a head kick but Henriksen moves out of range.
Ki Duk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Henriksen misses with a body kick.
Ki Duk tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Henriksen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ki Duk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Henriksen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ki Duk connects with a high kick.
Ki Duk misses with a few strikes there.
Ki Duk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henriksen misses with a body kick.
Henriksen dodges the punch combination from Ki Duk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ki Duk misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice defenses there by Ki Duk.
A big left from Henriksen misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Henriksen, as that shot connected.
Ki Duk ducks under a wild hook from Henriksen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ki Duk's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ki Duk duly obliges.
Ki Duk slips a straight right by Henriksen.
Henriksen throws a one two combo.

It looks like Bong Ki Duk has been cut.
Henriksen throws the kick towards the body but Ki Duk avoids it.
Henriksen misses with a wild body shot.
Henriksen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Henriksen throws a looping overhand right but Ki Duk ducks down to avoid it.
Henriksen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ki Duk is looking to slow Henriksen down with leg kicks.
Henriksen throws a jab but it's blocked by Ki Duk.
No joy there for Ki Duk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch lands to the side of Ki Duk 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henriksen misses with a two punch combination.
Henriksen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ki Duk staying out of range there.
Henriksen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bong Ki Duk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henriksen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ki Duk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Henriksen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ki Duk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ki Duk tries to clinch but Henriksen moves out of range.
It looked like Henriksen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ki Duk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henriksen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Henriksen thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Henriksen misses.
Ki Duk throws a right hand that Henriksen ducks under and follows up with a left that Henriksen also avoids with ease.
Ki Duk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A combination from Ki Duk does no damage.
Henriksen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Henriksen tests Ki Duk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A combination from Ki Duk does no damage.
Ki Duk lands with a nice body kick.
Ki Duk lands a really nice looking cross but Henriksen seems unphased.
Henriksen lands a jab to Ki Duk's midsection.
Ki Duk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henriksen throws an overhand right that lands on Ki Duk's shoulder, as Ki Duk tries to avoid the shot.
Ki Duk wants to counter the offense by Henriksen and move into the clinch position.
Ki Duk throws a right and a left that Henriksen avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk misses with a two punch combination.
Henriksen throws a body punch but Ki Duk moves out of range.
As Henriksen backs off Ki Duk throws a huge counter combo but Henriksen manages to avoid it all.
Bong Ki Duk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henriksen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ki Duk on the side of the head.
Ki Duk swinging wildly here.
Henriksen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ki Duk tries to clinch there but Henriksen circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Henriksen there.
Henriksen throws a looping overhand right but Ki Duk ducks down to avoid it.
Ki Duk is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Henriksen rather than just go for the knockout.
Henriksen connects with a looping right hand.
Henriksen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Henriksen takes a swing at Ki Duk's ribcage but misses.
Henriksen misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henriksen. Ki Duk does a little dance to reset his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ki Duk.
Henriksen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ki Duk gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ki Duk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Nice straight punches there by Henriksen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Henriksen.
Henriksen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ki Duk.
Henriksen lands a two punch combo.
Ki Duk misses with a right hand
and Henriksen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henriksen misses the jab.
Henriksen swats away the attempt to clinch by Ki Duk.
Ki Duk is looking to chop away at Henriksen's legs.
Henriksen scores with a nice right hand.
Henriksen cracks Ki Duk with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ki Duk tries to clinch there but Henriksen circles away.
Henriksen misses with a looping left.
Ki Duk is looking to score with low kicks.
An attempted straight right counter from Henriksen misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henriksen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ki Duk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Henriksen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ki Duk throws a series of punches but Henriksen avoids them all with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Henriksen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Henriksen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Henriksen!
Alexander Henriksen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.