PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Minard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sun Wukong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Minard might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I Against I. Sun Wukong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Minard
vs
Wukong

182 cm
21
210 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

190 cm
19
221 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

5th Round
5th Round

Evil Spirit Clothing Co. (KOF partner)

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Minard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sun Wukong!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wukong throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wukong misses with a head kick.
Minard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wukong sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Minard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Minard misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Minard.
Wukong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Minard - just one landing.
Minard scores with a hook.
Wukong on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wukong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Minard throws a head kick but Wukong moves out of range.
Minard shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Minard throws a series of punches but Wukong moves out of range.
Wukong connects with a solid leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wukong throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Minard shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wukong sprawls well. Wukong wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Minard gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Minard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wukong throws a leg kick but Minard sees it coming and moves out of range.
Minard throws a lazy head kick
and Wukong counters with an inside leg kick.
Wukong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wukong thuds his shin into the meat of Minard's side.
Wukong throws a nice head kick!
Wukong misses with a low kick.
Wukong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wukong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wukong, right into the meat.
Wukong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Minard throws out the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wukong.
Minard thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wukong if he has to take too many more of those.
Sun Wukong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wukong. That's going to slow Minard down.
Wukong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Minard is breathing heavily.
Wukong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wukong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wukong, right into the meat.
Minard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wukong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Minard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wukong tries a head kick but it misses.
Wukong connects with the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Minard blocks the low kick.
Minard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wukong pivots, looking for a leg kick but Minard is out of range and Wukong settles back down.
Minard walks into a left hand.
Wukong throws a leg kick but Minard moved away.
Minard throws a jab but it's blocked by Wukong.
Wukong is looking to slow Minard down with leg kicks.
Minard checks a leg kick.
Minard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wukong sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Minard lands an overhand right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wukong.
Wukong throws a head kick but Minard moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wukong ducks under a wild hook from Minard.
Wukong staying out of range there.
Anderson Minard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wukong lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Both fighters circling a little - Wukong finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Wukong.
Wukong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Minard.
An inside leg kick lands from Wukong.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Minard throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wukong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good standup being displayed there by Wukong as he connects with a hook.
Minard throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sun Wukong dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wukong looks to throw a body kick
and Minard counters with a nice body shot.
Wukong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wukong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wukong walks into a straight right hand from Minard.
Some wild striking there from Minard.
A low kick from Minard misses
and Wukong counters with a nice leg kick.
Wukong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Minard might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Minard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Minard throws a solid leg kick but Wukong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Minard.
Minard throws a series of punches but Wukong avoids them all with ease.
Minard shoots in but no luck this time.
Wukong feints and then cracks Minard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Minard down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Minard throws a combination that misses
and Wukong finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wukong manages to avoid it.
Wukong throws a leg kick which misses Minard's front leg but catches the back leg as Minard tries to avoid it.
Wukong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Minard's sensitive parts.
Wukong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wukong feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Minard's calf.
Wukong keeps Minard at a distance using the push kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wukong lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Minard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Minard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Minard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wukong is looking to slow Minard down with leg kicks.
Wukong goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wukong throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wukong misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Wukong.
Wukong lands with a kick to the temple. Minard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wukong scores with the left hand. Minard knows he should have avoided that one.
Wukong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Minard.
Minard misses with a few strikes there.
Wukong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wukong misses with a low kick.
Minard throws a right hand that Wukong ducks under and follows up with a left that Wukong also avoids with ease.
Minard sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wukong scores with the left hand. Minard knows he should have avoided that one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wukong.
The fighters circling - Minard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wukong.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minard shoots in for a double leg but Wukong sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wukong lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wukong throws a nice outside leg kick.

Wukong lands a big head kick that sends Minard tumbling to the mat! Wukong takes a step backwards and waves Minard back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Minard is rocked!
Wukong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oh Minard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Minard throws a lazy right hand but Wukong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Minard blocks a head kick by Wukong.
Minard seems to have got his legs back now.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wukong. Minard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wukong has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Minard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wukong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Minard. That did some damage!
Wukong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wukong lands with a slapping head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wukong thuds his right hand into Minard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sun Wukong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wukong. That's going to slow Minard down.
Minard looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Minard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Minard throws a sloppy head kick
and Wukong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Minard thinking.
Wukong scores with a head kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Minard. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Wukong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice body kick there by Wukong.
Wukong throws a front kick aimed at Minard's knee but Minard avoids it well.
Wukong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Minard gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wukong counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Wukong lands a big head kick that sends Minard tumbling to the mat! Wukong takes a step backwards and waves Minard back to his feet - he wants the finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sun Wukong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Minard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wukong.
Wukong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wukong blocks a jab.
Wukong lands an overhand right.
Wukong bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wukong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wukong throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Minard throws a head kick that misses
and Wukong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wukong lands with an overhand left.
Wukong feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Minard's calf.
Wukong lands a body shot.
Wukong works Minard's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wukong feints and then cracks Minard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Minard down.
Minard will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wukong goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Minard tries to land a body kick
and Wukong counters with a thumping low kick.
Wukong throws a sloppy head kick and Minard moves out of range easily.
Wukong lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wukong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Minard throws a shot from downtown. Wukong moves away and avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wukong. That's going to slow Minard down.
Minard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wukong. Wukong obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wukong throws a good cross that connects.
Wukong connects with a looping right hand.
Wukong throws a leg kick which misses Minard's front leg but catches the back leg as Minard tries to avoid it.
Wukong with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wukong throws a quick inside leg kick.
Minard throws the left hand but Wukong avoids the punch easily.
Wukong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wukong connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Minard tumbling to the canvas! Wukong pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Minard was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sun Wukong!