PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tonichie Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suffer Thyme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hong
vs
Thyme

175 cm
28
172 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

180 cm
29
170 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Heavy handed

Raw Edge Gear (R.E.G)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tonichie Hong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Suffer Thyme!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Thyme is predictable there
letting Hong counter with a right hand.
Thyme tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hong was well out of range. Poor timing from Thyme.
Horrible takedown by Hong or perhaps it was just good defense by Thyme which made him look bad.
Thyme takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thyme lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thyme thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hong works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hong throws a shot from downtown. Thyme moves away and avoids it.
Thyme misses with an uppercut. Hong saw that one coming.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hong.
Hong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

It looks like Tonichie Hong has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thyme with a hook.
Thyme lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thyme stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tonichie Hong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hong shoots for a double leg takedown but Thyme sprawls well. He's pushed Hong's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thyme fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hong manages to avoid it.
Thyme lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thyme connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hong's hands.
Suffer Thyme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thyme throws a poor cross that misses
and Hong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch combination from Hong misses.
Thyme throws a leg kick but Hong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thyme throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hong shoots for a double leg takedown but Thyme sprawls well. He's pushed Hong's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Hong forces Thyme back against the cage and clinches.
Hong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thyme's efforts to push away.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Thyme is trying to break the clinch but Hong has him pressed against the cage.
Hong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thyme blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Thyme's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thyme is trying to push Hong away but Hong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hong misses with a knee to the head.
Thyme has had enough of the clinch but Hong keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thyme wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thyme working hard to break the clinch.
Thyme wants to break free but Hong has control.
Hong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thyme's efforts to push away.
Thyme wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thyme avoids it.
Hong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thyme's efforts to push away.
Hong has Thyme pressed against the cage, preventing Thyme from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hong prevents Thyme from breaking the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Thyme breaks from the clinch.
Hong misses with a few strikes there.
Thyme scores with a decent looking hook.
Thyme takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong throws a hook but Thyme avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Hong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thyme doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Thyme finds it's way through Hong's defenses.
Thyme thows a body shot but no joy.
Thyme lands a glancing blow to the side of Hong's head.
Hong just misses with a punch to the body.
Thyme missing with a left hand there. Hong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Danga de danga de dang - Hong scores with a four punch combination!
Hong lands with a nice body punch.
Thyme takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hong shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thyme as he avoids it easily.
Thyme is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hong had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thyme with a nice cross.
Hong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thyme momentarily.
Thyme just misses with a punch to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thyme scores with a jab.
Thyme misses with a low kick.
Hong connects with a single shot there.
Thyme stuffs the takedown attempt from Hong. Hong gets slowly back to his feet.
Hong is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hong ducks under a wild hook from Thyme.
Thyme lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hong circles away quickly and effectively.
Hong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thyme paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hong shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
No luck for Hong with that takedown attempt.
Thyme connects with a solid leg kick.
Thyme looks to land a left hand but Hong moved out of range nicely.
Thyme lands a really nice looking cross but Hong seems unphased.
Nice takedown defense from Thyme. No joy for Hong on that attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thyme.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thyme pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thyme sizes up Hong with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Decent striking displayed by Thyme there.
Thyme fakes the leg kick and cracks Hong in the body.
Hong is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Thyme misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Suffer Thyme dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tonichie Hong's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Thyme tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hong is looking to clinch.
Thyme lands a jab.
Thyme slips under a jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thyme.
Thyme takes a swing at Hong's ribcage but misses.
Tonichie Hong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slow jab from Hong misses its intended target.
Thyme pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hong is out of range and Thyme settles back down.
Hong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hong connects with a nice looking jab.
A good leg kick by Thyme.
Thyme tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hong on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hong dodges the punch combination from Thyme.
Thyme swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hong.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left and a right from Hong both land. Nice combination.
Hong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thyme moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big right from Thyme misses.
The fighters circling - Thyme throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Hong.
Hong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thyme.
Hong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hong takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thyme misses with a straight right.
Suffer Thyme seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thyme slips a jab and a cross from Hong.
Thyme fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hong checks a leg kick.
Thyme throws a shot from downtown. Hong moves away and avoids it.
Thyme lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thyme turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hong checks a leg kick.
Thyme bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hong's head backwards.
Thyme throws a jab when Hong was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thyme fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thyme connects with the punch.
Thyme takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hong dodges the punch combination from Thyme.
Hong walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thyme scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hong. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Thyme jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Hong.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hong checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Thyme misses the target.
Thyme misses with a leg kick.
Hong tries to clinch up.
Nice cross by Thyme.

