PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dong Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deivid Trenchev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kong comes to the cage accompanied by Surrender To Me. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kong
vs
Trenchev

178 cm
25
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dong Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Deivid Trenchev!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trenchev is looking to clinch.
Trenchev throws a nice head kick!
Kong dives in and grabs Trenchev's left leg, looking for a takedown. Trenchev pushes down on Kong's head and hops out.
An inside leg kick lands from Trenchev.
Trenchev scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Trenchev tried to score with a low kick but Kong checks it.
Trenchev throws a head kick but Kong moves out of range.
Kong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trenchev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Kong shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Trenchev manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kong scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kong lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trenchev is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trenchev manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kong is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kong on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kong tries to get out of the position.
Trenchev avoids the attempt from Kong to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kong is desperately trying to improve his position but Trenchev has a good base and remains in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trenchev trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kong is trying to escape the mount.
Kong 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.
Trenchev tries to control but Kong wriggling away.
Kong is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trenchev looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kong is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trenchev really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kong. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kong is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Trenchev avoids the attempt from Kong to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kong wants to control but Trenchev is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kong checks the leg kick.
Kong blocks a head kick by Trenchev.
Kong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trenchev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dong Kong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Trenchev.
Trenchev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kong.
A nice inside leg kick there by Trenchev. That's going to slow Kong down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trenchev throws a sloppy head kick and Kong moves out of range easily.

Trenchev clinches up against the cage.
Trenchev gets underhooks to prevent Kong's takedown attempt.
Kong has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Trenchev after a bit of a struggle.
Kong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kong is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dong Kong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trenchev crunches a lovely knee into Kong's ribcage.
Trenchev throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kong tries to pull guard but Trenchev won't allow it.

Trenchev manages to break the clinch.
Trenchev throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kong's head.
Kong shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Trenchev pinned against the cage. Trenchev gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trenchev looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kong takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Trenchev blocks a leg kick.
Kong misses with a body shot
and Trenchev counters with a nice kick to the body.
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!

Kong drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kong working the ground and pound.
Kong working the head with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kong trying to control the action but Trenchev is working from the bottom.
Kong working away.
Kong is putting a hurting on Trenchev here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kong working the head with strikes.
Trenchev is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kong's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Trenchev wants to control but Kong is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Trenchev is defending against the submission attempts here by Kong.
Kong seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Trenchev does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kong passes the guard and advances to mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kong can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Trenchev is looking to escape.
Trenchev in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kong landing strikes from the mount and Trenchev is in trouble!

Kong with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kong dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dong Kong 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!

Trenchev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Trenchev.

Kong gets the takedown into side control.
Check out the look on Kong's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Kong tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kong lands an elbow.
Kong connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Trenchev some visible discomfort.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kong tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kong cracks Trenchev with a big elbow.
Trenchev is looking for a sweep.
Trenchev taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kong scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kong scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Trenchev to see if he's OK.
Kong cracks Trenchev with a big right hand but Trenchev just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Kong thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kong is putting a hurting on Trenchev here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kong working the head with strikes.
Trenchev takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Dong Kong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kong cracks Trenchev with a big right hand but Trenchev just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kong working the head with strikes.
Kong working the head and body with strikes.

Kong in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Trenchev is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dong Kong!
A very excited looking Dong Kong rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.