PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Spong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Glenn Bongalon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Spong
vs
Glenn Bongalon

183 cm
25
183 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

187 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bryan Spong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Glenn Bongalon!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bongalon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spong tries to clinch but Bongalon is having none of it.
Spong fails in his attempt to clinch.

Spong takes the fight into the clinch.
Spong landing knees to the head.
Bongalon working hard to break the clinch.
Bongalon wants to break free but Spong has control.
Bongalon misses with a body punch.
Spong landing knees to the head.
Spong lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Spong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Spong.
Spong connects with a knee to the head.

Bongalon breaks from the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Spong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bongalon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Spong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bongalon blocks it with crossed arms.
Bongalon working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Bongalon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Spong.
Spong tries to land a knee to the head but Bongalon blocks with his arms.
Bongalon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Spong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Spong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Bongalon is rocked!
Spong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bongalon looking for a takedown.
Bongalon looks winded!
Bongalon misses with a knee to the head.
Spong scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Spong.
Spong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spong lands a knee to the body.
Spong digs a right hand into Bongalon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bongalon's gas tank.
Spong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spong landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spong lands a body punch.
Spong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bongalon is trying to force a seperation but Spong has the dominant position.
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!

Bongalon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spong tries to clinch but Bongalon is having none of it.
Spong is looking to clinch.

Spong moves into the clinch.
Spong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bongalon blocks it with crossed arms.
Bongalon tries to break the clinch but Spong is controlling the position.
Spong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Spong lands a hook that snaps the head of Bongalon backwards.
Spong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bongalon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bongalon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spong is defending well for now.
Bongalon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Spong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bongalon is trying to break the clinch but Spong has him pressed against the cage.
Spong scores with a knee to the head.
Spong landing knees to the head.
Bongalon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spong is pressed up against the cage. Bongalon has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Spong down to the mat. Spong avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Spong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bongalon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Spong tries to clinch but Bongalon moves out of range.
Spong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bongalon swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Spong closes the distance and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Spong.
Spong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bongalon takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Spong crunches a lovely knee into Bongalon's ribcage.
Bongalon lands a hook that snaps the head of Spong backwards.
Spong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Spong lands a knee to the head.
Spong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bongalon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Bongalon breaks the clinch.

Bongalon pushes Spong up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spong lands a knee to the head.
Bongalon is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bryan Spong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Glenn Bongalon.
Spong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spong looking to throw knees to the head but Bongalon is blocking nicely.
Spong tries a knee to the head but Bongalon blocks it.
Bongalon working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Spong dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Spong is looking to clinch.
Spong looks to clinch
and Bongalon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Spong thinking.

Bongalon rushes Spong and presses him up against the cage.
Spong looking to throw knees to the head but Bongalon is blocking nicely.
Spong misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Bongalon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Spong tries to work over Bongalon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bongalon is trying to stall.
Spong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Spong landing knees to the body.
Spong landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bongalon's face.

Bongalon manages to pull guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Spong trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bongalon's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Our spies down at at Cozad The Island inform us that Bongalon has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?

We're going to have a standup here because Bryan Spong wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Spong tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bongalon counters with a three punch combo that has Spong backing up. Spong nods at Bongalon to acknowledge the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bongalon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bryan Spong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Spong moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Spong is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bongalon is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Spong to the mat. Spong regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bongalon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Spong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Spong wants to get back to his feet but Bongalon passes into half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Spong's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Spong avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bongalon.
Bongalon with the ground and pound but Spong uses the opportunity to regain guard.

Spong scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spong tries to clinch but Bongalon is having none of it.

Bongalon moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Spong.
Bongalon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Spong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bongalon is trying to force a seperation but Spong has the dominant position.
A knee to the head by Spong.
Spong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bongalon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Spong lands a left hand.
Bongalon is trying to drag Spong to the mat but Spong just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nice body punch from Spong - that landed with a thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Spong throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Spong.
Bongalon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Bongalon breaks the clinch.

Spong moves into the clinch successfully.
Bongalon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Spong has him pressed against the cage.
Spong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
Bongalon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Spong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bongalon's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bongalon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Spong walks away with a smile on his face. Bongalon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bryan Spong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Glenn Bongalon.

Spong pushes Bongalon up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Spong dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Spong wants to clinch but Bongalon slips to the side
and Bongalon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Spong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bongalon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spong closes the distance looking to clinch

and Bongalon counters by moving into the clinch.
Bongalon is trying to break the clinch but Spong has him pressed against the cage.
Bongalon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Spong.
Spong lands a knee to the head.
Spong misses with a knee to the head.
Spong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bongalon backwards.
Bongalon tries to break the clinch but Spong is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spong landing knees to the body.
Spong landing knees to the body.
Spong lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong scores a nice knee to the body.
Spong with a knee to the head.
A short right from Spong.
Spong has Bongalon pressed against the cage, preventing Bongalon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Spong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bongalon's face.
Spong landing knees to the head.
Spong landing knees to the head.
Bongalon tries to break the clinch but Spong is controlling the position.
Spong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bongalon blocks it with crossed arms.
Bongalon tries to break the clinch but Spong is controlling the position.
Spong connects with a knee to the head.

Bongalon pulls Spong into guard.
Spong controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

We're going to have a standup here because Bryan Spong wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Spong wants to clinch up but Bongalon keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bongalon swats away the attempt to clinch by Spong.
Spong tries to clinch there but Bongalon circles away.
Spong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bongalon paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Bongalon has closed the distance and engaged Spong in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Bongalon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Spong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bongalon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Spong as Bongalon tries to tie him up.
Spong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spong scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bongalon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bongalon lands a nice shot to the body.
Bongalon is trying to force a seperation but Spong has the dominant position.
Bongalon is trying to force a seperation but Spong has the dominant position.
Spong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bongalon blocks it with crossed arms.
Bongalon has Spong pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Spong manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bongalon wants to get back to striking at distance but Spong won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Spong.
A short right from Spong.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Spong obliges.
Bryan Spong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Spong crunches a lovely knee into Bongalon's ribcage.
Bongalon missing with knees to the body.
Spong scores a nice knee to the body.
Spong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spong lands a shot to the body.
Spong tries to land knees in the clinch but Bongalon avoids the damage to the body.

Bongalon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spong wants to clinch.
Spong doesn't manage to clinch there - Bongalon circles away.

Spong darts in and clinches Bongalon up against the cage.
Spong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bongalon tries to break free but Spong pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bongalon wants to break free but Spong has control.
Bongalon is trying to force a seperation but Spong has the dominant position.
Bongalon takes a knee right on the jaw!
John Glenn Bongalon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bryan Spong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bongalon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Spong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Spong, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Spong!
After the fight, Bryan Spong was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.