PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bull Mfer (ranked 374 p4p, 607 weight class) and Sol Kwon (ranked 59 p4p, 88 weight class). Kwon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mfer
vs
Kwon

189 cm
32
218
24 - 14 - 1

188 cm
37
215
20 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

HELLBENT

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bull Mfer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sol Kwon!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Mfer.
Kwon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mfer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kwon throws a jab but it's blocked by Mfer.
Mfer throws a leg kick but Kwon checks it.
Mfer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mfer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kwon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mfer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mfer walks into a stiff left hand from Kwon.
Kwon misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Mfer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mfer scores with a leg kick.
Mfer throws a body punch but Kwon moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Kwon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kwon throws a head kick but Mfer moves out of range.
We've been told by Mfer's head coaches at Heartless Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mfer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mfer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kwon.
Mfer looks for the body kick but Kwon saw that one coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mfer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kwon swats away the attempt to clinch by Mfer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Kwon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mfer just misses with a punch to the body.
Mfer lands with a hook. Kwon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mfer misses with an uppercut.
Bull Mfer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mfer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mfer defending well as Kwon loads up on a big left hand.
Kwon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mfer throws a body punch but Kwon moves out of range.
Kwon has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mfer doesn't manage to clinch there - Kwon circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mfer. That's going to slow Kwon down.
Mfer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kwon misses with a looping right.
Mfer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mfer throws an off balance right hand
and Mfer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kwon avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kwon loads up on a big right hand but Mfer slips the punch.
Mfer appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kwon scores with a punch to the head.
Mfer blocks a head kick by Kwon.
Mfer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kwon manages to avoid it.
Mfer delivers a nice body kick.
Kwon throws out a leg kick but Mfer moves out of range and Kwon only half commits.
Mfer scores with a head kick.
Mfer is looking to wear down Kwon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kwon tries to clinch up.
Kwon misses with a head kick.
Mfer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kwon loads up on a big right hand but Mfer slips the punch.
Mfer feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kwon scores with a nice right hand.
A jab lands there for Kwon.
Kwon might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mfer is looking to clinch but Kwon is avoiding it.
Kwon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mfer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kwon in his tracks.
Kwon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mfer.
Mfer lands with a straight right. Kwon didn't see that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer blocks a head kick by Kwon.
Mfer misses with a lunging right hand
and Kwon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mfer lands a nice looking body kick.
A slow jab from Kwon misses its intended target.
A leg kick checked by Kwon.
Mfer misses with a lunging right hand
and Kwon counters with a nice leg kick.
Mfer scores with a decent looking hook.
Mfer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kwon.
Kwon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kwon.
Mfer misses with a body punch
and Kwon counters with a nice uppercut.
Kwon misses the shot to the body.
Kwon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Mfer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kwon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kwon misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kwon tries to work over Mfer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mfer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kwon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The referee calls for Mfer to work.

Kwon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kwon ducks under a wild hook from Mfer.
Mfer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kwon's sensitive parts.
Kwon slips under a jab.
Mfer looks to land a left hand but Kwon moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Mfer misses.
Mfer defending well as Kwon loads up on a big left hand.
Mfer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kwon defending well as Mfer loads up on a big left hand.
Mfer throws the left hand but Kwon avoids the punch easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kwon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bull Mfer will probably get the nod.
That's time! Mfer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mfer misses with a right hand
and Kwon counters with a nice body shot.

Mfer instigates a clinch.
Kwon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Kwon manages to break the clinch.
Kwon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Kwon misses.

Mfer clinches up against the cage.
Mfer can't find room to land a body shot as Kwon controls the action.

Kwon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mfer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kwon. Kwon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kwon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mfer can pounce on him.
Kwon tests Mfer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mfer has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Mfer tries to clinch but Kwon is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mfer swats away the attempt to clinch by Kwon.
Mfer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kwon throws out a counter right but Mfer avoids it with no problem.
Mfer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mfer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kwon misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Mfer has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kwon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mfer moves away from the strike by Kwon.
Mfer misses with a body shot.
Bull Mfer is winning the standup battle so far.
Kwon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kwon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mfer thows a body kick. Kwon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kwon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mfer.
Mfer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kwon keeps the fight on the outside.
Kwon doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mfer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mfer misses with a right hand
and Kwon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kwon slips under a jab from Mfer.
Kwon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mfer looks to score with a jab to the body but Kwon is just out of range.
Mfer slips under a jab.
Mfer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kwon.

