PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between King Kong (ranked 5043 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Speights (ranked 4234 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kong
vs
Speights

178 cm
23
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
145 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, King Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Speights!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Kong looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Speights feints the counter takedown.

Kong closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Speights to the mat! Speights manages to get full guard.
Kong loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Speights is keeping the position for now.
Kong is fighting to break Speights's control of his arms but Speights is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kong postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Speights throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Kong is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Speights is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Kong drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kong jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kong working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Speights's head.
Speights working a defensive guard here.
Kong is looking to stand up but Speights won't let him.
Kong wants to control from the top but Speights keeps moving.

Kong is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Speights avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Speights is trying to keep Kong in close.
Kong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Speights keeping moving, preventing Kong from controlling successfully.
Kong postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kong pushing down on Speights's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Kong is working for a submission of some sort.

Kong is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kong seems to be working for a kimura but Speights defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kong is looking to advance position but Speights won't allow it.

Kong seems to be working for a kimura but Speights defends the submission attempt.
Kong has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kong is thwarting Speights's attempts to control the position.

Kong wants to work for an arm triangle but Speights is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kong thows a huge punch but Speights dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Speights wants to improve his position but Kong is controlling well.
Kong wants to pass to mount but Speights is defending the position.
Speights pushes Kong off looking to stand but Kong dives back in and keeps control.

Kong looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kong wants to stand but Speights has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Kong is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Kong dominated that round.
That's time! Kong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kong throws a body shot but no joy.
Speights steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kong.
King Kong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kong changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Speights tries to avoid it but Kong manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Speights to the ground. Speights escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kong misses with a takedown attempt

and Speights moves into the clinch.
Speights is looking to take this one to the mat.

Speights has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kong uses from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kong accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Speights has momentary wrist control but Kong slips an elbow through the middle.
Kong is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kong trying to control the position from guard on top but Speights is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Speights working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kong.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kong accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Speights controls Kong momentarily but Kong frees himself.
Kong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Speights can do to turn this around?
Speights keeping moving, preventing Kong from controlling successfully.

Kong drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kong jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kong distracts Speights with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kong wants to pass the guard but Speights is keeping the position.
Kong lands a couple of elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Kong drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kong jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Speights looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kong is one step ahead there.
King Kong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kong tries to stand but Speights is controlling from the bottom.
Kong throws a strike but Speights rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Kong keeping moving, preventing Speights from controlling successfully.
Speights throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speights trying to control but Kong is working from the bottom.

Kong working for a triangle but Speights defends it easily.
Speights throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kong wants to sweep here but Speights controlling him for the moment.

Kong throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kong throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speights is pushing down on Kong's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kong is fighting to maintain full guard but Speights has managed to sneak the leg through.
Speights sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kong is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Speights's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Speights's back!
Kong gets his hands free as Speights looks to control.

Kong working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Kong working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Speights really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kong. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Kong working for the choke.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Kong is looking for the choke from the back position but Speights is controlling his hands well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Kong dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Kong fails with a takedown attempt.
Speights is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kong fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And Speights tries to counter it with a takedown but Kong pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong throws a leg kick

and Speights counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kong won't be happy with that.
Kong looking for a sweep but Speights has passed into full mount! Oh no!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Speights tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Speights looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kong tries to hold on but Speights pushes him away.
Speights scoring with strikes but Kong is staying in there.
Kong is in all sorts of trouble here.

Kong tries to control Speights's head but Speights pushes him back down and moves quickly to lock up an arm here - he's swung around for an armbar! Will he get it??? Yes! Kong is tapping out! Lovely Jiu Jitsu there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (armbar). Jay Speights!