PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Long Gon (ranked 4844 p4p, 4841 weight class) and John Kleen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.

Gon
vs
Kleen

182 cm
21
240
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
20
245
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Long Gon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Kleen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gon throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab, jab by Gon - just one landing.

It looks like John Kleen has been cut.
Gon throws a series of punches but Kleen avoids them all with ease.
Gon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Kleen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gon looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Gon throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kleen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gon defends it well.
Kleen lands with a right hand.
Gon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Gon feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Kleen sprawling to the canvas! Kleen rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Gon finish him?!

Kleen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gon on his heels. He'll look to pass Gon's guard now, I'm sure.
Gon looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gon trying to keep a closed guard but Kleen is proving a slippery customer.
Kleen lands a couple of digs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kleen is looking to work some ground and pound but Gon has wrist control.
Gon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kleen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kleen cracks Gon with a solid left hand.
Kleen landing some decent shots from guard.
Kleen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kleen trying to control the position from guard on top but Gon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kleen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kleen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kleen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kleen stops Gon from standing up.
Kleen is looking to stand up but Gon won't let him.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kleen pushes down on Gon's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kleen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kleen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kleen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kleen winds up and cracks Gon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gon is breathing heavily.
Kleen lands strikes from half guard.
Kleen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gon is looking to control Kleen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gon avoid being mounted?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kleen lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Kleen there.
Kleen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kleen should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kleen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kleen scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kleen is keen to just control but Gon is a slippery customer.
Kleen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kleen is keen to just control but Gon is a slippery customer.
Kleen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gon is staying active underneath Kleen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kleen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kleen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kleen slips a nice elbow through Gon's hands, connecting with Gon's forehead.
Kleen lands strikes from half guard.
Gon is refusing to be controlled, as Kleen sits in half guard.
Kleen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kleen landing strikes from the mount and Gon is in trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kleen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kleen landing punches.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kleen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kleen unloading with bombs!

Gon is rocked!
Kleen connects with a bit shot that sees Gon covering up! More strikes from Kleen and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Kleen is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Kleen!