PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Long Hung Dong (ranked 481 p4p, 521 weight class) and Mario Rossi (ranked 75 p4p, 78 weight class). Rossi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mr Rossi. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mario Rossi enters the cage!

Dong
vs
Rossi

188 cm
31
175
15 - 9 - 0

180 cm
32
186
21 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Long Hung Dong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rossi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dong.
Dong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rossi moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rossi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And Dong counters with a quick kick to the body but Rossi blocks it.
Rossi with a nice calf kick.
Rossi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rossi misses the shot to the body.
Dong misses with a straight left.
Rossi throws a series of punches but Dong moves out of range.
Rossi throws a leg kick but Dong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dong looks to score with a jab to the body but Rossi is just out of range.
Rossi lands a nice hook to Dong's body. Dong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rossi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossi throws a leg kick but Dong moved away.
Rossi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dong connects with a solid leg kick.
Rossi throws a push kick but Dong slaps the foot to one side.
Dong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rossi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut there from Dong.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong just misses with a punch to the body.
Rossi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dong looks to land a body kick but Rossi moved away.
An inside leg kick lands from Dong.
Dong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Long Hung Dong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rossi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rossi tries to close the distance and clinch but Dong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A good leg kick by Dong.
Dong lands a glancing blow to the side of Rossi's head.
Dong throws a chopping leg kick but Rossi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A shot to the body from Dong misses
and Rossi counters with a good low kick that Dong was not able to check.
Rossi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rossi.
An attempted straight right counter from Dong misses the target.
Rossi misses with an uppercut.
Dong blocks the body kick.
Rossi wants to slow Dong down by chopping away at his legs.
Dong tried to counter with a leg kick but Rossi avoided it.
Rossi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dong finds it's way round the side to connect with Rossi's head.
Dong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rossi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dong loads up on a big right hand but Rossi slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rossi thumps Dong with a low kick.
Rossi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rossi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dong.
Dong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rossi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Rossi has managed to clinch.
Dong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rossi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rossi pushes off an throws an elbow but Dong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dong can't find room to land a body shot as Rossi controls the action.
Dong struggles to land a body shot inside as Rossi controls his hands.
Dong lands a left hand.
Dong misses with a body punch.
Rossi lands with a light punch inside.

Rossi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
It looks like Dong has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Dong misses with a leg kick.
Dong misses with a low kick.
Rossi walks into a left hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rossi.
Dong throws a combination that misses
and Rossi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi lands with a good body shot.
Dong avoids the head kick by Rossi.
Rossi slips under a jab from Dong.
Dong wants to land a leg kick but Rossi is out of range.
Dong misses with the combination.
Dong is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dong lands with a cross.
Dong lands with a nice body kick.

Dong closes the distance and clinches.
Rossi digs a right hand underneath Dong's ribcage. Dong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dong blocking some punches.
Rossi tries to work over Dong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rossi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rossi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rossi crunches a lovely knee into Dong's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rossi lands a hook that snaps the head of Dong backwards.
Rossi landing knees to the body.
Dong is breathing heavily.
Rossi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Rossi.
Rossi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dong backwards.
Rossi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dong takes a shot to the head.
Rossi scores with a shot to the side of Dong's head.
Rossi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dong lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rossi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dong throws a head punch that misses.
Rossi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dong misses with the head strike.
Dong can't find room to land a body shot as Rossi controls the action.
Dong throws a punch but it's blocked by Rossi.
Rossi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dong looking to slow down the pace here.
Rossi tries a body shot but Dong blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rossi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rossi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dong seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rossi can turn it around.
Nice body punch from Rossi.
Dong tries a body shot but Rossi blocks it.
Dong tries a body shot but Rossi blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Long Hung Dong will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice body punch from Dong.
Dong jabs Rossi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dong has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Rossi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dong tries to work over Rossi's front leg with a kick but Rossi checks it.
Rossi ducks under a wild hook from Dong.
Dong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rossi thows a left - swing and a miss!
A clash of legs there as Dong blocks the low kick.
Dong throws a wild body kick that Rossi sees coming a mile off.
Rossi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dong.
Dong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dong moves out of range of the body kick from Rossi.
Rossi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rossi.
Rossi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dong checks a low kick from Rossi.
Dong takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rossi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rossi tries to clinch but Dong moves out of range.
Dong jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Dong is predictable there
and Rossi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rossi stuns Dong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rossi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dong checks it well.
Long Hung Dong is winning the standup battle so far.
Rossi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dong was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dong works the jab nicely.
Dong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rossi.
Rossi slips under a jab from Dong.
Dong lands a nice shot that snaps Rossi's head back.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dong.
Rossi scores with a leg kick.
Dong misses with a straight left.
Rossi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dong.
Rossi moves out of range as Dong strikes.
Rossi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rossi ducks right into an uppercut from Dong.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Dong misses its intended target.
Dong throws a jab when Rossi was well out of range.
Rossi connects with a body shot that sends Dong's belly button to the back.
Dong lands a jab to Rossi's midsection.
Dong misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong checks a leg kick.
Rossi throws a wild body kick that Dong sees coming a mile off.
Rossi throws a front kick aimed at Dong's knee but Dong avoids it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rossi.
Rossi wants to slow Dong down by chopping away at his legs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dong checks a leg kick.
Dong looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dong throws a body shot but no joy.
Dong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A jab from Dong does it's job there.
A good leg kick by Rossi.

