PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paden Taber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Qing Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kong has chosen THE RISING SUN as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Taber
vs
Kong

180 cm
23
162 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

177 cm
24
169 lbs
11 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Conviction
Convicted Trap House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paden Taber!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Qing Kong!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kong misses the shot to the body.
Kong just misses with a punch to the body.
Taber throws a leg kick which misses Kong's front leg but catches the back leg as Kong tries to avoid it.
Taber lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kong throws a shot from downtown. Taber moves away and avoids it.
Paden Taber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taber throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kong.
The fighters circling - Taber throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kong swings for the body but Taber moves out of range.
Taber fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Taber connects with an inside leg kick.
Taber tries to land a front kick but Kong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Taber lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kong throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Taber counters with a left to the body.
Taber throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kong counters with a slapping leg kick.
Taber scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kong misses with a kick to the body
and Taber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kong on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kong moves in looking to clinch but Taber pushes him off.
Taber cracks the inside of Kong's front leg.
Taber scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Taber fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taber.
Good leg kick by Taber there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Taber works over Kong's head and body with a nice combination.
Kong blocks a head kick by Taber.
Taber misses with a low kick.
Taber throws a sloppy head kick and Kong moves out of range easily.
Taber looks to land a left hand but Kong moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taber looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Taber throws a lazy head kick
and Kong counters with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kong moves away.
Good leg kick by Taber there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Taber, right into the meat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kong.
Taber is looking to land body kicks.
Taber throws a low kick, looking for Kong's leg but Kong calmly moves out of range.
Taber cracks Kong with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Taber throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kong makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
An inside leg kick from Taber misses.
Taber turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Taber. Taber obviously looking to wear him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong checks the leg kick.
Taber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Taber checks a leg kick.
Kong throws the left hand but Taber avoids the punch easily.
Kong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taber moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taber moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Taber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some bone on bone action there as Kong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kong.
Kong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Taber walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taber thuds a left hand into Kong's body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Taber, right into the meat.
Kong takes a kick to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taber.
Taber chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Taber works Kong's body with a nice hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Kong blocks the leg kick.
Kong stuns Taber with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Taber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taber looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab from Taber.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paden Taber dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kong walks into a left hand.
Taber scores with a jab to the body.
Paden Taber is winning the standup battle so far.
Kong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Taber.
Kong swings widly with a right hand
and Taber counters with a straight right hand.
Donk. Taber catches Kong right on the button with a cross.
Kong is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Taber rather than just go for the knockout.
Taber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kong blocks a leg kick.
Kong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taber was well out of range. Poor timing from Kong.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kong checks a leg kick.
Taber throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kong misses with a hook. Taber ducked under it nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Taber checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Taber moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong blocks a head kick by Taber.
Taber tries to score with a low kick but Kong moves his leg out of the way.
Kong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Taber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Taber, right into the meat.
Kong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice shot by Taber.
Taber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kong stuns Taber with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Taber.
Taber fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kong.
Taber misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Kong.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taber tries to land a front kick but Kong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Taber throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Taber keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kong.
Kong throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Taber.
Taber drops his hands momentarily and Kong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Taber throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kong counters with a stiff right hand.
Taber throws the left hand but Kong avoids the punch easily.
A head kick by Taber misses
and Kong counters with a body kick that stops Taber in his tracks momentarily.
Taber wants to land a leg kick but Kong is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taber tries to score with a low kick but Kong moves his leg out of the way.
Taber attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kong. Taber does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taber connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kong. Kong circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Taber misses with an uppercut.
Kong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Taber throws out a leg kick but Kong moves out of range and Taber only half commits.
Kong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kong jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A clash of legs there as Kong blocks the low kick.
Taber avoids a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taber throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kong misses with a head kick.
Kong thuds his shin into the meat of Taber's side.
Kong is breathing heavily.
Kong looks to throw the jab but Taber is out of range.
Taber throws a leg kick which misses Kong's front leg but catches the back leg as Kong tries to avoid it.
Taber throws a leg kick
and Kong counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taber lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Taber can pounce on him.
Kong checks a low kick from Taber.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taber is looking to chop away at Kong's legs.
Taber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An inside leg kick lands from Taber.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Paden Taber will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Taber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kong blocks a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Taber. That's going to slow Kong down.
Taber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Taber slips a jab from Kong.
Kong misses with an attempted mid kick.
Taber connects with an inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Kong misses its intended target.
Taber takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Taber throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A big left from Taber misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Taber tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taber scores with a nice body kick.
Kong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Taber lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kong misses with a wild body shot.
Kong misses with a right hand
and Taber counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kong walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kong swings for the body but Taber moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Taber finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Taber lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Taber throws a low kick, looking for Kong's leg but Kong calmly moves out of range.
