PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Chong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kain Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Chong might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I SHOT THE SHERIFF. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chong
vs
Saint

187 cm
22
221 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

188 cm
23
210 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Conviction
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Chong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kain Saint!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chong is looking to chop away at Saint's legs.
Chong scores with a kick to the midsection.
A low kick from Chong is predictable there
and Saint cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chong misses with a body kick.
Saint dips to his left and cracks Chong with an uppercut!
Chong keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chong looks to land a left hand but Saint moved out of range nicely.
Chong throws a head kick that misses.
Chong throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Saint connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick by Chong misses
and Saint counters with a low kick, right behind Chong 's knee.
A big right from Saint misses.
Saint blocks the body kick.
Saint with a poor takedown
and Chong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chong moves out of range as Saint throws a body kick.
Chong throws a head kick but Saint moves out of range.

Chong has closed the distance and engaged Saint in a clinch.
Saint blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chong wants to break free but Saint has control.
Saint jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Chong walks away with a smile on his face. Saint gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Chong tries a head kick but it misses.
Saint avoids a kick to the body.

Chong pushes Saint up against the cage in a clinch.
Saint drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chong gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bob Chong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kain Saint.
Chong stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Chong tries to land knees in the clinch but Saint avoids the damage to the body.
Saint on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saint presses Chong against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Saint dodges an elbow strike from Chong.
Chong lands a left hand.
Saint takes a knee right on the jaw!

Saint jumps guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chong accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saint is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Saint preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Saint working for a triangle but Chong defends it easily.
Saint controls Chong momentarily but Chong frees himself.
Saint avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chong trying to control but Saint is working from the bottom.
Chong cracks Saint with a solid left hand.
Saint trying to control the position.
Chong trying to control the position from guard on top but Saint is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Saint has his foot on Chong's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chong works his way back into a safe position though.
Saint trying to control the position.
Chong keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Saint's head.
Saint bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chong's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint trying to control the position from guard on top but Chong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chong is trying to keep Saint in close.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Saint trying to control the position from guard on top but Chong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saint connects with a couple of short punches.
Saint stands up over Chong, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Saint drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Chong manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Saint has Chong in his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saint utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Chong dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Chong tries to score with a low kick but Saint moves his leg out of the way.
A head kick by Chong misses
and Saint counters with a nice body shot.
Chong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saint moves away.
Saint will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Saint lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Chong moves into the clinch.
Chong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saint.
Chong looking to slow down the pace here.
Chong has had enough of the clinch but Saint keeps him there for the moment.
Chong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chong lands a good knee to the midsection. Saint won't want to take too many of those.
Saint fails to pull guard.
Saint fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chong lands with a short shot to the head.
Chong trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chong missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chong obliges.
Chong wants to break free but Saint has control.

Saint tightens his grip and picks Chong up, before dumping him to the ground. Chong manages to land in guard.
Saint preventing the sweep.
Saint works over Chong with some ground and pound from guard.
Saint connects with a couple of short punches.
Chong is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Saint trying to control the position from guard on top but Chong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint trying to control the position from guard on top but Chong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Kain Saint hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A bone on bone clash there as Chong blocks the leg kick.
Chong lands with a right hand.

Chong clinches with his opponent.
Saint leaning against his opponent.
Chong throws a knee to the head but misses.

Saint jumps guard.
Chong trying to control the position from guard on top but Saint is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Saint is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chong trying to control the position from guard on top but Saint is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chong has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Saint working a defensive guard here.
Chong is looking to work some ground and pound but Saint has wrist control.
Saint controls Chong momentarily but Chong frees himself.
Saint utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Saint controls Chong momentarily but Chong frees himself.
Saint manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Saint throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

Saint working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Chong is looking to get to half guard.
Saint pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Chong is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Saint landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kain Saint showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Saint works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chong stuffs the takedown attempt from Saint. Saint gets slowly back to his feet.

Chong drives through and clinches with Saint against the cage.
Chong landing knees to the body.
Chong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chong with a knee to the head.
Saint is looking to control Chong's arms but Chong gets an underhook and turns him. Now Saint has his back to the cage.
Chong misses with a knee strike.
Chong is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Saint is keeping busy.
Chong pushes Saint back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saint is struggling to control the position.
Saint changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chong fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chong swings away with a body shot that misses
and Saint makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bob Chong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Chong moves into the clinch.
Chong tries to land knees in the clinch but Saint avoids the damage to the body.
The referee calls for Saint to work.
Chong working aggressively here.
Chong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chong tries a knee to the head but Saint blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chong wants to break free but Saint has control.
Saint blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saint changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chong fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bob Chong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kain Saint.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Saint on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chong lands a nice hook to Saint's body. Saint takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A leg kick checked by Chong.
Chong throws a sloppy head kick and Saint moves out of range easily.

Chong has managed to clinch.
Chong can't find room to land a body shot as Saint controls the action.
Saint takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chong tries a knee to the head but Saint blocks it.
Saint tries for a takedown but Chong manages to get underhooks.
Chong has a couple of punches blocked by Saint.
Chong will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Saint up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chong presses Saint against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chong missing with knees to the body.
Chong tries a knee to the head but Saint blocks it.
Saint taking a breather.
Saint blocking some punches.
Chong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Saint tries to stall but Chong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Saint avoiding damage as Chong throws knees to the body.
Chong is trying to break the clinch but Saint has him pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chong obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Saint will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chong up against the cage.
Chong misses with an elbow over the top.
Chong landing knees to the body.
Saint looking to slow down the pace here.
Chong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chong tries a knee to the head but Saint blocks it.
Chong looking to throw knees to the head but Saint is blocking nicely.
Saint has Chong pressed against the cage.
Chong tries a body shot but Saint blocks it.
Chong missing with knees to the body.
Come on Chong - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Chong showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chong has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Chong!