PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alan Fei Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tshering Wangchuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wangchuck has chosen Rapa - Rang Sem Kar Ga Mikar as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Fei Hong
vs
Wangchuck

178 cm
34
275 lbs
14 - 16 - 0

197 cm
29
294 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alan Fei Hong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tshering Wangchuck!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fei Hong clinches up against the ropes.
Wangchuck tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fei Hong lands a shoulder strike.
Wangchuck tries a knee to the head but Fei Hong blocks it.
Wangchuck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fei Hong.
Fei Hong misses with an elbow over the top.
Fei Hong avoiding damage as Wangchuck throws knees to the body.
Fei Hong managing to block the knees to the body from Wangchuck.
Fei Hong pushes off an throws an elbow but Wangchuck leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
We've been informed that Wangchuck has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A short left from Fei Hong.
Fei Hong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wangchuck backwards.
Wangchuck takes an elbow to the temple.
Wangchuck lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Wangchuck.
Wangchuck using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fei Hong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wangchuck blocks an uppercut.
Wangchuck misses with an elbow strike.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fei Hong avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Wangchuck tries to land knees in the clinch but Fei Hong avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wangchuck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fei Hong.
Wangchuck misses with a knee strike.
Wangchuck misses with a knee strike.
Wangchuck digs a right hand underneath Fei Hong's ribcage. Fei Hong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wangchuck avoids the elbow strike from Fei Hong, against the ropes.
Fei Hong is struggling to control the position.
Fei Hong takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Alan Fei Hong has been cut.
Fei Hong throws a head punch that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wangchuck.
The referee calls for Fei Hong to work.
Fei Hong wants to stall.
Fei Hong takes a knee right on the jaw!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fei Hong has a couple of punches blocked by Wangchuck.
Wangchuck throws an elbow that misses.
Wangchuck throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wangchuck tries a knee to the head but Fei Hong blocks it.
Fei Hong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fei Hong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fei Hong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Fei Hong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but Fei Hong blocks with his arms.
Wangchuck tries a knee to the head but Fei Hong blocks it.
Fei Hong is trying to maintain a safe position but Wangchuck gets an underhook and turns Fei Hong into the ropes.
Fei Hong lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wangchuck throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fei Hong is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Fei Hong throws an elbow but it misses.
Our sources have told us that Fei Hong has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Wangchuck misses with a knee strike.
Wangchuck pushes off an throws an elbow but Fei Hong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wangchuck.
Fei Hong stalling the fight.
Wangchuck avoids a wild elbow strike from Fei Hong.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wangchuck.
Wangchuck lands a nice elbow.
Fei Hong misses with a punch on the inside.
Wangchuck pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Fei Hong working aggressively here.
Wangchuck is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wangchuck pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Wangchuck looking to slow down the pace here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wangchuck as Fei Hong tries to tie him up.
Wangchuck with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fei Hong lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fei Hong is looking to control Wangchuck's arms but Wangchuck gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fei Hong has his back to the ropes.
Fei Hong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fei Hong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fei Hong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Wangchuck scores with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fei Hong takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wangchuck misses with an elbow strike.
Fei Hong is trying to stall.
Wangchuck looking to throw knees to the head but Fei Hong is blocking nicely.
Wangchuck pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Fei Hong lands an elbow just above Wangchuck 's eye.

It looks like Tshering Wangchuck has been cut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wangchuck comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wangchuck utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fei Hong is breathing heavily.
Wangchuck with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wangchuck stalling in the clinch but Fei Hong improves position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wangchuck looking to throw knees to the head but Fei Hong is blocking nicely.
Fei Hong avoiding damage as Wangchuck throws knees to the body.
Fei Hong tries to stall but Wangchuck uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tshering Wangchuck dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Fei Hong scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fei Hong digs a good hook to Wangchuck's body.

