PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sum Ting Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carter Jose De La Cus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose De La Cus has chosen Britney Spears - Make me ft. G-Eazy as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Ting Wong
vs
Jose De La Cus

162 cm
27
159 lbs
19 - 6 - 0

173 cm
27
147 lbs
15 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sum Ting Wong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Carter Jose De La Cus!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jose De La Cus.
Wong has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jose De La Cus keeps the fight on the outside.
Jose De La Cus connects with a single shot there.
Wong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jose De La Cus throws a series of punches but Wong avoids them all with ease.
Wong doesn't manage to clinch there - Jose De La Cus circles away.
Wong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Wong moves into range and clinches up with Jose De La Cus.
Wong tries to land knees in the clinch but Jose De La Cus avoids the damage to the body.
Wong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jose De La Cus is defending well for now.
Jose De La Cus working hard to break the clinch.
Jose De La Cus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wong misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jose De La Cus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wong misses with a knee to the head.
Wong missing with knees to the body.
Wong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wong taking a breather.
Wong misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wong.
Jose De La Cus is trying to break the clinch but Wong is controlling him.
Wong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jose De La Cus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wong lands a good knee to the midsection. Jose De La Cus won't want to take too many of those.
Wong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus managing to block the knees to the body from Wong.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jose De La Cus is defending well for now.
Wong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jose De La Cus.
Wong missing with knees to the body.
Wong misses with a knee strike.
Jose De La Cus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jose De La Cus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jose De La Cus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jose De La Cus is trying to break the clinch but Wong is controlling him.
Jose De La Cus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wong looking to throw knees to the head but Jose De La Cus is blocking nicely.
Wong tries to land knees in the clinch but Jose De La Cus avoids the damage to the body.
Wong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jose De La Cus avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jose De La Cus managing to block the knees to the body from Wong.
Wong misses with a knee strike.
Wong missing with knees to the body.
Jose De La Cus is trying to break the clinch but Wong is controlling him.
Wong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jose De La Cus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jose De La Cus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wong trying to land knees to the body.
Wong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wong pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jose De La Cus taking a breather.
Wong scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jose De La Cus's efforts to push away.
Wong tries to land knees in the clinch but Jose De La Cus avoids the damage to the body.
Wong keeps control of Jose De La Cus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jose De La Cus blocks it with crossed arms.
Wong throws a knee to the head but misses.

Jose De La Cus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jose De La Cus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jose De La Cus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wong 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.
Wong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jose De La Cus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jose De La Cus drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Wong defends it well.
Jose De La Cus looks to land a combination but Wong avoids it well.
Wong tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jose De La Cus manages to circle out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sum Ting Wong dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Wong tries to clinch there but Jose De La Cus circles away.
Jose De La Cus throws a series of punches but Wong moves out of range.
Wong just misses with a punch to the body.
Jose De La Cus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wong circles away quickly and effectively.
Wong is looking to clinch but Jose De La Cus is avoiding it.
Wong misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Jose De La Cus. Those never looked like landing.
Jose De La Cus misses with the combination.
Jose De La Cus misses with an uppercut. Wong saw that one coming.
Jose De La Cus lands with a good body shot.
Wong tries to close the distance and clinch but Jose De La Cus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wong wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wong.
Jose De La Cus scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus misses with a series of wild punches.
Wong jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wong tries to move into range but Jose De La Cus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jose De La Cus misses with a two punch combination.
Jose De La Cus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Jose De La Cus tries to get set, Wong tries to push him back and clinch up but Jose De La Cus manages to avoid the attempt.
Jose De La Cus scores with a three punch combo!
A nice inside leg kick there by Wong. That's going to slow Jose De La Cus down.
Wong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Wong clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Jose De La Cus manages to break the clinch.
Wong tries to clinch but Jose De La Cus moves out of range.
Jose De La Cus has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jose De La Cus lands with a right hand.
Jose De La Cus is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wong tries to clinch but Jose De La Cus is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong tries to land a leg kick but Jose De La Cus saw it coming and moves away.
Jose De La Cus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wong.
Jose De La Cus listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wong lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Wong has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jose De La Cus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jose De La Cus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jose De La Cus is trying to force a seperation but Wong has the dominant position.
Wong tries to land a knee to the head but Jose De La Cus blocks with his arms.
Wong is pushing Jose De La Cus up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wong missing with knees to the body.
Sum Ting Wong has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jose De La Cus breaks from the clinch.
Jose De La Cus with a hook.
Wong scores with a body shot.
Jose De La Cus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wong.
As Jose De La Cus tries to get set, Wong tries to push him back and clinch up but Jose De La Cus manages to avoid the attempt.
Wong tries to clinch up.
Carter Jose De La Cus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wong throws a low kick, looking for Jose De La Cus's leg but Jose De La Cus calmly moves out of range.
Jose De La Cus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wong was well out of range. Poor timing from Jose De La Cus.

