PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russian King Kong (ranked 2509 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Gadar (ranked 5017 p4p, 0 weight class). Russian King Kong has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

King Kong
vs
Gadar

192 cm
25
213 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

174 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Russian King Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Gadar!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gadar swats away the attempt to clinch by King Kong.
King Kong feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gadars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
King Kong is looking to clinch but Gadar is avoiding it.
King Kong cracks Gadar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A decent looking cross lands there for King Kong.
Gadar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
King Kong jabs Gadar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
King Kong is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
King Kong clobbers Gadar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King Kong lands a right hook to the body.
King Kong cracks Gadar with a good jab.
King Kong lands with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gadar throws a hook but King Kong avoids it easily.
King Kong wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gadar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gadar forces King Kong back against the cage and clinches.
King Kong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gadars head.
King Kong tries to throw a body punch but Gadar avoids it by throwing King Kong back against the cage.
King Kong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gadar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
King Kong throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Gadar.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gadar.
Gadar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gadar throws a punch but it's blocked by King Kong.
King Kong pushes Gadar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
King Kong displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gadar up against the cage.
King Kong lands a hook that snaps the head of Gadar backwards.
King Kong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by King Kong.
Gadar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gadar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gadar tries to work over King Kong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
King Kong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gadar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gadar misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
A body shot lands from King Kong.
King Kong has a couple of punches blocked by Gadar.
Gadar misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from King Kong fails to land.
Gadar misses with some punches.
King Kong throws a head punch that misses.
King Kong swings wildly with an uppercut but Gadar uses good head movement to avoid it.
King Kong misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gadar can't find room to land a body shot as King Kong controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gadar.
King Kong scores with a nice hook to the head.
King Kong is looking to control Gadar's arms but Gadar gets an underhook and turns him. Now King Kong has his back to the cage.
King Kong is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
King Kong gets through Gadar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gadar can't find room to land a body shot as King Kong controls the action.
We've been informed that Gadar has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Gadar blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Gadar.
King Kong throws a head punch that misses.
Gadar swings wildly with an uppercut but King Kong uses good head movement to avoid it.
King Kong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gadar is working King Kong over against the cage.
King Kong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
King Kong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
King Kong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
King Kong is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gadar is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King Kong throws a punch but it's blocked by Gadar.
Gadar scores with a shot to the side of King Kong's head.

It looks like Russian King Kong has been cut.
Gadar digs a right hand underneath King Kong's ribcage. King Kong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King Kong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gadar digs a right hand into King Kong's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on King Kong's gas tank.
King Kong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King Kong.
King Kong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gadar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
King Kong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gadar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
King Kong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King Kong stalling in the clinch.
Gadar blocks an uppercut.
King Kong has a couple of punches blocked by Gadar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Russian King Kong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Russian King Kong's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

King Kong lands a nice hook to Gadar's body. Gadar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
King Kong throws a one two combo.

