PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Stan Van Gundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Qing Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Qing Kong has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Van Gundy
vs
Kong

183 cm
35
181 lbs
37 - 11 - 1

177 cm
38
171 lbs
41 - 11 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Stan Van Gundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Qing Kong!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Gundy takes a swing at Kong's ribcage but misses.
Kong thumps Van Gundy with a low kick.
Van Gundy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Van Gundy throws the left hand but Kong avoids the punch easily.
Kong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Gundy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Gundy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kong.
Van Gundy tries to close the distance and clinch but Kong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Gundy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kong steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Van Gundy.
Kong misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Van Gundy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Van Gundy tries a head kick but it misses.
Kong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Gundy.
Kong takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Kong forces Van Gundy back against the ropes and clinches.
Van Gundy avoiding damage as Kong throws knees to the body.
Kong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Gundy is defending well for now.
Kong missing with knees to the body.
Van Gundy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kong.
Kong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kong stalling in the clinch but Van Gundy improves position.
Van Gundy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kong backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Gundy lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gundy tries to work over Kong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Gundy has Kong pressed against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Kong breaks from the clinch.
Kong blocks a jab.
Kong tries to clinch but Van Gundy is having none of it.
Van Gundy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kong.
A clash of legs there as Kong blocks the low kick.
Van Gundy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Van Gundy cracks the inside of Kong's front leg.
Kong scores with a kick to the midsection.
Van Gundy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van Gundy connects with a leg kick. Kong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Gundy.
Kong wants to counter with a clinch but Van Gundy pushes him away.
Kong throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kong feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Van Gundys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Gundy throws out a leg kick but Kong moves out of range and Van Gundy only half commits.
Kong follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kong throws a leg kick which misses Van Gundy's front leg but catches the back leg as Van Gundy tries to avoid it.
Kong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Gundy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've been informed that Kong 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.
Van Gundy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kong tests Van Gundy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van Gundy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Gundy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kong.
Kong throws out a loose jab but Van Gundy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Gundy throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kong avoids it.
Kong is looking to clinch but Van Gundy is avoiding it.
Van Gundy throws a hook but Kong blocks it.
Van Gundy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Gundy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Van Gundy cracks Kong with a good jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kong is looking to land body kicks.
Van Gundy tried to counter with a leg kick but Kong avoided it.
Sloppy strikes from Van Gundy. Those never looked like landing.
Kong feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Van Gundys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kong looks to throw the jab but Van Gundy is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Stan Van Gundy will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Van Gundy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Van Gundy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Van Gundy slips a straight right by Kong.
Kong takes a swing at Van Gundy's ribcage but misses.
Nice jab there from Van Gundy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Gundy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Van Gundy lands with a hook. Kong tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kong lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Van Gundy backs up against the ropes.
Van Gundy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kong.
Kong tries to counter with a clinch but Van Gundy shakes him off and moves away.
Van Gundy throws a leg kick that is checked

