PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Li Kong Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boleslaw Wstydliwy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Li Kong Ho has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kong Ho
vs
Wstydliwy

162 cm
20
148 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

166 cm
25
140 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Flying Knee Clothing
V-Mask Clothing (10%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Li Kong Ho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boleslaw Wstydliwy!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho throws a right and a left that Wstydliwy avoids nicely.
Wstydliwy throws a hook but Ho blocks it.
Ho swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wstydliwy lands with a kick to the temple. Ho shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Ho lands a left and a right that sends Wstydliwy crashing to the canvas! Ho dives into mount looking to finish!

Wstydliwy is rocked!
Ho 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ho working Wstydliwy over with strikes here.
Wstydliwy is still in real trouble! Can Ho finish him?
Ho throws some wild stikes that Wstydliwy manages to avoid easily.
Ho thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Wstydliwy seems to have recovered his senses.
Ho content just to control the position here.
Wstydliwy has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Ho controlling from the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Ho just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Wstydliwy rolls, trying to escape but Ho keeps control of the position.

Ho looking for the choke but no joy.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Ho is working the ground and pound. Can Wstydliwy escape?

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ho looking for the choke but no joy.

Ho patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

Wstydliwy is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Ho gets his way!
Ho connects with a big shot to the side of Wstydliwy's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ho gets his hands free as Wstydliwy looks to control.

Wstydliwy showing good submission defense here.

Wstydliwy preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Ho.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wstydliwy preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Ho.
Wstydliwy avoids the strikes from Ho.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Ho controlling the positon.

Wstydliwy is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wstydliwy avoids the strikes from Ho.
Ho controlling the position well here. Wstydliwy rolled but Ho kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

Ho patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Wstydliwy is really stuck here.

Ho working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Ho is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Wstydliwy defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
You can see the frustration on Wstydliwy's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Li Kong Ho dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Wstydliwy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wstydliwy dodges the punch combination from Ho.
Li Kong Ho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wstydliwy doesn't manage to clinch there - Ho circles away.
Some wild striking there from Ho.
Ho fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ho turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wstydliwy throws a big shot that misses.
Ho leaves Wstydliwy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ho changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wstydliwy tries for a takedown but Ho sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ho feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ho tried to score with a low kick but Wstydliwy checks it.
Ho lands a nice hook to Wstydliwy's body. Wstydliwy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wstydliwy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wstydliwy fails to land the takedown.
Li Kong Ho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boleslaw Wstydliwy.
Ho lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wstydliwy's sensitive parts.
Ho moves out of range of the body kick from Wstydliwy.
Ho seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ho throws a quick inside leg kick.

Ho shoots in and gets a takedown into Wstydliwy's guard.
Ho showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wstydliwy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ho passes into half guard.
Ho throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ho seems to be looking for submissions.
Ho with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ho moves into full mount! Wstydliwy won't be happy about that!
Wstydliwy holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ho tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ho cracks Wstydliwy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ho throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ho lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ho lands a heavy elbow.
Ho controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ho is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Ho!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Li Kong Ho!
An out of breath and clearly excited Li Kong Ho thanked Flying Knee Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).