PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Francis Ysengrin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heng Jiang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jiang has chosen Volbeat - A Warrior's Call as his entrance music. Heng Jiang is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Ysengrin
vs
Jiang

173 cm
22
157 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

174 cm
23
161 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Reaper Combatwear
Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Francis Ysengrin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Heng Jiang!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Jiang.
Ysengrin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ysengrin is looking to clinch but Jiang is avoiding it.
Ysengrin moves out of range as Jiang throws a body kick.
Jiang throws a sloppy head kick and Ysengrin moves out of range easily.
Jiang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ysengrin.
A punch lands to the side of Ysengrin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jiang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jiang throws a body kick that misses
and Ysengrin counters with a thumping low kick.
Jiang throws a low kick but Ysengrin avoids it.
Ysengrin throws a body punch but Jiang moves out of range.
Jiang cracks the inside of Ysengrin's front leg.
Good leg kick by Ysengrin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jiang swings widly with a right hand
and Ysengrin counters with a thumping low kick.
Ysengrin throws a front kick aimed at Jiang's knee but Jiang avoids it well.
Ysengrin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ysengrin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ysengrin looks to land a left hand but Jiang moved out of range nicely.
Jiang has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jiang throws a leg kick
and Ysengrin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jiang, right into the meat.
Ysengrin thows a body kick. Jiang tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ysengrin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ysengrin thuds his shin into the meat of Jiang's side.

Ysengrin takes the fight into the clinch.
Ysengrin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jiang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ysengrin digs a right hand underneath Jiang's ribcage. Jiang let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jiang is trying to break the clinch but Ysengrin has him pressed against the cage.
Ysengrin blocking some punches.
Jiang unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ysengrin can't find room to land a body shot as Jiang controls the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jiang misses with a knee strike.
Jiang missing with knees to the body.
Jiang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ysengrin is defending well for now.
Ysengrin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiang working hard to break the clinch.
Jiang is trying to break the clinch but Ysengrin has him pressed against the cage.
Ysengrin working aggressively here.
Ysengrin lands a nice uppercut.
Jiang scores a nice knee to the body.
Jiang crunches a lovely knee into Ysengrin's ribcage.
Ysengrin takes a shot to the head.
Jiang struggles to land a body shot inside as Ysengrin controls his hands.
Ysengrin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ysengrin misses with a body punch.
Ysengrin swings wildly with an uppercut but Jiang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jiang blocks a body shot from Ysengrin.
A short right from Ysengrin on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Jiang scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ysengrin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ysengrin tries to throw a body punch but Jiang avoids it by throwing Ysengrin back against the cage.
Jiang tries to throw a body punch but Ysengrin avoids it by throwing Jiang back against the cage.
Jiang looking to throw knees to the head but Ysengrin is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiang using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ysengrin cracks Jiang with a nice body shot.
Ysengrin scores with a shoulder strike.
Jiang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ysengrin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ysengrin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jiang looking to throw knees to the head but Ysengrin is blocking nicely.
Ysengrin scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Ysengrin.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ysengrin.
Jiang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ysengrin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ysengrin is pushing Jiang up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jiang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ysengrin misses with the head strike.
Ysengrin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ysengrin misses with a punch to the body.
Jiang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin scores with a hook to the body.
Ysengrin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jiang is defending well.
Ysengrin wants to take the fight to the mat but Jiang manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jiang tries to land a knee to the head but Ysengrin blocks with his arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Jiang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jiang tries to land a front kick but Ysengrin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jiang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab lands there for Ysengrin.
Jiang throws a leg kick that misses.

Ysengrin darts in and clinches Jiang up against the cage.
Ysengrin tries a body shot but Jiang blocks it.
Jiang tries to land a knee to the head but Ysengrin blocks with his arms.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jiang.
Jiang digs a right hand into Ysengrin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ysengrin's gas tank.
Ysengrin has a couple of punches blocked by Jiang.

Jiang breaks from the clinch.

Jiang instigates a clinch.
Ysengrin misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Heng Jiang will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jiang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ysengrin was well out of range. Poor timing from Jiang.
Ysengrin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jiang. That did some damage!
Francis Ysengrin is winning the standup battle so far.
Jiang checks a low kick from Ysengrin.
Jiang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jiang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jiang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ysengrin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jiang throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jiang wants to slow Ysengrin down by chopping away at his legs.
Ysengrin thuds his shin into the meat of Jiang's side.
Ysengrin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jiang scores with a kick to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ysengrin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jiang throws out the jab.
Jiang throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Ysengrin to counter with a crisp jab.
Ysengrin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ysengrin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ysengrin thumps Jiang with a low kick.
Jiang throws a hook but Ysengrin blocks it.
Ysengrin tries to counter with a takedown but Jiang is quick to defend against it.
Jiang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heng Jiang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jiang missing with a left hand there. Ysengrin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ysengrin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jiang tries a head kick but it misses.
Jiang throws a head kick but Ysengrin moves out of range.
Jiang swings widly with a right hand
and Ysengrin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ysengrin - that will leave a mark!
Jiang's corner calls for a 1-2. Jiang obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Ysengrin is rocked!
Ysengrin tries to get into range but Jiang steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Ysengrin! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Jiang scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Heng Jiang!
Heng Jiang is the new lightweight champion!
Heng Jiang decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Francis Ysengrin had this to say: 'God decided I will lose this fight to humble me, forgive me oh Lord.'.