PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hong Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vrajesh Ponnaganti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Li kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Na Boquinha da Garrafa. Hong Li could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vrajesh Ponnaganti's chin.

Li
vs
Ponnaganti

167 cm
22
150 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

171 cm
28
156 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hong Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vrajesh Ponnaganti!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ponnaganti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vrajesh Ponnaganti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ponnaganti wants to slow Li down by chopping away at his legs.
Li walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ponnaganti scores with the left hand. Li knows he should have avoided that one.
Ponnaganti connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Li momentarily.

Ponnaganti darts in and clinches Li up against the cage.
Li blocks an elbow strike from Ponnaganti.
Li avoids the elbow strike from Ponnaganti, against the cage.
Li tries to break the clinch but Ponnaganti is controlling the position.

Li manages to break the clinch.
Ponnaganti shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ponnaganti fakes the leg kick and cracks Li in the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Ponnaganti finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ponnaganti wants to clinch up but Li keeps it at a distance.
Li misses with a series of wild punches.
Li tries to land a front kick but Ponnaganti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponnaganti misses with an uppercut
and Li counters with a body kick.
Ponnaganti takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Li checks a leg kick.
Li lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ponnaganti avoids the head kick by Li.
Ponnaganti throws a leg kick which misses Li's front leg but catches the back leg as Li tries to avoid it.
Li just misses with a punch to the body.
Li explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ponnaganti looks gassed!
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!
Ponnaganti misses with a leg kick
and Li counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Li tries a head kick but it misses.
Good leg kick by Li there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li lands a head kick. Ponnaganti smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A head kick misses from Li.
Ponnaganti throws a body punch but Li moves out of range.
Li fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ponnaganti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Li throws a jab when Ponnaganti was well out of range.
Ponnaganti tries to clinch but Li moves out of range.
Li throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ponnaganti doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Li clobbers Ponnaganti with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A shot to the liver by Li. Beautiful body shot.
Li misses with a body kick.
Ponnaganti throws a leg kick but Li sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li throws a head kick but Ponnaganti moves out of range.
Li chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Li connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ponnaganti. Ponnaganti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ponnaganti avoids a kick to the body.
Ponnaganti misses with a leg kick
and Li counters with a nice body kick.
Li tries a head kick but it misses.
Li throws a leg kick which misses Ponnaganti's front leg but catches the back leg as Ponnaganti tries to avoid it.
Li scores with a hook.
Li delivers a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ponnaganti's head.
A head kick misses from Li.
Li throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Both fighters circling a little - Li finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ponnaganti takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Li jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ponnaganti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Li tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ponnaganti throws a leg kick
and Li counters with a nice body kick.
Ponnaganti shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Li cracks Ponnaganti with an open hand slap.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ponnaganti throws a front kick aimed at Li's knee but Li avoids it well.
A right-left combo lands from Li.

Ponnaganti is rocked!
Ponnaganti misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hong Li dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ponnaganti tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ponnaganti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Li throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Li connects with a crisp jab.
Ponnaganti throws a leg kick
and Li makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ponnaganti really felt that one!
Ponnaganti throws a front kick aimed at Li's knee but Li avoids it well.
Ponnaganti has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Li.
Li fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ponnaganti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Some bone on bone action there as Li checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Li checks a low kick from Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Li keeps the fight on the outside.
Hong Li is winning the standup battle so far.
Li throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ponnaganti is breathing heavily.
Li moves out of range of the leg kick from Ponnaganti.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Li throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Li lands a nice looking body kick.
Li turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Li moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Li lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ponnaganti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Li.
Ponnaganti blocks a head kick by Li.
Ponnaganti wants to clinch.
Ponnaganti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Li explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

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!
Li swinging wildly here.
Li is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ponnaganti can do to turn this around?
Ponnaganti attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Li throws a head kick that misses.
Li moves out of range of the leg kick from Ponnaganti.
Both fighters circling a little - Li finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Li throws a solid leg kick but Ponnaganti takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Li.
Li checks a leg kick.
Li turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ponnaganti misses with a head kick.
Ponnaganti moves out of range as Li throws a body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Li there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponnaganti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Li.
Li keeps Ponnaganti at a distance using the push kick.
Li shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ponnaganti eats them both and turns towards Li to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ponnaganti is still on wobbly legs! Can Li finish him?
Li misses with a few strikes there.
Li scores with a head kick.
Li throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Li misses with a body kick.
Li throws a half hearted mid kick.

Li drops Ponnaganti with a beautiful combination! Ponnaganti stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Li is looking for the KO!
Ponnaganti moves out of range of the body kick from Li.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Li waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ponnaganti.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Ponnaganti tenderised Li's leg. Li is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ponnaganti takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ponnaganti throws a front kick aimed at Li's knee but Li avoids it well.
Li checks the leg kick.
Ponnaganti moves forwards but Li connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ponnaganti throws a low kick but it's checked well by Li.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Li connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ponnaganti momentarily.
Ponnaganti misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hong Li dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Ponnaganti misses with a straight left.
Ponnaganti seems to have recovered his senses.
Li misses the jab.
Ponnaganti throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Li keeps the fight on the outside.
Ponnaganti tries to land a front kick but Li steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ponnaganti tries a low kick but Li avoids it.
Ponnaganti is looking to land body kicks.
A thudding body kick lands there by Li!
Li scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ponnaganti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Li.
Ponnaganti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Li lands a nice shot that snaps Ponnaganti's head back.
Li throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ponnaganti stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li lands a glancing blow to the side of Ponnaganti's head.
Li throws a nice outside leg kick.
Li cracks a nice hook into Ponnaganti's ribs.
Li misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Li.
Li fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ponnaganti manages to avoid it.
Li misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Li misses with an uppercut. Ponnaganti saw that one coming.
Ponnaganti takes a kick to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick from Ponnaganti misses.
Li throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Li connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponnaganti thows a leg kick but Li checks it
and Li counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Li checks the leg kick.
Li lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ponnaganti checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A head kick from Li lands but Ponnaganti takes it in his stride.
Ponnaganti will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ponnaganti goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Li lands a head kick. Ponnaganti smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Li feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ponnaganti's calf.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Li, right into the meat.
Ponnaganti throws a hook but Li blocks it.
Vrajesh Ponnaganti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponnaganti throws a sloppy head kick and Li moves out of range easily.
Li connects with an inside leg kick.
Ponnaganti takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Li tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Li scores with a jab to the head.
Ponnaganti has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Li drops Ponnaganti with a big left hand! Ponnaganti is injured, injured bad! Li jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hong Li!