PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Gatherer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bong Ki Duk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gatherer comes to the cage accompanied by Down In A Hole - Alice In Chains. Ki Duk is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: north korea's national anthem. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gatherer
vs
Ki Duk

195 cm
28
273 lbs
20 - 3 - 1

198 cm
29
260 lbs
23 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hunter Gatherer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bong Ki Duk!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ki Duk throws a nice head kick!
Ki Duk throws a solid leg kick but Gatherer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ki Duk.
Ki Duk avoids the head kick by Gatherer.
Ki Duk tries to clinch up.
Gatherer misses with an uppercut. Ki Duk saw that one coming.
Ki Duk bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gatherer's head.
Ki Duk swinging wildly here.
Ki Duk has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gatherer is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ki Duk tries to clinch but Gatherer moves out of range.
Ki Duk throws a leg kick but Gatherer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gatherer fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ki Duk just manages to avoid it.
Ki Duk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A good leg kick by Gatherer.
Ki Duk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gatherer is looking to counter the offense by Ki Duk and move into the clinch.
Ki Duk pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gatherer back to the cage. Ki Duk follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Hunter Gatherer has been cut.
Gatherer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Nelson Fight Camp in the buildup to the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy left from Gatherer finds it's target.
Ki Duk scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ki Duk tries to clinch up.
Gatherer tries to land a front kick but Ki Duk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ki Duk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ki Duk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gatherer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ki Duk looks to land a combination but Gatherer avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatherer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ki Duk is out of range and Gatherer settles back down.
Ki Duk tries a head kick but it misses.
Ki Duk lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ki Duk throws a head kick that misses.
Gatherer looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Gatherer throws a body kick that misses.
Ki Duk moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ki Duk throws a head kick that misses.
Ki Duk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gatherer scores with a leg kick.
Ki Duk throws a head kick that misses.
Gatherer blocks a head kick by Ki Duk.
Ki Duk tries to close the distance and clinch but Gatherer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ki Duk tries to clinch up but Gatherer circles away and keeps his distance.
Ki Duk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gatherer.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gatherer checks a leg kick.
Gatherer misses with a wild body shot.
Ki Duk is looking to clinch.
Gatherer throws a leg kick but Ki Duk checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ki Duk is looking to clinch but Gatherer is avoiding it.
Gatherer misses with a leg kick.
Ki Duk ducks under a wild hook from Gatherer.
Ki Duk throws a counter combo.
Ki Duk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gatherer scoring well with a low kick there.
Ki Duk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circling - Gatherer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ki Duk tries a head kick but it misses.
Gatherer takes one on the button.
Gatherer avoids the head kick by Ki Duk.
Gatherer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ki Duk throws a head kick but Gatherer moves out of range.
Gatherer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ki Duk throws a leg kick but Gatherer checks it.
Gatherer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ki Duk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bong Ki Duk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ki Duk looks to land a combination but Gatherer avoids it well.
Ki Duk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gatherer lands a right hook to the body.
Ki Duk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gatherer!
Ki Duk looks winded!
Ki Duk wants to slow Gatherer down by chopping away at his legs.
Gatherer tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ki Duk manages to circle out of the way.
Ki Duk misses with a body kick.
Gatherer misses with a low kick.
Nice straight punches there by Gatherer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gatherer.

It looks like Bong Ki Duk has been cut.
Ki Duk throws a sloppy head kick and Gatherer moves out of range easily.
Ki Duk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ki Duk checks a leg kick.
Ki Duk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ki Duk tries to clinch but Gatherer moves out of range.
Ki Duk lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gatherer misses with an uppercut.
Gatherer throws a jab but it's blocked by Ki Duk.
Gatherer lands with an overhand left.
Gatherer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ki Duk.
Gatherer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ki Duk was well out of range. Poor timing from Gatherer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gatherer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gatherer.
Gatherer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ki Duk if he has to take too many more of those.
Ki Duk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gatherer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gatherer looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ki Duk works over Gatherer's head and body with a nice combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ki Duk. Gatherer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ki Duk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ki Duk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ki Duk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ki Duk is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ki Duk tries to clinch but Gatherer is having none of it.
Gatherer takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gatherer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ki Duk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gatherer.
Ki Duk moves away from the strike by Gatherer.
Gatherer misses with a body kick.
Ki Duk moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bong Ki Duk dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ki Duk fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ki Duk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gatherer.
Ki Duk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ki Duk blocks a low kick nicely.
Gatherer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gatherer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ki Duk throws out a leg kick but Gatherer moves out of range and Ki Duk only half commits.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gatherer might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.

Ki Duk pushes Gatherer up against the cage in a clinch.
Gatherer has a couple of punches blocked by Ki Duk.
Ki Duk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gatherer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ki Duks head.
A hook to the body from Gatherer.
Gatherer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Ki Duk.
Gatherer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ki Duk blocks an uppercut.
Ki Duk lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Ki Duk on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatherer lands with a light punch inside.

