PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kill Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cheick Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Face comes into the arena with Welcome to the TerrorDome blaring out of the sound system. Kongo has chosen ... as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Kill Face has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kill Face seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Face
vs
Kongo

225 cm
23
290 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

193 cm
28
240 lbs
16 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kill Face!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cheick Kongo!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kongo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Face is out of range and Kongo settles back down.
A clash of legs there as Face blocks the low kick.
Kongo throws a body kick the misses
and Face counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kongo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Face moves away.
Face on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kongo. Kongo obviously looking to wear him down.
Face fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kongo manages to avoid it.
Face shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kill Face seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kongo misses with a low kick.
Kongo throws a lazy head kick
and Face counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kongo is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Face fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kongo.
Face lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Cheick Kongo has been cut.
Face throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Face misses with the body kick
and Kongo counters with a thumping low kick.
Kongo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Face is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kongo thows a leg kick but Face checks it
and Face counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kongo misses with a straight right.
Nice body punch from Kongo.
Kongo throws a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kongo. Face does a little dance to reset his feet.
Face misses with a leg kick
and Kongo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kongo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Face throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kongo counters with a good low kick that Face was not able to check.
Kongo misses with a kick to the body.
Kongo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Good leg kick by Kongo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Face takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kongo tries to land a front kick but Face steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kongo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Face somewhat.
A bone on bone clash there as Face blocks the leg kick.
Face misses with a leg kick
and Kongo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Face throws the left hand but Kongo avoids the punch easily.
Kongo throws a head kick but Face moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kongo cracks the inside of Face's front leg.
Face throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick by Kongo misses
and Face counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kongo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cheick Kongo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kongo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kongo throws a nice looking combination but Face bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kongo throws a sloppy head kick and Face moves out of range easily.
Kongo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongo misses with a body shot.
Face throws a leg kick
and Kongo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Kill Face has been cut.
Face on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Face checks the leg kick.
Face on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kongo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Face.
Face throws a leg kick
and Kongo counters with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Kongo throws a leg kick but Face moved away.
Kongo throws a leg kick which misses Face's front leg but catches the back leg as Face tries to avoid it.
Kongo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kongo throws a solid leg kick but Face takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kongo.
Face checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Face might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A low kick from Face misses
and Kongo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Face keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kongo looks to score with a jab to the body but Face is just out of range.
Face throws a leg kick
and Kongo counters with an outside leg kick.
Kongo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kongo thows a body shot but no joy.
Kongo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face misses the body punch
and Kongo counters with a thumping low kick.
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!
Kongo fakes the leg kick and cracks Face in the body.

Oooooh!!! Kongo has knocked Face down with a huge combo! Kongo steps away and waves a wobbly Face back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Face is rocked!
Kongo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Face throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kongo counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Kongo. That's going to slow Face down.
Kongo throws a leg kick but Face sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cheick Kongo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kongo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kongo looks to land a body kick but Face moved away.
A head kick misses from Kongo.
Kongo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Face on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kongo. Kongo obviously looking to wear him down.
Kongo throws a sloppy head kick and Face moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kongo misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongo throws a body kick that misses.
Kongo throws a leg kick
and Face counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Face.
Kongo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kongo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Kill Face's cut is getting worse.
Kongo misses with a straight left.
Kill Face has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face checks a leg kick.
Kongo throws a leg kick that misses.
Kongo lands a head shot.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kongo. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
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!
Face misses with a combination
and Kongo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Face thinking.
Kongo lands a leg kick that knocks Face off balance momentarily.
Face on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A low kick from Face misses
and Kongo counters with a nice leg kick.
Kongo looks to land a body kick but Face moved away.
A low kick from Face is predictable there
and Kongo counters with a left to the body.
Nice body kick there by Kongo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Face takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Kongo misses.
Cheick Kongo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Face throws a poor cross that misses
and Kongo counters with a body kick.
Kongo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A good leg kick by Kongo.
Kongo misses with a straight left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Face misses with a leg kick
and Kongo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Face's knee momentarily.
Kongo connects with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cheick Kongo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kongo 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 25:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 25:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cheick Kongo!