PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dong Quong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kujo Yoritsune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoritsune has chosen JAPAN as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Quong
vs
Yoritsune

180 cm
19
130 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

155 cm
21
148 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Chainsaw Shack
Chainsaw Shack

MADE IN GERMANY
MADE IN GERMANY

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dong Quong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kujo Yoritsune!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quong wants to clinch up but Yoritsune keeps it at a distance.

Quong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Quong connects with a knee to the head.
Yoritsune on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Quong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yoritsune blocking some punches.
Quong misses with a knee to the head.
Quong stalls.
Yoritsune blocks the elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yoritsune wants to get back to striking at distance but Quong won't allow it.
Quong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yoritsune.
Yoritsune is trying to break the clinch but Quong has him pressed against the cage.
Quong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yoritsune lands a body shot.
Quong misses with an elbow strike.
Yoritsune is trying to force a seperation but Quong has the dominant position.
Yoritsune wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quong lands an elbow that stopped Yoritsune in his tracks for a moment.

Yoritsune breaks the clinch.
Quong throws a lazy right hand but Yoritsune sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yoritsune lands a slapping body shot.
Yoritsune fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Quong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yoritsune just misses with a punch to the body.
Yoritsune goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Quong really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoritsune throws a body punch but Quong moves out of range.
Yoritsune swings for the body but Quong moves out of range.
Yoritsune lands a nice shot to the body.
Quong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Quong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yoritsune lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Quong circles away quickly and effectively.
Yoritsune avoids the head kick by Quong.
Yoritsune throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Quong.
Left hook, right uppercut from Yoritsune.
Yoritsune lands with a shot to the body.
Yoritsune is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Quong rather than just go for the knockout.
Quong tries to clinch but Yoritsune is having none of it.
Quong lands a nice looking kick to the body. Yoritsune takes a step back to recover.
Quong avoids the body shot from Yoritsune.
Yoritsune misses with a body shot.
Quong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yoritsune paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yoritsune scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Quong fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoritsune throws a series of punches but Quong moves out of range.
Yoritsune swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yoritsune punishes Quong's body with a nice straight punch.
Yoritsune avoids a kick to the body.

Quong clinches up against the cage.
Yoritsune wants to break free but Quong has control.
Yoritsune wants to break free but Quong has control.
Quong lands an elbow that stopped Yoritsune in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Quong.
Knees to the body from Quong.
Yoritsune is trying to break the clinch but Quong is controlling him.
Yoritsune is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Quong trying to control the position but instead, Yoritsune has worked for underhooks and has pushed Quong into the cage.
Yoritsune can't break the clinch.
Quong trying to land knees to the body.
Quong scores with a knee to the head.
Yoritsune on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Yoritsune's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from Quong does no damage.
Yoritsune swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Quong makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quong misses with a head kick.
A combination from Yoritsune does no damage.
Yoritsune fails to land with a series of punches.
Yoritsune takes a swing at Quong's ribcage but misses.
Quong tries to close the distance and clinch but Yoritsune swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yoritsune lands with a shot to the body.
Yoritsune keeps the fight on the outside.
Yoritsune misses with the combination.
Quong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoritsune.

