PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Fred Kemanyo (ranked 5487 p4p, 566 weight class) and Big Bong (ranked 5562 p4p, 576 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kemanyo
vs
Bong

195 cm
18
211 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Brawler
Cuts easily

Excellent MT
Powerful

Hardcore Nutrition 160Q ($150)

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fred Kemanyo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Big Bong!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kemanyo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bong wants to clinch.
Big Bong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kemanyo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bong.
Kemanyo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bong is looking to clinch.
Bong just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKemanyo.
Bong lands a jab to the nose.
Bong scores with a shot to the body.
Kemanyo connects with a single shot there.
Bong tries to clinch there but Kemanyo circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kemanyo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kemanyo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bong fails with an attempt to clinch.

Kemanyo moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kemanyo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bong is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kemanyo trying to stall but Bong improves his position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bong.
Bong is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Bong fails to land.

Kemanyo manages to break the clinch.

Kemanyo drives through and clinches with Bong against the ropes.
Kemanyo pressing his opponent against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kemanyo gets through Bong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bong takes a shot to the head.

Kemanyo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Kemanyo closes the distance and clinches.
Kemanyo prevents a body shot from Bong.

Kemanyo breaks from the clinch.
Bong wants to clinch up but Kemanyo keeps it at a distance.
Bong fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Bong tries to get set, Kemanyo tries to push him back and clinch up but Bong manages to avoid the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kemanyo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kemanyo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kemanyo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bong was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bong tries to clinch but Kemanyo moves out of range.
Bong is looking to clinch.
Bong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kemanyo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bong doesn't manage to clinch there - Kemanyo circles away.
Bong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kemanyo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bong.
Bong lands a glancing blow to the side of Kemanyo's head.
Bong tries to clinch there but Kemanyo circles away.
Bong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kemanyo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kemanyo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kemanyo takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Bong instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kemanyo breaks the clinch.
Kemanyo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bong wants to counter with a clinch but Kemanyo pushes him away.
Kemanyo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

It looks like Fred Kemanyo has been cut.
Bong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kemanyo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Kemanyo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

Kemanyo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bong doesn't manage to clinch there - Kemanyo circles away.
Kemanyo seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bong moves in looking to clinch but Kemanyo pushes him off.
Kemanyo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bong.
Bong tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kemanyo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kemanyo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

Kemanyo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bong breaks from the clinch.
Bong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kemanyo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Kemanyo is rocked!
Bong moves out of range as Kemanyo throws a body kick.
Bong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bong tries to clinch
and Kemanyo counters with a nice body shot.

Kemanyo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bong misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bong misses with a punch on the inside.
Bong has a couple of punches blocked by Kemanyo.
Kemanyo blocks an uppercut.

Kemanyo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kemanyo keeps the fight on the outside.

Kemanyo forces Bong back against the ropes and clinches.
Kemanyo has Bong pressed against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Kemanyo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fred Kemanyo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bong is looking to clinch.
Bong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kemanyo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bong closes the distance but Kemanyo moves to the side
and Kemanyo counters with a nice uppercut.
Bong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kemanyo throws a wild body kick that Bong sees coming a mile off.
Bong tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kemanyo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kemanyo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Kemanyo clinches with his opponent.

Kemanyo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kemanyo throws a head kick but Bong moves out of range.
Big Bong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bong moves to clinch but Kemanyo breaks away
letting Kemanyo counter with a right hand.
Bong scores with a punch to the head.
Fred Kemanyo is winning the standup battle so far.
Kemanyo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Kemanyo closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Bong fails to land.
Bong working aggressively here.

Kemanyo breaks from the clinch.
Kemanyo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kemanyo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab by Bong.

Kemanyo moves into the clinch successfully.
Bong wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kemanyo manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bong doesn't manage to clinch there - Kemanyo circles away.
Bong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Bong gets tackled into the ropes by Kemanyo. Kemanyo maintains the clinch.
Bong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bong misses with a punch on the inside.
Bong lands on the inside with an uppercut.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kemanyo manages to break the clinch.
Bong doesn't manage to clinch there - Kemanyo circles away.
Bong tries to close the distance and clinch but Kemanyo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bong scores with the left hand. Kemanyo knows he should have avoided that one.
Bong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bong wants to clinch.
Bong might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kemanyo wants to slow Bong down by chopping away at his legs.

Kemanyo closes the distance and clinches.
Bong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kemanyo has Bong pressed against the ropes, preventing Bong from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kemanyo.

Kemanyo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bong wants to clinch up but Kemanyo keeps it at a distance.
Bong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bong wants to clinch up but Kemanyo keeps it at a distance.
Bong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kemanyo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kemanyo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Kemanyo pushes Bong up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kemanyo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kemanyo lands a shot to the body.
Bong misses with some punches.
Kemanyo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bong backwards.
Kemanyo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bong misses with the head strike.
Kemanyo is pushing Bong up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bong working aggressively here.
Bong pushes off an throws an elbow but Kemanyo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kemanyo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bong is keeping busy.
Bong misses with some punches.
Bong creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kemanyo's defenses.
Kemanyo slows down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kemanyo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Kemanyo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fred Kemanyo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kemanyo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bong.
Bong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bong connects with a right hand. Kemanyo shakes it off.
Kemanyo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kemanyo.
Kemanyo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bong can do to turn this around?

Kemanyo gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Kemanyo breaks from the clinch.
Bong is looking to clinch but Kemanyo is avoiding it.
Bong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kemanyo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bong tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kemanyo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Kemanyo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kemanyo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kemanyo's elbow.

Kemanyo manages to break the clinch.

Kemanyo has closed the distance and engaged Bong in a clinch.
Bong misses with the head strike.
Kemanyo works on Bong's body with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bong has a couple of punches blocked by Kemanyo.
Bong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kemanyo blocking some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kemanyo.
Bong tries a body shot but Kemanyo blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Bong scores with a nice short uppercut.

Kemanyo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Kemanyo moves into the clinch.
Bong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kemanyo has him pressed against the ropes.

Kemanyo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bong is looking to clinch.
Bong wants to clinch.
Kemanyo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Big Bong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

It looks like Big Bong has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Bong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bong looks to clinch
and Kemanyo counters with a body kick that stops Bong in his tracks momentarily.
Bong lands with a cross.

Kemanyo closes the distance and clinches.
Bong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bong wants to break free but Kemanyo has control.

Kemanyo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Kemanyo has managed to clinch.
Bong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kemanyo keeps control of Bong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bong working aggressively here.

Kemanyo manages to break the clinch.
Bong wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bong lands a body shot.
Bong feints and then cracks Kemanyo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kemanyo down.
Bong moves in looking to clinch but Kemanyo pushes him off.

Kemanyo rushes Bong and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Bong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kemanyo's elbow.
Bong misses with some punches.
Bong working aggressively here.
Kemanyo slowing the pace effectively.
Nice body punch from Bong.
Bong misses with a punch on the inside.

Kemanyo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Kemanyo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Bong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kemanyo or not.
Fred Kemanyo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bong has a couple of punches blocked by Kemanyo.
Bong throws a head punch that misses.
Bong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Bong lands with a light punch inside.
Bong dodges an elbow strike from Kemanyo.
A head punch on the inside from Bong fails to land.
Kemanyo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kemanyo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Kemanyo breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bong throws a leg kick but Kemanyo checks it.
Bong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Kemanyo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bong, pushing him back against the ropes.
Bong swings wildly with an uppercut but Kemanyo uses good head movement to avoid it.

Kemanyo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fred Kemanyo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kemanyo checks a low kick from Bong.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Kemanyo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kemanyo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Kemanyo!