PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cho King Fang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paradox Percius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

King Fang
vs
Percius

175 cm
26
145 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

170 cm
19
145 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cho King Fang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paradox Percius!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King Fang fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Percius avoids it really well and circles away.

King Fang scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
King Fang creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
King Fang creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Percius sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Percius taking a bit of punishment here - King Fang scoring with strikes.
King Fang lands a decent elbow from side control.
Percius felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

King Fang tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no King Fang has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Percius manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King Fang throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
King Fang working the head and body with strikes.
King Fang thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Percius's head.
King Fang seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Percius is looking for a sweep. King Fang is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
King Fang lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
King Fang is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King Fang working over Percius with some ground and pound. Percius looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
King Fang lands strikes from half guard.

Percius is rocked!

King Fang is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Percius sees it coming and defends easily.
Percius is looking to improve his position.
King Fang working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King Fang thows a huge punch but Percius dodges it nicely.
Percius wants to improve his position but King Fang is controlling well.
King Fang slips a nice elbow through Percius's hands, connecting with Percius's forehead.
Percius is looking to improve his position.
King Fang has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
King Fang takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Percius is trying to get back to full guard.
King Fang takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King Fang lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
King Fang thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
King Fang throwing shots but Percius is blocking nicely.
King Fang throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Percius tries to roll over but King Fang keeps him under control.
King Fang is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from King Fang there.
Percius is still in real trouble! Can King Fang finish him?

King Fang is trying for a kimura here. Percius looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! King Fang wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cho King Fang!
Cho King Fang retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, Cho King Fang thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.