PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Cong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Nutlover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cong comes to the cage accompanied by Jibbs - King Kong. Nutlover has chosen Bloodhound Gang - The Bad Touch as his entrance music. Christian Cong had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Cong
vs
Nutlover

195 cm
22
280 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

225 cm
24
290 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Syndicate Drugs
Knock Out Artistry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Christian Cong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harry Nutlover!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cong throws a jab when Nutlover was well out of range.
Nutlover tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cong misses with a double jab.
Cong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nutlover moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nutlover.
Cong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nutlover.
Nutlover uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cong.
Nutlover wants to clinch.
Nutlover fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nutlover moves out of range as Cong throws a body kick.
Cong swats away the attempt to clinch by Nutlover.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nutlover clinches up with Cong and pushes him back against the cage.
Nutlover throws a punch but it's blocked by Cong.
Nutlover looking to throw knees to the head but Cong is blocking nicely.
Nutlover prevents Cong from breaking the clinch.
Nutlover unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nutlover will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cong up against the cage.
Nutlover misses with a knee to the head.
Nutlover prevents Cong from breaking the clinch.
Nutlover lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Christian Cong has been cut.
Cong wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nutlover dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nutlover putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nutlover.
Cong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nutlover stalls.
A frustrated look appears on Cong's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nutlover will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cong up against the cage.
Nutlover lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cong backwards.
Nutlover prevents Cong from breaking the clinch.
Nutlover tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cong smiles and moves away.
Cong swats away the attempt to clinch by Nutlover.
Nutlover moves away from the strike by Cong.
Nutlover slips under a jab from Cong.
Nutlover showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cong.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cong throws a right and a left that Nutlover avoids nicely.
Cong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nutlover ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cong moves away.
Nutlover defending well as Cong loads up on a big left hand.
Nutlover fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nutlover scores with a decent looking hook.
Nutlover's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Nutlover duly obliges.
Nutlover is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cong swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nutlover counters with a stiff right hand.
Cong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nutlover manages to avoid it.
Cong throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nutlover counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cong throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nutlover counters with a low kick, right behind Cong 's knee.
Cong throws a jab when Nutlover was well out of range.
Cong throws the left hand but Nutlover avoids the punch easily.
Cong throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Nutlover counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nutlover will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cong up against the cage.
Nutlover keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cong's efforts to push away.
Cong is trying to break the clinch but Nutlover is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Nutlover dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Christian Cong's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cong lands with a nice combination. Nutlover backs away looking to recover.
Cong misses with a double jab
and Nutlover counters with a one-two to the body.
Nutlover tries to close the distance and clinch but Cong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nutlover is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cong.

It looks like Harry Nutlover has been cut.
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!
Nutlover keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cong.
Cong swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nutlover defending well as Cong loads up on a big left hand.
Cong throws a combination that misses
letting Nutlover counter with a right hand.
Cong falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nutlover connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutlover steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cong.
Nutlover is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cong falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nutlover counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cong throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Nutlover counters by moving into the clinch.
Nutlover looking to throw knees to the head but Cong is blocking nicely.
Nutlover has Cong pressed against the cage.
Cong can't break the clinch.
Cong is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Nutlover's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Nutlover tries a knee to the head but Cong blocks it.
Nutlover unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cong tries to break the clinch but Nutlover is controlling the position.

Nutlover drags the fight down to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nutlover looking for a guillotine here but Cong defends easily.
Nutlover is controlling Cong's posture.

Cong got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nutlover has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cong has managed to get both his arms back between Nutlover's legs - danger averted.
Cong might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nutlover is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nutlover winds up and cracks Cong with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nutlover trying to control from half guard but Cong is working away.
Nutlover throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cong keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cong looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nutlover wants to take a breather but Cong is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nutlover is stalling here. Cong is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Nutlover seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Cong has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cong misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cong working the head with strikes.
Cong works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Cong scores with a couple of short elbows.
Nutlover sneaks back into half guard.
Nutlover is pressing down on Cong's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nutlover wants to sweep here but Cong controlling him for the moment.
Cong postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nutlover is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cong postures up in Nutlover's guard and throws a big left but Nutlover blocks it.
Cong with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nutlover trying to control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nutlover takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nutlover takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nutlover moves away from the strike by Cong.
Nutlover slips under a jab from Cong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Nutlover showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Nutlover slips a jab from Cong.
Cong throws a left and a right that both miss

and Nutlover holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nutlover scores with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nutlover landing knees to the head.
Cong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Cong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nutlover moves in looking to clinch but Cong pushes him off.
Cong is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nutlover uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cong.
Nutlover tries to clinch there but Cong circles away.
Cong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nutlover wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cong misses with a double jab

and Nutlover moves into the clinch.
Nutlover lands a left hand.
Cong is trying to force a seperation but Nutlover has the dominant position.
Nutlover keeps control of Cong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nutlover keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cong's efforts to push away.
Cong can't break the clinch.
Cong being controlled against the cage.

Nutlover has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cong uses from the top position.

Nutlover is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Cong has his hands clasped together but Nutlover extends an breaks Cong's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Nutlover.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Harry Nutlover!