PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Posner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kwincy Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Posner
vs
Wong

173 cm
25
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Posner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kwincy Wong!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Wong.
Posner appears to be looking for a big counter.
Posner scores with a nice right hand.
Posner lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Posner scores with a three punch combo!

Wong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Posner takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Mike Posner has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Posner letting Wong take a breather here.
Posner is trying to break the clinch but Wong has him pressed against the cage.
Wong is pushing Posner up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Posner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Posner is breathing heavily.
Wong lands a nice elbow.
Wong lands an elbow that stopped Posner in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong lands a damaging elbow.

Mike Posner's cut is getting worse.
Wong taking a breather.
Wong lands a knee to the body.
Wong creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Posner's defenses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wong - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Wong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Wong clinches up with Posner and pushes him back against the cage.
Wong is stalling here.
Wong taking a breather.
Wong slows down the pace here.
Wong continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong is pushing Posner up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kwincy Wong.

Wong moves into the clinch.
Posner wants to break free but Wong has control.
Wong stalling the fight.
Wong dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wong receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Posner working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Posner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wong is pushing Posner up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong stalling in the clinch.

Wong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wong lands a head kick!
Posner throws a combination. Wong tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A head kick by Wong misses
and Posner counters with a three punch combo that has Wong backing up. Wong nods at Posner to acknowledge the strikes.
Posner stalks Wong and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wong's face. Wong staggers backwards, shaken.
Posner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Posner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Wong lands a big head kick that sends Posner tumbling to the mat! Wong takes a step backwards and waves Posner back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Posner is rocked!

Mike Posner's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

Wong has Posner up against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Posner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wong stalling.
Posner seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Posner scores with a four punch combination!
Wong connects with an inside leg kick.
Posner 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.

Wong clinches with his opponent.

Wong breaks the clinch.
Posner goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Posner scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wong throws a sloppy head kick and Posner moves out of range easily.
Posner takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Posner scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Posner throws a series of strikes that have Wong backpedaling.

Wong has closed the distance and engaged Posner in a clinch.
Posner tries to circle away but Wong has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kwincy Wong will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Posner's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wong wants to clinch.
Kwincy Wong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Wong moves into the clinch successfully.
The referee calls for Wong to work.
Wong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Posner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wong leaning his opponent against the cage.
Posner takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong has Posner pushed against the cage.
Wong stalling the fight.
Wong lands an elbow that stopped Posner in his tracks for a moment.
Wong crunches a lovely knee into Posner's ribcage.
Wong has Posner pressed against the cage.
Wong is stalling here.
A knee to the head by Wong.

Wong breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wong clinches up against the cage.
Wong landing knees to the head.
Posner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wong comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wong is stalling here.
Come on Wong - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wong tries to land a knee to the head but Posner blocks with his arms.
Wong is stalling here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kwincy Wong.
Wong walks into a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Posner lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Posner looks to land a combination. Wong sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wong tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Posner counters with a stiff right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Posner.
Posner scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Posner scores with a body shot.
Wong throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Posner's head.
A left and a right from Posner both land. Nice combination.
Wong tries to clinch but Posner is having none of it.
Posner went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wong tries to clinch
and Posner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wong throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wong clinches with his opponent.
Posner is trying to push Wong away but Wong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wong has Posner pressed against the cage, preventing Posner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Posner working hard to break the clinch.

Wong breaks the clinch.
Mike Posner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Posner misses.

Wong closes the distance and pushes Posner back into the cage.
Posner letting Wong take a breather here.
Posner is looking to break free of the clinch but Wong has double underhooks.
Wong stalling in the clinch.
Posner is looking to break free of the clinch but Wong has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kwincy Wong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Posner's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Posner lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Posner.

Wong rushes Posner and presses him up against the cage.
Wong lands a knee to the body.
Wong is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wong pressing his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wong landing knees to the body.

Wong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Posner tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Posner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Posner misses with a few strikes there.

Wong rushes Posner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wong lands an elbow inside that Posner shrugs off.

Wong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Wong lands a big head kick that sends Posner tumbling to the mat! Wong takes a step backwards and waves Posner back to his feet - he wants the finish!
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!

Wong has Posner up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee calls for Wong to work.
Wong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wong working Posner over with knees to the body.
Wong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong stalling against the cage.
Posner is trying to push Wong away but Wong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Posner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wong stalls.
Wong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wong trying to stall but Posner improves his position.
Posner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wong prevents Posner from breaking the clinch.
Posner is trying to push Wong away but Wong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wong obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on Posner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Posner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wong looking to throw knees to the head but Posner is blocking nicely.
Posner is trying to force a seperation but Wong has the dominant position.
Posner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wong effectively controlling the action here.
Wong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Posner's efforts to push away.
Wong is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Posner is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Posner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wong has him pressed against the cage.
Wong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Posner is trying to break free.
Kwincy Wong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wong taking a breather.
Posner can't break the clinch.
Posner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wong has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Posner is looking to break free of the clinch but Wong has double underhooks.
Posner being controlled against the cage.
Mike Posner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kwincy Wong is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wong blocks a body shot from Posner.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kwincy Wong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wong winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kwincy Wong!