PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Spong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alberte Kontador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alberte Kontador has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Spong
vs
Kontador

177 cm
20
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
26
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Grand Royal Wear

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kelvin Spong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alberte Kontador!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spong scores with a punch to the head.
Spong jabs Kontador to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Spong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kontador throws a hook but Spong blocks it.
Spong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A punch combination from Kontador misses.
Kontador swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Spong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spong scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice cross by Spong.
Kontador takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kontador swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Kontador, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kontador drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Spong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kontador momentarily.
Kontador misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong lands a nice shot that snaps Kontador's head back.
Kontador takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alberte Kontador is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kontador throws a body shot but no joy.
Spong paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Spong lands with an overhand left.
Kontador looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Spong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kontador needs to keep his hands up - Spong had a free shot at his head there.
Spong works Kontador's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kontador takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kelvin Spong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Spong shoots in and bounces Kontador off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spong not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spong looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kontador looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kontador keeping full guard, as Spong tries to pass.
Spong passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kontador can't do much from the bottom here.
Spong tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Spong moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kontador tries to buck Spong off but Spong is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Kontador's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Spong remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Kontador is looking for a sweep.
The referee asks Spong politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Spong prefers to stall for the moment though.

We're going to have a standup here because Kelvin Spong wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Spong moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kontador takes one on the button.
Spong is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Spong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kontador.
Kontador takes one to the side of the head.
Spong with a hook.
Kontador lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kontador avoids the body shot from Spong.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kontador. Spong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spong scores with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Kontador. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kontador stuns Spong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Spong with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kontador. Spong does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kontador misses with a hook.
Kontador loads up on a big right hand but Spong slips the punch.
Kontador takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kontador misses with a wild body shot.
Spong clobbers Kontador with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kontador takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kontador ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spong moves away.
Kontador takes a swing at Spong's ribcage but misses.
Kontador swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kontador has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Spong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kontador is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Spong rather than just go for the knockout.
A swing and a miss from Kontador.
Spong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kontador.
Spong jabs at Kontador's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kontador cracks a nice hook into Spong's ribs.
Kontador misses with a wild body shot.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Spong pushes Kontador up against the cage in a clinch.
Kontador is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Spong pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spong.

Kontador pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kontador showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spong.
Spong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kontador momentarily.
Spong lands a nice shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Spong.
Kontador throws a sloppy body shot
and Spong counters with a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A cross from Spong lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kontador takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kontador takes a swing at Spong's ribcage but misses.
Spong lands a glancing blow to the side of Kontador's head.
Kontador thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spong scores with a decent looking hook.
Spong misses the shot to the body.
Spong scores with a shot to the body.
Spong connects with a nice looking jab.
Spong misses with a wild body shot.

Spong has managed to clinch.
Spong lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Spong stalling against the cage.
Spong lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spong is pushing Kontador up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Spong breaks the clinch.
Kontador staying out of range there.
Kontador misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spong.
Spong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kontador.
Good standup being displayed there by Spong as he connects with a hook.
Spong paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Spong lands an overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kontador takes a swing at Spong's ribcage but misses.
Kontador misses with a looping left.
Spong cracks Kontador with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Spong lands a jab to Kontador's midsection.
A decent looking cross lands there for Spong.
Spong lands a nice shot to the body.
Kontador walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jab by Spong.

Kontador is rocked!
Kelvin Spong is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spong lands a nice shot to the body.
Kontador scores with a hook.
Kontador's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Spong connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kontador scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kelvin Spong dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Kontador takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Spong throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kontador counters with a nice uppercut.
Good exchange - Spong coming out on top.
Spong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kontador manages to avoid it.
Kontador swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donk. Spong catches Kontador right on the button with a cross.
Kontador looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kontador misses with a wild body shot.
Kontador misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spong.
Kontador throws a body punch but Spong moves out of range.
Spong cracks a nice hook into Kontador's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kontador misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong works Kontador's body with a nice hook.
Spong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kontador.
Kontador lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spong circles away quickly and effectively.
Spong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kontador on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kontador is still on wobbly legs! Can Spong finish him?
Spong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kontador.
Kontador seems to have recovered his senses.
Spong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kontador.
Spong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kontador can do to turn this around?
Spong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kontador moves forwards but Spong connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Spong lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kontador lands a jab to the nose.
Kontador throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kontador takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Spong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kontador takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Spong stuns Kontador with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Spong connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Spong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kontador.
Spong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Spong cracks Kontador with an open hand slap.

Spong gets a double leg takedown into Kontador's guard.
Spong content to stall in guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kontador looking to hit a scissor sweep but Spong is one step ahead there.

Kontador has his foot on Spong's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Spong works his way back into a safe position though.
Spong engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Spong pushing down on Kontador's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Spong tries to stand and escape but Kontador is controlling the position.
Kontador trying to control but Spong postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spong keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Spong has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Spong is looking for a kimura but Kontador is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Spong to get the leverage.
Kontador is looking to control Spong's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kontador avoid being mounted?
Spong controlling the action here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kontador steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spong.
Alberte Kontador has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spong lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kelvin Spong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spong has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27

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