PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy The Poodle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

The Poodle
vs
Dong

220 cm
20
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

208 cm
19
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

EQN - Extreme Quality Nutritions

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy The Poodle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, King Dong!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Poodle tries a head kick but it misses.
The Poodle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Dong does no damage.
The Poodle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

The Poodle drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The Poodle has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Dong kicks The Poodle off and gets to his feet.
Dong looks to land a body kick but The Poodle moved away.
The Poodle steps into range and cracks Dong with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Dong flops backwards and The Poodle dives into his guard looking to finish!

Dong is rocked!

It looks like King Dong has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

The Poodle gets to his feet. Dong looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Dong is still on wobbly legs! Can The Poodle finish him?
The Poodle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dong counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dong seems to have recovered his senses.
The Poodle takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The Poodle misses with a few strikes there.
The Poodle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Poodle is breathing heavily.
The Poodle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dong finds it's way round the side to connect with The Poodle's head.
The Poodle misses with a two punch combination.
The Poodle takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Poodle throws a series of punches but Dong moves out of range.
The Poodle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dong scores with a sloppy right hand. The Poodle should have avoided that one.
A nice combination there by Dong.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong lands a nice looking body shot.
Dong throws a combination. The Poodle tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The Poodle misses with a body kick.
Dong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dong throws a hook but The Poodle avoids it easily.
Dong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Poodle misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Poodle tries a head kick but it misses.
The Poodle throws a good cross that connects.
Dong misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dong throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around The Poodle's waist but The Poodle gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dong off to one side.
The Poodle throws a sloppy head kick and Dong moves out of range easily.
The Poodle falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Dong counter with a right hand.

The Poodle feints and as Dong raises his hands in defense, The Poodle changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The Poodle knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dong on the ground.
The Poodle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The Poodle wants to control from the top but Dong keeps moving.
The Poodle stops Dong from standing up.
The Poodle won't allow Dong to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Poodle landing some decent shots from guard.
The Poodle trying to control but Dong is working from the bottom.

Dong uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The Poodle dodges the punch combination from Dong.
Dong connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dong throws a right and a left that The Poodle avoids nicely.
The Poodle misses with a body kick.
Dong closes the distance looking to clinch

and The Poodle counters by clinching up.
Dong wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dong tries to break the clinch but The Poodle is controlling the position.
Come on The Poodle - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dong can't break the clinch.
The Poodle keeps control of Dong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong can't break the clinch.
The Poodle lands a body shot.
Dong can't break the clinch.

The Poodle has picked Dong up - he's going for a ride! The Poodle dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The Poodle tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

Dong makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Dong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The Poodle misses with a series of wild punches.

The Poodle darts in and clinches Dong up against the cage.

Dong is fighting off a takedown attempt but The Poodle is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Dong to the mat. Dong regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The Poodle is in close to Dong's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
The Poodle landing some decent shots from guard.
The Poodle wants to control from the top but Dong keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dong is on top in guard.
The Poodle has a closed guard, preventing Dong from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Poodle is looking to stand up but Dong isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dong thows a big elbow that misses.

Dong gets to his feet - The Poodle follows without any prompting.

Dong changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. The Poodle looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dong has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Dong blocks The Poodle's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The Poodle is working to get back to half guard.
The Poodle on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if The Poodle tries to get out of the position.
The Poodle is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Dong working The Poodle over with strikes here.
Dong landing shots from mount.
The Poodle tries to reverse the position but Dong maintains control.
Dong has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of The Poodle's face.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dong pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The Poodle is looking to improve his position but Dong isn't that keen on the idea.
Dong lands with some strikes.
The Poodle tries to lock up and control but Dong gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The Poodle working to try and regain half guard.
The Poodle tries to hold on but Dong postures up.
Dong prevents The Poodle from getting the reversal.
The Poodle gets back to half guard.
The Poodle wants to improve his position but Dong is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's six 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.

Dong is looking for a kimura here.
The Poodle tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The Poodle looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dong looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks The Poodle with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dong lands with a punch from half guard.

Dong escapes and gets back to his feet.
The Poodle steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dong. That one must have hurt.
Dong connects with a jab.

The Poodle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dong, pushing him back against the cage.

The Poodle breaks the clinch.
The Poodle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dong can pounce on him.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The Poodle closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dong has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dong takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The Poodle tries a head kick but it misses.
The Poodle ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

The Poodle moves into the clinch successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

The Poodle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Poodle misses with a combination
and The Poodle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

The Poodle drives through and clinches with Dong against the cage.

The Poodle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

The Poodle shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than The Poodle was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The Poodle scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dong?
Dong tries to reverse the position but The Poodle maintains control.
The Poodle is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dong can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dong is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Dong is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dong bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Dong gets to his feet. The Poodle looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The Poodle throws a head kick that misses
and Dong counters with a two punch combo.
Dong avoids the head kick by The Poodle.
Dong closes this distance looking for a takedown but The Poodle circles away.
The Poodle scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The Poodle ducks under a wild hook from Dong.
The Poodle fails to land with a series of punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dong.
The Poodle swats away the attempt to clinch by Dong.
Dong lands a nice hook to The Poodle's body. The Poodle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dong misses with a double jab

so The Poodle counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dong wants to stand but The Poodle is controlling the position.
Dong throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The Poodle prevents Dong from getting back to his feet.
Dong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dong keeping moving, preventing The Poodle from controlling successfully.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dong is looking to stand up but The Poodle isn't so interested in that idea.
Dong is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

The Poodle stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The Poodle throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The Poodle wants to clinch.
The Poodle circles away from the clinch attempt

and The Poodle moves into the clinch.
The Poodle tries to pull guard but Dong won't allow it.

The Poodle breaks from the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by The Poodle.
Dong goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice sprawl there from Dong as The Poodle shoots in.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Poodle swinging wilding here.
The Poodle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice combination there by Dong.
The Poodle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy The Poodle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Poodle lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy The Poodle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on King Dong'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.

The Poodle throws a right and a left that both miss.

The Poodle closes the distance and clinches.

The Poodle turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The Poodle is putting a hurting on Dong here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dong wants to get back to his feet.

The Poodle stands up and beckons Dong to his feet.
The Poodle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dong pinned against the cage. Dong gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dong lands a jab-cross combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The Poodle throws a monster overhand right that drops Dong! The Poodle follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy The Poodle!