PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dee Stroya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tonton Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hong is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hong Entrance Song. Dee Stroya has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Stroya
vs
Hong

192 cm
32
218 lbs
28 - 10 - 0

188 cm
30
206 lbs
22 - 7 - 0

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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dee Stroya!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tonton Hong!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroya throws a right hand that Hong ducks under and follows up with a left that Hong also avoids with ease.
Hong tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

Hong shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hong showed some decent athleticism there.
Stroya holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Stroya blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hong.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stroya is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hong takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Stroya keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong throwing shots but Stroya is blocking nicely.
Hong prevents Stroya from improving his position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hong lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stroya has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stroya and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hong misses with a takedown attempt
and Stroya counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hong moves out of range as Stroya throws a body kick.
Hong is trying to counter with his kicks.
Stroya thows a leg kick but Hong checks it
and Hong counters with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Hong misses.
Stroya fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hong is out of range.
A low kick from Hong misses
and Stroya counters with a body kick.
Hong with a jab.
Hong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stroya has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hong is looking to chop away at Stroya's legs.
Stroya has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Hong fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Stroya to the ground. Hong is now in Stroya's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hong accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hong is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stroya wants to sweep here but Hong controlling him for the moment.
Stroya is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stroya controlling Hong's posture.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hong, right into the meat.
Hong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hong tries a quick counter leg kick but Stroya is wise to it.

Hong closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Stroya did well to prevent Hong getting side control.
Hong not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stroya is trying to control but can't.
Hong is looking to take a break and control but Stroya is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hong not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hong throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hong not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hong is controlling the pace.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroya slips a straight right by Hong.
Stroya was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stroya connects with a solid leg kick.
Hong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stroya jabs Hong right on the nose. Hong blinks but takes it well.
Nice body kick there by Hong.
Stroya ducks under a wild hook from Hong.
Stroya takes one to the side of the head.
Hong works Stroya's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hong throws a leg kick which misses Stroya's front leg but catches the back leg as Stroya tries to avoid it.
Hong lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hong shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Stroya moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Hong scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Hong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tonton Hong dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice shot by Hong.
Stroya checks a low kick from Hong.
Stroya drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hong sprawls and moves away.
Tonton Hong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hong tries to land a leg kick but Stroya saw it coming and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Hong.
Hong lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hong, right into the meat.

Hong closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hong is looking to take a break and control but Stroya is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stroya manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stroya works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroya keeping moving, preventing Hong from controlling successfully.
Hong postures up in Stroya's guard and throws a big left but Stroya blocks it.
Stroya is pulling down on Hong's head. It's preventing any offense from Hong, at least for the moment.
Stroya keeping moving, preventing Hong from controlling successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Stroya tries to clinch there but Hong circles away.

Hong drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Stroya stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Stroya is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong tries to score with some ground and pound. Stroya controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hong throws a strike aimed at the side of Stroya's head but Stroya avoids it well.
Hong working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hong cracks Stroya with a big right hand but Stroya just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Stroya tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hong wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hong landing strikes.
Tonton Hong has got the better of the ground game so far.
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Stroya tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hong wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hong slips a jab from Stroya.
Hong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stroya.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hong. Stroya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stroya feinted with a counter takedown.
Nice body kick there by Stroya.
Stroya moves away from the strike by Hong.
Hong throws a looping overhand right but Stroya ducks down to avoid it.
Stroya throws a solid leg kick but Hong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stroya.
Hong feints the counter takedown.
Hong lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stroya will feel that in the morning.
Hong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good work by Stroya as he checks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hong throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stroya on the side of the head.
Hong moves forwards but Stroya connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tonton Hong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hong throws a body kick that misses.
Stroya feinted with a counter takedown.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hong.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hong throws a lazy uppercut
and Stroya cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stroya scores with a jab to the body.
Stroya throws a head kick but Hong moves out of range.
Stroya fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hong misses the body punch

and Stroya counters with a shoot takedown. Hong fights it but they end up in guard.
Stroya throwing strikes from guard but Hong blocks nicely.
Stroya throws a strike but Hong rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tonton Hong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!

Stroya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good leg kick by Hong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stroya misses with an uppercut.
Hong on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Good work by Stroya as he checks the leg kick.
Hong tests Stroya's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stroya connects with a leg kick. Hong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stroya is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stroya blocks a head kick by Hong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Stroya cracks Hong with a good jab.
Hong throws a leg kick
and Stroya counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jab by Stroya.

