PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Long Hung Dong (ranked 300 p4p, 218 weight class) and Ri Zaadha (ranked 42 p4p, 32 weight class). Zaadha has chosen On A Roll as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Dong
vs
Zaadha

188 cm
34
175
22 - 14 - 0

189 cm
38
177
35 - 22 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conquer
Urban Fighter

KOMBAT KLOTHING

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 22 - 14 - 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 35 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ri Zaadha!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Zaadha blocks the leg kick.
Dong loads up on a big right hand but Zaadha slips the punch.
Dong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zaadha.
Dong scores with a spinning back kick!
Dong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zaadha.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zaadha checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Dong.
Dong moves out of range as Zaadha strikes.
Zaadha throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Zaadha throws a body shot but no joy.
Dong lands with a right hand.
Dong misses with an uppercut
and Dong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch lands to the side of Zaadha 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zaadha moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zaadha misses with a leg kick.
Dong half committed to a counter leg kick.
Zaadha misses with a wild body shot.
Dong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zaadha moves out of range of the strikes.
Dong connects with a leg kick.
Zaadha looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dong misses with a body kick.
Zaadha misses with a wild body shot.
Long Hung Dong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dong throws a hook but Zaadha blocks it.
Dong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong scores with a body shot.
Zaadha throws a low kick, looking for Dong's leg but Dong calmly moves out of range.
Zaadha throws a jab but it's blocked by Dong.
Dong is looking to counter punch.
Dong tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Zaadha. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zaadha.
A slow jab from Zaadha misses its intended target.
Zaadha just misses with a punch to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zaadha.
Zaadha takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zaadha misses with a straight right.
A good leg kick by Dong.
Zaadha staying out of range there.
Dong loads up on a big right hand but Zaadha slips the punch.
Zaadha throws a front kick aimed at Dong's knee but Dong avoids it well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zaadha lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zaadha looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dong takes one on the button.
Zaadha on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dong staying out of range there.
Zaadha ducks right into an uppercut from Dong.
Dong slips under a jab from Zaadha.
It looked like Dong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Zaadha 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zaadha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dong.
Zaadha takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dong connects with an inside leg kick.
Dong throws out a powerful jab.
Dong connects with the punch.
Zaadha scores with a kick to the body.
Dong misses with a two punch combination.
Dong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zaadha misses with a straight right.
Zaadha misses with an uppercut.
Zaadha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zaadha takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Zaadha slips a jab from Dong.
A swing and a miss from Zaadha.
Zaadha misses with a looping left.
A shot to the body from Dong misses
and Zaadha counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Zaadha throws a jab when Dong was well out of range.
Zaadha lands a nice shot to the body.
Dong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zaadha is out of range.
Dong misses with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dong shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dong looks to land a right hand but Zaadha moved out of range.
Zaadha throws the kick towards the body but Dong avoids it.
Dong misses with a hook.
Zaadha scores with a shot to the body.
Jab from Dong.
Zaadha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dong manages to avoid it.
Zaadha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zaadha lands with a shot to the body.
Zaadha staying out of range there.
Dong tries to score with a low kick but Zaadha moves his leg out of the way.
Dong throws a leg kick but Zaadha checks it.
Dong is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Zaadha takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zaadha closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dong throws a lazy uppercut
and Zaadha makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaadha fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zaadha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zaadha swings for the body but Dong moves out of range.
Dong looks to land a left hand but Zaadha moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Zaadha misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zaadha tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dong is able to avoid easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Dong blocks the leg kick.
Zaadha lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Zaadha takes a jab right on the kisser.
Zaadha scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dong doesn't seem bothered though.
Dong throws a leg kick that misses.
Dong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dong throws a head kick but Zaadha moves out of range.
Dong throws an overhand right that lands on Zaadha's shoulder, as Zaadha tries to avoid the shot.
Zaadha throws a big shot that misses.
Zaadha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zaadha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dong swings widly with a right hand
and Zaadha counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick lands for Dong.
Dong avoids the body shot from Zaadha.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A leg kick checked by Dong.
Dong was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dong thows a body kick. Zaadha tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zaadha can pounce on him.
Zaadha buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dong throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
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.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A jab from Dong finds it's way through Zaadha's defenses.
Zaadha misses with a body shot.
Long Hung Dong is winning the standup battle so far.
Dong scores with a push kick.
Zaadha swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zaadha misses with a body kick.
Dong fires out a quick counter leg kick but Zaadha just manages to avoid it.
Dong looks to land a right hand but Zaadha moved out of range.
Zaadha cracks Dong with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zaadha throws a hook to the side of Dong's head but Dong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dong checks a low kick from Zaadha.
Dong cracks Zaadha with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zaadha connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zaadha connects with a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Dong blocks the leg kick.
Zaadha scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dong moves out of range as Zaadha throws a body kick.
Dong thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Zaadha if he has to take too many more of those.
Zaadha looks to land a right hand but Dong moved out of range.
Zaadha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dong lands with a shot to the body.
Zaadha throws a shot from downtown. Dong moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong is looking to chop away at Zaadha's legs.
Dong sizes up Zaadha with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zaadha is looking to land body kicks.
Dong thinks about countering with a body kick.
Dong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zaadha on the side of the head.
Zaadha's corner calls for a 1-2. Zaadha obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dong throws a hook but Zaadha blocks it.
Dong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dong checks a leg kick.
Dong tried to score with a low kick but Zaadha checks it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zaadha connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zaadha attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dong catches Zaadha with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zaadha scores with a nice strike.
Dong takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dong misses with a kick to the body.
Dong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zaadha momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dong walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zaadha checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zaadha's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha walks into a left hand.
Dong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zaadha misses with a hook.
Dong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zaadha's sensitive parts.
Zaadha misses with a double jab.
Dong is looking to counter punch.