That's two 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!
Kwon misses with a lunging right hand
and Mfer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kwon throws a body shot but no joy.

Mfer closes the distance and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Mfer.
Kwon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mfer misses with a punch to the body.
Kwon blocks a body shot from Mfer.
Mfer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Sol Kwon has been cut.
Kwon lands an uppercut.
Kwon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Kwon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mfer missing with a left hand there. Kwon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kwon throws out a counter right but Mfer avoids it with no problem.
Kwon wants to slow Mfer down by chopping away at his legs.
Mfer misses with a low kick.
Mfer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kwon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kwon throws a jab when Mfer was well out of range.
Kwon moves out of range as Mfer strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kwon! But no joy.
Kwon misses with a hook. Mfer ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer looks to score with a jab to the body but Kwon is just out of range.
Mfer connects with a looping right hand.
Mfer moves out of range of the strikes.
Mfer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kwon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kwon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mfer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mfer misses with an uppercut. Kwon saw that one coming.
Mfer throws the kick towards the body but Kwon avoids it.
Mfer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kwon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mfer misses with a right hand
and Kwon counters with a straight right hand.
Mfer staying out of range there.
Kwon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mfer throws a hook but Kwon blocks it.
Mfer misses the jab.
Mfer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer misses with a looping left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Mfer misses its intended target.
A big right from Kwon misses.
Kwon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kwon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kwon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kwon throws out a counter right but Mfer avoids it with no problem.
Kwon scores with a leg kick.
Kwon slips a straight right by Mfer.
Mfer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kwon in his tracks.
Mfer is looking to slow Kwon down with leg kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kwon. That's going to slow Mfer down.
Kwon slips under a jab from Mfer.
Kwon keeps the fight on the outside.
Mfer staying out of range there.
Mfer looks to land a left hand but Kwon moved out of range nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bull Mfer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sol Kwon's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Mfer connects with the punch.

Mfer has closed the distance and engaged Kwon in a clinch.

Kwon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mfer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mfer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kwon just misses with a punch to the body.
Mfer misses with a body shot.
Kwon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mfer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mfer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kwon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mfer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mfer. Kwon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mfer scores with a spinning back kick!
Mfer jabs at Kwon's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mfer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kwon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer moves to clinch but Kwon breaks away
and Kwon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kwon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mfer moves to clinch but Kwon breaks away
letting Kwon counter with a right hand.
Kwon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mfer throws a leg kick which misses Kwon's front leg but catches the back leg as Kwon tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Kwon.
Mfer lands a really nice looking cross but Kwon seems unphased.
Kwon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mfer.
Mfer misses with a body shot
and Kwon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mfer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mfer dips to his left and cracks Kwon with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mfer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kwon.
Mfer looks to land a right hand but Kwon moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwon lands a jab.
Kwon loads up on a big right hand but Mfer slips the punch.
Mfer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mfer checks a leg kick nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Mfer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mfer looks to land a left hand but Kwon moved out of range nicely.
Kwon with the inside leg kick.
Kwon slips a straight right by Mfer.
Mfer fakes the leg kick and cracks Kwon in the body.
The fighters circling - Mfer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kwon connects with the punch.
Mfer misses with a straight left.
Mfer is looking to chop away at Kwon's legs.
Kwon swats away the attempt to clinch by Mfer.
A telegraphed right hand from Mfer misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer misses with a wild body shot.
Kwon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kwon avoids the body shot from Mfer.
A jab from Mfer misses.
Mfer works the jab nicely.
Mfer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mfer looks to land a right hand but Kwon moved out of range.
Mfer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mfer checks the leg kick.
Mfer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kwon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mfer lands a jab to Kwon's midsection.
Kwon misses with a low kick.
Kwon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kwon misses with an uppercut.
Mfer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kwon misses with a straight right.
Kwon staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kwon! But no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer looks to land a right hand but Kwon moved out of range.
Mfer lands with an uppercut that bounces Kwon off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kwon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A lazy left from Kwon finds it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Mfer.
Mfer throws a lazy head kick
and Kwon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kwon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mfer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice jab there from Mfer.
Sol Kwon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mfer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kwon counters with a nice uppercut.
Mfer is looking to land body kicks.
Good standup being displayed there by Kwon as he connects with a hook.
Mfer throws a jab when Kwon was well out of range.
Mfer moves out of range as Kwon strikes.
Kwon slips under a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bull Mfer.
Well Mfer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bull Mfer!
Bull Mfer took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, HELLBENT for their support in the buildup to the fight.