PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benson Beckley (ranked 2998 p4p, 1911 weight class) and Ty Wong (ranked 266 p4p, 173 weight class). Benson Beckley had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Ty Wong acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Beckley
vs
Wong

175 cm
21
158
8 - 5 - 1

174 cm
28
152
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very quick

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

Fantasy Threads (Laundry 15%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benson Beckley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ty Wong!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wong misses the shot to the body.

Wong dives in and scores a takedown into Beckley's guard.
Beckley is wriggling around but Wong manages to pass to half guard.

Beckley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wong on the ground.
Wong lands with a punch from half guard.

Wong is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wong has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cannabis Fight Club. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.

Wong is working for a kimura but Beckley is defending it quite comfortably.

Wong seems to be working for a kimura but Beckley defends the submission attempt.
Beckley wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wong is looking for a kimura but Beckley is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wong to get the leverage.
Beckley is looking to escape.
Wong seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Beckley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wong tries to pass to full mount but Beckley defends it.
Wong scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Beckley is trying to stand.

Wong seems to be looking for submissions.

Wong is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wong lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Wong is trying for a kimura here. Beckley looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Wong wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ty Wong!
After the fight, Ty Wong was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.