PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abe Kongo (ranked 3653 p4p, 4375 weight class) and Triple OG (ranked 469 p4p, 541 weight class). Abe Kongo looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Kongo
vs
OG

172 cm
25
173
1 - 2 - 0

178 cm
26
168
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Abe Kongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Triple OG!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kongo darts in and clinches OG up against the cage.
OG looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Kongo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kongo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
OG pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kongo is keeping the position for now.

OG stands up and waves to Kongo to follow him.

Kongo pushes OG up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from OG.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from OG.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, OG creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kongo jumps guard but OG turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
OG's coach down at SISU Fight gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on OG's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
OG softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
OG lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
OG lands with a short shot to the head.
OG throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
OG stalling the fight.
Kongo missing with knees to the body.
OG lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kongo backwards.
A right hand to the body from OG.
OG lands a body shot in the clinch.
OG lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for OG.
OG looks to throw an elbow but misses.
OG working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from OG - that landed with a thud.
A shot in the inside from OG.
A body shot lands from OG.
OG lands with a light punch inside.
OG stalling.

OG breaks the clinch.
OG just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
OG throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kongo quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kongo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kongo darts in trying to clinch
and OG cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
OG looks to land a right hand but Kongo moved out of range.
Kongo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kongo moves in looking to clinch but OG pushes him off.
A little jabbing left from OG on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
OG defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kongo.
OG throws a hook but Kongo avoids it easily.
OG lands a right hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by OG.
OG is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Abe Kongo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from OG. Kongo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kongo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
OG throws a body punch but Kongo moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo misses with the combination.
OG throws a series of strikes that have Kongo backpedaling.
OG throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kongo.
Kongo tries to clinch up but OG circles away and keeps his distance.
OG throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Kongo clinches up against the cage.
OG tries a body shot but Kongo blocks it.
OG is looking to control Kongo's arms but Kongo gets an underhook and turns him. Now OG has his back to the cage.
Kongo pushes off an throws an elbow but OG leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
OG tries to circle away but Kongo has him pinned against the cage.
Kongo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kongo trying to land knees to the body.
Kongo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but OG blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
OG is trying to push Kongo away but Kongo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
OG pushes Kongo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

OG breaks from the clinch.
Kongo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
OG swings for the body but Kongo moves out of range.
OG scores with a body shot.
Kongo avoids the body shot from OG.
OG scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
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!
Kongo tries to bum rush OG with a series of wild strikes but OG uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Triple OG is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kongo closes the distance but OG moves to the side
and OG counters with a left to the body.
Kongo tries to clinch but OG moves out of range.
OG lands a slapping body shot.
Kongo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
OG misses with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Triple OG dominated that round.
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.

OG misses with an uppercut.
Kongo wants to clinch.
Kongo is looking to clinch but OG is avoiding it.

Kongo moves into range and clinches up with OG.
OG lands a shoulder strike.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
OG's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
OG misses with a looping right.

Kongo moves into the clinch successfully.

Kongo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kongo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kongo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kongo walks into a jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kongo tries to clinch but OG moves out of range.
Triple OG seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kongo moves to clinch but OG breaks away
and OG counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from OG finds it's target.

Kongo has managed to clinch.
Kongo has OG pressed against the cage, preventing OG from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
OG lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kongo or not.
OG works on Kongo's body with a couple of short punches.
Triple OG seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
OG works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
OG avoiding damage.
OG makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from OG.
Kongo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. OG just stands there and leans against the cage.
OG pushes Kongo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
OG controlling the action here for a moment.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
OG with a jab.
Abe Kongo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kongo tries a head kick but it misses.
OG jabs at Kongo's body.
OG lands with a nice combination. Kongo backs away looking to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for OG, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kongo fails in his attempt to clinch.
OG scores with a shot to the body.
OG checks a leg kick.
Kongo wants to clinch up but OG keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from OG on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
OG misses the jab.
Kongo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kongo misses with a head kick.
OG looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
OG swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
OG avoids a kick to the body.
Kongo tries to close the distance and clinch up but OG swats him away and circles back towards the center.
OG fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kongo tries to clinch but OG moves out of range.
OG scores with a body shot.
Kongo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
OG circles away from the clinch attempt.
OG looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kongo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kongo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and OG counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
OG throws out a powerful jab.
Kongo tries to clinch up.
OG is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kongo rather than just go for the knockout.
OG scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kongo misses with a takedown
and OG counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OG is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kongo.
Kongo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kongo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by OG.
Kongo tries to clinch but OG is having none of it.
OG cracks Kongo with a good jab.
Kongo misses with a right hand
and OG counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kongo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
OG lands with an overhand left.
Kongo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
OG scores with a hook.
OG throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
OG swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Triple OG showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kongo lands with a nice body kick.
OG avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Kongo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kongo is working for takedown but OG is calmly controlling the position for now.
OG tries a body shot but Kongo blocks it.
OG is trying to break the clinch but Kongo is controlling him.
OG lands with a short shot to the head.
OG tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kongo's elbow.
OG scores with a shoulder strike.
OG blocking some punches.
OG has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kongo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from OG.
Kongo is trying to pull guard but OG has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
OG lands a shot to the body.

OG escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
OG throws a right and a left that Kongo avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
OG throws a big shot that misses.
Kongo tries to close the distance and clinch up but OG swats him away and circles back towards the center.
OG now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kongo tries to clinch up
and OG counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kongo defending well as OG loads up on a big left hand.
Kongo is looking to counter the offense by OG and move into the clinch.
Kongo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
OG fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kongo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
OG scores with a jab to the head.
Kongo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and OG cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kongo moves out of range of the strikes.
Kongo tries to close the distance and clinch up but OG swats him away and circles back towards the center.
OG ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kongo moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo scores with a kick to the body.
Kongo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abe Kongo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kongo moves in looking to clinch but OG pushes him off.
Kongo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kongo slips under a jab.
Kongo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kongo doesn't manage to clinch there - OG circles away.
Kongo wants to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
OG lands a jab to Kongo's midsection.
OG fails to land with a series of punches.
OG misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo tries to clinch up
and OG counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kongo avoids the body shot from OG.
Good leg kick by Kongo.
Kongo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kongo wants to clinch.
Abe Kongo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kongo tries to close the distance and clinch up but OG swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick by Kongo misses
and OG counters with a nice uppercut.
Kongo throws a right hand that OG ducks under and follows up with a left that OG also avoids with ease.
OG thows a left - swing and a miss!
OG fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
OG cracks Kongo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Triple OG is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kongo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kongo is looking to clinch but OG is avoiding it.
OG lands a two punch combo.
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!
Kongo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kongo doesn't manage to clinch there - OG circles away.
OG throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kongo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kongo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kongo throws a head kick that misses.
OG now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kongo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around OG's waist but OG gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kongo off to one side.
OG scores with a one two! Kongo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kongo takes one on the button.
Kongo misses with a takedown attempt - OG sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A left lands for OG.

And that's the end of the fight!
Triple OG comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well OG has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Triple OG!