PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dee Gong (ranked 23515 p4p, 23383 weight class) and Caleb DeCoteau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Gong
vs
DeCoteau

190 cm
25
205
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
220
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dee Gong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Caleb DeCoteau!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gong swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting DeCoteau counter with a right hand.
DeCoteau takes a swing at Gong's ribcage but misses.
DeCoteau closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
DeCoteau lands a nice looking body shot.
DeCoteau checks a leg kick.
Gong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but DeCoteau moves away.
Gong misses with a wild body shot.
DeCoteau throws a counter combo.
A big left from DeCoteau misses.
DeCoteau scores with a jab. Gong acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gong scores with a hook to the body. DeCoteau takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
DeCoteau keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gong.
DeCoteau steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gong.
Gong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
DeCoteau throws a right hand that Gong ducks under and follows up with a left that Gong also avoids with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DeCoteau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gong cracks DeCoteau with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dee Gong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeCoteau lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gong works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. DeCoteau looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gong lands a jab to the nose.
DeCoteau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A left lands for Gong.
Gong thows a left - swing and a miss!
DeCoteau moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
DeCoteau takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
DeCoteau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
DeCoteau misses with a right hand
and Gong makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A leg kick checked by DeCoteau.
Gong misses with a straight left.
Gong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
DeCoteau cracks Gong with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
DeCoteau goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Gong misses.
Gong lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
DeCoteau connects with a body shot that sends Gong's belly button to the back.
DeCoteau uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gong.
Gong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Gong misses.
DeCoteau looks to land a right hand but Gong moved out of range.
A big left from DeCoteau misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gong.
Gong misses with a low kick.
Gong lands a right hook to the body.
DeCoteau defending well as Gong loads up on a big left hand.
Gong throws a one two combo.
DeCoteau throws an overhand right that lands on Gong's shoulder, as Gong tries to avoid the shot.
Gong lands a jab to DeCoteau's midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeCoteau connects with the punch.
Gong throws a body shot but no joy.
Gong cracks a nice hook into DeCoteau's ribs.
Gong throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck DeCoteau on the side of the head.
Gong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
DeCoteau misses with a jab, cross combination.
DeCoteau misses with an uppercut. Gong saw that one coming.
Gong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling DeCoteau to score with a decent uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gong.
DeCoteau showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gong.
Gong with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeCoteau throws the left hand but Gong avoids the punch easily.
DeCoteau moves out of range as Gong strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeCoteau just misses with a punch to the body.
DeCoteau cracks Gong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
DeCoteau digs a good hook to Gong's body.
Gong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. DeCoteau looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gong tries a low kick but DeCoteau avoids it.
DeCoteau blocks a jab.
Nice jab there from Gong.
DeCoteau connects with a jab.
Gong scores with a nice head shot.
Gong sizes up DeCoteau with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big left from Gong misses.
Gong throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but DeCoteau was well out of range. Poor timing from Gong.
Gong will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
DeCoteau looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gong connects with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dee Gong 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.

Gong lands with a good body shot.
Gong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A combination from Gong does no damage.
The fighters circling - Gong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gong thuds a left hand into DeCoteau's body.
A big left from Gong misses.
DeCoteau showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gong.
DeCoteau is looking for the big counter here.
Gong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dee Gong is winning the standup battle so far.
Gong scores with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from DeCoteau. Gong does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but DeCoteau manages to avoid it.
DeCoteau misses with an uppercut. Gong saw that one coming.
Gong is looking to counter punch.
DeCoteau tries to bum rush Gong with a series of wild strikes but Gong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
DeCoteau gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gong.
Gong takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeCoteau changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for DeCoteau.
Gong misses with a hook.
DeCoteau ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
DeCoteau doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gong blocks a jab.
DeCoteau ducks under a wild hook from Gong.
A slow jab from Gong misses its intended target.
DeCoteau has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gong throws a jab but it's blocked by DeCoteau.
Nice defenses there by DeCoteau.
A little jabbing left from DeCoteau on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gong misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from DeCoteau on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that DeCoteau can do to turn this around?
Gong misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from DeCoteau on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
DeCoteau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gong throws out the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Gong. Those never looked like landing.
DeCoteau looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gong lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
DeCoteau ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gong throws an overhand right that lands on DeCoteau's shoulder, as DeCoteau tries to avoid the shot.
Gong lands with a shot to the body.
Gong looks to score with a jab to the body but DeCoteau is just out of range.
DeCoteau is looking for the big counter here.
Nice jab there from DeCoteau.
Gong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Despite the aggression on DeCoteau's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by DeCoteau.
DeCoteau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gong was well out of range. Poor timing from DeCoteau.
Jab, jab by DeCoteau - just one landing.
DeCoteau throws a lazy right hand but Gong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gong throws a right hand that DeCoteau ducks under and follows up with a left that DeCoteau also avoids with ease.
Gong with a hook.
DeCoteau steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gong.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gong staying out of range there.
Gong scores with a nice strike.
Gong is looking to slow DeCoteau down with leg kicks.
DeCoteau misses with a straight right.
DeCoteau moves away from the strike by Gong.
DeCoteau moves away from the strike by Gong.
Gong looks to land a left hand but DeCoteau moved out of range nicely.
Gong sizes up DeCoteau with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by DeCoteau.
Gong swinging wildly here.
DeCoteau has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
DeCoteau on the wrong end of a nice jab.
DeCoteau is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gong misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Gong.
Gong throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
DeCoteau lands a nice shot that snaps Gong's head back.
DeCoteau has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from DeCoteau there as he acknowledges the shot.
DeCoteau has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gong finds it's way round the side to connect with DeCoteau's head.
Gong throws the left hand but DeCoteau avoids the punch easily.
DeCoteau looks like he wants to counter punch here.
DeCoteau throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping DeCoteau at a distance.
Gong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from DeCoteau.
DeCoteau is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gong with a body shot.
DeCoteau takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
DeCoteau misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from DeCoteau misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
DeCoteau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gong.
Gong cracks DeCoteau with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gong misses with a few strikes there.
Despite the aggression on DeCoteau's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dee Gong dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Gong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by DeCoteau.
DeCoteau looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
DeCoteau slips a jab from Gong.
DeCoteau thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
DeCoteau scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. DeCoteau sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab from DeCoteau.

Gong is rocked!
DeCoteau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oh Gong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
DeCoteau drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Gong right on the button. Gong goes down! DeCoteau follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! DeCoteau gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Caleb DeCoteau!