Rossi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mario Rossi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dong.
Dong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Rossi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rossi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rossi moves away.
Dong takes one on the button.
Dong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dong gets a clinch.
Rossi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rossi tries to work over Dong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dong working aggressively here.
Rossi misses with the head strike.
Dong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rossi lands a nice uppercut.
Dong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rossi scores with a shot to the side of Dong's head.
Dong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dong lands a body shot.
Rossi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Dong.
Rossi swings wildly with an uppercut but Dong uses good head movement to avoid it.

Rossi breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rossi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dong.
Dong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A punch lands to the side of Rossi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rossi lands with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong throws a front kick aimed at Rossi's knee but Rossi avoids it well.
Dong is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dong dips to his left and cracks Rossi with an uppercut!
Rossi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rossi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rossi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dong lands a head shot.
Rossi wants to clinch.
Rossi is looking to score with low kicks.
Rossi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rossi.
Dong throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rossi on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rossi looks to land a left hand but Dong moved out of range nicely.
Dong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dong finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rossi looks to land a left hand but Dong moved out of range nicely.
Dong throws out a leg kick but Rossi moves out of range and Dong only half commits.
Rossi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Long Hung Dong dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A solid leg kick lands there for Dong.
Rossi throws a jab when Dong was well out of range.
Rossi throws a wild body kick that Dong sees coming a mile off.
Dong throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dong cracks Rossi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Rossi.
Dong lands a nice looking body kick.

Dong clinches with his opponent.
Dong working aggressively here.
Rossi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rossi misses with a punch on the inside.
Rossi tries to throw a body punch but Dong avoids it by throwing Rossi back against the cage.
Dong tries to throw a body punch but Rossi avoids it by throwing Dong back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossi lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rossi.
Dong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rossi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dong digs a right hand underneath Rossi's ribcage. Rossi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Dong.
Rossi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dong swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Dong breaks from the clinch.
Dong connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rossi. Rossi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dong!
Dong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dong. Rossi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dong checks a leg kick.
Rossi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dong jabs Rossi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rossi is looking to land body kicks.
Nice defenses there by Rossi.
Dong throws a leg kick which misses Rossi's front leg but catches the back leg as Rossi tries to avoid it.
Rossi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Dong clinches.
Dong can't find room to land a body shot as Rossi controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dong cracks Rossi with a nice body shot.
Dong misses with a punch on the inside.
Mario Rossi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong misses with some punches.
Rossi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dong avoids it.
Dong scores with a shot to the side of Rossi's head.
A head punch on the inside from Rossi fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dong.
Dong missing with knees to the body.

Rossi breaks from the clinch.
Dong bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rossi's head backwards.
Dong lands with an overhand left.
A low kick lands for Rossi.
Dong looks to land a left hand but Rossi moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rossi! But no joy.
Rossi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A bone on bone clash there as Rossi blocks the leg kick.

Dong drives through and clinches with Rossi against the cage.
Dong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dong misses with some punches.
Rossi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dong prevents a body shot from Rossi.
Rossi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rossi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dong has a couple of punches blocked by Rossi.
Dong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rossi lands a right hand.
Dong misses with the head strike.
Rossi has a couple of punches blocked by Dong.

Dong pulls guard.
Rossi is looking to stand up but Dong won't let him.

Dong looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dong has a closed guard, preventing Rossi from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rossi decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dong, up you get!
Rossi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dong manages to avoid it.
Dong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dong scores with a decent looking hook.
Dong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rossi can do to turn this around?
Rossi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dong with a nice calf kick.
Dong tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rossi looks to score with a jab to the body but Dong is just out of range.
Rossi throws a looping overhand right but Dong ducks down to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dong scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rossi in his tracks.

Rossi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dong, pushing him back against the cage.
Dong misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rossi.
Rossi lands a right hand.
Rossi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rossi's elbow.
Long Hung Dong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Long Hung Dong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dong, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Long Hung Dong!
Our winner, Long Hung Dong, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.