Thyme gets tackled into the cage by Hong. Hong maintains the clinch.
Thyme tries to break free but Hong pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thyme is trying to break the clinch but Hong is controlling him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Thyme tries to break the clinch but Hong is controlling the position.
Thyme tries to break free but Hong pushes him back against the cage.
Thyme has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hong keeps control of Thyme as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Hong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hong checks the leg kick.
Good exchange - Thyme coming out on top.
Thyme lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Thyme jabs Hong to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thyme misses with an uppercut. Hong saw that one coming.
Thyme throws a wild body kick that Hong sees coming a mile off.
Hong ducks under a wild hook from Thyme.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thyme dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hong. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thyme scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thyme avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hong avoids the body shot from Thyme.
Thyme lands a jab.
Thyme has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jab by Thyme.
Thyme misses with a straight left.
Thyme moves away from the strike by Hong.
Thyme changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thyme ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thyme scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thyme misses with a hook.
Hong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Thyme misses.
Thyme tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Suffer Thyme showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tonichie Hong's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hong slips under a jab.
Thyme looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hong takes one to the chin there.
Hong lands with a nice combination. Thyme backs away looking to recover.
Thyme throws a chopping leg kick but Hong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Thyme circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hong looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thyme fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hong checks it well.
Hong moves out of range as Thyme throws a body kick.
Hong lands a head shot.
Thyme looks to score with a jab to the body but Hong is just out of range.
Jab, jab by Thyme - just one landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut lands for Thyme. That snapped Hong's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thyme throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thyme throws a jab but it's blocked by Hong.
Thyme throws a front kick aimed at Hong's knee but Hong avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Thyme scores with a kick to the body.
Suffer Thyme is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thyme will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thyme turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thyme pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hong is out of range and Thyme settles back down.
Thyme will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thyme connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hong takes one on the button.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thyme.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thyme scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thyme.
Thyme tries to land a leg kick but Hong saw it coming and moves away.
Thyme throws a series of punches but Hong avoids them all with ease.
Hong ducks under a wild hook from Thyme.
Hong doesn't manage to clinch there - Thyme circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong tries to clinch but Thyme moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Hong or perhaps it was just good defense by Thyme which made him look bad.
Hong 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.
Thyme lands an overhand right.
Thyme throws out a loose jab but Hong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thyme connects with a crisp jab.
Hong staying out of range there.
Hong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thyme scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thyme tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hong is able to avoid easily.
Thyme lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thyme.
Hong looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thyme.
Thyme lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hong's sensitive parts.
Thyme chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice body kick from Thyme.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thyme 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.
Thyme scores with a jab. Hong acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hong's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thyme connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hong scrambles back to his feet.
Hong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thyme throws a leg kick which misses Hong's front leg but catches the back leg as Hong tries to avoid it.
Thyme with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thyme lands a glancing blow to the side of Hong's head.
Hong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thyme.
Hong slips under a jab from Thyme.
Hong shoots in looking for a takedown but Thyme manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hong's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tonichie Hong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thyme takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thyme fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thyme misses the shot to the body.
Thyme throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
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!
Good leg kick by Thyme there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hong blocks a low kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thyme throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Thyme.
Thyme is looking to chop away at Hong's legs.
Hong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thyme.
Hong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thyme throws a looping overhand right but Hong ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thyme. Hong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thyme throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hong lets loose with a powerful body kick. Thyme will feel that in the morning.
Hong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thyme sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thyme keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thyme is looking to slow Hong down with leg kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thyme misses with a double jab.
Hong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thyme slips a jab from Hong.
Hong slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Suffer Thyme really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tonichie Hong's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hong closes the distance and pushes Thyme back into the cage.
Thyme is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thyme tries to circle away but Hong has him pinned against the cage.
Thyme is trying to push Hong away but Hong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Hong breaks the clinch.

