PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lem Hong (ranked 3083 p4p, 6040 weight class) and George Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hong
vs
Porter

165 cm
25
131
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
138
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lem Hong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, George Porter!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Porter drives through and clinches with Hong against the cage.
Hong trying to stall but Porter improves his position.
Hong taking a breather.
Porter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Porter breaks the clinch.
Porter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Porter cracks Hong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Porter misses with a straight left.
Hong feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Porter. That snapped Hong's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hong drops down looking for a counter takedown but Porter sprawls and moves away.

Porter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Porter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Porter looks to land a left hand but Hong moved out of range nicely.
George Porter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hong feinted with a counter takedown.
Hong defending well as Porter loads up on a big left hand.
Hong half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Porter lands with a good body shot.
Porter throws a looping overhand right but Hong ducks down to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Porter as he connects with a hook.
Porter misses with a hook.
As Porter tries to get set, Hong tries to push him back and clinch up but Porter manages to avoid the attempt.
Hong takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Porter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hong on the side of the head.
Porter misses with a hook.
Porter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Porter misses with a wild body shot.
Hong half committed to a counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter throws a series of strikes that have Hong backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Porter connects with the punch.
Porter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hong appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Porter throws a jab but it's blocked by Hong.
Hong is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Porter.
Porter clobbers Hong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice shot by Porter.
Hong has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hong there as he acknowledges the shot.
Porter scores with a jab. Hong acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Porter misses with a wild body shot.
Hong half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hong takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter connects with a body shot.

Porter closes the distance and pushes Hong back into the cage.
Porter lands with a left to the head.
Hong trying to stall but Porter improves his position.

Porter manages to break the clinch.
Good shot there by Porter.
Porter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hong on the side of the head.
Porter misses with a looping right.
Porter cracks Hong with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A punch combination from Porter misses.
Porter lands a jab to Hong's midsection.
George Porter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Porter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Porter.
Porter just misses with a punch to the body.
Hong tried to counter with a leg kick but Porter avoided it.
Hong takes one to the side of the head.
Porter misses the jab.
Porter is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hong had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Porter swings for the body but Hong moves out of range.
Hong appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Porter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hong is looking to counter the offense by Porter and move into the clinch.
Porter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hong has time to react.
Porter throws a hook but Hong blocks it.
Hong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

George Porter dominated that 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.

Porter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hong moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Hong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Porter connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
George Porter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Porter takes a swing at Hong's ribcage but misses.
Hong feinted with a counter takedown.
Porter jabs Hong right on the nose. Hong blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porter throws a body shot but no joy.
Porter throws an overhand right that lands on Hong's shoulder, as Hong tries to avoid the shot.
Porter misses the jab.
As Porter backs away, Hong returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A swing and a miss from Porter.
Hong tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Porter manages to circle out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hong moves away.
Porter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hong is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Porter scores with a decent looking hook.
Hong slips under a jab from Porter.
Porter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Porter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Porter. Hong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hong changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Porter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hong has time to react.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong slips a straight right by Porter.
Hong drops down looking for a counter takedown but Porter sprawls and moves away.
Porter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Porter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hong.
Porter scores with a hook to the body. Hong takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Porter swinging wildly here.
As Porter tries to get set, Hong tries to push him back and clinch up but Porter manages to avoid the attempt.
Porter misses with a looping right.
Hong tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Porter manages to circle out of the way.
Hong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hong wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Porter throws a nice looking combination but Hong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter scores with a jab. Hong acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Porter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hong doesn't seem bothered though.
Porter connects with a body shot.
Porter takes a swing at Hong's ribcage but misses.
Hong attempts a counter takedown but Porter avoids it well and moves away.
Porter swings for the body but Hong moves out of range.
Hong attempts a counter takedown but Porter avoids it well and moves away.
Nice cross by Porter.
Porter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hong manages to avoid it.
Hong is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Porter.
Porter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hong appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Porter misses with a hook to the body
and Porter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Porter scores with a nice head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Porter.
Porter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Porter throws a hook but Hong blocks it.
Hong appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Porter scores with a three punch combo!
Hong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Porter throws out the jab.
Hong drops down looking for a counter takedown but Porter sprawls and moves away.
A slow jab from Porter misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

George Porter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A lazy left from Porter finds it's target.
Porter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hong was well out of range. Poor timing from Porter.
Porter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Some wild striking there from Porter.
Porter looks to score with a jab to the body but Hong is just out of range.
As Porter tries to get set, Hong tries to push him back and clinch up but Porter manages to avoid the attempt.
Hong avoids the body shot from Porter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hong half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Porter misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Hong was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Porter.
Hong on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hong was well out of range. Poor timing from Porter.
Hong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Porter stuns Hong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Porter misses with a looping right.
Sloppy strikes from Porter. Those never looked like landing.
Nice shot lands for Porter.
Hong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Porter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hong is looking to counter with a body kick.
Porter misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Porter lands.
Porter cracks a nice hook into Hong's ribs.
Jab by Porter.
Porter throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Hong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Porter misses the target.
It looked like Hong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Porter lands a nice looking body shot.
Porter lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Porter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hong moves out of range as Porter strikes.
Hong feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Porter's corner calls for a 1-2. Porter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hong half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hong looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Porter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Porter throws a hook to the side of Hong's head but Hong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hong ducks under a wild hook from Porter.
Nice shot by Porter.
Porter misses with an uppercut.
As Porter tries to get set, Hong tries to push him back and clinch up but Porter manages to avoid the attempt.
Porter throws a jab when Hong was well out of range.
Porter misses with a left hand
and Hong counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Porter fails to land with a series of punches.
As Porter tries to get set, Hong tries to push him back and clinch up but Porter manages to avoid the attempt.
Hong takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hong.
Hong is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Porter.

Porter forces Hong back against the cage and clinches.
Hong taking a breather.
Porter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Porter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hong.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Porter prevents a body shot from Hong.
Hong is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Porter.
Hong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lem Hong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hong drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Porter gets the underhooks and prevents it.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Porter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Porter has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 24:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 24:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Porter!