King Kong darts in and clinches Gadar up against the cage.
King Kong misses with a punch on the inside.
Gadar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gadar lands a body punch.
Gadar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt King Kong or not.
Gadar blocks a body shot from King Kong.
King Kong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gadar blocks an uppercut.
Gadar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gadar.
A head punch on the inside from King Kong fails to land.
Gadar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Russian King Kong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
King Kong misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Gadar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gadar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
King Kong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gadar can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gadar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gadar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gadar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gadar tries a body shot but King Kong blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gadar.
King Kong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gadar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gadar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gadar misses with a body punch.
King Kong working aggressively here.
Gadar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gadar tries to throw a body punch but King Kong avoids it by throwing Gadar back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gadar.
Gadar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gadar misses with the head strike.
Gadar tries a body shot but King Kong blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gadar tries to work over King Kong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gadar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of King Kong backwards.
Gadar tries to throw a body punch but King Kong avoids it by throwing Gadar back against the cage.
Gadar lands an uppercut.
King Kong throws a punch but it's blocked by Gadar.
King Kong lands a body shot.
King Kong can't find room to land a body shot as Gadar controls the action.
Gadar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gadar.
King Kong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King Kong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from King Kong.
Gadar misses with a punch to the body.
Gadar tries a body shot but King Kong blocks it.
King Kong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
King Kong misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gadar blocking some punches.
King Kong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King Kong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gadar struggles to land a body shot inside as King Kong controls his hands.
King Kong throws a punch but it's blocked by Gadar.
Gadar digs a right hand underneath King Kong's ribcage. King Kong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
King Kong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gadar can't find room to land a body shot as King Kong controls the action.
King Kong throws a head punch that misses.
King Kong blocking some punches.
King Kong is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gadar struggles to land a body shot inside as King Kong controls his hands.
Gadar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gadar blocks an uppercut.
Gadar can't find room to land a body shot as King Kong controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King Kong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
King Kong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gadar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from Gadar.
Gadar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Gadar in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Gadar tries a body shot but King Kong blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from King Kong fails to land.
Gadar tries a body shot but King Kong blocks it.
King Kong lands a body punch.
King Kong swings wildly with an uppercut but Gadar uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gadar blocking some punches.
King Kong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gadar blocks a body shot from King Kong.
Gadar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, King Kong scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Daniel Gadar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Russian King Kong's cut.
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. This is the final round!

King Kong tries to clinch but Gadar moves out of range.
King Kong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gadar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
King Kong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gadar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gadar wants to counter with a clinch but King Kong pushes him away.
King Kong tries to clinch up but Gadar circles away and keeps his distance.
Gadar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

King Kong gets tackled into the cage by Gadar. Gadar maintains the clinch.
Gadar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
King Kong scores with a shot to the side of Gadar's head.
A head punch on the inside from King Kong fails to land.
King Kong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gadar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
King Kong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gadar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
King Kong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gadar's elbow.
King Kong working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King Kong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
King Kong is trying to maintain a safe position but Gadar gets an underhook and turns King Kong into the cage.
King Kong lands with a short shot to the head.
Gadar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gadar misses with some punches.
King Kong misses with a punch to the body.
King Kong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gadar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gadar tries to throw a body punch but King Kong avoids it by throwing Gadar back against the cage.
Gadar misses with a body punch.
King Kong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gadar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of King Kongs head.
King Kong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gadar backwards.
Gadar misses with a hook from the clinch.
King Kong misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King Kong lands a body shot.
King Kong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
King Kong misses with some punches.
Gadar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King Kong's elbow.
King Kong has a couple of punches blocked by Gadar.
Gadar blocks an uppercut.
Gadar lands with a left to the head.
King Kong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
King Kong misses with a punch on the inside.
King Kong lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gadar blocks an uppercut.
Gadar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
King Kong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gadar blocks an uppercut.
King Kong throws a head punch that misses.
Gadar misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King Kong swings wildly with an uppercut but Gadar uses good head movement to avoid it.
King Kong misses with a body punch.
King Kong has a couple of punches blocked by Gadar.
Gadar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gadar misses with a body punch.
King Kong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from King Kong fails to land.
Gadar misses with a punch to the body.
Gadar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gadar misses with some punches.
Gadar misses with a body punch.
King Kong can't find room to land a body shot as Gadar controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Gadar.
King Kong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gadar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of King Kong backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King Kong trying to control the position but instead, Gadar has worked for underhooks and has pushed King Kong into the cage.
King Kong throws a punch but it's blocked by Gadar.
King Kong misses with a short punch on the inside.
King Kong blocks an uppercut.
King Kong scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by King Kong.
Gadar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
King Kong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from King Kong.
King Kong struggles to land a body shot inside as Gadar controls his hands.
Gadar misses with a punch to the body.
Gadar throws a head punch that misses.
Gadar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King Kong can't find room to land a body shot as Gadar controls the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Russian King Kong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well King Kong 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Russian King Kong!