Jose De La Cus gets tackled into the cage by Wong. Wong maintains the clinch.
Wong with a knee to the head.
Wong tries a knee to the head but Jose De La Cus blocks it.
Wong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wong tries to land a knee to the head but Jose De La Cus blocks with his arms.
Jose De La Cus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wong missing with knees to the body.
Wong trying to stall but Jose De La Cus improves his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong tries a knee to the head but Jose De La Cus blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wong trying to land knees to the body.
Wong missing with knees to the body.
Wong looking to stall.
Wong missing with knees to the body.
Jose De La Cus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wong tries to land a knee to the head but Jose De La Cus blocks with his arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wong obliges.
Wong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Jose De La Cus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Carter Jose De La Cus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Wong takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jose De La Cus throws a right hand that Wong ducks under and follows up with a left that Wong also avoids with ease.
Wong tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jose De La Cus manages to circle out of the way.
Some wild striking there from Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wong seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Jose De La Cus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jose De La Cus misses with a two punch combination.
Jose De La Cus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wong is looking to counter the offense by Jose De La Cus and move into the clinch.
Wong gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jose De La Cus blocks a head kick by Wong.
Jose De La Cus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jose De La Cus dips to his left and cracks Wong with an uppercut!
Jose De La Cus misses with a body shot.
Wong tries to clinch up but Jose De La Cus circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jose De La Cus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jose De La Cus throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jose De La Cus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jose De La Cus tries to bum rush Wong with a series of wild strikes but Wong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big left from Jose De La Cus misses.
Jose De La Cus scores with a three punch combo!
Wong moves in looking to clinch but Jose De La Cus pushes him off.
Wong finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jose De La Cus tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jose De La Cus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Jose De La Cus misses its intended target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jose De La Cus throws a body shot but no joy.
Jose De La Cus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wong was well out of range. Poor timing from Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus connects with a right hand. Wong shakes it off.
Wong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jose De La Cus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wong manages to avoid it.
Wong is looking to clinch but Jose De La Cus is avoiding it.
Wong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jose De La Cus falls off balance throwing a combination

and Wong counters by moving into the clinch.
Jose De La Cus can't break the clinch.
Wong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jose De La Cus avoiding damage as Wong throws knees to the body.
Wong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jose De La Cus managing to block the knees to the body from Wong.
Wong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jose De La Cus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jose De La Cus's efforts to push away.
Wong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jose De La Cus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jose De La Cus as Wong tries to tie him up.
A knee to the head by Wong.
Wong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jose De La Cus avoids it.
Wong misses with a knee to the head.
Jose De La Cus stalling in the clinch but Wong improves position.
Wong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jose De La Cus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jose De La Cus.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jose De La Cus managing to block the knees to the body from Wong.
Wong landing knees to the body.

Jose De La Cus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jose De La Cus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jose De La Cus lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jose De La Cus misses with the combination.
Jose De La Cus throws a body shot but no joy.
Wong ducks right into an uppercut from Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wong throws a sloppy head kick and Jose De La Cus moves out of range easily.

Wong gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Jose De La Cus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carter Jose De La Cus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jose De La Cus has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carter Jose De La Cus!
A very excited looking Carter Jose De La Cus rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.