PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wong might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to CKY - Fat Fuck. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Wong
vs
Do

185 cm
25
255 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

192 cm
26
255 lbs
8 - 16 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edward Wong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonny Do!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do throws a lazy uppercut
and Wong counters with a straight right hand.
Do lands with a hook. Wong tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

It looks like Edward Wong has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Do misses the target.
Wong shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Do cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wong jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Do keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Do moves in looking to clinch but Wong pushes him off.
Do rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Wong to counter with a crisp jab.
Wong swings for the body but Do moves out of range.
A big right from Wong misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wong looks to score with a jab to the body but Do is just out of range.
Do tries a head kick but it misses.

Wong fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Do to the ground. Wong is now in Do's guard.
Wong trying to control the position from guard on top but Do is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wong postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wong with a flurry of punches that miss.
Do tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Do can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wong controls the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because Edward Wong wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Do moves in looking to clinch but Wong pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Do takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Do avoids the body shot from Wong.
Do throws a lazy uppercut
and Wong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wong lands a right hook to the body.
Do throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Do misses with a left hand
and Wong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wong misses with a straight right.
Do throws a front kick aimed at Wong's knee but Wong avoids it well.
Wong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wong moves out of range as Do strikes.
Wong missing with a left hand there. Do was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Do misses with a combination

and Wong counters with a shoot takedown. Do fights it but they end up in guard.

Wong thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Do keeping moving, preventing Wong from controlling successfully.
Do managing to control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wong stays in close to Do's body and controls the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Do is keeping the position for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Do lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Do misses
and Wong counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the liver by Wong. Beautiful body shot.
Wong swats away the attempt to clinch by Do.
Do throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Do slips a straight right by Wong.
Good shot there by Wong.
Do misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wong lands a jab to 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 Edward Wong will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edward Wong's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Wong throws a hook but Do blocks it.
Do on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wong. Do does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wong connects with a single shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Do throws a right hand that misses
and Wong counters with a right hand to the body.
Do misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong avoids the head kick by Do.
Wong darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Do thows a body shot but no joy.
Wong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Do.
Do lands a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong throws a hook but Do avoids it easily.

Wong looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Do!
Wong thowing shots but they're missing.

Do defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Wong.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Do looks a forlorn figure.

It looks like Jonny Do has been cut.
Wong wants to control the pace but Do is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do tries to hold on but Wong postures up.
Do stops Wong from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Do can't escape the position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Do has given up his back here. Will Wong look for the submission or keep pounding away?

Wong tightening his grip on Do, looking for the choke.

Wong is looking for the choke from the back position but Do is controlling his hands well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wong trying to control momentarily.
Wong has good solid back control here.

Wong looking for the choke from the back.

Wong working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Wong is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Do defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Do wants to control his opponent's hands but Wong gets his hands free.
A lull in the action here.
Do breaks Wong's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Do missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Do postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Do really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wong. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Wong looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Do has picked Wong up and slammed him! Wong can't keep hold of the triangle and Do manages to pass to side control!
Edward Wong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Do in side control, throwing shots but Wong defends.
Wong sneaks back into half guard.
Do looks to land a strike but Wong avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Do cracks Wong with a solid left hand.
Do lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Wong looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Do trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Wong is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Do is aware though and is defending well.
Do postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Wong showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wong 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Edward Wong!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Edward Wong!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Edward Wong!

Edward Wong wins by unanimous decision!