PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louis Cyr (ranked 25089 p4p, 3422 weight class) and Billy Bong (ranked 620 p4p, 423 weight class). Billy Bong will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Cyr
vs
Bong

178 cm
26
225
1 - 3 - 0

190 cm
27
269
6 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Louis Cyr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Bong!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cyr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Bong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cyr, pushing him back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Cyr manages to break the clinch.
Bong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cyr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cyr throws a combination. Bong tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Bong lands.
Bong misses with a few strikes there.

Bong gets tackled into the cage by Cyr. Cyr maintains the clinch.

Bong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bong throws a right hand that Cyr ducks under and follows up with a left that Cyr also avoids with ease.

Cyr gets tackled into the cage by Bong. Bong maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bong stalling against the cage.
Cyr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bong keeps control of Cyr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bong has Cyr pressed against the cage, preventing Cyr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cyr can't find room to land a body shot as Bong controls the action.

Bong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bong throws a sloppy head kick and Cyr moves out of range easily.
Cyr is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bong.

Cyr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cyr tries to score a body lock takedown but Bong shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cyr being controlled against the cage.

Bong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Cyr clinches up with Bong and pushes him back against the cage.
Bong lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyr is trying to drag Bong to the mat but Bong just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bong taking a breather.
Cyr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bong controlling the action here for a moment.
Bong stalling.
Bong stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cyr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cyr lands a hook that snaps the head of Bong backwards.

Cyr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyr misses with a series of wild punches.

Cyr drives through and clinches with Bong against the cage.
Bong has Cyr pushed against the cage.
Cyr changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bong fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louis Cyr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cyr digs a good hook to Bong's body.
A nice combination there by Bong.
Cyr tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bong counters with a three punch combo that has Cyr backing up. Cyr nods at Bong to acknowledge the strikes.
Billy Bong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bong misses with the combination.
Cyr tries to clinch up.
Cyr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bong was well out of range. Poor timing from Cyr.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cyr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cyr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bong misses with a wild combination.
Cyr throws a big counter combination but Bong scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cyr tries to clinch up but Bong circles away and keeps his distance.

Bong pushes Cyr up against the cage in a clinch.

Bong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cyr misses with a wild combination.
Louis Cyr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Bong.
Cyr appears to be looking for a big counter.

Bong pushes Cyr up against the cage in a clinch.

Bong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bong scores with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Bong dominated that round.
That's time! Cyr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bong stalks Cyr and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cyr's face. Cyr staggers backwards, shaken.
Bong throws a body shot but no joy.

Bong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cyr, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right from Bong.

Bong breaks from the clinch.

Bong lands a left and a right that send Cyr crashing to the mat, dazed. Bong thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Cyr is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cyr misses with a combination
and Bong counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Cyr off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Bong follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Cyr was out before he hit the floor.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Billy Bong!