PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yamapi Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Qing Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chan comes into the arena with Ikenai Tayou blaring out of the sound system. Kong has chosen ไรซิงซัน as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Chan
vs
Kong

171 cm
31
163 lbs
21 - 15 - 0

177 cm
28
164 lbs
23 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========#

Conviction
Convicted Trap House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yamapi Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Qing Kong!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kong misses with a low kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kong.
Chan with a nice cross.
Chan misses with a takedown attempt - Kong sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kong thows a body shot but no joy.
Kong feints and then cracks Chan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chan down.
Chan throws a hook but Kong avoids it easily.
Kong scores with a punch to the head.
Chan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chan dives in and grabs Kong's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kong pushes down on Chan's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yamapi Chan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kong scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chan shoots for a double leg takedown but Kong sprawls well. He's pushed Chan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chan.
Chan tries for a takedown but Kong sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kong sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chan somewhat.
Chan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kong is fending him off so far but Chan persists. Nope, Kong circles away and we're back to standing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kong darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kong throws a half hearted mid kick.

Chan closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kong's guard.
Kong has his hands on Chan's head, controlling the position.
Chan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kong swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kong pulls Chan in close to prevent any damage.
Chan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kong really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kong pulls Chan in close to prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Qing Kong has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Chan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Horrible takedown by Chan or perhaps it was just good defense by Kong which made him look bad.
Kong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chan. That did some damage!
Qing Kong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot lands for Chan.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kong.
Kong throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chan counters with a nice uppercut.
Kong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kong swivels and escapes.

Chan looking to score a takedown here. Kong is defending well but Chan drives through and ends up in Kong's guard.
Chan wants to control from the top but Kong keeps moving.
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!
Chan throws a big right hand that misses.
Chan throws a big elbow that misses.
Chan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kong regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Qing Kong dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chan checks a leg kick.
Chan tries for a takedown but Kong sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kong.
Chan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kong pinned against the cage. Kong gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kong misses with a body kick.
Chan shoots in looking for a takedown. Kong tries to sprawl out of it but Chan 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.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yamapi Chan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chan misses with a takedown attempt
letting Kong counter with a right hand.
Kong throws a body kick that misses
enabling Chan to counter with a crisp jab.
Chan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chan throws the left hand but Kong avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan shoots in and drives through. Kong sprawls well.
Chan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kong is out of range.
Chan avoids the body shot from Kong.
Chan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kong swivels and escapes.
Chan tries for a takedown but Kong sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Qing Kong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kong is fending him off so far but Chan persists. Nope, Kong circles away and we're back to standing.
Chan blocks a head kick by Kong.
Chan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kong takes a swing at Chan's ribcage but misses.
Chan blocks a head kick by Kong.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chan.
Chan shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice shot lands for Kong.
Chan shoots in but no luck this time.
Kong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kong misses with a double jab.
Kong lands with a hook. Chan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kong leaves Chan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kong swings for the body but Chan moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chan shoots for a double leg takedown but Kong sprawls well. He's pushed Chan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chan lands a nice looking body shot.
Kong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chan manages to avoid it.

Chan shoots in and gets a takedown into Kong's guard.
Chan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chan stands and throws Kong's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kong is looking to reverse the position.
Chan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Chan is looking to take a break and control but Kong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kong regains half guard, as Chan was trying to land strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kong is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Qing Kong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kong throws out a loose jab but Chan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chan swings for the body but Kong moves out of range.
Kong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kong misses with a leg kick
and Chan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kong throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A combination from Kong does no damage.

Chan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kong looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan wants to control from the top but Kong keeps moving.
Chan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Chan stands up over Kong, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Chan postures up in Kong's guard and throws a big left but Kong blocks it.
Chan trying to control but Kong is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kong misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chan moves out of range of the body kick.
Chan misses with a head kick.
Chan thumps Kong with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong stuns Chan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Kong tries to sprawl but Chan drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kong wants to control but Chan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Chan tries to pass to full mount but Kong defends it.
Chan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kong blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chan.
Yamapi Chan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kong wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan stalling away here and it's allowed Kong to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Yamapi Chan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chan throws a big right hand that misses.
Kong trying to control the position here.
Chan throwing strikes from guard but Kong blocks nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kong avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yamapi Chan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kong 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Qing Kong!
A very excited looking Qing Kong made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.