PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bas Koning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeannot Chong Starbowsky Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chong Starbowsky Ii has chosen "SCIENCE OF THE TRIFE" as his entrance music. Bas Koning could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jeannot Chong Starbowsky Ii's chin.

Koning
vs
Chong Starbowsky Ii

188 cm
19
197 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
26
186 lbs
8 - 28 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent knees
Knockout power

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bas Koning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeannot Chong Starbowsky Ii!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chong Starbowsky Ii tries to clinch up but Koning circles away and keeps his distance.
Koning fails with the takedown.
Chong Starbowsky Ii tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koning swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chong Starbowsky Ii shoots in for a takedown but Koning shows good takedown defense.

Koning clinches up with Chong Starbowsky Ii and pushes him back against the cage.
Koning has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Koning is looking for a takedown.
Koning manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Chong Starbowsky Ii trying to stall but Koning improves his position.
Koning landing knees to the head.

It looks like Jeannot Chong Starbowsky Ii has been cut.

Koning lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Koning throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Koning not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chong Starbowsky Ii keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Koning trying to mount his opponent but Chong Starbowsky Ii defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koning is trying to control. Chong Starbowsky Ii wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Koning misses with a head shot. Chong Starbowsky Ii uses the momentum to regain guard.
Chong Starbowsky Ii is looking to stand up but Koning isn't so interested in that idea.
Koning will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Koning wants to control from the top but Chong Starbowsky Ii keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Koning tries to free his leg and advance position but Chong Starbowsky Ii is retaining full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Chong Starbowsky Ii takes the fight into the clinch.
Chong Starbowsky Ii blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Koning using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chong Starbowsky Ii has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Koning tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chong Starbowsky Ii avoids it.
A knee to the head by Koning.
Koning stalling in the clinch but Chong Starbowsky Ii improves position.
Koning holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Chong Starbowsky Ii on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Koning has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chong Starbowsky Ii is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bas Koning. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koning prevents Chong Starbowsky Ii from breaking the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Koning lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chong Starbowsky Ii wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Koning lands a knee to the body.
Chong Starbowsky Ii blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Koning tries to land knees in the clinch but Chong Starbowsky Ii avoids the damage to the body.
Koning tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chong Starbowsky Ii avoids it.
Chong Starbowsky Ii letting Koning take a breather here.

Koning gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Chong Starbowsky Ii is trying to control but can't.
Koning controlling the action here.
Chong Starbowsky Ii won't allow Koning to pass to mount.
Koning throwing shots but Chong Starbowsky Ii is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koning prevents Chong Starbowsky Ii from standing back up.
Koning with the ground and pound but Chong Starbowsky Ii uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Koning trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Chong Starbowsky Ii manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Chong Starbowsky Ii throwing strikes from guard but Koning blocks nicely.
Koning on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Koning tries to get out of the position.
Koning has control of Chong Starbowsky Ii's left arm, preventing Chong Starbowsky Ii from doing any damage.
Koning trying to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chong Starbowsky Ii stopping the sweep attempt from Koning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bas Koning dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeannot Chong Starbowsky Ii's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Koning closes the distance and clinches.

Koning escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Koning shoots in and bounces Chong Starbowsky Ii off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Koning is looking to work some ground and pound but Chong Starbowsky Ii has wrist control.
Koning knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chong Starbowsky Ii on the ground.
Chong Starbowsky Ii looking to control but Koning passes into half guard.
Chong Starbowsky Ii is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chong Starbowsky Ii blocking the ground and pound attempt from Koning.
Koning frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chong Starbowsky Ii holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Koning tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koning prevents Chong Starbowsky Ii from getting the reversal.
BOOM! Koning connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Chong Starbowsky Ii wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Koning.
Chong Starbowsky Ii wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Koning.
Chong Starbowsky Ii wants to try and get back to his feet.
Chong Starbowsky Ii keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Chong Starbowsky Ii avoids a strike by Koning and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Koning's guard! Fantastic escape!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chong Starbowsky Ii has gone for a leg lock! Koning slips out almost immediately though and dives into Chong Starbowsky Ii's guard.

Chong Starbowsky Ii wants to sweep but no luck.
Chong Starbowsky Ii wants to stand up but Koning is controlling him.
Koning has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Koning wants to pass the guard but Chong Starbowsky Ii is keeping the position.

Chong Starbowsky Ii uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chong Starbowsky Ii gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Koning.
Koning is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chong Starbowsky Ii tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koning swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koning seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Koning avoids a kick to the body.
Koning shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chong Starbowsky Ii sprawls well. Chong Starbowsky Ii wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Koning gets slowly back to his feet.

Chong Starbowsky Ii closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Koning.
Koning is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Chong Starbowsky Ii tries to circle away but Koning has him pinned against the cage.

Chong Starbowsky Ii is trying to trip Koning. He has hold of a leg but Koning is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Chong Starbowsky Ii persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Koning lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Koning loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chong Starbowsky Ii is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chong Starbowsky Ii avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Koning trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chong Starbowsky Ii striking from the bottom.
Koning throws a big elbow that misses.
Koning advances to half guard.
Chong Starbowsky Ii is staying active underneath Koning, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bas Koning dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeannot Chong Starbowsky Ii's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Chong Starbowsky Ii motions for Koning to come forward. Chong Starbowsky Ii throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jeannot Chong Starbowsky Ii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chong Starbowsky Ii ducks right into an uppercut from Koning.
Chong Starbowsky Ii misses with a kick to the body.
Koning appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Koning shoots in for a double leg but Chong Starbowsky Ii sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Koning closes the distance and clinches.
Koning is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chong Starbowsky Ii can do to turn this around?

Koning works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Chong Starbowsky Ii keeping moving, preventing Koning from controlling successfully.
Koning trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Koning trying to control the position from guard on top but Chong Starbowsky Ii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koning wants to pass the guard but Chong Starbowsky Ii is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koning advances position into side control!
The strikes coming from Koning are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Chong Starbowsky Ii wants to get back to his feet but Koning drags him back down.
Chong Starbowsky Ii gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Koning looking to control but Chong Starbowsky Ii is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Koning looking to ground and pound but Chong Starbowsky Ii is blocking nicely.
Koning trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koning raining down shots from the mount!
Koning punishing his opponent with strikes.

Koning goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Chong Starbowsky Ii turns into him and now he's in Koning's guard.
Koning lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Koning pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chong Starbowsky Ii is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koning wants to control from the top but Chong Starbowsky Ii keeps moving.
Chong Starbowsky Ii looking to control.
Chong Starbowsky Ii keeping moving, preventing Koning from controlling successfully.
Chong Starbowsky Ii keeping full guard, as Koning tries to pass.
Bas Koning is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Koning wants to control from the top but Chong Starbowsky Ii keeps moving.
Chong Starbowsky Ii working a defensive guard here.
Chong Starbowsky Ii might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Koning haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Koning trying to control but Chong Starbowsky Ii is working from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bas Koning showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Koning 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bas Koning!