PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Dong Bae Mok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "Don't You Wish You Were Me?". 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.

Bae Mok
vs
Penn

174 cm
24
154 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

179 cm
30
150 lbs
5 - 11 - 0

Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Dong Bae Mok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Georges Penn!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mok connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mok throws a jab but it's blocked by Penn.
Mok misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Penn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penn throws a head kick that misses
and Mok counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mok swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mok blocks a head kick by Penn.
Mok lands a really nice looking cross but Penn seems unphased.
Penn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Penn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Penn tries to clinch but Mok is having none of it.
Penn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Penn misses with a body kick.
Penn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mok changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Penn throws a head kick that misses
and Mok counters with a left and a right that stings Penn.
Mok will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mok throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Penn.
Mok scores with a shot to the body.
Mok punishes Penn's body with a nice straight punch.
A head kick by Penn misses
and Mok counters with a leg kick.
Mok lands a slapping body shot.
Penn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mok lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mok tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Mok.
Penn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mok scores with a punch to the head.
Mok lands with an overhand left.
Mok is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mok connects with the punch.
Penn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mok misses with a hook. Penn ducked under it nicely.
Penn misses with a jab to the body
and Mok counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mok thumps Penn with a low kick.
Mok bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Penn's head backwards.
Mok throws a shot to the body.
Mok ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn blocks a jab.
Penn throws a head kick but Mok moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Penn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dong Bae Mok dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Penn defending well as Mok loads up on a big left hand.
Penn tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Mok manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mok swats away the attempt to clinch by Penn.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mok - that will leave a mark!
A head kick misses from Penn.
Mok scores with a jab. Penn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mok misses with a head kick.
Penn is looking to chop away at Mok's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mok scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mok.
Mok throws an overhand right that lands on Penn's shoulder, as Penn tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Penn.
A punch lands to the side of Penn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Penn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jab, jab by Mok - just one landing.
Mok keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Mok.
Mok connects with a right hand. Penn shakes it off.
Mok avoids the head kick by Penn.
Mok tries to bum rush Penn with a series of wild strikes but Penn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mok scores with a hook to the body. Penn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mok dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mok blocks a head kick by Penn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mok blocks a head kick by Penn.
Dong Bae Mok is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Mok there.
Mok circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mok connects with a body shot.
A nice combination there by Mok.
Mok lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Penn at a distance.
Penn tries to clinch but Mok moves out of range.
Mok stalks Penn and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Penn's face. Penn staggers backwards, shaken.
Penn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mok.
Penn tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn moves out of range of the strikes.
Mok will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mok lands a body shot.
Dong Bae Mok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mok scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy left from Mok finds it's target.
Penn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab lands there for Mok.
A head kick by Penn misses
and Mok counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dong Bae Mok dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Penn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mok.
Mok blocks a head kick by Penn.
Mok throws a hook but Penn avoids it easily.
Penn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mok connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Penn scrambles back to his feet.
Mok tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Mok.
Mok takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
Mok is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Penn can do to turn this around?
Mok misses the shot to the body.
Penn misses the shot to the body.
Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Penn.
Penn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mok lands a nice looking body shot.
Mok scores with a punch to the head.
Mok throws a right hand that Penn ducks under and follows up with a left that Penn also avoids with ease.
Mok scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Penn throws a head kick but Mok moves out of range.
Penn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mok lands a body shot.
Mok moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mok lands with a good body shot.
Mok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick by Penn misses
and Mok cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mok avoids the head kick by Penn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mok scores with a body shot.
Mok lands with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn walks into a stiff left hand from Mok.
Penn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jab, jab by Mok - just one landing.
Mok lands an overhand right.

Penn is rocked!
Mok knocks out Penn with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Mok before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Mok picks up the big W with a huge KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dong Bae Mok!