PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Scott Kannberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhuy Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kannberg's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pavement: 'Date with IKEA'. Scott Kannberg could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zhuy Hong's chin.

Kannberg
vs
Hong

167 cm
20
141 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

165 cm
20
145 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Scott Kannberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zhuy Hong!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kannberg takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kannberg throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kannberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Kannberg.
Hong throws a body shot but no joy.

Hong clinches.
Kannberg working aggressively here.
Hong scores with a shot to the side of Kannberg's head.
Hong is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kannberg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kannberg is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong blocks an elbow strike.
Hong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kannberg throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kannberg lands an elbow just above Hong 's eye.
Kannberg managing to block the knees to the body from Hong.
Hong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kannberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hong cracks a nice hook into Kannberg's ribs.

Hong drives through and clinches with Kannberg against the cage.

Kannberg manages to break the clinch.
Scott Kannberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kannberg avoids the body shot from Hong.
Kannberg throws out a loose jab but Hong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zhuy Hong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Kannberg has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hong misses with a knee strike.
Hong misses with a hook to the ribs.

Kannberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kannberg walks into a straight right hand from Hong.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong throws a shot to the body.
Hong misses the shot to the body.
Hong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kannberg has a takedown stuffed.
Kannberg definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kannberg.

Hong tries to keep at a distance but Kannberg has taken the fight into the clinch.
The referee calls for Kannberg to work.
Hong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hong pushes Kannberg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kannberg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hong looking to slow down the pace here.
Hong stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong with a knee to the head.
Hong misses with a knee to the head.
Kannberg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hong backwards.
Hong with a knee to the head.
Hong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hong scores a nice knee to the body.
Hong is leaning against Kannberg and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kannberg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hong.
Hong looking to throw knees to the head but Kannberg is blocking nicely.
Hong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
Kannberg working hard to break the clinch.
Kannberg looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Kannberg manages to break the clinch.
Hong tries to close the distance and clinch but Kannberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hong tries to clinch up.
Kannberg throws a low kick, looking for Hong's leg but Hong calmly moves out of range.
Kannberg misses with a looping left.

Kannberg moves into the clinch.
Hong trying to land knees to the body.
Kannberg takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kannberg content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hong crunches a lovely knee into Kannberg's ribcage.
Hong takes a shot to the head.

Kannberg breaks the clinch.
Kannberg tries to land a front kick but Hong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kannberg 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hong ducks under a wild hook from Kannberg.
Hong tries to counter by closing the distance.

Hong has Kannberg up against the cage in a clinch.
Kannberg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hong has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Hong.
Kannberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hong tries a knee to the head but Kannberg blocks it.
Hong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kannberg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kannberg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kannberg is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hong gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong misses with a knee to the head.
Hong tries to land a knee to the head but Kannberg blocks with his arms.
Hong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kannberg's efforts to push away.
Hong misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kannberg works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hong takes an elbow to the temple.
Kannberg stalling against the cage.
Kannberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Kannberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kannberg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kannberg on the side of the head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kannberg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kannberg avoiding damage as Hong throws knees to the body.
Kannberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kannberg creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kannberg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hongs head.
Hong lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hong swings wildly with an uppercut but Kannberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kannberg misses with an elbow over the top.
Good body shot from Kannberg.
Kannberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hong is looking to control Kannberg's arms but Kannberg gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hong has his back to the cage.

Kannberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Kannberg moves into range and clinches up with Hong.
Hong misses with a knee to the head.
Hong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kannberg backwards.
Kannberg working aggressively here.
Hong wants to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hong jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kannberg walks away with a smile on his face. Hong gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hong fails to land with a series of punches.
Kannberg appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kannberg fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hong on the side of the head.
Kannberg throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Kannberg dives in and scores a takedown into Hong's guard.

Hong has an active guard here but Kannberg has managed to pass into half guard.
Kannberg is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hong!
Hong is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kannberg punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kannberg breaks from Hong's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Hong is rocked!
Kannberg loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Hong scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Kannberg land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Kannberg stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Kannberg!
An out of breath Scott Kannberg thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.