Taber cracks the inside of Kong's front leg.
Taber swings for the body but Kong moves out of range.
Kong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong checks a leg kick.
Kong slips a jab and a cross from Taber.
Kong misses with an attempted mid kick.
Taber scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taber throws out a powerful jab.
Kong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Taber cracks Kong with a good jab.
Kong blocks a low kick nicely.
Kong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kong shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Taber jabs Kong to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Taber lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kong misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taber throws a body punch but Kong moves out of range.
Taber looks to land a left hand but Kong moved out of range nicely.
Taber uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kong.
Nice body kick there by Taber.
Taber turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Taber throws a low kick but Kong moves out of range easily.
Taber lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Taber lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Taber lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Taber catches Kong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Taber lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taber's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kong under the eye.
Kong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Taber attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Taber looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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!
Taber blocks the body kick.
Taber looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kong explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Taber scoring well with a low kick there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kong on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Taber takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Taber.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paden Taber clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Taber throws a low kick but Kong avoids it.
Taber keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kong checks a leg kick nicely.
Taber swings for the body but Kong moves out of range.
Taber clobbers Kong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Taber jabs Kong right on the nose. Kong blinks but takes it well.
Kong connects with a crisp jab.
Taber throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kong's head.
Taber buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Taber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kong.
Kong with a jab.
Taber scores with a one two! Kong had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kong has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Taber.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taber just misses with a punch to the body.
Taber lands a leg kick that knocks Kong off balance momentarily.
Taber scores with a kick to the body.
Taber connects with a leg kick. Kong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Taber throws a leg kick that misses.
Taber scores with a nice body kick.
Kong is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kong misses with a combination
and Taber counters with an inside leg kick.
Kong misses with the body kick
and Taber counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Taber misses with a low kick as Kong jumps back.
Taber throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Taber connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taber circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taber scoring well with a low kick there.
Taber thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taber misses with a head kick.
Taber swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kong.
Kong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taber.
Taber throws a leg kick but Kong sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Taber. Taber obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taber keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kong.
Kong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kong tries to close the distance and clinch but Taber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Taber misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong misses the body punch
and Taber counters with a head kick.
Kong misses with a hook.
Taber throws a nice inside leg kick.
Taber dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kong. That did some damage!
Taber misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Taber cracks Kong with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Taber scores with a one two! Kong had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Taber avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kong just misses with a punch to the body.
Kong blocks a low kick nicely.
Kong misses with a low kick.
Taber with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taber cracks the inside of Kong's front leg.
Taber avoids a kick to the body.
Kong walks into a jab.
Taber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kong can do to turn this around?
Kong is looking to slow Taber down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kong takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Taber throws a chopping leg kick but Kong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taber tried to score with a low kick but Kong checks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taber throws a head kick that misses.
Kong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paden Taber had his way with Qing Kong in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Taber catches Kong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kong misses with a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Taber.
Taber throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kong will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kong lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Taber scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Taber throws a chopping leg kick but Kong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Taber connects with a solid leg kick.
Kong is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Taber throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taber throws a sloppy head kick and Kong moves out of range easily.
Kong loads up on a big right hand but Taber slips the punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Taber.
Taber throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Taber misses with a wild body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Taber.
Taber misses with a leg kick
and Kong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Taber attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kong takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Taber checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kong connects with a solid leg kick.
Kong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Qing Kong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taber throws a head kick that misses.
Kong moves out of range of the leg kick from Taber.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kong might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Taber has got the better of the exchanges.
Kong misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Taber counters with a low kick, right behind Kong 's knee.
Kong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Taber throws a nice inside leg kick.
Taber scoring well with a low kick there.
Taber walks into a jab.
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!
Good leg kick by Taber there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice leg kick lands there from Taber.
Paden Taber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Taber sizes up Kong with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kong walks into a stiff left hand from Taber.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong throws a chopping leg kick but Taber manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kong checks a leg kick.
Kong avoids the head kick by Taber.
Kong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Taber to score with a decent uppercut.
Taber scores with a jab to the body.
Taber slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Taber lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Taber is looking to chop away at Kong's legs.
Taber throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Taber lands an overhand right.
Taber throws a push kick but Kong slaps the foot to one side.
Taber wants to land a leg kick but Kong is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taber throws a body punch but Kong moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Taber - just one landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Taber.
Taber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taber misses with an uppercut
and Kong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Taber tried to score with a low kick but Kong checks it.
Taber pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kong is out of range and Taber settles back down.
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!
Taber scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taber will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kong misses with a combination
and Taber counters with an outside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paden Taber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Taber has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 50:45
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 50:45
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paden Taber!
Paden Taber retains his lightweight title!
Paden Taber seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.