Hong decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hong looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Thyme looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hong wants to take a breather but Thyme is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thyme can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hong thows a huge punch but Thyme dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thyme is staying active underneath Hong, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tonichie Hong.
Hong gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thyme.
Hong shoots for a double leg takedown but Thyme sprawls well. He's pushed Hong's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Thyme throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hong throws a head kick but Thyme moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Thyme there.
Hong throws a head kick that misses.
Thyme throws the kick towards the body but Hong avoids it.
Hong fails with the takedown.
Hong is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thyme. Hong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thyme.
Thyme fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong avoids the body shot from Thyme.
Thyme scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hong on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hong looks to score with a jab to the body but Thyme is just out of range.
Thyme lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hong at a distance.
Hong on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thyme lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thyme misses with a low kick as Hong jumps back.
Thyme lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Thyme throws a leg kick but Hong moved away.
Hong shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hong throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Thyme does it's job there.
Thyme ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hong moves away.
Hong checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thyme throws a right hand that misses
and Hong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thyme scores with a jab.
A leg kick checked by Hong.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hong.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tonichie Hong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thyme is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hong.
Hong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Thyme.
Hong throws a big shot that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Hong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thyme throws a good cross that connects.
Thyme cracks Hong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hong loads up on a big right hand but Thyme slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Thyme throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thyme connects with a single shot there.
Hong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thyme throws out a loose jab but Hong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hong slips a straight right by Thyme.
Thyme misses with a looping left.
Thyme throws a jab when Hong was well out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thyme, right into the meat.
Hong feints and then cracks Thyme's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thyme down.
Thyme lands a leg kick that knocks Hong off balance momentarily.
Hong lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hong throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thyme throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thyme displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Thyme throws a leg kick but Hong checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thyme. Hong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thyme getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Suffer Thyme dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Tonichie Hong's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Thyme scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hong with a hook.
Nice jab there from Hong.
Hong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hong takes a swing at Thyme's ribcage but misses.
Hong walks into a straight right hand from Thyme.
Thyme finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hong throws a head kick that Thyme semi-blocks.
A big right from Hong misses.
Thyme throws a shot from downtown. Hong moves away and avoids it.
A head kick from Hong lands but Thyme takes it in his stride.
Hong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hong slips under a jab from Thyme.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Hong lands a high kick!
Thyme will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thyme wants to land a leg kick but Hong is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thyme catches Hong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thyme throws a leg kick but Hong moved away.
Thyme looks to score with a jab to the body but Hong is just out of range.
Thyme connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thyme looks for the body kick but Hong saw that one coming.
Thyme throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thyme throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hong.
Thyme bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hong's head backwards.
Thyme throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hong blocks a leg kick.
Thyme throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hong counters with a straight right hand.
Hong's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thyme connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hong scrambles back to his feet.
Hong misses with a few strikes there.
Hong pushes Thyme away with a front kick.
Hong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Hong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hong shoots in looking for a takedown but Thyme manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hong's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Thyme clobbers Hong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Thyme misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hong.
Thyme lands with a right hand.
Hong walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thyme fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big right from Thyme misses.
Thyme misses with a body kick.
Hong throws a nice looking combination but Thyme bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thyme stuns Hong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thyme was well out of range. Poor timing from Hong.
Hong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thyme missing with a left hand there. Hong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hong blocks a jab.
Thyme fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hong manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thyme feints and then cracks Hong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hong down.
The fighters circling - Hong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thyme is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hong.

Hong gets a clinch.

Thyme pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hong defending well as Thyme loads up on a big left hand.
Hong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thyme throws a leg kick
and Hong counters with a stiff right hand.
Hong throws a shot from downtown. Thyme moves away and avoids it.
Hong tries to clinch but Thyme moves out of range.
Thyme will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice shot by Thyme.
Thyme cracks Hong with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thyme jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thyme looks to land a left hand but Hong moved out of range nicely.
Hong wants to clinch.
Thyme steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hong.
Hong throws a head kick that misses.
Hong throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thyme's waist but Thyme gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hong off to one side.
A nice combination there by Thyme.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Thyme has managed to clinch.

Thyme breaks the clinch.
Thyme with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hong slips under a jab from Thyme.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thyme lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thyme scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tonichie Hong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suffer Thyme is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Some wild striking there from Hong.
Thyme connects with a right hand. Hong shakes it off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Suffer Thyme comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thyme winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 45:50
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Suffer Thyme! Suffer Thyme retains his welterweight title!