PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Antoni Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yong Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yong Wright told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Hong
vs
Wright

178 cm
30
144 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

165 cm
35
144 lbs
15 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Arcticus University: London

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 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Antoni Hong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Yong Wright!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wright counters with a stiff right hand.
Hong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wright.
Hong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wright checks the leg kick.
Wright lands a head shot.
We've been informed that Wright 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.
Wright checks a leg kick.
Hong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wright.
Wright loads up on a big right hand but Hong slips the punch.
Wright displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hong throws out the jab.
Wright steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hong.
Hong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wright moves away.
Wright looks to land a right hand but Hong moved out of range.
Wright throws a hook to the side of Hong's head but Hong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hong looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hong slips a jab from Wright.

Wright closes the distance and clinches.
Hong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wright blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong avoiding damage.
Wright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wright throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hongs head.
Hong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hong.
A head punch on the inside from Wright fails to land.
Hong lands a left hand.
Hong tries a body shot but Wright blocks it.
Wright swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hong stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hong is stalling here.
Hong is leaning against Wright and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wright blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wright being controlled against the cage.
Wright throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wright letting Hong take a breather here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hong blocking some punches.
Wright wants a takedown.
Wright swings wildly with an uppercut but Hong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hong has a couple of punches blocked by Wright.
Hong blocks an uppercut.
Wright being controlled against the cage.
Hong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wright blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wright misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hong.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Hong on the inside.
Hong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wright working aggressively here.
Wright misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hong blocks an uppercut.
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
Hong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wright.
Hong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hong throws a punch but it's blocked by Wright.
Hong can't find room to land a body shot as Wright controls the action.
Wright swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wright misses with some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hong.
Hong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hong slows down the pace here.
Wright lands a hook that snaps the head of Hong backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wright blocks a body shot from Hong.
Wright swings wildly with an uppercut but Hong uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright throws a punch but it's blocked by Hong.

Hong manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Wright as Hong shoots in.

Hong manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Wright on his heels. He'll look to pass Wright's guard now, I'm sure.
Wright looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hong puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Wright trying to hold on to Hong's head to control him but Hong postures up.
Hong will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wright is holding on to half guard well.
Wright tries to get to full guard but Hong has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antoni Hong dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Wright throws an overhand right that lands on Hong's shoulder, as Hong tries to avoid the shot.
Wright misses with a hook.
Hong connects with a body shot.
Yong Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hong slips under a jab from Wright.
Hong misses with a low kick as Wright jumps back.
Hong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wright manages to avoid it.
Wright lands with an uppercut that bounces Hong off the cage and back into range.
Wright swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Hong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Hong moves out of range of the strikes.
Wright lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hong clinches up with Wright and pushes him back against the cage.
Hong scores with a shot to the side of Wright's head.
Antoni Hong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wright lands a hook that snaps the head of Hong backwards.
Wright working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright working aggressively here.
Hong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright has a couple of punches blocked by Hong.
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wright.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hong.
Hong blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Hong.
Hong can't find room to land a body shot as Wright controls the action.
Wright misses with some punches.
Wright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hong.
Hong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wright working aggressively here.
Hong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wright has a couple of punches blocked by Hong.
A right hook to the body lands for Hong.
Wright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Hong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hong lunges at Wright with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wright's hand.

Wright is rocked!
Yong Wright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Jab by Wright.
Wright is still on wobbly legs! Can Hong finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong defending well as Wright loads up on a big left hand.
Wright seems to have recovered his senses.
Hong misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wright counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wright looks to throw the jab but Hong is out of range.

Hong shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Wright is trying to defend but Hong finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wright is trying to control but can't.
Wright tries to roll over but Hong keeps him under control.
Hong controlling the action here.
Wright wants to improve his position but Hong is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong trying to control the pace.
Wright is trying to get back to full guard.
Hong stalling.
Wright is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hong controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wright gets full guard.
Wright manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hong manages to get himself to full guard.

Hong wants to hit a switch here but Wright passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hong there!
Wright tries to control but Hong wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Yong Wright will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Wright is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hong.
Wright lands a head shot.
Hong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wright throws a hook but Hong blocks it.

Wright rushes Hong and presses him up against the cage.
Wright goes for a takedown attempt but Hong pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wright looks to land a right hand but Hong moved out of range.
Hong lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hong connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wright's hands.
Nice defenses there by Hong.
That kick from Hong tenderised Wright's leg. Wright is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hong fires out a quick counter leg kick but Wright just manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hong. Wright shrugs it off though.
Hong blocks a jab.
Wright tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wright throws a looping overhand right but Hong ducks down to avoid it.
Hong swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright throws out a loose jab but Hong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hong lands a lovely overhand right.
Hong moves in looking to clinch but Wright pushes him off.
Wright misses with a left hand
and Hong counters with a three punch combo that has Wright backing up. Wright nods at Hong to acknowledge the strikes.
Hong misses the shot to the body.
Wright rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Hong counters with a nice right hand that sends Wright toppling to the canvas! Wright scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Hong finish him?!
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!
Wright wants to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wright.
Wright scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hong throws out a loose jab but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a lazy right hand but Hong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wright missing with a left hand there. Hong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Antoni Hong is winning the standup battle so far.
Hong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wright.
Hong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wright looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wright throws a hook but Hong avoids it easily.
Hong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wright throws out a counter right but Hong avoids it with no problem.
Wright scores with a jab to the head.
Wright throws a big shot that misses.
Hong lands with a kick to the temple. Wright shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wright misses with a hook
and Hong counters with a stiff right hand.
Wright avoids a kick to the body.
Hong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wright manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hong moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hong slips under a jab from Wright.
Hong is looking to counter with head kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wright is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hong.
Hong tries a head kick but it misses.
Wright rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hong makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hong is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Wright misses.
Wright misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Hong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wright moves away.

Hong shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hong showed some decent athleticism there.
Wright tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Hong has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Hong looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright tries to hold on but Hong postures up.
Hong controlling his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hong avoids the attempt from Wright to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antoni Hong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hong 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antoni Hong!
A relieved looking Antoni Hong thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.