PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sean Fujimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fujimoto comes to the cage accompanied by They Like Me. James Kong will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Fujimoto
vs
Kong

170 cm
23
163 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

175 cm
21
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sean Fujimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Kong!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kong tries to clinch there but Fujimoto circles away.

Kong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fujimoto, pushing him back against the cage.
Kong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fujimoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Still in the clinch, Kong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fujimoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Fujimoto is struggling to control the position.
Fujimoto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Fujimoto breaks the clinch.

Kong closes the distance and clinches.
Fujimoto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Fujimoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fujimoto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fujimoto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fujimoto looks for the body kick but Kong saw that one coming.
Kong takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kong tries to clinch but Fujimoto moves out of range.
Kong is looking to clinch but Fujimoto is avoiding it.
Fujimoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Kong circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Fujimoto.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fujimoto.
Kong wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimoto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Kong closes the distance and clinches.
Kong connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Sean Fujimoto has been cut.
Fujimoto stalling in the clinch.
Kong landing knees to the body.
Fujimoto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fujimoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Kong avoids the damage to the body.
Kong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kong with a knee to the head.

Fujimoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fujimoto. That's going to slow Kong down.
Kong walks into a jab.

Kong closes the distance and pushes Fujimoto back into the cage.
Kong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kong takes a shot to the head.
Fujimoto can't break the clinch.
Fujimoto is trying to break the clinch but Kong has him pressed against the cage.
Kong looking to throw knees to the head but Fujimoto is blocking nicely.
Fujimoto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kong has him pressed against the cage.
Fujimoto is trying to break the clinch but Kong is controlling him.
A short body shot lands from Fujimoto as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fujimoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kong.
Fujimoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Kong avoids the damage to the body.
Fujimoto slows down the pace here.

Fujimoto breaks the clinch.
Kong clinches but Fujimoto breaks the clinch

and Fujimoto counters by clinching up.
Kong with a knee to the head.
Fujimoto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kong tries to land knees in the clinch but Fujimoto avoids the damage to the body.
Kong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kong looks gassed!
Kong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A right hand to the body from Fujimoto.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kong tries a knee to the head but Fujimoto blocks it.
Fujimoto has had enough of the clinch but Kong keeps him there for the moment.
Still in the clinch, Fujimoto scores with a nice short uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fujimoto is trying to force a seperation but Kong has the dominant position.
Kong tries to land a knee to the head but Fujimoto blocks with his arms.
Fujimoto tries to circle away but Kong has him pinned against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kong.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kong as Fujimoto tries to tie him up.
The referee calls for Fujimoto to work.

Fujimoto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kong clinches but Fujimoto breaks the clinch
and Fujimoto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fujimoto getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A telegraphed right hand from Kong misses the target.
Kong darts in trying to clinch

and Fujimoto counters by moving into the clinch.
Fujimoto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fujimoto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kong has him pressed against the cage.
Kong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fujimoto is defending well for now.
Fujimoto working aggressively here.
Fujimoto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kong landing knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Fujimoto.
Kong tries a knee to the head but Fujimoto blocks it.
Fujimoto misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto gets through Kong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Fujimoto breaks the clinch.
Fujimoto throws a push kick but Kong slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd cheers as Fujimoto lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kong doesn't seem phased though.
Fujimoto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kong closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fujimoto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fujimoto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fujimoto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fujimoto uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice body kick there by Fujimoto.
Fujimoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kong blocks a head kick by Fujimoto.
Fujimoto throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fujimoto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sean Fujimoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fujimoto stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Fujimoto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean Fujimoto's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kong tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Fujimoto counters by clinching up.
Fujimoto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kong is stalling here.
Kong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fujimoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Fujimoto is trying to break the clinch but Kong has him pressed against the cage.
Kong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kong looking to throw knees to the head but Fujimoto is blocking nicely.
Fujimoto has Kong pushed against the cage.
Kong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fujimoto can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujimoto can't break the clinch.

Fujimoto breaks the clinch.
Kong avoids the head kick by Fujimoto.
Kong is breathing heavily.
Kong tries to clinch but Fujimoto moves away
and Fujimoto counters with a head kick. That will keep Kong thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Kong has managed to clinch.
Kong prevents a body shot from Fujimoto.
Fujimoto misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimoto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kong backwards.
Fujimoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Kong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fujimoto struggles to land a body shot inside as Kong controls his hands.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fujimoto is working Kong over against the cage.
Fujimoto lands a body punch.
Fujimoto dodges an elbow strike from Kong.

Fujimoto breaks the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fujimoto.
Fujimoto lands with a shot to the body.
Fujimoto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kong lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fujimoto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fujimoto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fujimoto throws a push kick but Kong slaps the foot to one side.
Kong clinches but Fujimoto breaks the clinch
and Fujimoto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Fujimoto moves into range and clinches up with Kong.
Fujimoto has had enough of the clinch but Kong keeps him there for the moment.

Fujimoto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kong has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fujimoto finds it's way round the side to connect with Kong's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto lands a jab to the head.
Kong wants to clinch but Fujimoto slips to the side
and Fujimoto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fujimoto tests Kong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fujimoto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kong closes the distance but Fujimoto moves to the side
enabling Fujimoto to counter with a crisp jab.
Kong closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fujimoto counters with a low kick, right behind Kong 's knee.
Kong avoids the head kick by Fujimoto.
Fujimoto lands a nice looking body shot.

