PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shin Dong Hyuk (ranked 668 p4p, 68 weight class) and Farboleous Ricard (ranked 608 p4p, 64 weight class). Ricard is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Vibe Killer. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dong Hyuk
vs
Ricard

167 cm
34
145 lbs
33 - 16 - 3

172 cm
25
146 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 180$)
Aspire Clothing

Urban Fighter

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 33 - 16 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shin Dong Hyuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Farboleous Ricard!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricard misses with a body shot.
Shin Dong Hyuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dong Hyuk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ricard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dong Hyuk wants to clinch.
Ricard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dong Hyuk bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dong Hyuk misses with a two punch combination.
Dong Hyuk backing away here, and Ricard unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Dong Hyuk connects with an inside leg kick.
Dong Hyuk with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dong Hyuk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ricard was well out of range. Poor timing from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk 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.
Dong Hyuk shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ricard throws a low kick but Dong Hyuk moves out of range easily.
Dong Hyuk blocks a low kick nicely.
Dong Hyuk appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ricard lands with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard lands a glancing blow to the side of Dong Hyuk's head.
Ricard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ricard checks it well.
We've been hearing reports that Dong Hyuk has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Ricard blocks the leg kick.
Ricard throws a poor cross that misses
and Dong Hyuk counters with a stiff right hand.
Ricard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ricard tries a head kick but it misses.
Dong Hyuk walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ricard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ricard checks the leg kick.
Ricard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dong Hyuk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ricard.
Dong Hyuk tries a low kick but Ricard avoids it.
Ricard unleashes a big counter combination but Dong Hyuk bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dong Hyuk takes a swing at Ricard's ribcage but misses.
Dong Hyuk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ricard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk throws a front kick aimed at Ricard's knee but Ricard avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dong Hyuk.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ricard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dong Hyuk moves forwards but Ricard connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dong Hyuk misses the shot to the body.
Ricard looks to score with a jab to the body but Dong Hyuk is just out of range.
Dong Hyuk loads up on a big right hand but Ricard slips the punch.
Ricard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ricard moves away.
Ricard only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ricard connects with an inside leg kick.
Ricard misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Ricard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dong Hyuk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dong Hyuk tries to land a leg kick but Ricard saw it coming and moves away.
A big left from Ricard misses.
Ricard blocks a low kick nicely.
Dong Hyuk lands a leg kick that knocks Ricard off balance momentarily.

