PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hang Kwon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Saliva-Badass. The key to victory for Hang Kwon has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Kwon
vs
King

190 cm
28
169 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

189 cm
26
227 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hang Kwon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony King!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

King shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Kwon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but King pulls his head out easily.
Kwon trying to control but King postures up.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw King working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
King is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kwon desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Kwon gets full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

King is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Kwon has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. King is looking to defend but Kwon has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for King! Kwon pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, King taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Hang Kwon!