Dong throws out a leg kick but Zaadha moves out of range and Dong only half commits.
Zaadha looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dong throws a push kick but Zaadha slaps the foot to one side.
Zaadha tries a quick counter leg kick but Dong is wise to it.
Dong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dong throws a leg kick
and Zaadha counters with a straight right hand.
Dong's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dong duly obliges.
Zaadha looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zaadha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dong.
Dong seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dong throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Zaadha to counter with a crisp jab.
Zaadha looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice body kick there by Dong.
A jab from Dong misses.
Zaadha takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dong throws an off balance right hand
and Dong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dong scores with a decent looking hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zaadha.
Zaadha tries to score with a low kick but Dong moves his leg out of the way.
Zaadha scores with a kick to the midsection.
Zaadha buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dong connects with a single shot there.
An inside leg kick lands from Zaadha.
Dong throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zaadha counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zaadha throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zaadha has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dong checks a leg kick.
Zaadha cracks a nice hook into Dong's ribs.
Dong connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dong misses with a hook. Zaadha ducked under it nicely.
Zaadha unleashes a big counter combination but Dong bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dong staying out of range there.
Dong checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dong tried to counter with a leg kick but Zaadha avoided it.
A nice leg kick from Zaadha, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zaadha throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dong scores with a punch to the head.
Zaadha checks a leg kick.
Zaadha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha looks to land a right hand but Dong moved out of range.
Dong lands with a cross.
Dong looks to land a left hand but Zaadha moved out of range nicely.
Dong throws a low kick, looking for Zaadha's leg but Zaadha calmly moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dong. Zaadha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zaadha.
Zaadha misses with a two punch combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Dong misses the target.
Dong throws a jab but it's blocked by Zaadha.
Dong lands with a straight right. Zaadha didn't see that one coming.
Zaadha checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zaadha misses with a low kick.
Dong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zaadha misses with a straight left.
It looked like Dong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zaadha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dong manages to avoid it.
Crunch! Zaadha slams his shin into Dong's torso.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zaadha lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dong swings widly with a right hand
and Zaadha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zaadha throws out a leg kick but Dong moves out of range and Zaadha only half commits.
Dong tries to work over Zaadha's front leg with a kick but Zaadha checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dong. Zaadha does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Long Hung Dong will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Zaadha throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dong moves out of range of the strikes.
Dong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zaadha.
Dong thows a leg kick but Zaadha checks it
and Dong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zaadha.
Zaadha steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Dong goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Zaadha misses with a body kick.
Dong checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dong looks to land a combination but Zaadha avoids it well.
Dong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dong has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Zaadha takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slow jab from Dong misses its intended target.
Zaadha throws a jab when Dong was well out of range.
Zaadha misses with a body kick.
Dong is looking to counter punch.
Dong swings widly with a right hand
and Zaadha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaadha.
Zaadha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dong.
Dong looks to throw the jab but Zaadha is out of range.
Dong throws a shot from downtown. Zaadha moves away and avoids it.
Zaadha flicks out a counter leg kick but Dong steps away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaadha misses with a low kick.
Dong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zaadha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dong takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dong throws a body punch but Zaadha moves out of range.
Zaadha throws a low kick but Dong avoids it.
Dong feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dong.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zaadha.
Zaadha has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dong.
An inside leg kick lands from Zaadha.
Dong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zaadha momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Dong misses the target.
Zaadha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dong was well out of range. Poor timing from Zaadha.
Dong walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zaadha checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zaadha walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zaadha misses with an uppercut. Dong saw that one coming.
Dong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zaadha throws a leg kick but Dong checks it.
Dong defending well as Zaadha loads up on a big left hand.
Dong throws a lazy right hand but Zaadha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zaadha loads up on a big right hand but Dong slips the punch.
Ri Zaadha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zaadha misses with a low kick.
Zaadha throws a leg kick but Dong checks it.
Zaadha is looking to slow Dong down with leg kicks.
Zaadha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dong.
Zaadha staying out of range there.
Zaadha with a nice cross.
Dong scores with a push kick.
Dong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zaadha.
Zaadha throws out a leg kick but Dong moves out of range and Zaadha only half commits.
Zaadha lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Zaadha.
Dong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dong scores with a nice head shot.
Dong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zaadha misses with a low kick.
Zaadha blocks a head kick by Dong.
Zaadha misses the jab.
Dong lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zaadha throws the kick towards the body but Dong avoids it.
Dong went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha avoids a punch combination nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Zaadha.
Dong connects with a leg kick.
Zaadha throws a body shot but no joy.
Zaadha looks to score with a jab to the body but Dong is just out of range.
Zaadha throws a body kick that misses.
Dong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zaadha.
Dong moves away from the strike by Zaadha.
Dong listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dong.
Dong cracks Zaadha with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zaadha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dong.
Zaadha misses with a body kick.
That kick from Zaadha tenderised Dong's leg. Dong is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dong connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zaadha's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dong throws a head kick that half lands.
Dong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zaadha has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Zaadha.
Dong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dong checks a low kick from Zaadha.
Zaadha misses with a low kick.
Dong is looking to land body kicks.
Dong slips a jab from Zaadha.
Zaadha sizes up Dong with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dong throws the kick towards the body but Zaadha avoids it.
Dong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zaadha throws out the jab.
Zaadha looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zaadha misses the shot to the body.
Dong looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Dong throws a hook but Zaadha blocks it.
Dong slips a jab from Zaadha.
Zaadha throws a leg kick but Dong moved away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Zaadha misses its intended target.
Zaadha tries a low kick but Dong avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Dong misses the target.
A big left from Zaadha misses.
Long Hung Dong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dong misses with a body kick.
Zaadha throws a big shot that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ri Zaadha.
Well Dong 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!