PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kingo Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butter Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butter Bean struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 266.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Butter Bean acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Kongo
vs
Bean

194 cm
31
244 lbs
25 - 15 - 1

225 cm
37
289 lbs
39 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

CEC Nutrition Q160

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 25 - 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 39 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Butter Bean!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bean pushes Kongo up against the cage in a clinch.

Bean breaks from the clinch.
Kongo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kongo looks to land a body kick but Bean moved away.
A jab from Bean does it's job there.
Kongo fails in his attempt to clinch.

Kongo clinches with his opponent.

Bean breaks the clinch.
Kongo tries to close the distance and clinch but Bean swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kongo is looking to clinch.
Bean throws a shot from downtown. Kongo moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kongo. Bean does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bean is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Kongo gets a clinch.
Bean misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean wants to get back to striking at distance but Kongo won't allow it.
Bean tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bean tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kongo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kongo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bean wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bean wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kongo lands with a short shot to the head.
Bean tries a body shot but Kongo blocks it.

Bean manages to break the clinch.
Kongo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kongo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kongo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kongo connects with a crisp jab.
Bean throws a lazy uppercut

and Kongo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kongo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo blocks an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kongo.
Kongo prevents Bean from breaking the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

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

Kongo moves into the clinch successfully.
Kongo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kongo.
Kongo taking a breather.
Kongo blocks a body shot from Bean.

Bean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bean slips under a jab.
Kongo wants to clinch up but Bean keeps it at a distance.
Bean avoids the head kick by Kongo.
Kongo scores with a three punch combo!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean throws a series of punches but Kongo avoids them all with ease.
Bean ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kongo moves away.
Kongo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bean looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kongo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bean has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bean there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bean dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kongo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab from Bean misses.
Bean looks to score with a jab to the body but Kongo is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean looks to land a left hand but Kongo moved out of range nicely.
Bean misses with a double jab
and Kongo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kingo Kongo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bean looks winded!
Bean rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kongo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kongo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bean has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kongo scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kongo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kongo is looking to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bean keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kongo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kingo Kongo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kongo.
Bean throws a body punch but Kongo moves out of range.
Kongo looks to score with a jab to the body but Bean is just out of range.
Bean has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kongo.
Kingo Kongo is winning the standup battle so far.
Bean blocks a head kick by Kongo.
Bean swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good leg kick by Kongo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bean blocks a head kick by Kongo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bean. Kongo does a little dance to reset his feet.
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.
Bean avoids the head kick by Kongo.
Bean takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kongo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bean moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bean throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kongo wants to clinch up but Bean keeps it at a distance.
Kongo is looking to wear down Bean with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bean connects with a body shot.
Bean stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kongo.
Bean is breathing heavily.
Kongo tries to clinch up.
Kongo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

Kongo darts in and clinches Bean up against the cage.
Bean has a couple of punches blocked by Kongo.
Bean working aggressively here.
Bean working aggressively here.
Kongo misses with an elbow over the top.
Bean tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean is trying to break free.
Kongo is pushing Bean up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kongo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bean blocks an elbow strike from Kongo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bean.
Kongo lands a shoulder strike.
Kongo misses with the head strike.
Bean lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bean takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Butter Bean has been cut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bean misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bean tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kongo's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kongo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bean being controlled against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bean fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Kongo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kongo'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.
Kingo Kongo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bean doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kongo throws an elbow but it misses.
Kongo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kongo working aggressively here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kongo blocks a body shot from Bean.
Bean is trying to push Kongo away but Kongo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kongo is trying to stall.
A short right from Kongo on the inside.

Bean is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kongo swings wildly with an uppercut but Bean uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bean lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kongo backwards.
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!

Bean breaks from the clinch.

Bean tries to keep at a distance but Kongo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kongo trying to land knees to the body.
Kongo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bean.
Bean blocking some punches.
Bean wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kongo has him pressed against the cage.
Kongo lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kongo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bean wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kongo has him pressed against the cage.
Kongo effectively controlling the action here.
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 Butter Bean's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Kongo is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Kongo.

Kongo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bean scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kongo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bean stalling against the cage.

Bean breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kongo. Bean does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kongo misses with a few strikes there.
Kongo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bean tries to bum rush Kongo with a series of wild strikes but Kongo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongo lands a glancing blow to the side of Bean's head.
Nice cross by Kongo.
Kongo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bean bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kongo connects with a leg kick. Bean looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bean takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kongo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kongo avoids the body shot from Bean.
Kongo throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kongo. Bean does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot lands for Kongo.
Kongo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bean is still on wobbly legs! Can Kongo finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kongo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Kongo does no damage.
Bean seems to have recovered his senses.
Kongo thows a body shot but no joy.
Kongo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bean needs to keep his hands up - Kongo had a free shot at his head there.
Kongo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kongo drops Bean with a straight right hand, right on the button! Kongo follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kingo Kongo!
Kingo Kongo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.