PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tong Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robbie Ray has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Po
vs
Ray

180 cm
25
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
175 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tong Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Robbie Ray!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Po fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ray is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ray throws a shot from downtown. Po moves away and avoids it.
Po wants to clinch up but Ray keeps it at a distance.
Ray takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Po tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Po throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Po closes the distance and clinches.
Ray looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ray takes an elbow to the temple.
Po lands a nice knee to the body.
Po lands an elbow that stopped Ray in his tracks for a moment.
Po tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ray avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ray wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ray lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Po backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Po.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Po tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ray avoids it.
Our sources have told us that Po has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Po misses with an elbow over the top.
Ray has had enough of the clinch but Po keeps him there for the moment.
Po lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Ray.
Ray wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ray blocks an elbow strike.
Po lands an elbow inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Po.
Po tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ray avoids it.
Po throws an elbow but it misses.
Ray jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Po walks away with a smile on his face. Ray gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tong Po seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Po closes the distance and pushes Ray back into the cage.
Knees to the body from Po.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ray blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Po misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ray.
Po gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Po unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ray is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Po throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Po throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Po misses with an elbow strike.
Po lands an elbow that stopped Ray in his tracks for a moment.
Po unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ray lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ray looks winded!
Po unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ray lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Po throws an elbow that misses.
Po crunches a lovely knee into Ray's ribcage.
Ray takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po lands an elbow inside that Ray shrugs off.
Po utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Po pushes off an throws an elbow but Ray leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Po trying to land knees to the body.
Po trying to land knees to the body.
Po lands a knee to the body.
Po lands an elbow inside.
Po landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Po is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ray takes an elbow to the forehead.
Po unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Po obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Po crunches a lovely knee into Ray's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Po.
Po utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Po lands a knee to the body.
Po tries to land knees in the clinch but Ray avoids the damage to the body.
Po unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ray lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Po gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Po.
Ray on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ray is trying to break the clinch but Po has him pressed against the cage.
Po misses with an elbow over the top.
Po throws an elbow that misses.
Po misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ray.
Ray managing to block the knees to the body from Po.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tong Po 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.

Po clinches.
Ray avoiding damage as Po throws knees to the body.
Po missing with knees to the body.
Ray avoiding damage as Po throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Po.
Ray is looking to break free of the clinch but Po has double underhooks.
Ray avoids a wild elbow strike from Po.
Ray managing to block the knees to the body from Po.
Po lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Po misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ray is trying to force a seperation but Po has the dominant position.
Po lands an elbow inside.
Po landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Po.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray tries to break the clinch but Po is controlling the position.
Ray takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ray is breathing heavily.
Po tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ray avoids it.
Po crunches a lovely knee into Ray's ribcage.
Po trying to land knees to the body.
Ray avoids the elbow strike from Po, against the cage.
Po gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Po misses with an elbow over the top.
Po is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ray can do to turn this around?
Po trying to land knees to the body.
Po utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Po landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Po scores a nice knee to the body.
Po lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po misses with an elbow strike.
Po is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ray is defending well for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Po landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Po creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ray's defenses.
Po creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ray's defenses.
Po misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ray.
Po throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Po lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ray is trying to force a seperation but Po has the dominant position.
Ray blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Po.
Po missing with knees to the body.
Ray takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Po obliges.
Po creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ray's defenses.
Po comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tong Po has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Po looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Po lands an elbow that stopped Ray in his tracks for a moment.
Ray blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Po using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Po lands an elbow inside that Ray shrugs off.
Ray takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Po obliges.
Po lands an elbow inside that Ray shrugs off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Po lands a knee to the body.
Po lands an elbow inside that Ray shrugs off.
Po lands a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ray blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ray avoids a wild elbow strike from Po.
Po is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ray is defending well for now.
Po throws an elbow but it misses.
Ray is looking to break free of the clinch but Po has double underhooks.
Po lands an elbow that stopped Ray in his tracks for a moment.
Ray blocks an elbow strike from Po.
Ray is trying to break the clinch but Po has him pressed against the cage.
Ray on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Po comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Po throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Po pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Po obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tong Po dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Po gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ray avoids a wild elbow strike from Po.
Po is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ray is defending well for now.
Ray blocks the elbow strike.
Po throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ray on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Po lands a damaging elbow.
Po has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Po pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Po lands a good knee to the midsection. Ray won't want to take too many of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Po unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ray takes a knee to the side of the body.
Po is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Po is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ray blocks the elbow strike.
Ray takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ray takes a knee to the side of the body.
Po lands a damaging elbow.
Po lands a knee to the body.
Po lands a good knee to the midsection. Ray won't want to take too many of those.
Po landing knees to the body.
Po lands a knee to the body.
Po throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Po lands an elbow inside.
Po lands an elbow that stopped Ray in his tracks for a moment.
Po unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ray lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Po keeps control of Ray as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Po lands an elbow that stopped Ray in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ray avoiding damage as Po throws knees to the body.
Po pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ray on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Po tries to land knees in the clinch but Ray avoids the damage to the body.
Po lands an elbow just above Ray 's eye.
Po using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Po lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Po unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ray lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the fighters up against the cage, Po throws an elbow but misses.
Po creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ray's defenses.
Po trying to land knees to the body.
Po lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Po.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po lands a knee to the body.
Po landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Po lands an elbow inside that Ray shrugs off.
Po pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Po working Ray over with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Po.
Po using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Po gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ray managing to block the knees to the body from Po.
Ray avoiding damage as Po throws knees to the body.
Po blocking some punches.
Po putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ray in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Po unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ray lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ray blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Robbie Ray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Po lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Po landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Po lands an elbow inside that Ray shrugs off.
Po gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ray blocks an elbow strike.
Ray blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Po working Ray over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Po.
Po unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Po lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ray takes an elbow to the temple.
Po lands a nice knee to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tong Po showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Po 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:24
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tong Po!