Ricard rushes Dong Hyuk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dong Hyuk blocks a body shot from Ricard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricard can't find room to land a body shot as Dong Hyuk controls the action.
Dong Hyuk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ricard can't find room to land a body shot as Dong Hyuk controls the action.
Ricard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ricard blocks an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ricard.
Dong Hyuk has a couple of punches blocked by Ricard.
Ricard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dong Hyuk struggles to land a body shot inside as Ricard controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk lands with a short shot to the head.
Ricard tries to throw a body punch but Dong Hyuk avoids it by throwing Ricard back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ricard.
Ricard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ricard prevents a body shot from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dong Hyuk misses with a punch on the inside.
Ricard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ricard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ricard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk tries to work over Ricard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dong Hyuk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ricard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Dong Hyuk.
Ricard misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ricard is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dong Hyuk is keeping busy.
Ricard avoids a wild elbow strike from Dong Hyuk.
Ricard cracks Dong Hyuk with a nice body shot.
Ricard prevents a body shot from Dong Hyuk.
Ricard can't find room to land a body shot as Dong Hyuk controls the action.
Dong Hyuk tries to work over Ricard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dong Hyuk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dong Hyuk blocks a body shot from Ricard.
Dong Hyuk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ricard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dong Hyuk or not.
Dong Hyuk misses with the head strike.
Ricard misses with a punch to the body.
Ricard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ricard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ricard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dong Hyuk avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Shin Dong Hyuk will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dong Hyuk misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shin Dong Hyuk is winning the standup battle so far.
Ricard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ricard throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dong Hyuk is looking to counter punch.
Dong Hyuk takes one to the chin there.
Ricard scores with a push kick.
Dong Hyuk checks a leg kick.
Ricard throws a leg kick but Dong Hyuk sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dong Hyuk throws a leg kick which misses Ricard's front leg but catches the back leg as Ricard tries to avoid it.
Ricard throws a nice outside leg kick.
A low kick from Dong Hyuk is predictable there
and Ricard counters with a good low kick that Dong Hyuk was not able to check.
That kick from Ricard tenderised Dong Hyuk's leg. Dong Hyuk is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dong Hyuk slips a straight right by Ricard.
Dong Hyuk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ricard is out of range.
A big right from Ricard misses.
Ricard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk moves out of range as Ricard strikes.
Ricard fails to land with a series of punches.
Ricard takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ricard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ricard misses with a body kick.
A slow jab from Dong Hyuk misses its intended target.
Ricard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ricard takes a swing at Dong Hyuk's ribcage but misses.
Ricard looks for the body kick but Dong Hyuk saw that one coming.
Dong Hyuk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dong Hyuk throws a sloppy head kick and Ricard moves out of range easily.
Dong Hyuk with a nice cross.
Ricard throws a body shot but no joy.
Ricard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ricard shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ricard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dong Hyuk sizes up Ricard with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ricard throws a hook but Dong Hyuk blocks it.
Ricard misses with a leg kick
and Dong Hyuk counters with an outside leg kick.
Ricard misses with a looping right.
Dong Hyuk tries to land a leg kick but Ricard saw it coming and moves away.
Ricard appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dong Hyuk throws a low kick but Ricard avoids it.
Ricard fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dong Hyuk checks it well.
Ricard tries a low kick but Dong Hyuk avoids it.
Ricard throws a leg kick
and Dong Hyuk counters with a thumping low kick.
A right-left combo lands from Ricard.
A low kick from Dong Hyuk misses
and Dong Hyuk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dong Hyuk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ricard circles away quickly and effectively.
Dong Hyuk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dong Hyuk misses with a lunging right hand
and Ricard counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricard throws a head kick that misses.
Ricard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dong Hyuk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ricard was well out of range. Poor timing from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk tries to land a body kick
and Ricard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dong Hyuk throws a low kick, looking for Ricard's leg but Ricard calmly moves out of range.
Ricard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ricard thows a leg kick but Dong Hyuk checks it
and Dong Hyuk counters with a thumping low kick.
Dong Hyuk moves out of range of the leg kick from Ricard.
Ricard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dong Hyuk.
Ricard wants to land a leg kick but Dong Hyuk is out of range.
Ricard misses with a leg kick
and Dong Hyuk counters with a nice uppercut.
Dong Hyuk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ricard scores with a nice body kick.
Dong Hyuk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ricard throws out the jab.
Dong Hyuk throws a leg kick but Ricard checks it.
Ricard connects with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dong Hyuk, right into the meat.
Ricard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dong Hyuk throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dong Hyuk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ricard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ricard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ricard tries to land a front kick but Dong Hyuk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dong Hyuk misses with a wild body shot.
Good work by Ricard as he checks the leg kick.
Dong Hyuk misses with a low kick.
Ricard jabs at Dong Hyuk's body.
Ricard throws out a leg kick but Dong Hyuk moves out of range and Ricard only half commits.
Ricard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Good shot there by Dong Hyuk.
Ricard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Farboleous Ricard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ricard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ricard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dong Hyuk checks a low kick from Ricard.
Ricard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ricard misses with a straight left.
Ricard 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.
Ricard lands a really nice looking cross but Dong Hyuk seems unphased.
Dong Hyuk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dong Hyuk checks a low kick from Ricard.
As Ricard backs away, Dong Hyuk returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ricard misses with a straight left.
Nice cross by Ricard.
A jab from Ricard misses.
Dong Hyuk tried to counter with a leg kick but Ricard avoided it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice combination there by Ricard.
Dong Hyuk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dong Hyuk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Ricard misses.
Ricard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard throws a right hand that misses
and Dong Hyuk counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ricard throws a poor cross that misses
and Dong Hyuk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dong Hyuk tries to score with a low kick but Ricard moves his leg out of the way.
Ricard throws out a counter right but Dong Hyuk avoids it with no problem.
Ricard just misses with a punch to the body.
Dong Hyuk connects with a body shot that sends Ricard's belly button to the back.
Ricard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Dong Hyuk.
Ricard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dong Hyuk manages to avoid it.
Ricard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dong Hyuk can pounce on him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dong Hyuk. That's going to slow Ricard down.
Dong Hyuk throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Ricard misses the target.
Ricard throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Dong Hyuk to counter with a crisp jab.
Ricard works the jab nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dong Hyuk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dong Hyuk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ricard's calf.
Ricard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ricard misses with the body kick
and Ricard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dong Hyuk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ricard throws a poor cross that misses
and Dong Hyuk counters with an inside leg kick.
A left lands for Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ricard.
Ricard throws a leg kick
and Dong Hyuk counters with a thumping low kick.
Ricard throws the left hand but Dong Hyuk avoids the punch easily.
Dong Hyuk misses with a wild body shot.
Dong Hyuk attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ricard misses with a low kick.
Good work by Ricard as he checks the leg kick.
Ricard misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricard tried to score with a low kick but Dong Hyuk checks it.
Dong Hyuk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ricard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice jab there from Dong Hyuk.
Ricard lands a leg kick that knocks Dong Hyuk off balance momentarily.
Ricard tries to clinch up.
Ricard lands with a hook. Dong Hyuk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jab by Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk checks a low kick from Ricard.
Dong Hyuk throws a low kick but Ricard avoids it.
Ricard checks a low kick from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk scores with a leg kick.
Dong Hyuk checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dong Hyuk was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ricard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ricard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dong Hyuk scores with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ricard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ricard 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 Dong Hyuk has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dong Hyuk and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ricard, right into the meat.
A lazy body kick from Ricard
and Dong Hyuk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dong Hyuk throws a solid leg kick but Ricard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk misses with a low kick.
Ricard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dong Hyuk scores with a nice body kick.
Dong Hyuk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ricard only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Dong Hyuk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dong Hyuk fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ricard just manages to avoid it.
Dong Hyuk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dong Hyuk misses with a low kick.
Ricard lands a jab to the nose.
Ricard swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ricard tries to land a body kick
and Dong Hyuk counters with a low kick, right behind Ricard 's knee.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shin Dong Hyuk showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dong Hyuk 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Shin Dong Hyuk!
After winning the bout, Shin Dong Hyuk thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.