PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Thomas Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wong is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that King Wong was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Anderson
vs
Wong

190 cm
25
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

195 cm
25
212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thomas Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, King Wong!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Wong is avoiding it.
Wong throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Anderson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wong scores with a nice body kick.
Wong looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wong lands a nice looking body kick.
Anderson lands a slapping body shot.
Wong keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wong scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thomas Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like King Wong has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Anderson has managed to clinch.
Wong working hard to break the clinch.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wong tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Wong's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wong wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wong's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Wong's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Anderson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wong.
A frustrated look appears on Wong's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Anderson prevents Wong from breaking the clinch.
Wong is trying to push Anderson away but Anderson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Wong breaks from the clinch.
Anderson tries to clinch up.

Anderson pushes Wong up against the cage in a clinch.
Wong has had enough of the clinch but Anderson keeps him there for the moment.
Good body shot from Anderson.
I was talking to Anderson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Wong backwards.
Wong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Wong breaks the clinch.
Wong tries a head kick but it misses.
Wong cracks the inside of Anderson's front leg.

Anderson clinches.
Wong tries to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling the position.
Anderson lands a left hand.
Anderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wong wants to get back to striking at distance but Anderson won't allow it.
Wong wants to get back to striking at distance but Anderson won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong is trying to force a seperation but Anderson has the dominant position.
Anderson lands a shot to the body.
Wong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wong can't break the clinch.
Anderson tries a body shot but Wong blocks it.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of Wong's head.
Wong working hard to break the clinch.

Wong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson checks a leg kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A left hand lands to the body for Anderson.
Wong working hard to break the clinch.
Wong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Wong controls the action.

Wong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Anderson moves into the clinch successfully.
Wong working hard to break the clinch.
A short left from Anderson.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Wong controls his hands.
Wong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Anderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Wong breaks from the clinch.
Anderson looks to clinch
and Wong counters with an outside leg kick.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson throws the left hand but Wong avoids the punch easily.
Wong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson wants to clinch.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Wong is avoiding it.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wong throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wong circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wong makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Wong.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Wong keeps it at a distance.
Anderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wong. Wong obviously looking to wear him down.
Wong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wong.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Good shot there by Wong.
Wong swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Wong circles away.
A left lands for Wong.

Wong drives through and clinches with Anderson against the cage.
Wong blocks an uppercut.

Wong manages to break the clinch.
Anderson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wong throws a leg kick which misses Anderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Anderson tries to avoid it.
Anderson misses with a hook.
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Wong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Anderson darts in trying to clinch
and Wong counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Wong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wong counters with a body kick.
Wong swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Wong is avoiding it.
Wong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderson.

Anderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wong wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Wong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wong appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Anderson looks to clinch
and Wong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Wong's head but Wong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anderson takes a swing at Wong's ribcage but misses.
Wong throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Wong moves into the clinch successfully.
Wong wants to get back to striking at distance but Anderson won't allow it.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Wong has had enough of the clinch but Anderson keeps him there for the moment.
Wong has had enough of the clinch but Anderson keeps him there for the moment.
Wong is trying to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling him.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wong is trying to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling him.
Wong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Wong's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wong can't break the clinch.

Wong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wong swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
It seemed like Wong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wong cracks a nice hook into Anderson's ribs.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Wong keeps it at a distance.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Wong pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Wong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on King Wong's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Anderson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wong throws a leg kick which misses Anderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Anderson tries to avoid it.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Wong circles away.

Anderson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wong blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Wong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Wong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson lands a right hand.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Wong controls his hands.
Wong is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong is trying to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling him.

Wong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wong catches Anderson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wong manages to avoid it.

Anderson takes the fight into the clinch.
Wong is trying to push Anderson away but Anderson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Wong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wong thumps Anderson with a low kick.
Anderson wants to clinch but Wong slips to the side
and Wong counters with a thumping low kick.
Anderson tries to clinch but Wong moves out of range.
Wong is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Anderson tries to clinch up.

Anderson closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wong backwards.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Wong's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Anderson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

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

Anderson moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Anderson.
Wong wants to get back to striking at distance but Anderson won't allow it.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wong lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong wants to break the clinch but can't.
Anderson prevents Wong from breaking the clinch.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thomas Anderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike.
Wong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Wong manages to break the clinch.

Wong darts in and clinches Anderson up against the cage.

Wong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Wong lands a head kick that bluckles Anderson and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Wong no doubt looking to push for a finish!
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King Wong seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wong can pounce on him.
Anderson cracks Wong with an open hand slap.

That has opened up King Wong's cut even more.
Thomas Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wong.

Anderson moves into range and clinches up with Wong.
Wong is trying to break free.
Wong tries to break free but Anderson pushes him back against the cage.
Wong tries to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling the position.
Anderson pushes Wong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Anderson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Wong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Wong slips the punch.
It seemed like Wong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Anderson moves into the clinch successfully.
Wong is trying to break free.

Wong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anderson.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Wong circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderson tries to clinch but Wong moves out of range.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson wants to clinch.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anderson tries to clinch up
and Wong counters with a body kick.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Wong is avoiding it.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson tries to clinch but Wong moves out of range.
Anderson moves to clinch but Wong breaks away

and Wong counters quickly with a head kick that drops Anderson to the mat! The referee starts the count at 3 - will Anderson be able to get back to his feet in time? 4,5,6, he's up. He looks OK so we'll continue the action!

Anderson is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Wong! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). King Wong!
A relieved looking King Wong thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.