PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simo Hayha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tonton Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hong has chosen Hong Entrance Song as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hayha
vs
Hong

184 cm
30
220 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

188 cm
35
196 lbs
28 - 15 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simo Hayha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tonton Hong!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hong wants to clinch up but Hayha keeps it at a distance.
Hayha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hong.
Hong now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

Hayha moves into the clinch.

Hayha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hayha misses with the body kick
and Hong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hong tries to bum rush Hayha with a series of wild strikes but Hayha uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Hayha pushes Hong up against the cage in a clinch.
Hayha lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hong.
Hong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hayha scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hayha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hayha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hong misses with the head strike.
Hong misses with a punch to the body.
Hayha lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Hayha jumps guard and drags Hong to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong wants to control from the top but Hayha keeps moving.
Hayha preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hong throws a strike but Hayha rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Hayha looking to pass the guard.
Hayha stopping the sweep attempt from Hong.
Hong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hayha preventing the sweep.
Hayha throws a big right hand that misses.
Hong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hayha is one step ahead there.
Hong throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayha won't allow Hong to sweep him here.
Hayha is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hong has Hayha pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hong wants to sweep but no luck.
Hayha trying to control but Hong is working from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hayha misses with a two punch combination.
Hayha has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hong finds it's way round the side to connect with Hayha's head.
Hong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hayha does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayha tries to clinch but Hong moves away
and Hong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Simo Hayha has been cut.
Hayha tries to clinch but Hong moves away
and Hayha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A leg kick checked by Hayha.
Hayha seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hayha's sensitive parts.
Hong lands a jab to the nose.
Hayha has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hong.
Hong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hayha moves forwards but Hong connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Good shot there by Hong.
Hong is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hayha had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hayha takes a swing at Hong's ribcage but misses.
Hong throws a jab but it's blocked by Hayha.
Hayha checks a leg kick.
Hayha tries to counter by clinching up but Hong breaks away and moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hong. Hayha does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hayha walks into a stiff left hand from Hong.

Hayha has taken the fight to the clinch.

Hayha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hayha throws a low kick but Hong avoids it.
Simo Hayha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hayha wants to clinch up but Hong keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Hong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hong pushes Hayha away with a front kick.
Hong lands a lovely overhand right.
Hayha throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hong counters with a nice uppercut.
Hong thumps Hayha with a low kick.
Hayha throws a right hand that Hong ducks under and follows up with a left that Hong also avoids with ease.
Hayha throws a lazy uppercut
and Hong counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tonton Hong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Simo Hayha's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hayha closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hong tries to clinch but Hayha moves away
and Hong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Tonton Hong has been cut.
Hayha connects with a solid leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hayha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hayha fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hong, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hong.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hong. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Hong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hayhas head.
Hayha tries to work over Hong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
I was talking to Hayha's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hong lands a hook that snaps the head of Hayha backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hayha.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hayha.
Hong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hayha backwards.

Hayha is rocked!
Hong working aggressively here.
Hong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hong has a couple of punches blocked by Hayha.
Hayha misses with some punches.
Hong misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Hong.
Hong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hong throws a head punch that misses.
Hayha blocks an uppercut.
Hong misses with a punch on the inside.
Hong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hong working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Hong.
Hong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hong.
Hong working aggressively here.
Hayha is trying to stall.
Hong lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Hayha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hayha working aggressively here.
Hayha seems to have got his legs back now.
Hayha is trying to pull guard but Hong turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Hayha jumps into guard, dragging Hong to the mat.
Hong throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hong in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hayha is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hayha utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hong working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hayha's head.
Hong looking to sit in guard and control but Hayha gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayha stopping the sweep attempt from Hong.
Hayha is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hayha stopping the sweep attempt from Hong.
Hayha trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hayha throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hayha trying to control the position from guard on top but Hong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hayha postures up.
Hong has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hayha has passed into side control.
Hong sneaks back into half guard.
Hong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hong manages to get to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hayha wants to control from the top but Hong keeps moving.
Hong trying to keep a closed guard but Hayha is proving a slippery customer.
Hong wants to sweep but no luck.
Hong is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hong is trying to control the position but Hayha postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tonton Hong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!

Hong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hayha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hayha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Hong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hayha takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hong, as that shot connected.
Hong avoids the body shot from Hayha.
Hayha throws a solid leg kick but Hong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hayha.

Hayha clinches up with Hong and pushes him back against the cage.
Hong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hong throws a punch but it's blocked by Hayha.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong throws a punch but it's blocked by Hayha.
Hayha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hong throws a punch but it's blocked by Hayha.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hong swings wildly with an uppercut but Hayha uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hayha.
Hong throws a punch but it's blocked by Hayha.
Hong lands with a left to the head.
Hayha lands a left hand.
Hong swings wildly with an uppercut but Hayha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hong throws a head punch that misses.
Hayha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hayha tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hong just stands there and leans against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hong fails to land.
Hong misses with the head strike.

Hayha breaks from the clinch.
Hong on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Simo Hayha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayha lands with a straight right. Hong didn't see that one coming.
Hong tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayha looks to land a left hand but Hong moved out of range nicely.
Hayha scores with a punch to the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hayha.
Hayha scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hayha misses with a hook to the body
and Hong counters with a straight right hand.
Hayha misses with a hook. Hong ducked under it nicely.
Hong is trying to counter with his kicks.
Hayha throws a leg kick
and Hong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hayha wants to clinch
and Hong counters with a stiff right hand.
Hong lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayha lands with an overhand left.
Hong scores with a nice strike.
Hayha misses with a wild body shot.

Hong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hayha swings wildly with an uppercut but Hong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hong working aggressively here.
Hayha misses with a punch to the body.
Tonton Hong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Hayha.
Hong throws a head punch that misses.
Hong misses with the head strike.
Hong misses with the head strike.
Hong misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Hong fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hayha blocks an uppercut.
Hayha lands a hook that snaps the head of Hong backwards.
Hayha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hong misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hong.
Hong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hong blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Hayha.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hayha.
Hayha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hayha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Hong.

Hayha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hong swings and misses with a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tonton Hong.
I've got Hong winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tonton Hong!
A victorious Tonton Hong thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.