PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between KT Panda (ranked 24157 p4p, 24005 weight class) and Kevin Faulk (ranked 205 p4p, 155 weight class). KT Panda has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Panda
vs
Faulk

190 cm
21
300
4 - 5 - 0

157 cm
21
238
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Dick Dolla Douchebag

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, KT Panda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Faulk!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faulk moves away from the strike by Panda.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Panda, as that shot connected.
Panda lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Panda works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Faulk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Panda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Faulk manages to avoid it.
Panda scores with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Faulk. Panda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Panda seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A big left from Faulk misses.
Panda looks to land a left hand but Faulk moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panda misses with a straight right.
Panda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Faulk.
Panda misses the jab.
Faulk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Panda ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda staying out of range there.
Panda is looking to counter the offense by Faulk and move into the clinch.
Panda scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big right from Faulk misses.
Faulk misses with a two punch combination.
Panda lands a nice looking body shot.
Panda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Faulk looks to throw the jab but Panda is out of range.
Faulk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Panda was well out of range. Poor timing from Faulk.
Panda misses with a body kick.
Faulk is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Faulk moves out of range of the body kick from Panda.
Panda throws out a loose jab but Faulk uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Panda. Beautiful body shot.
Faulk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Panda misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Faulk with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Panda to score with a decent uppercut.
Faulk looks to throw the jab but Panda is out of range.
No joy there for Panda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Panda missing with a left hand there. Faulk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Panda takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Panda lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Panda looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Panda looks to score with a jab to the body but Faulk is just out of range.
Panda defending well as Faulk loads up on a big left hand.
Faulk scores with a hook to the body. Panda takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Panda is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Panda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Faulk.

Panda closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Faulk.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda tries to stall but Faulk uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Faulk breaks from the clinch.
Panda scores with a jab to the body.
Faulk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Faulk throws out a counter right but Panda avoids it with no problem.
Panda scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Panda staying out of range there.
Panda throws an off balance right hand
and Faulk counters with a stiff right hand.
Faulk misses with a straight right.
Faulk misses with a looping right.
Panda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Faulk manages to avoid it.
Faulk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Panda throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Panda gets a clinch.
Faulk lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faulk lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Panda misses with a body punch.
Panda controlling the action here for a moment.
Panda working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Panda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Faulk scores with a hook to the body.
Faulk lands a nice uppercut.
Panda trying to stall but Faulk improves his position.
Panda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Faulk wants to stall.
Panda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Panda working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Faulk - that landed with a thud.
Faulk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Panda or not.
Panda stalling in the clinch but Faulk improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Panda.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

KT Panda dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A big left from Faulk misses.
Panda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
KT Panda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faulk throws a looping overhand right but Panda ducks down to avoid it.
Panda just misses with a punch to the body.
Panda thows a leg kick but Faulk checks it
and Faulk counters with a nice uppercut.
Faulk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Faulk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Panda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Faulk 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.
Faulk throws a jab when Panda was well out of range.
A good leg kick by Panda.
Panda takes a swing at Faulk's ribcage but misses.
Faulk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Faulk.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Faulk! But no joy.
Faulk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Panda was well out of range. Poor timing from Faulk.
Panda tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Faulk manages to circle out of the way.
Faulk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Panda.
Panda misses with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fighters circle momentarily. Panda darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Panda connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Faulk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Panda misses with a body shot.
Panda scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Faulk swings for the body but Panda moves out of range.
Panda slips a straight right by Faulk.
Panda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Faulk can do to turn this around?
A left lands for Panda.
Faulk defending well as Panda loads up on a big left hand.
Panda works over Faulk's head and body with a nice combination.
Faulk missing with a left hand there. Panda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Panda tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Faulk manages to circle out of the way.
Panda misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Panda misses.
It seemed like Faulk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Panda defending well as Faulk loads up on a big left hand.
Faulk throws a shot from downtown. Panda moves away and avoids it.
Panda comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Panda closes the distance and pushes Faulk back into the ropes.
Faulk stalling in the clinch but Panda improves position.
Panda blocks an uppercut.
Faulk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Panda taking a breather.
Panda struggles to land a body shot inside as Faulk controls his hands.
Panda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Faulk has a couple of punches blocked by Panda.
Faulk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Panda presses Faulk against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Panda tries a body shot but Faulk blocks it.
KT Panda has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Panda.
Faulk prevents a body shot from Panda.
Faulk lands a body punch.
Panda is trying to stall.
Panda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Faulk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Panda.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Panda swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Faulk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Faulk looks to score with a jab to the body but Panda is just out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
KT Panda is winning the standup battle so far.
Panda ducks under a wild hook from Faulk.
Faulk stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Faulk tries to close the distance and clinch but Panda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Faulk loads up on a big right hand but Panda slips the punch.
Faulk throws out a loose jab but Panda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Panda blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faulk misses with a body shot.
Panda seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Faulk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Panda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Faulk moves away.
Faulk just misses with a punch to the body.
Panda slips under a jab from Faulk.
Panda throws the left hand but Faulk avoids the punch easily.
Panda takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

It looks like KT Panda has been cut.
Panda misses with a shot to the body
and Faulk counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Panda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Faulk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Panda takes a swing at Faulk's ribcage but misses.
Panda looks to score with a jab to the body but Faulk is just out of range.
Panda swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Panda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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 KT Panda will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on KT Panda's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Panda misses with a kick to the body.
Faulk misses with a hook. Panda ducked under it nicely.
Panda misses with a leg kick
and Faulk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Panda 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.
Panda swinging wildly here.
Faulk throws a body punch but Panda moves out of range.
Faulk misses with a double jab.
Nice body punch from Panda.
Panda misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Faulk.
Panda looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Faulk throws the left hand but Panda avoids the punch easily.
Faulk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Panda scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faulk throws a big shot that misses.
Faulk gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Panda.
Panda thuds his shin into the meat of Faulk's side.
Faulk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Panda.
Panda lands a slapping body shot.
Faulk misses the shot to the body.
Panda walks into a straight right hand from Faulk.
Faulk misses the jab.
Faulk looks to land a right hand but Panda moved out of range.
Panda ducks under a wild hook from Faulk.
Faulk misses the jab.
Panda is looking to wear down Faulk with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Faulk misses with an uppercut. Panda saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faulk throws a hook but Panda blocks it.
A jab from Faulk misses.
Panda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Faulk.
Panda misses with a body shot.
Faulk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Panda staying out of range there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Panda takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Faulk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Panda was well out of range. Poor timing from Faulk.
Panda avoids a kick to the body.
Faulk takes a swing at Panda's ribcage but misses.

Panda closes the distance and clinches.
Faulk has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Panda seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Faulk can turn it around.
Panda stalling in the clinch but Faulk improves position.
Panda lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda trying to control the position but instead, Faulk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Panda into the ropes.
Panda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Panda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Faulk misses with a punch on the inside.
Panda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Faulk's elbow.
Panda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Panda throws a punch but it's blocked by Faulk.
Faulk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Panda tries to stall but Faulk uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right from Faulk on the inside.
Panda taking a breather.
Faulk is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Panda is keeping busy.
Panda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Panda misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faulk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Panda trying to control the position but instead, Faulk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Panda into the ropes.
Faulk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Panda just leaning against Faulk, taking a breather.
KT Panda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Panda keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Faulk's efforts to push away.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kevin Faulk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Faulk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Faulk misses with a body punch.
Faulk tries a body shot but Panda blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Faulk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Panda 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... KT Panda!