PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bong (ranked 4345 p4p, 4185 weight class) and Daniel Cormier (ranked 155 p4p, 492 weight class). Cormier has chosen Face the Pain as his entrance music. Cormier has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Bong
vs
Cormier

190 cm
25
269
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
243
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Urban Fighter
Altitude Clothing

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Bong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Cormier!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cormier gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

It looks like Daniel Cormier has been cut.
Cormier loads up on a big right hand but Bong slips the punch.
Bong tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Cormier manages to circle out of the way.
Cormier blocks the body kick.
Bong avoids a punch combination nicely.

Bong shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bong wants to stand but Cormier has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cormier manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bong trying to control but Cormier is working from the bottom.
Bong throws an elbow that misses. Cormier uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bong's guard. Nice move by Cormier!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cormier loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cormier trying to control but Bong is working from the bottom.
Cormier scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cormier trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cormier trying to control the position from guard on top but Bong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bong is looking to sweep but instead, Cormier has passed into half guard.
Cormier slips a nice elbow through Bong's hands, connecting with Bong's forehead.

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.

Bong looking for submissions off his back.
Cormier trying to control the pace.
Bong is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Cormier jumps into side control!
Cormier scoring with punches from side control.
Bong tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cormier wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cormier lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bong is looking for a sweep.
Cormier is looking to take a break and control but Bong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bong on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Cormier trying to control the action but Bong is working from the bottom.
Bong struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bong tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Cormier presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Bong working to try and regain half guard.
Cormier fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cormier avoids the attempt from Bong to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cormier landing shots from mount.
Cormier avoids the attempt from Bong to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Cormier dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Cormier's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bong instigates a clinch.
Cormier is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bong is defending well.
Cormier has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Bong jumps into guard, dragging Cormier to the mat.
Cormier working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Cormier working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Cormier won't allow Bong to sweep him here.

Bong looking for a guillotine here but Cormier defends easily.
Cormier has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cormier scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cormier makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cormier's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cormier scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cormier content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bong controls Cormier momentarily but Cormier frees himself.
Cormier prevents Bong from getting back to his feet.
Bong wants to control but Cormier passes easily into half guard.
Bong wants to control but Cormier is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cormier is looking to take a break and control but Bong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cormier moves nicely into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Cormier's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bong tries to buck Cormier off but Cormier is having none of it.
Cormier lands a nice forearm strike.
Cormier scoring with punches from side control.
Cormier is chipping away with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Bong's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bong is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cormier is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bong taking a bit of punishment here - Cormier scoring with strikes.
Cormier connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bong some visible discomfort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bong is working to avoid the ground and pound but Cormier connects with a decent elbow.
Cormier scoring with punches from side control.

Bong is rocked!
Cormier cracks Bong with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Cormier immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Bong is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Cormier!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Cormier!
A very excited looking Daniel Cormier rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.