Fujimoto has managed to clinch.
Fujimoto scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Fujimoto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fujimoto throws a knee to the head but misses.

Fujimoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fujimoto stalks Kong and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kong's face. Kong staggers backwards, shaken.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fujimoto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fujimoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kong looking to throw knees to the head but Fujimoto is blocking nicely.
Fujimoto stalls.

Fujimoto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kong is looking to clinch but Fujimoto is avoiding it.
Sean Fujimoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fujimoto lands with a shot to the body.
Fujimoto throws a head kick that misses.
Fujimoto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kong.
Kong darts in trying to clinch
and Fujimoto counters with a body kick.
Jab from Fujimoto.
Fujimoto throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto circles away from the clinch attempt

and Fujimoto holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fujimoto looking to stall.
Kong misses with a knee strike.

Fujimoto breaks from the clinch.
Kong steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fujimoto. That one must have hurt.
Fujimoto scores with the left hand. Kong knows he should have avoided that one.
Fujimoto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kong at a distance.
Kong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fujimoto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fujimoto throws a lazy head kick
and Kong counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Fujimoto clinches up with Kong and pushes him back against the cage.
Kong looking to stall.
Fujimoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kong avoids it.
Fujimoto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Fujimoto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sean Fujimoto's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Fujimoto cracks Kong with a right hand to the side of the head.

Kong instigates a clinch.
Fujimoto is trying to force a seperation but Kong has the dominant position.
Fujimoto tries to break free but Kong pushes him back against the cage.
Kong looking to throw knees to the head but Fujimoto is blocking nicely.
Fujimoto has had enough of the clinch but Kong keeps him there for the moment.
Kong misses with a knee to the head.

Fujimoto manages to break the clinch.
Kong wants to clinch but Fujimoto slips to the side
and Fujimoto counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kong clinches but Fujimoto breaks the clinch
and Fujimoto counters with a body kick that stops Kong in his tracks momentarily.
Fujimoto throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kong's head.
Fujimoto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fujimoto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fujimoto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A punch combination from Fujimoto misses.

Fujimoto has closed the distance and engaged Kong in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Fujimoto.
Kong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fujimoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Fujimoto lands with a left to the head.
Fujimoto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kong keeps control of Fujimoto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fujimoto is trying to break the clinch but Kong has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Fujimoto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fujimoto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fujimoto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fujimoto tries a body shot but Kong blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Fujimoto.
Fujimoto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Fujimoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fujimoto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kong can do to turn this around?
Kong looks to throw the jab but Fujimoto is out of range.
Kong has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fujimoto.
Fujimoto cracks a nice hook into Kong's ribs.
Fujimoto misses with a wild body shot.
Kong clinches but Fujimoto breaks the clinch
letting Fujimoto counter with a right hand.
Kong throws a series of punches but Fujimoto avoids them all with ease.
Kong throws a head kick that misses
and Fujimoto counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fujimoto closes the distance and pushes Kong back into the cage.
Fujimoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fujimoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fujimoto.
Kong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fujimoto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fujimoto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kong.
Fujimoto is trying to break the clinch but Kong is controlling him.

Fujimoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kong sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kong blocks a head kick by Fujimoto.
Fujimoto scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fujimoto tries a low kick but Kong avoids it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fujimoto!
Fujimoto misses with a wild body shot.
Kong tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fujimoto counters with a right hand to the body.
James Kong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Fujimoto.
Fujimoto takes a swing at Kong's ribcage but misses.
Kong clinches but Fujimoto breaks the clinch
and Fujimoto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kong blocks a head kick by Fujimoto.
Kong clinches but Fujimoto breaks the clinch
and Fujimoto counters with a left to the body.
Kong tries to clinch but Fujimoto moves away
and Fujimoto counters with a series of strikes. Kong will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kong swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Fujimoto to counter with a crisp jab.

Kong moves into range and clinches up with Fujimoto.
Kong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kong keeps control of Fujimoto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kong tries to land a knee to the head but Fujimoto blocks with his arms.
Nice body punch from Fujimoto - that landed with a thud.
Kong looking to slow down the pace here.
Sean Fujimoto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fujimoto has had enough of the clinch but Kong keeps him there for the moment.
Kong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kong throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fujimoto digs a right hand into Kong's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kong's gas tank.
Fujimoto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fujimoto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kong or not.
Kong misses with a knee strike.
Kong is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fujimoto is keeping busy.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fujimoto.
Kong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kong looking to throw knees to the head but Fujimoto is blocking nicely.
Fujimoto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kong backwards.
Fujimoto lands a shot to the body.
Fujimoto managing to block the knees to the body from Kong.
A shot in the inside from Fujimoto.
Fujimoto effectively controlling the action here.
Kong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fujimoto is defending well for now.
Fujimoto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fujimoto scores with a shoulder strike.
Kong tries a knee to the head but Fujimoto blocks it.
Fujimoto looking to slow down the pace here.
Kong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Fujimoto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fujimoto 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Fujimoto!