It looks like Tonton Hong has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroya throws a series of punches but Hong moves out of range.
Stroya on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stroya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hong throws out the jab.
Stroya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hong looks to land a left hand but Stroya moved out of range nicely.
Stroya goes for a double leg but Hong avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hong continues to drive forward.
Stroya takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab lands there for Stroya.
Stroya wants to clinch up but Hong keeps it at a distance.
Hong fails with a takedown attempt.
Hong connects with a leg kick. Stroya looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroya looks to land a right hand but Hong moved out of range.
Stroya lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hong at a distance.
Hong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stroya's sensitive parts.
Hong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hong fails to land the takedown.
Stroya stuns Hong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stroya takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hong throws a sloppy body shot
and Stroya counters with a straight right hand.

Stroya fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hong sprawls well initially but Stroya persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hong trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroya is trying to control the action in half guard but Hong is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stroya not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stroya working over Hong with some ground and pound. Hong looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Stroya with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Stroya missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hong is looking for a sweep. Stroya is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hong throws a leg kick
and Stroya counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stroya.
Stroya cracks the inside of Hong's front leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A lazy left from Hong finds it's target.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Stroya.
Hong is not content to let Stroya control the position.
Stroya throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hong wants to control but Stroya postures up.
Hong is not content to let Stroya control the position.
The strikes coming from Stroya are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dee Stroya clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Tonton Hong's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hong works the jab nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Stroya. No joy for Hong on that attempt.
Stroya looks to score with a jab to the body but Hong is just out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hong, as that shot connected.
Stroya walks into a stiff left hand from Hong.
Hong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stroya attempts a counter takedown but Hong avoids it well and moves away.
Hong throws a leg kick
and Stroya counters with an outside leg kick.
Stroya tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hong is able to avoid easily.
Hong throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stroya sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Stroya.
Stroya finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hong works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Hong.
Hong misses with a low kick as Stroya jumps back.
Stroya lands a jab to the head.
Hong misses with a body shot.
Stroya changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hong swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stroya looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hong is fending him off so far but Stroya persists. Nope, Hong circles away and we're back to standing.
The fighters circling - Stroya throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stroya throws a body shot but no joy.
Hong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good leg kick by Hong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stroya has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Stroya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hong manages to avoid it.
Stroya lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hong at a distance.
Stroya waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hong.
Stroya closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stroya shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hong as he avoids it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stroya checks a leg kick.
Hong misses with a wild body shot.
Hong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stroya moves out of range of the body kick from Hong.
Stroya misses with a shot to the body
and Hong counters with a series of strikes. Stroya will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Stroya.
Stroya avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stroya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stroya throws an overhand right that lands on Hong's shoulder, as Hong tries to avoid the shot.
Stroya scores with a nice strike.
Stroya staying out of range there.
Stroya is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hong misses with a body kick.
Stroya attempts a counter takedown but Hong avoids it well and moves away.
Stroya scores with a jab.

Stroya closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroya prevents a body shot from Hong.
Hong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stroya backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stroya.
Hong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stroya throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stroya swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stroya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Stroya turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Stroya wants to control but Hong is keeping him busy.
Stroya in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Stroya advances nicely into full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tonton Hong dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Tonton Hong's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Stroya on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stroya misses with a kick to the body.
Hong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stroya looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hong will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hong throws a jab when Stroya was well out of range.
Stroya slips under a jab.
Hong scoring well with a low kick there.
Hong throws a sloppy head kick and Stroya moves out of range easily.
Stroya seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hong tests Stroya's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stroya throws an off balance right hand
and Hong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hong connects with a solid leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hong.
Stroya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hong.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stroya has closed the distance and engaged Hong in a clinch.
Stroya prevents a body shot from Hong.
Stroya blocks an uppercut.
Hong working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Stroya.
Stroya tries to score a body lock takedown but Hong shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hong prevents a body shot from Stroya.
Hong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stroya blocks an uppercut.
Stroya misses with a punch on the inside.
Stroya misses with a punch on the inside.
Hong presses Stroya against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Stroya can't find room to land a body shot as Hong controls the action.
A body shot lands from Hong.
Dee Stroya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Hong.
Hong misses with a punch on the inside.
Hong works on Stroya's body with a couple of short punches.
Hong misses with a body punch.
Hong lands a nice uppercut.
Stroya fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stroya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stroya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stroya lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stroya's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stroya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hong can't find room to land a body shot as Stroya controls the action.
Stroya looking for a takedown.
Stroya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong gets through Stroya's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stroya misses with a body punch.
Hong misses with a body punch.
Hong misses with a body punch.
Stroya misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tonton Hong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hong lands with a right to the head.

Stroya is rocked!
Stroya tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oh Stroya is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stroya wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hong has him pressed against the cage.
Stroya misses with some punches.
Hong lands a nice uppercut.
Stroya looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hong dips a shoulder and cracks Stroya with a mighty uppercut! Stroya falls back against the cage and Hong unloads with a barrage of strikes! Stroya is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Hong screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tonton Hong!
Tonton Hong is the new light heavyweight champion!
Tonton Hong 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.