PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duc Minh Pham (ranked 2132 p4p, 298 weight class) and Da Hee Tong (ranked 3387 p4p, 437 weight class). Tong has chosen Spread Eagle Across The Block as his entrance music. Duc Minh Pham had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Minh Pham
vs
Hee Tong

180 cm
21
175 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

185 cm
26
200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Sportivité

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Duc Minh Pham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Da Hee Tong!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pham lands an overhand right.
Pham scores with a jab to the body.
Pham throws a looping overhand right but Tong ducks down to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Tong.
Pham looks to score with a jab to the body but Tong is just out of range.
Pham blocks a head kick by Tong.
A swing and a miss from Pham.
Tong changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Pham misses with a looping right.
Pham tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tong misses with the body kick
and Pham connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tong gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tong shoots in but no luck this time.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tong.
Pham smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pham sizes up Tong with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pham lands a right hook to the body.
Tong dives in for a single leg takedown but Pham sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tong looks winded!

Pham cracks Tong with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Pham has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Tong to stand back up!

Tong is rocked!
Pham darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Tong's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Pham before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Duc Minh Pham!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Duc Minh Pham made sure he mentioned Sportivité, along with how happy he was to win his fight.