PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quick comes to the cage accompanied by Indestructible, by Disturbed. Nick Quick has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Quick
vs
Kong

186 cm
22
158 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

170 cm
20
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Experienced

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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Quick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Kong!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quick misses with a hook. Kong ducked under it nicely.
Kong throws a hook but Quick avoids it easily.
Quick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kong throws out the jab.
Kong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Quick tries to clinch up but Kong circles away and keeps his distance.
Quick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kong swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Quick forces Kong back against the cage and clinches.
Quick really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kong tries to pull guard but Quick holds him up against the cage and eventually Kong drops back down to his feet.
Quick tries to land a knee to the head but Kong blocks with his arms.
Quick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Quick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kong fails to pull guard.
Quick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Quick throws an elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kong takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kong tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Quick just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nick Quick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Kong.
Quick with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Quick throws a knee to the head but misses.
Quick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Quick tries a knee to the head but Kong blocks it.
Kong goes for a takedown attempt but Quick pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Kong gets a takedown into half guard.
Quick keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kong not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong is keen to just control but Quick is a slippery customer.
Kong lands with a punch from half guard.
Kong trying to mount his opponent but Quick defends it.
Kong seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Quick does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kong lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kong lands with a punch from half guard.
Quick avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kong.
Kong scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kong wants to control but Quick is keeping him busy.
Kong drops an elbow to the side of Quick's head.
Ground and pound from Kong.
Kong slips a nice elbow through Quick's hands, connecting with Quick's forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong wants to pass to mount but Quick is defending the position.
Kong missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kong not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Quick is not content to let Kong control the position.
Kong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Quick gets full guard.
Quick will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Quick throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Kong scoring with some ground and pound.
Quick looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kong is one step ahead there.
Quick is breathing heavily.
Kong throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kong's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Quick looking for a sweep. Not yet Quick, not yet.
Kong postures up and lands a big shot to Quick's brow.
Kong scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kong working some strikes from top position.
Kong with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kong trying to control the position from guard on top but Quick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kong is in close to Quick's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kong wants to control from the top but Quick keeps moving.
Kong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Quick works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Kong dominated that round.
That's time! Quick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Quick is fending him off so far but Kong persists. Nope, Quick circles away and we're back to standing.
Quick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A combination from Quick does no damage.
Kong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Quick is fending him off so far but Kong persists. Nope, Quick circles away and we're back to standing.
Kong fails to land the takedown.
Nick Quick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Kong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quick tries to clinch but Kong moves out of range.
Quick with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick wants to clinch.
Quick wants to clinch.
A jab from Kong misses.
Kong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Quick.
Quick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kong paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nick Quick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quick throws a nice looking combination but Kong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Quick slips a jab from Kong.
Quick misses with a double jab.
Quick cracks Kong with a good jab.
Quick scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Both fighters circling a little - Quick finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Quick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kong.
Quick tries to clinch up but Kong circles away and keeps his distance.
Kong takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Quick doesn't manage to clinch there - Kong circles away.
Quick tries to clinch up but Kong circles away and keeps his distance.
Quick leaves Kong with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quick.
Kong shoots in but Quick avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Quick. That's going to slow Kong down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quick.
Nick Quick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Quick does no damage.
Kong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Quick is fending him off so far but Kong persists. Nope, Quick circles away and we're back to standing.
Quick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Quick tries to close the distance and clinch but Kong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Quick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Quick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kong is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kong throws a jab when Quick was well out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Quick looks to throw the jab but Kong is out of range.
Kong throws a body punch but Quick moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Quick dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Kong with a hook.
Kong fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Quick tries to clinch up.
Quick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Quick lands with a thumping leg kick.
Quick is looking to clinch but Kong is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kong misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick thows a body kick. Kong tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Kong shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kong was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kong blocks Quick's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
BOOM! Kong connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kong lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kong punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kong scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Quick?
Quick is looking to improve his position but Kong isn't that keen on the idea.
Kong looking to finish Quick with some ground and pound. This is bad for Quick!
Kong landing shots from mount.
Kong is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Quick can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kong lands a nice shot to the head.

Quick is rocked!
Kong working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Oh Quick is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Quick is in a horrible position here. Kong smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kong looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Quick covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Kong!