and Kong counters by moving into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Gundy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Gundy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Van Gundy has a couple of punches blocked by Kong.
Nice body punch from Van Gundy.
Kong lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Kong.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gundy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Gundy scores with a shot to the side of Kong's head.
Kong throws a head punch that misses.
Van Gundy lands with a right to the head.
Van Gundy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kong misses with a punch on the inside.
Kong blocking some punches.
Van Gundy tries to land knees in the clinch but Kong avoids the damage to the body.
Van Gundy struggles to land a body shot inside as Kong controls his hands.
Kong lands an elbow that stopped Van Gundy in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Gundy.
Kong controlling the action here for a moment.
Kong gets through Van Gundy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Van Gundy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kong is defending well for now.
Kong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Gundy lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Gundy lands a right hand.
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!
Kong blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kong misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Gundy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kong takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Qing Kong has been cut.
Kong scores a nice knee to the body.
Kong landing knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Van Gundy fails to land.
Stan Van Gundy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Van Gundy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kong landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Gundy looking to slow down the pace here.
Kong tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Gundy avoids the damage to the body.
Van Gundy misses with some punches.
Van Gundy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kong blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Gundy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kong.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kong swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Gundy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Gundy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kong backwards.
Van Gundy throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stan Van Gundy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Qing Kong's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kong throws a front kick that sends Van Gundy stumbling back into the ropes.
Kong scores with a shot to the body.
Kong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Gundy stalks Kong and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kong's face. Kong staggers backwards, shaken.
Van Gundy misses with a body kick.
Van Gundy lands a leg kick that knocks Kong off balance momentarily.
Van Gundy misses with a kick to the body.
Van Gundy moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Gundy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big right from Van Gundy misses.
Kong connects with a single shot there.
Van Gundy wants to clinch up but Kong keeps it at a distance.
Van Gundy tries to close the distance and clinch but Kong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kong tries to clinch but Van Gundy is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Gundy misses with a straight left.
A low kick from Kong is predictable there
and Van Gundy counters with a low kick, right behind Kong 's knee.
Kong connects with a leg kick. Van Gundy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong tries to clinch but Van Gundy is having none of it.
Kong misses with a hook
and Van Gundy counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice shot lands for Kong.
Kong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Gundy.
Van Gundy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kong. That did some damage!
Van Gundy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kong if he has to take too many more of those.
Kong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Van Gundy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van Gundy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kong's calf.
Kong moves out of range of the body kick.
Kong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Van Gundy.
Kong takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Van Gundy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kong takes a step back to recover.
Kong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Van Gundy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kongs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kong throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Van Gundy misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Van Gundy misses.
Van Gundy just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Gundy feints a jab promting Kong to slip. Van Gundy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kong slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kong moves out of range of the strikes.
Kong is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Kong swings widly with a right hand
and Van Gundy counters with an inside leg kick.
Van Gundy tries a low kick but Kong avoids it.
Van Gundy throws a leg kick which misses Kong's front leg but catches the back leg as Kong tries to avoid it.
Kong lands with a shot to the body.
Kong misses with a body kick.
Van Gundy throws a body punch but Kong moves out of range.
Stan Van Gundy is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slow jab from Van Gundy misses its intended target.
Kong steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy slips a straight right by Kong.
Kong lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stan Van Gundy clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Qing Kong's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Van Gundy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Van Gundy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kong checks it well.
Van Gundy misses with an uppercut. Kong saw that one coming.
Kong steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy ducks under a wild hook from Kong.
Van Gundy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Van Gundy throws a nice looking combination but Kong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Gundy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kong.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kong.
Kong throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kong misses with a kick to the body.
It looked like Van Gundy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Gundy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Gundy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van Gundy throws a low kick, looking for Kong's leg but Kong calmly moves out of range.
Kong on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Van Gundy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kong can do to turn this around?
Sloppy strikes from Kong. Those never looked like landing.
Van Gundy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gundy throws a low kick but Kong avoids it.
A solid body kick from Van Gundy.
Kong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Gundy missing with a left hand there. Kong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kong connects with a single shot there.
Van Gundy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Gundy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Gundy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kong, right into the meat.
Van Gundy misses with a kick to the body.
Van Gundy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kong ducks under a wild hook from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy avoids the body shot from Kong.
Van Gundy throws a leg kick but Kong moved away.
Van Gundy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kong is able to avoid easily.
A punch combination from Van Gundy misses.
Kong let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Gundy circles away.
Van Gundy misses with a straight left.
Van Gundy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kong punishes Van Gundy's body with a nice straight punch.
Van Gundy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kong avoids a kick to the body.
Nice shot by Kong.
Van Gundy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kong tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kong attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Van Gundy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Donk. Van Gundy catches Kong right on the button with a cross.
Van Gundy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kong.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kong throws a body kick that misses.
Van Gundy lands a glancing blow to the side of Kong's head.
Kong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Stan Van Gundy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Qing Kong's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Van Gundy feints and then cracks Kong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kong down.
Qing Kong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Gundy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Van Gundy misses the shot to the body.
Kong wants to counter the offense by Van Gundy and move into the clinch position.
Kong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Gundy is looking to counter punch.
Van Gundy throws a front kick that sends Kong stumbling back into the ropes.
Kong takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy cracks Kong with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kong throws a hook but Van Gundy avoids it easily.
Van Gundy moves out of range of the body kick from Kong.
Van Gundy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Gundy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Gundy connects with a crisp jab.
Van Gundy looks to land a combination but Kong avoids it well.
Kong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Van Gundy checks it well.
Kong avoids a kick to the body.
Kong misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Van Gundy, right into the meat.
Kong throws a head kick but Van Gundy moves out of range.
Van Gundy fails to land with a series of punches.
Kong moves out of range of the leg kick from Van Gundy.
Kong throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Gundy counters with a nice leg kick.
Kong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Gundy to score with a decent uppercut.
Kong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kong tries to clinch but Van Gundy is having none of it.
Kong moves out of range as Van Gundy throws a body kick.
A shot to the body from Kong misses
and Kong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kong scoring well with a low kick there.
Van Gundy throws the kick towards the body but Kong avoids it.
Stan Van Gundy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kong throws out a loose jab but Van Gundy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Gundy throws the kick towards the body but Kong avoids it.
Van Gundy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kong. That did some damage!
Van Gundy throws a body punch but Kong moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kong. Van Gundy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kong moves away from the strike by Van Gundy.
Van Gundy throws a lazy right hand but Kong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Gundy doesn't manage to clinch there - Kong circles away.
A jab lands there for Van Gundy.
Kong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Gundy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kong swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Van Gundy missing with a left hand there. Kong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Gundy. That's going to slow Kong down.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Van Gundy, as that shot connected.
Van Gundy moves in looking to clinch but Kong pushes him off.
Kong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Gundy scores with a nice right hand.
Kong throws a low kick but Van Gundy avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stan Van Gundy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Van Gundy 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 50:45
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan Van Gundy!
A victorious Stan Van Gundy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.