PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Qing Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Witt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kong comes to the cage accompanied by ไรซิงซัน. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kong
vs
Witt

177 cm
28
164 lbs
23 - 5 - 0

165 cm
26
160 lbs
21 - 0 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Conviction
Convicted Trap House

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
Cyclone Nutrition Company

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Qing Kong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aaron Witt!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Witt throws a big shot that misses.
Witt throws a jab but it's blocked by Kong.

Witt drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Witt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Witt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Witt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kong working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Witt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Witt makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Witt trying to control but Kong is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Witt cracks Kong with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Witt looking to pass the guard.
Witt is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Witt postures up in Kong's guard and throws a big left but Kong blocks it.
Witt trying to control the position from guard on top but Kong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Witt advances position into side control!
Witt is chipping away with strikes.
Kong is not content to let Witt control the position.
Witt working the strikes but Kong uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Witt is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Witt thows a huge punch but Kong dodges it nicely.
Witt wants to control but Kong is keeping him busy.

Witt is working for a kimura here but Kong manages to reverse the position and he's now in Witt's guard.

Witt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Witt is trying to keep Kong in close.

Kong avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Witt is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Witt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kong doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kong manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kong wants to control from the top but Witt keeps moving.

Witt working for a triangle but Kong defends it easily.
Witt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kong controlling from the top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Witt looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Witt dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Witt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Witt fails with a takedown attempt.
Witt shoots in looking for a takedown but Kong manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Witt's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Witt looks to throw the jab but Kong is out of range.
Kong scores with a spinning back kick!
Witt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kong.
Aaron Witt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kong lands with an uppercut that bounces Witt off the cage and back into range.
Witt takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Witt doesn't manage to clinch there - Kong circles away.
Witt tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kong sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Witt somewhat.
Qing Kong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Witt.

Witt clinches with his opponent.
Witt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Witt has a couple of punches blocked by Kong.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Witt tries to throw a body punch but Kong avoids it by throwing Witt back against the cage.
Witt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kong's elbow.
Witt misses with a body punch.
Witt is looking to control Kong's arms but Kong gets an underhook and turns him. Now Witt has his back to the cage.
Witt managing to block the knees to the body from Kong.
Witt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kong trying to land knees to the body.
Witt taking a breather.
Witt lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Kong.
Witt misses with a punch to the body.
Witt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kong misses with a knee to the head.
Witt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kong's elbow.
A short uppercut from Witt.
Kong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Witt avoids it.
Kong can't find room to land a body shot as Witt controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Witt looking to stall.
Witt misses with the head strike.
Witt prevents a body shot from Kong.

Kong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Witt shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Witt wants to pass the guard but Kong is defending well.
Witt trying to control the action but Kong is working from the bottom.
Witt lands strikes from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong is trying to get back to full guard.
Witt not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kong is refusing to be controlled, as Witt sits in half guard.
Witt not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Witt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kong defending well though.
Witt wants to take a breather but Kong is having none of it.
Witt drops an elbow to the side of Kong's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong blocking the ground and pound attempt from Witt.
Kong is positioning himself well to prevent Witt advancing to mount.
Witt is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kong controlling the position for now.
Witt lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Witt working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Witt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Witt steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kong. That one must have hurt.
Kong throws the kick towards the body but Witt avoids it.
Kong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Witt lands a jab to the head.
Witt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Witt moves out of range of the body kick.
Witt tries to clinch but Kong moves out of range.
Witt slips under a jab.
Witt tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Kong counter with a right hand.
Kong throws a head kick that misses.
Kong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Witt misses with a takedown attempt - Kong sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kong throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Witt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Witt throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kong's waist but Kong gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Witt off to one side.
Witt misses with a two punch combination.
Kong cracks Witt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Witt moves in looking to clinch but Kong pushes him off.
Kong lets loose with a powerful body kick. Witt will feel that in the morning.
Kong lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kong.
Kong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Witt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Witt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Witt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Qing Kong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Witt closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kong quickly recovers to half guard.
Witt trying to control the action but Kong is working from the bottom.
Witt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Witt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kong's head.
Witt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kong keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Witt lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Witt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Witt not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kong avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Witt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Witt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kong's head.
Kong is not content to let Witt control the position.
Witt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Witt throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Witt is trying to control. Kong wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Witt scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Witt with the ground and pound but Kong uses the opportunity to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Witt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Witt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Witt throwing strikes from guard but Kong blocks nicely.
Witt working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Witt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Witt postures up in Kong's guard and throws a big left but Kong blocks it.
Witt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Witt passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Witt trying to control the position but Kong is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Witt really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Witt misses with a looping right.
Kong throws a shot to the body.
Kong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Witt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kong scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab from Kong finds it's way through Witt's defenses.
Witt has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kong.
Witt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kong keeps the fight on the outside.
Witt takes a swing at Kong's ribcage but misses.
Kong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Witt.
Kong slips a jab and a cross from Witt.
Kong attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kong throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
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!
A head kick misses from Kong.
Witt throws a hook but Kong avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Witt.
Kong slips a jab from Witt.
Witt shoots in looking for a takedown. Kong tries to sprawl out of it but Witt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kong manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kong lands a body shot.
Witt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Witt takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Witt is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kong avoids the body shot from Witt.
Witt shoots in for a takedown but Kong shows good takedown defense.
Kong displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Witt.
Qing Kong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Witt.
Kong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Witt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Witt fails with the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kong.