Quong rushes Yoritsune and presses him up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Quong.
Quong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yoritsune is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Quong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yoritsune taking a breather.
Yoritsune wants to break free but Quong has control.
Yoritsune is looking to break free of the clinch but Quong has double underhooks.
Quong misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Quong trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Yoritsune's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Quong misses with an elbow strike.
Yoritsune wants to get back to striking at distance but Quong won't allow it.
Yoritsune dodges an elbow strike from Quong.
Quong lands a damaging elbow.
Yoritsune blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yoritsune has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Quong misses with an elbow over the top.
Quong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yoritsune is trying to break free.
Yoritsune is trying to break free.
Quong misses with an elbow strike.
Quong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yoritsune is defending well for now.
A frustrated look appears on Yoritsune's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yoritsune is trying to break free.
Quong looking to throw knees to the head but Yoritsune is blocking nicely.
Quong is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Quong throws a head punch that misses.
Quong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yoritsune is defending well for now.
Quong prevents Yoritsune from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quong.
Yoritsune taking a breather.
Quong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dong Quong will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Quong lands a nice looking body kick.
Yoritsune throws a left and a right that both miss
and Quong counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yoritsune's knee momentarily.
Quong tries to close the distance and clinch but Yoritsune swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Quong avoids the body shot from Yoritsune.
Yoritsune lands a nice looking body shot.
Kujo Yoritsune is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Quong ducks under a wild hook from Yoritsune.
Quong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Quong lands a head kick. Yoritsune smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Quong throws a head kick that Yoritsune semi-blocks.
Quong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yoritsune uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quong.
Yoritsune lands with a shot to the body.
Yoritsune scores with a hook to the body. Quong takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yoritsune ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quong moves away.
Yoritsune swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice body punch from Yoritsune.
Quong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Quong is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoritsune's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Yoritsune duly obliges.
Quong swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yoritsune makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yoritsune throws a body punch but Quong moves out of range.
Yoritsune misses with a body shot.
Yoritsune lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yoritsune lands a nice looking body shot.
Quong tries to clinch
and Yoritsune counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yoritsune swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Quong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yoritsune to score with a decent uppercut.
Quong wants to clinch up but Yoritsune keeps it at a distance.
Quong misses with an attempted mid kick.
No joy there for Yoritsune, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yoritsune throws a series of punches but Quong avoids them all with ease.
Yoritsune throws a right and a left that Quong avoids nicely.
Yoritsune lands a right hook to the body.
Yoritsune stalks Quong and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Quong's face. Quong staggers backwards, shaken.
Quong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yoritsune is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yoritsune lands a nice looking body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Quong tries a head kick but it misses.
Yoritsune lands a nice hook to Quong's body. Quong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yoritsune takes a swing at Quong's ribcage but misses.
Quong lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Quong wants to clinch.
Yoritsune misses with a shot to the body
and Quong counters with a big head kick but Yoritsune shrugs it off.
Yoritsune rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Quong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yoritsune swings for the body but Quong moves out of range.
Yoritsune fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Yoritsune, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Quong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yoritsune paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yoritsune takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yoritsune throws a right and a left that both miss.
Quong tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yoritsune counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoritsune avoids the head kick by Quong.
Yoritsune throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yoritsune throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Quong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Quong looks to clinch
and Yoritsune counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Quong wants to clinch up but Yoritsune keeps it at a distance.
Quong is looking to clinch but Yoritsune is avoiding it.
Quong tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yoritsune counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Quong thinking.
Quong does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Quong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yoritsune cracks Quong with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yoritsune swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yoritsune thows a body shot but no joy.
Quong doesn't manage to clinch there - Yoritsune circles away.
Quong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Quong darts in trying to clinch
and Yoritsune counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoritsune avoids the head kick by Quong.
Quong throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Quong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Quong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yoritsune manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yoritsune lands a slapping body shot.
Quong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yoritsune circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yoritsune makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yoritsune ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quong moves away.
Yoritsune checks a leg kick.
Yoritsune moves into range and connects with a jab.
Quong is looking to land body kicks.
Yoritsune swinging wildly here.
Yoritsune looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kujo Yoritsune will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Yoritsune circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yoritsune scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sloppy strikes from Yoritsune. Those never looked like landing.
Yoritsune throws a series of punches but Quong moves out of range.
Quong tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yoritsune counters with a two punch combo.
Quong lands a high kick!
Quong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Quong plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Quong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Quong throws a sloppy head kick and Yoritsune moves out of range easily.
Yoritsune misses with a wild body shot.
Yoritsune avoids a kick to the body.
Yoritsune throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Quong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Quong throws a front kick aimed at Yoritsune's knee but Yoritsune avoids it well.
Quong closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yoritsune counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Quong thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoritsune scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Quong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yoritsune scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Quong doesn't seem bothered though.
Quong tried to score with a low kick but Yoritsune checks it.
Yoritsune misses with a body shot.
Yoritsune looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Quong tries to work over Yoritsune's front leg with a kick but Yoritsune checks it.
Quong scores with a spinning back kick!
Yoritsune dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yoritsune lands with a shot to the body.
Yoritsune fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yoritsune swings for the body but Quong moves out of range.
Quong tries a low kick but Yoritsune avoids it.
Quong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yoritsune checks it well.
Yoritsune lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yoritsune avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Quong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yoritsune.
Yoritsune throws a predictable looking body shot

and Quong counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Quong tries to land a knee to the head but Yoritsune blocks with his arms.
Quong working aggressively here.
Quong looking to slow down the pace here.
Yoritsune wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yoritsune looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Quong lands a knee to the body.
Quong is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Quong misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quong lands a good knee to the midsection. Yoritsune won't want to take too many of those.
Yoritsune lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Quong tries to land a knee to the head but Yoritsune blocks with his arms.
Quong misses with a knee strike.
Quong trying to land knees to the body.
Quong has Yoritsune pressed against the cage, preventing Yoritsune from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Quong with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Yoritsune pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yoritsune scores with a shot to the body.
Quong on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoritsune moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Yoritsune misses with a body shot.
Yoritsune looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Quong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good work by Yoritsune as he checks the leg kick.
Quong tries to clinch there but Yoritsune circles away.
Yoritsune dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yoritsune misses with a wild combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Yoritsune scores with a four punch combination!

Quong instigates a clinch.

Yoritsune breaks from the clinch.
Yoritsune moves out of range as Quong throws a body kick.
Quong misses with a body shot
and Yoritsune counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yoritsune swings for the body but Quong moves out of range.
Yoritsune moves out of range of the leg kick from Quong.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quong tries to clinch
enabling Yoritsune to counter with a crisp jab.
Kujo Yoritsune seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yoritsune throws a series of punches but Quong moves out of range.
A punch combination from Yoritsune misses.
Yoritsune showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Quong.
Yoritsune displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Yoritsune connects with a looping right hand.
Yoritsune takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Yoritsune throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A punch combination from Yoritsune misses.
Yoritsune scores with a jab to the body.
Quong tries to clinch
and Yoritsune counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Quong tries to clinch there but Yoritsune circles away.
Yoritsune swinging wildly here.
Quong looks to clinch
letting Yoritsune counter with a right hand.
Quong darts in trying to clinch
and Yoritsune counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kujo Yoritsune comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yoritsune has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kujo Yoritsune!