PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dong Quong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

White
vs
Quong

180 cm
26
145 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
20
130 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Solid chin

Chainsaw Shack
Chainsaw Shack

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dong Quong!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quong misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheers as Quong lands an impressive looking overhand right. White doesn't seem phased though.
Nice sprawl there from Quong as White shoots in.

Quong drives through and clinches with White against the cage.
White really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Quong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Quong scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Joe White has been cut.
Quong landing knees to the head.
White is trying to break free.
White trying to control the position but instead, Quong has worked for underhooks and has pushed White into the cage.
White fails to pull guard.
White tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Quong smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quong.
White shoots in for a takedown but Quong shows good takedown defense.
White moves in looking to clinch but Quong pushes him off.
White shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Quong lands a head kick!
Some wild striking there from Quong.
Quong throws a solid leg kick but White takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Quong.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quong.

Quong has White up against the cage in a clinch.
Quong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
White tries to score a body lock takedown but Quong shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Quong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
White is breathing heavily.
Quong is pushing White up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
White takes a knee to the side of the body.
Come on Quong - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Quong lands an elbow inside that White shrugs off.
Quong lands a knee to the body.
Quong scores with a knee to the head.
Quong stalling against the cage.
Quong with a knee to the head.
White jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Quong walks away with a smile on his face. White gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quong plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Quong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Quong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Quong landing knees to the head.
White drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A left hand lands to the body for Quong.
Quong lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Quong landing knees to the head.
Quong lands a knee to the body.
Quong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Quong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Quong.
Quong gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Quong.
White takes a knee right on the jaw!

White is rocked!
White takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oh White is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Quong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Quong scores with a shoulder strike.
Quong scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quong connects with a nasty looking knee right to White's face.
Quong lands a nice elbow.
Quong lands a nice knee to the body.
White seems to have got his legs back now.
Quong crunches a lovely knee into White's ribcage.
White takes a knee right on the jaw!
Quong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Quong avoids the elbow strike from White, against the cage.
Quong scores with a knee to the head.
Quong displaying some good clinch control by pressing White up against the cage.
White fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Quong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
White takes an elbow to the temple.
Quong tries a knee to the head but White blocks it.
Quong content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Quong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but White blocks it with crossed arms.
White has had enough of the clinch but Quong keeps him there for the moment.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Quong.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
White is trying to break the clinch but Quong has him pressed against the cage.
White fails to pull guard.
Quong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
White tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Quong lands a damaging elbow.
Quong has White pressed against the cage.
Quong misses with some punches.
Nice elbow from Quong.
Quong prevents a takedown attempt there.
Quong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has White in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Quong lands a knee to the head.
Quong lands a knee to the head.
Quong comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Quong landing knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Quong smiles and moves away.
Quong explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dong Quong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe White's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

White tries to keep at a distance but Quong has taken the fight into the clinch.
Quong lands an elbow inside that White shrugs off.
White is trying to push Quong away but Quong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
White jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Quong walks away with a smile on his face. White gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Quong clinches.
White blocks a body shot from Quong.
Quong trying to land knees to the body.
Dong Quong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Quong has White pressed against the cage.
White misses with a knee to the head.
White takes a knee to the side of the body.
Quong misses with a knee strike.
White tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Quong smiles and moves away.
Quong tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White throws a push kick but Quong slaps the foot to one side.
White misses with the body kick
and Quong counters with a nice low kick that buckles White's knee momentarily.
White fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Quong is fending him off so far but White persists. Nope, Quong circles away and we're back to standing.

Quong has closed the distance and engaged White in a clinch.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Quong obliges.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Quong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Quong controlling the action here for a moment.
Quong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Quong lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Quong connects with a knee to the head.
Quong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Quong lands a knee to the body.
Quong scores with a knee to the head.
Quong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has White in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Quong stops a takedown attempt from White.
Quong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Quong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Quong landing knees to the head.
Quong lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quong lands a knee to the head.
Quong misses with a punch to the body.
Quong has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Quong crunches a lovely knee into White's ribcage.

White gets control of Quong's arms and successfully pulls guard. White will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
White looking to control.
White looking to hit a scissor sweep but Quong is one step ahead there.
White is looking to sweep but instead, Quong has passed into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quong is controlling the pace.

Quong decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Quong moves into the clinch successfully.
Quong leaning against his opponent.
Quong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Quong trying to land knees to the body.
Quong looking to slow down the pace here.
Quong misses with a knee to the head.
Quong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has White in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
White jumps guard but Quong stands there with White around his waist. White gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
White can't get the takedown.
White has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Quong is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Quong scores a nice knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Quong.
Quong with a knee to the head.
Quong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dong Quong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joe White's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Quong explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dong Quong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quong moves out of range as White throws a body kick.
Quong misses with a straight right.
Quong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White wants to clinch

and Quong counters by clinching up.
Quong avoiding damage as White throws knees to the body.
Quong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Quong scores with a knee to the head.
Quong lands an elbow inside.
A short right from Quong.
Quong connects with a knee to the head.
Quong connects with a nasty looking knee right to White's face.
Quong landing knees to the body.
Quong connects with a knee to the head.
Quong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch on the inside from Quong fails to land.
White tries to break free but Quong pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quong lands a damaging elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quong lands a nice knee to the body.
Quong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but White has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
White tries for a takedown. No joy.
Quong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Quong scores with a nice short uppercut.

White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Quong lands with a kick to the temple. White shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Joe White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

White clinches.
Quong lands a nice elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Quong lands a good knee to the midsection. White won't want to take too many of those.
Quong keeps control of White as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Quong lands a body punch.
Quong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
White tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Quong misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quong stops a takedown attempt from White.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quong lands a knee to the body.

White breaks the clinch.
Quong throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
Quong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Quong tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
Quong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

White drives through and clinches with Quong against the cage.
Quong lands an elbow inside that White shrugs off.
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Quong's elbow.
Quong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Quong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Quong stops a takedown attempt from White.
Quong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Quong landing knees to the head.
Quong misses with a knee strike.
White tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Quong smiles and moves away.
White tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Quong swivels and escapes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Quong moves into range and clinches up with White.
Quong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Quong lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quong.
Quong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Quong obliges.
Quong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Quong effectively controlling the action here.
White tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Quong just stands there and leans against the cage.
Quong scores with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on White's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Quong slowing the pace effectively.
Quong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Quong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
White wants a takedown.
Dong Quong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White fails to pull the fight into his guard.
White tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Quong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
White wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Quong working White over with knees to the body.
White has Quong pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Quong manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Quong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards.
White goes for a takedown in the clinch but Quong prevents it.
Quong landing knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dong Quong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Quong 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 26:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 25:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dong Quong!