PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kingo Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luther Heggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Kongo
vs
Heggs

194 cm
30
244 lbs
24 - 15 - 1

198 cm
28
280 lbs
20 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 24 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kingo Kongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luther Heggs!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heggs on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Heggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kongo moves away.

Kongo drives through and clinches with Heggs against the cage.
Kongo digs a right hand underneath Heggs's ribcage. Heggs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kongo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Come on Kongo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Heggs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heggs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kongo looking to throw knees to the head but Heggs is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Kongo fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Heggs as Kongo tries to tie him up.
Kongo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Heggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kongo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heggs takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heggs gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Heggs gets tackled into the cage by Kongo. Kongo maintains the clinch.
Heggs is working Kongo over against the cage.
Kongo leaning his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kongo throws an elbow but misses.
Kongo lands an elbow that stopped Heggs in his tracks for a moment.
Heggs is trying to break the clinch but Kongo is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heggs.
Kongo pushes Heggs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kongo works on Heggs's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kongo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Heggs blocks a body shot from Kongo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo lands a nice elbow.
Kongo lands a nice knee to the body.
Kongo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Heggs looks winded!
Kongo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heggs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kongo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kongo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heggs backwards.
Heggs working hard to break the clinch.
Kongo throws a head punch that misses.
Kongo lands a left hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kongo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kongo holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Heggs manages to break the clinch.
Heggs wants to slow Kongo down by chopping away at his legs.
Kongo fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Heggs will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kongo up against the cage.
Heggs throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kongo lands a knee to the head.
Kongo lands a body shot.
Kongo lands a nice elbow.
Heggs avoids a wild elbow strike from Kongo.
Kongo tries to work over Heggs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kongo trying to land knees to the body.
Heggs's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kongo leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kongo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kongo misses with a knee to the head.
Kongo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heggs can't break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Kongo.
Kongo blocks a body shot from Heggs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kongo.
Good body shot from Heggs.
Heggs tries to work over Kongo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kongo.
Heggs is trying to break the clinch but Kongo has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kongo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kongo pushes Heggs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kingo Kongo dominated that round.
That's time! Kongo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kongo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Heggs throws a hook to the side of Kongo's head but Kongo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kongo tries a head kick but it misses.
Kingo Kongo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kongo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Heggs thows a body shot but no joy.
Kongo jabs at Heggs's body.
Heggs bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A good leg kick by Kongo.
Heggs throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Kongo to counter with a crisp jab.
Kongo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kongo throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongo throws a series of punches but Heggs avoids them all with ease.
Kongo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kongo lands a really nice looking cross but Heggs seems unphased.

Kongo moves into the clinch.
Kongo lands an elbow that stopped Heggs in his tracks for a moment.
A short right from Kongo.
Kongo with a knee to the head.

It looks like Luther Heggs has been cut.
Kongo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Kongo.

Heggs is rocked!
Kongo scores a nice knee to the body.
Heggs is breathing heavily.
Kongo trying to stall but Heggs improves his position.
Kongo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heggs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kongo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heggs misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Kongo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Heggs's face.

Heggs breaks the clinch.
Heggs moves out of range of the body kick from Kongo.
Kongo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Heggs misses with a hook.

Kongo has managed to clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kongo.
Heggs tries a body shot but Kongo blocks it.

Heggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kongo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Heggs.
Kongo throws a sloppy head kick and Heggs moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kongo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Heggs, pushing him back against the cage.
Heggs tries to throw a body punch but Kongo avoids it by throwing Heggs back against the cage.
Heggs swings wildly with an uppercut but Kongo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kongo misses with an elbow strike.
Kongo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A hook to the body from Kongo.
Heggs is trying to break free.
Kongo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kongo lands an elbow inside that Heggs shrugs off.
Kongo blocks an uppercut.
Kongo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kongo here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kongo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Heggs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kongo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heggs avoids it.
Heggs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Heggs swings wildly with an uppercut but Kongo uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heggs misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heggs struggles to land a body shot inside as Kongo controls his hands.
Heggs misses with a punch to the body.
Heggs is looking to break free of the clinch but Kongo has double underhooks.
Kongo tries a body shot but Heggs blocks it.
Nice elbow from Kongo.
Heggs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Heggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heggs misses with the head strike.
Kongo tries to stall but Heggs uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Heggs takes an elbow to the temple.
Heggs pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heggs receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Heggs is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kingo Kongo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luther Heggs's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Kongo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kongo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heggs moves away.
Kongo connects with an inside leg kick.
Kongo tries a head kick but it misses.
Kongo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jab from Kongo.
Heggs misses with a looping right.
Heggs takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kongo throws a sloppy head kick

and Heggs counters by clinching up.
Kongo lands an elbow just above Heggs 's eye.
Heggs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Heggs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heggs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kongo stalling in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Heggs blocks an elbow strike from Kongo.
Heggs misses with some punches.
Kongo lands a hook that snaps the head of Heggs backwards.
Kingo Kongo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Heggs misses with a punch on the inside.
Heggs is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Heggs misses with the head strike.
Kongo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heggs backwards.
Kongo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Heggs is keeping busy.
Kongo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Heggs is still on wobbly legs! Can Kongo finish him?
A short left from Kongo.
Kongo trying to stall but Heggs improves his position.
Heggs throws a head punch that misses.
Kongo creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Heggs with a big uppercut! Heggs tries to clinch up but Kongo pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Heggs to the mat! Heggs covers up and Kongo unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kingo Kongo!
After winning the bout, Kingo Kongo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.