PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Roberto Congo (ranked 3036 p4p, 3270 weight class) and Jerome Spong (ranked 331 p4p, 346 weight class). Spong has chosen In Loving Memory as his entrance music. Jerome Spong told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Congo
vs
Spong

188 cm
35
197
37 - 10 - 1

185 cm
28
186
13 - 6 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING
Conviction

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Roberto Congo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerome Spong!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Roberto Congo has been cut.
Spong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spong! But no joy.
Spong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Congo thuds his right hand into Spong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

It looks like Jerome Spong has been cut.
Spong lands with a shot to the body.
Spong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Spong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Congo misses with a right hand
and Spong counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Congo.
Spong throws a head kick that half lands.
Congo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Average Judas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Spong scores with a nice head shot.
Spong misses with a wild body shot.
Congo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Spong connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Congo.
Spong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Congo at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo looks to throw the jab but Spong is out of range.
Spong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Congo.
Spong clobbers Congo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Spong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Spong tries to move into range but Congo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Congo tries to close the distance and clinch but Spong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Congo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Spong lands a nice shot that snaps Congo's head back.
Spong thuds a left hand into Congo's body.
Spong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Congo throws out the jab.

Congo has taken the fight to the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Spong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spong scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Roberto Congo's cut is getting worse.
Congo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Spong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Congo is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spong looks to land a combination but Congo avoids it well.
Congo looks to throw the jab but Spong is out of range.
Congo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Spong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Congo sizes up Spong with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Spong swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Congo.
Congo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Spong.
It looked like Congo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Congo takes a swing at Spong's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spong. Congo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Congo.

Congo drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Spong onto his butt! Spong pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.

Spong is rocked!
Congo connects with a quick right hand that sends Spong tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Roberto Congo!
Roberto Congo retains his middleweight title!
Roberto Congo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.