PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Baeddan MacAuliffe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Li Kong Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacAuliffe comes to the cage accompanied by Notorious by Duran Duran. Li Kong Ho has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

MacAuliffe
vs
Kong Ho

175 cm
25
159 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

162 cm
26
149 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Baeddan MacAuliffe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Li Kong Ho!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacAuliffe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ho circles away quickly and effectively.
Ho slips a jab and a cross from MacAuliffe.
Ho lands a body shot.
A punch combination from MacAuliffe misses.
Ho looks like he wants to counter punch here.
MacAuliffe misses with the combination.
MacAuliffe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
MacAuliffe shoots and misses
enabling Ho to counter with a crisp jab.
Ho uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before MacAuliffe has time to react.
MacAuliffe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho. MacAuliffe does a little dance to reset his feet.
MacAuliffe ducks under a wild hook from Ho.
MacAuliffe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ho avoids the body shot from MacAuliffe.
MacAuliffe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ho with a jab.
Ho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from MacAuliffe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacAuliffe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Ho misses.
MacAuliffe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ho lands with a cross.
MacAuliffe moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
MacAuliffe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
MacAuliffe needs to keep his hands up - Ho had a free shot at his head there.
We've been told by MacAuliffe's head coaches at Russian Bears Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
MacAuliffe misses with a lunging right hand
and Ho counters with a nice uppercut.

MacAuliffe is rocked!
Ho has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
MacAuliffe throws a right hand that Ho ducks under and follows up with a left that Ho also avoids with ease.
Oh MacAuliffe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A punch lands to the side of MacAuliffe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from MacAuliffe.
Ho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by MacAuliffe.
Ho scores with a sloppy right hand. MacAuliffe should have avoided that one.
MacAuliffe staying out of range there.
MacAuliffe avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho throws a nice looking combination but MacAuliffe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
MacAuliffe works over Ho's head and body with a nice combination.
Ho connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ho cracks MacAuliffe with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! MacAuliffe falls to his knees and Ho doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Li Kong Ho!
An out of breath Li Kong Ho thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.