Fei Hong gets tackled into the ropes by Wangchuck. Wangchuck maintains the clinch.
Fei Hong blocks an uppercut.
Wangchuck letting Fei Hong take a breather here.
Fei Hong lands an elbow inside.
Wangchuck utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fei Hong stalling in the clinch but Wangchuck improves position.
Wangchuck lands an elbow inside.
Wangchuck with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fei Hong takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fei Hong lands a left hand.
Wangchuck using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wangchuck lands an elbow that stopped Fei Hong in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wangchuck using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fei Hong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wangchuck throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fei Hong blocks it with crossed arms.
Wangchuck connects with a knee to the head.
Wangchuck tries a knee to the head but Fei Hong blocks it.
Fei Hong trying to stall but Wangchuck improves his position.
Wangchuck scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but Fei Hong blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Fei Hong fails to land.
Fei Hong lands an elbow just above Wangchuck 's eye.
Wangchuck with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fei Hong pushes off an throws an elbow but Wangchuck leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wangchuck with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Wangchuck throws an elbow but misses.
Fei Hong blocks an uppercut.
Fei Hong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fei Hong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wangchuck blocking some punches.
Wangchuck creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fei Hong's defenses.
Wangchuck lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fei Hong stalling against the ropes.
Wangchuck missing with knees to the body.
Fei Hong lands a nice elbow.
Fei Hong comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fei Hong controlling the action here for a moment.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Fei Hong throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fei Hong throws a head punch that misses.
Wangchuck tries to land knees in the clinch but Fei Hong avoids the damage to the body.
Fei Hong avoiding damage as Wangchuck throws knees to the body.
Fei Hong stalling against the ropes.
Wangchuck throws an elbow but it misses.
Wangchuck blocks an uppercut.
Fei Hong lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fei Hong blocks an elbow strike from Wangchuck.
Fei Hong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wangchuck is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fei Hong is defending well for now.
Fei Hong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wangchuck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wangchuck with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fei Hong tries to stall but Wangchuck uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wangchuck takes an elbow to the temple.
Fei Hong creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wangchuck's defenses.
Tshering Wangchuck seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fei Hong taking a breather.
Fei Hong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wangchuck trying to control the position but instead, Fei Hong has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wangchuck into the ropes.
A knee to the head by Wangchuck.
Wangchuck misses with an elbow over the top.
Wangchuck pushes off an throws an elbow but Fei Hong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Wangchuck throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wangchuck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fei Hong.
Wangchuck throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wangchuck.
Fei Hong lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wangchuck misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Fei Hong throws an elbow but misses.
Wangchuck pushes off an throws an elbow but Fei Hong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Wangchuck pushes off an throws an elbow but Fei Hong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tshering Wangchuck showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.

Wangchuck gets tackled into the ropes by Fei Hong. Fei Hong maintains the clinch.
Fei Hong has a couple of punches blocked by Wangchuck.
Wangchuck takes a shot to the head.
Fei Hong is trying to maintain a safe position but Wangchuck gets an underhook and turns Fei Hong into the ropes.
Fei Hong scores with a shot to the side of Wangchuck's head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Wangchuck creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wangchuck taking a breather.
Fei Hong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fei Hong stalling the fight.
Wangchuck with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wangchuck avoids the elbow strike from Fei Hong, against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Wangchuck just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fei Hong's brow.
Wangchuck with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wangchuck pushes off an throws an elbow but Fei Hong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Fei Hong lands an elbow inside.

That has opened up Tshering Wangchuck's cut even more.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wangchuck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Fei Hong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wangchuck's brow.
Wangchuck letting Fei Hong take a breather here.
Fei Hong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fei Hong taking a breather.
A short right from Wangchuck.
Fei Hong is pushing Wangchuck up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wangchuck misses with a knee to the head.
Fei Hong tries to stall but Wangchuck uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alan Fei Hong.

Wangchuck has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wangchuck with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wangchuck creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fei Hong's defenses.
Fei Hong lands an elbow that stopped Wangchuck in his tracks for a moment.
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!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fei Hong misses with some punches.
Wangchuck misses with a knee strike.
Wangchuck scores with a knee to the head.
Wangchuck crunches a lovely knee into Fei Hong's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wangchuck landing knees to the body.
Fei Hong avoids a wild elbow strike from Wangchuck.
Wangchuck looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but Fei Hong blocks with his arms.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but Fei Hong blocks with his arms.
Wangchuck throws an elbow but it misses.
Wangchuck tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wangchuck throws an elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wangchuck landing knees to the head.
Fei Hong trying to control the position but instead, Wangchuck has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fei Hong into the ropes.
Wangchuck throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fei Hong stalling in the clinch but Wangchuck improves position.
Wangchuck stalling in the clinch but Fei Hong improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fei Hong.
Fei Hong tries to stall but Wangchuck uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wangchuck is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fei Hong is defending well for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wangchuck.
Wangchuck with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fei Hong lands an elbow just above Wangchuck 's eye.
Fei Hong misses with an elbow over the top.
Wangchuck putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fei Hong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fei Hong takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wangchuck unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wangchuck putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fei Hong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wangchuck throws an elbow that misses.
Wangchuck throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fei Hong is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Wangchuck is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wangchuck misses with a knee strike.
Fei Hong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wangchuck lands a damaging elbow.
Wangchuck throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Fei Hong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Alan Fei Hong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fei Hong scores with an uppercut up the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tshering Wangchuck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wangchuck winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tshering Wangchuck!
A relieved looking Tshering Wangchuck thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.