PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leif Erikson (ranked 1157 p4p, 161 weight class) and Xafan Kong (ranked 493 p4p, 75 weight class). Erikson comes into the arena with Into Battle - Ensiferum blaring out of the sound system. Kong has chosen Demon's Theme as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Erikson
vs
Kong

195 cm
23
220 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

195 cm
24
210 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

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World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Urban Fighter
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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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Leif Erikson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xafan Kong!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kong throws a leg kick which misses Erikson 's front leg but catches the back leg as Erikson tries to avoid it.
Erikson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kong lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kong connects with the punch.
Kong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Erikson .
Kong throws a hook but Erikson blocks it.
Kong looks to score with a jab to the body but Erikson is just out of range.
Erikson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Erikson misses with a kick to the body.
Kong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kong cracks Erikson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Erikson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Kong has Erikson up against the cage in a clinch.
Kong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kong.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong works on Erikson 's body with a couple of short punches.
Erikson working aggressively here.
Kong lands a nice uppercut.
Kong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kong.
Kong pushes Erikson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Kong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kong pushes Erikson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Erikson .
Erikson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Kong.
Kong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Erikson backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kong struggles to land a body shot inside as Erikson controls his hands.
Kong lands with a right to the head.
Kong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kong tries to throw a body punch but Erikson avoids it by throwing Kong back against the cage.
Erikson working aggressively here.
Kong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Erikson backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kong lands with a light punch inside.

Kong manages to break the clinch.
Erikson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Erikson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kong is able to avoid easily.
We've been hearing reports that Erikson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kong lands a nice looking kick to the body. Erikson takes a step back to recover.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kong checks a leg kick.
Kong misses with a body punch
enabling Erikson to counter with a crisp jab.
Kong throws the left hand but Erikson avoids the punch easily.
Erikson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kong momentarily.
Erikson ducks under a wild hook from Kong.
Kong throws a right hand that Erikson ducks under and follows up with a left that Erikson also avoids with ease.
Kong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kong throws the kick towards the body but Erikson avoids it.
Erikson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kong feints and then cracks Erikson 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Erikson down.
Erikson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kong.
Erikson throws a head kick that misses
and Erikson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kong cracks Erikson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Erikson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Xafan Kong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Erikson misses with a jab to the body
and Kong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Erikson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kong was well out of range. Poor timing from Erikson .
Kong scores with a jab.
Erikson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Erikson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Erikson misses with an uppercut. Kong saw that one coming.
A big right from Kong misses.
Kong lands a head shot.
Kong scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Erikson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kong.
Kong is looking to slow Erikson down with leg kicks.
Kong scores with a nice head shot.
Erikson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kong counters with a nice leg kick.
Kong takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erikson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kong.
Erikson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kong's sensitive parts.
Erikson throws a jab but it's blocked by Kong.
Kong jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Erikson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kong moves away.
Erikson just misses with a punch to the body.
Kong thuds a left hand into Erikson 's body.
Erikson misses with a low kick.
Kong throws a body punch but Erikson moves out of range.
Erikson tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick from Erikson lands but Kong takes it in his stride.
Kong scores with a jab to the head.
Erikson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kong was well out of range. Poor timing from Erikson .
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Erikson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Erikson throws a lazy uppercut
and Kong counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Erikson .
Erikson misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xafan Kong dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Erikson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Erikson thuds a left hand into Kong's body.
Crunch! Kong slams his shin into Erikson 's torso.
Kong slips under a jab.
Kong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kong takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Erikson on the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Erikson . Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Erikson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Erikson throws a sloppy head kick and Kong moves out of range easily.
A big left from Erikson misses.
Kong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Erikson misses with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Erikson misses with a body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Kong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kong blocks a jab.
Erikson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kong.
Erikson takes a swing at Kong's ribcage but misses.
Erikson connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Erikson misses with a wild body shot.
Erikson scores with a kick to the body.
Kong connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Erikson 's hands.
Kong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kong stuffs the takedown.
Kong is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Erikson with a body shot.
Kong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Erikson .
Erikson misses with a straight left.
Erikson is looking to wear down Kong with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kong scores with a nice right hand.
Erikson misses with a straight right.
Kong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Erikson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kong.
Kong connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kong listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Erikson misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Kong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Erikson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Erikson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kong throws the kick towards the body but Erikson avoids it.
A cross from Kong lands.
A big right from Kong misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Erikson is rocked!
Kong avoids the head kick by Erikson .
Oh Erikson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Erikson throws a jab but it's blocked by Kong.
Erikson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kong is able to avoid easily.
Kong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Erikson seems to have got his legs back now.
Kong fails to land with a series of punches.
Kong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Erikson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kong.
Kong was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Erikson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kong throws a leg kick that misses.
Kong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Erikson shoots for a takedown but Kong saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Erikson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kong.
Erikson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Erikson misses the shot to the body.
Erikson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kong feints and then cracks Erikson 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Erikson down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erikson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kong lands a really nice looking cross but Erikson seems unphased.
Erikson slips under a jab.
Kong throws a poor cross that misses
and Erikson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Erikson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kong misses the shot to the body.
Kong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Erikson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Erikson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kong only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kong's corner calls for a 1-2. Kong obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kong moves out of range as Erikson strikes.
Leif Erikson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kong, as that shot connected.
Erikson avoids the body shot from Kong.
Good shot there by Erikson .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kong darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Erikson throws a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Erikson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kong scores with a kick to the body.
Erikson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Erikson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kongs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Erikson checks a low kick from Kong.
Erikson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Erikson lands a right hook to the body.
Kong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kong walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Erikson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Kong swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Erikson 's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xafan Kong!
Xafan Kong was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Leif Erikson stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will now rape and pillage!'.