PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamison McGowen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Check Mong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGowen's entrance music is Tomoyasu Hotei - Battle Without Honor Or Humanity. A fine choice. Mong has chosen I ain't never scared as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Check Mong enters the cage!

McGowen
vs
Mong

198 cm
27
260 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

196 cm
33
260 lbs
19 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jamison McGowen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Check Mong!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGowen misses the shot to the body.
Mong throws out a loose jab but McGowen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mong misses with a wild combination.
McGowen slaps away a takedown attempt from Mong, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mong stalks McGowen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McGowen's face. McGowen staggers backwards, shaken.
Mong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McGowen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mong misses with an uppercut. McGowen saw that one coming.
Mong slips a jab from McGowen.
McGowen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mong's hands.
Mong with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling McGowen to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGowen throws a body punch but Mong moves out of range.
No joy there for McGowen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McGowen throws out a loose jab but Mong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jamison McGowen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGowen lands with an overhand left.
McGowen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mong.
McGowen moves out of range as Mong strikes.
Mong lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Mong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A telegraphed right hand from McGowen misses the target.
McGowen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mong.
McGowen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mong.
McGowen avoids the body shot from Mong.
Mong just misses with a punch to the body.
McGowen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McGowen lands a body shot.
McGowen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mong was well out of range. Poor timing from McGowen.
Mong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGowen.
McGowen blocks a jab.
McGowen throws a jab but it's blocked by Mong.
Mong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGowen.
Mong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McGowen slips under a jab from Mong.
McGowen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mong.
Mong looks to land a left hand but McGowen moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGowen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mong.
McGowen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mong counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGowen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mong under the eye.
McGowen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mong fails to land with a series of punches.
McGowen throws a right and a left that Mong avoids nicely.
Mong doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McGowen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jamison McGowen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Check Mong.
McGowen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mong throws a low kick but McGowen avoids it.
McGowen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mong to score with a decent uppercut.
Mong throws a hook but McGowen blocks it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mong.
Nice shot by McGowen.
McGowen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mong throws a jab but it's blocked by McGowen.
McGowen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mong scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Jamison McGowen has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mong misses the jab.
McGowen misses with the combination.
McGowen walks into a jab.
Mong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from McGowen. Those never looked like landing.
McGowen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mong.
Jamison McGowen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGowen throws a lazy right hand but Mong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McGowen moves away from the strike by Mong.
McGowen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Mong.
McGowen throws the left hand but Mong avoids the punch easily.
McGowen missing with a left hand there. Mong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Mong misses.
McGowen lands with a nice body punch.
McGowen staying out of range there.
Jab, jab by McGowen - just one landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGowen avoids a punch combination nicely.
McGowen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mong slips under a jab from McGowen.
Mong takes a swing at McGowen's ribcage but misses.
McGowen throws a big shot that misses.
Mong swinging wildly here.
McGowen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McGowen lands a right hook to the body.
Mong misses with a body shot.
A big right from Mong misses.
McGowen tests Mong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McGowen misses with a hook.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mong looks to land a left hand but McGowen moved out of range nicely.
Mong misses the shot to the body.
Mong misses with a looping right.
McGowen fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right from McGowen misses.
McGowen throws a hook but Mong blocks it.
McGowen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A punch lands to the side of McGowen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McGowen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A cross from McGowen lands.
Mong slips a jab from McGowen.
McGowen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mong was well out of range. Poor timing from McGowen.
Mong just misses with a punch to the body.
McGowen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
McGowen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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!

Mong throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. McGowen tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mong is in McGowen's guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
McGowen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

McGowen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mong can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mong throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

McGowen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mong passes into side control.
McGowen is not content to let Mong control the position.
McGowen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
McGowen is trying to work for a sweep but Mong has mounted him!
Mong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mong looking to control but McGowen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
McGowen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mong lands a heavy elbow.
Mong putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
McGowen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

McGowen is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGowen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Oh McGowen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mong postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked McGowen badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Mong around the waist but Mong pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Mong is the winner by TKO! Mong jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Check Mong!
Check Mong was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.