PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khru Kang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrico Porro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kang comes to the cage accompanied by Goldberg Entrance Theme by WCW. Enrico Porro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kang
vs
Porro

200 cm
24
260 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

191 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Demonic Drugs (New 155 product on Jan 4th)
Demonic Drugs (New 155 product on Jan 4th)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Khru Kang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Enrico Porro!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porro throws a right and a left that Kang avoids nicely.
Porro stuffs the takedown.
Nice shot by Porro.
Porro lands with a nice combination. Kang backs away looking to recover.
Porro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Porro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Porro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kang shoots in for a takedown but Porro shows good takedown defense.
Porro throws a series of punches but Kang moves out of range.
Porro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Porro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kang. Kang circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Porro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kang throws a head kick but Porro moves out of range.
Porro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kang thows a body shot but no joy.
Porro throws a series of punches but Kang moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Porro misses with a jab to the body
and Kang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Porro thinking.
Porro looks gassed!
Kang changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Porro tries to avoid it but Kang manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Porro to the ground. Porro escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khru Kang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Porro scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kang just misses with a punch to the body.
Porro misses with a combination
and Kang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kang closes this distance looking for a takedown but Porro circles away.
Porro throws a left and a right that both miss

and Kang counters by clinching up.
Kang drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Porro gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Stalling in the clinch from Kang.
Porro wants to get back to striking at distance but Kang won't allow it.
Kang is working for takedown but Porro is calmly controlling the position for now.

Kang pulls Porro into guard.
Kang working a defensive guard here.
Porro should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kang looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kang controls Porro momentarily but Porro frees himself.
Porro is looking to stand up but Kang won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Kang looking for a guillotine here but Porro defends easily.
Kang not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Porro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porro throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kang shoots for a double leg takedown but Porro sprawls well. He's pushed Kang's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Porro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kang counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Porro misses with a wild combination.
Kang is looking to wear down Porro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kang takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Porro takes a swing at Kang's ribcage but misses.
Porro throws a combination that misses
and Kang finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kang lands with a hook. Porro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kang tries to clinch there but Porro circles away.
Porro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Horrible takedown by Kang or perhaps it was just good defense by Porro which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khru Kang dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Porro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Porro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kang counters with a nice leg kick.

Kang drives through and clinches with Porro against the cage.

Kang manages to pull guard.

Kang escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Porro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Kang is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Kang has his foot on Porro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Porro works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kang throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
You get the feeling that Porro really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Kang is landing with some decent strikes but Porro is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porro's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Porro is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Kang lands a big elbow.

Kang looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kang throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Porro avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kang.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Kang looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Kang throwing strikes here but Porro is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kang throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kang throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kang thowing shots but they're missing.
Kang trying to control but Porro is having none of it.
Porro is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Kang thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khru Kang dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Kang avoids the body shot from Porro.
Porro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Porro throws a shot from downtown. Kang moves away and avoids it.
Kang fails with the takedown.
Kang connects with a body shot.
Kang tries for a takedown but Porro sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kang misses with a jab to the body
letting Porro counter with a right hand.
Porro lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Khru Kang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kang misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kang shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khru Kang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A left and a right from Porro both land. Nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Porro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kang.
Kang has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice shot by Porro.
Porro connects with the punch.
Porro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kang counters with a stiff right hand.
Porro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Enrico Porro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Porro misses with a series of wild punches.
Kang is looking to clinch.
Porro lands a lovely overhand right.
Kang shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Porro as he jumps to the side.
Porro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khru Kang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porro swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Khru Kang is winning the standup battle so far.
Kang is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kang throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Porro.
Porro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kang ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Porro throws a combination that misses

so Kang counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Porro keeping moving, preventing Kang from controlling successfully.
Kang sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang is looking to work some ground and pound but Porro has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kang is stalling in the full guard.
Porro wants to stand but Kang is controlling the position.
Porro keeping moving, preventing Kang from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Porro is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Kang dives into side control.
Kang trying to control the position but Porro is working away.
Enrico Porro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Khru Kang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kang has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khru Kang!