It looks like Aaron Witt has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Witt walks into a straight right hand from Kong.
Kong cracks Witt with a good jab.
Witt might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kong keeps the fight on the outside.
Witt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kong can pounce on him.
Kong moves out of range of the strikes.
Witt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kong to score with a decent uppercut.
Witt looks to land a right hand but Kong moved out of range.
Horrible takedown by Witt or perhaps it was just good defense by Kong which made him look bad.
A telegraphed right hand from Witt misses the target.
A solid body kick from Kong.
Kong blocks a jab.
Kong scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong throws a series of punches but Witt moves out of range.
Kong throws a sloppy head kick and Witt moves out of range easily.
Kong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Witt.
Witt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kong was well out of range. Poor timing from Witt.
Kong moves away from the strike by Witt.
Kong slips a straight right by Witt.
Kong throws out a powerful jab.
Kong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Witt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kong moves away.
Kong lands a front kick.
Kong jabs Witt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Witt wants to clinch up but Kong keeps it at a distance.
A big left from Witt misses.
Witt misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong misses with a wild body shot.
Kong throws a nice looking combination but Witt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Witt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kong lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kong slips a straight right by Witt.
Witt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Witt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Witt slips a straight right by Kong.
Witt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kong to score with a decent uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Witt misses the target.
Kong keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kong looks to score with a jab to the body but Witt is just out of range.
Witt wants to clinch up but Kong keeps it at a distance.
Kong lands a head kick. Witt smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Witt fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kong avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Qing Kong had his way with Aaron Witt in that round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Witt's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Kong throws the kick towards the body but Witt avoids it.
Witt loads up on a big right hand but Kong slips the punch.
Witt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kong fakes the leg kick and cracks Witt in the body.
Witt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kong.
Kong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Qing Kong is winning the standup battle so far.
Witt has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Witt has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kong.
Witt feints and then cracks Kong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kong down.
Kong looks to land a body kick but Witt moved away.
Witt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kong swats away the attempt to clinch by Witt.
Kong lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Witt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Witt takes a swing at Kong's ribcage but misses.
Kong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Witt takes a swing at Kong's ribcage but misses.
Kong is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kong connects with a solid leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Witt.
Witt tries to clinch up.
Witt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kong's head.
Witt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kong is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Witt.
Witt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Witt misses with an uppercut
and Kong counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice cross by Witt.
Witt swings widly with a right hand
and Kong counters with a body kick that stops Witt in his tracks momentarily.
Witt is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Kong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Witt.
Qing Kong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Witt is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Witt is looking to clinch but Kong is avoiding it.
Witt slips a straight right by Kong.
Witt shoots in looking for a takedown. Kong tries to sprawl out of it but Witt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kong manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kong keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Witt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Witt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kong swats away the attempt to clinch by Witt.

Kong gets tackled into the cage by Witt. Witt maintains the clinch.
Witt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Witt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Witt can't find room to land a body shot as Kong controls the action.
Witt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Witt blocks a body shot from Kong.
Witt lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Witt.
Witt tries to work over Kong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Kong.
Witt misses with a punch to the body.
Witt misses with a hook to the ribs.
The referee is keeping an eye on Witt - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Witt backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Witt fails to land.
Kong tries to work over Witt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kong scores with a knee to the head.
Kong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Witt tries a body shot but Kong blocks it.
Witt misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Witt looking to stall.
Witt misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Witt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stalling in the clinch from Witt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Witt dodges an elbow strike from Kong.
Witt managing to block the knees to the body from Kong.
Witt has a couple of punches blocked by Kong.
Witt struggles to land a body shot inside as Kong controls his hands.
Kong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Qing Kong.
I think Witt 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 47:48
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Witt!
Aaron Witt is the new lightweight champion!
Aaron Witt bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.