That has opened up Bong Ki Duk's cut even more.
Ki Duk can't find room to land a body shot as Gatherer controls the action.
Ki Duk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ki Duk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gatherers head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ki Duk.

Gatherer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ki Duk swinging wildly here.
Bong Ki Duk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ki Duk checks a leg kick.
Gatherer scores with a jab to the head.
Ki Duk wants to clinch up but Gatherer keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Gatherer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ki Duk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gatherer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ki Duk.

Ki Duk rushes Gatherer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gatherer tries to work over Ki Duk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ki Duk.
Ki Duk blocks an elbow strike from Gatherer.
Gatherer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk stalling in the clinch.
Ki Duk throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ki Duk.
Gatherer avoids a wild elbow strike from Ki Duk.
Gatherer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ki Duk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ki Duk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ki Duk swings wildly with an uppercut but Gatherer uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Ki Duk fails to land.
Ki Duk swings wildly with an uppercut but Gatherer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gatherer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ki Duk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gatherer's elbow.
Gatherer lands a body shot.
Ki Duk struggles to land a body shot inside as Gatherer controls his hands.
Ki Duk blocks a body shot from Gatherer.
Ki Duk misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatherer lands a left hand.
Ki Duk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gatherer lands an elbow just above Ki Duk 's eye.

The cut above Bong Ki Duk's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gatherer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Ki Duk.
A shot in the inside from Gatherer.
Gatherer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gatherer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Bong Ki Duk's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Ki Duk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gatherer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ki Duk misses with a body punch.
Ki Duk working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Gatherer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ki Duk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ki Duk tests Gatherer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ki Duk throws a head kick that misses.
Ki Duk avoids the head kick by Gatherer.
Ki Duk pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Ki Duk checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gatherer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ki Duk only half commits to the counter leg kick.

Gatherer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gatherer showed some decent athleticism there.
Ki Duk trying to hold on to Gatherer's head to control him but Gatherer postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gatherer in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bong Ki Duk will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Ki Duk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gatherer half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ki Duk scores with a head kick.
Gatherer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gatherer is looking to counter the offense by Ki Duk and move into the clinch.
Gatherer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ki Duk tries to clinch up.
Gatherer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gatherer throws a leg kick but Ki Duk sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gatherer throws a jab when Ki Duk was well out of range.
Ki Duk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ki Duk throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gatherer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ki Duk lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ki Duk.
Gatherer throws a leg kick which misses Ki Duk's front leg but catches the back leg as Ki Duk tries to avoid it.
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!
Gatherer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ki Duk staying out of range there.
Gatherer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ki Duk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatherer tried to score with a low kick but Ki Duk checks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Ki Duk blocks the leg kick.
Ki Duk misses the body punch
and Gatherer counters with a nice body kick.
Gatherer jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Ki Duk clinches.
Gatherer misses with a body punch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ki Duk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Gatherer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ki Duk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gatherer throws a push kick but Ki Duk slaps the foot to one side.
Ki Duk unleashes a big counter combination but Gatherer bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gatherer throws a leg kick but Ki Duk sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gatherer throws a leg kick which misses Ki Duk's front leg but catches the back leg as Ki Duk tries to avoid it.
Ki Duk is looking to clinch.
Gatherer is looking to counter punch.
Ki Duk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatherer misses with a lunging right hand
and Ki Duk makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ki Duk's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ki Duk with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gatherer to score with a decent uppercut.
Ki Duk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gatherer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ki Duk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ki Duk misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ki Duk doesn't manage to clinch there - Gatherer circles away.
Ki Duk throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Gatherer.
Gatherer throws a body shot but no joy.
Gatherer thumps Ki Duk with a low kick.
Hunter Gatherer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gatherer throws a head kick that misses.
Bong Ki Duk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gatherer throws a leg kick but Ki Duk sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ki Duk connects with a high kick.
Ki Duk throws a head kick that misses.
Gatherer looks to score with a jab to the body but Ki Duk is just out of range.
Ki Duk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ki Duk just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatherer dodges the punch combination from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk scores with a head kick. Gatherer tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ki Duk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gatherer tries a low kick but Ki Duk avoids it.
Ki Duk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Ki Duk scores with a four punch combination!
Ki Duk is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gatherer rather than just go for the knockout.
Gatherer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ki Duk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gatherer lands a nice hook to Ki Duk's body. Ki Duk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ki Duk moves out of range of the body kick from Gatherer.
Ki Duk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ki Duk 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.
Gatherer lands a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gatherer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatherer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bong Ki Duk's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hunter Gatherer!
Hunter Gatherer seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.