PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clifton Von Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tonton Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Day of Anger. Hong comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hong Entrance Song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Clifton Von Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Von Lee
vs
Hong

190 cm
24
220 lbs
7 - 4 - 1

188 cm
36
196 lbs
29 - 15 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Voodoo Nutrition

Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Clifton Von Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tonton Hong!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hong throws a predictable looking body shot
and Von Lee makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hong cracks Von Lee with a good jab.
Von Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hong lands a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Hong.
Von Lee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hong feints a jab promting Von Lee to slip. Hong then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Von Lee slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Hong drives through and clinches with Von Lee against the cage.
Hong misses with a punch on the inside.
Von Lee lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Hong.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hong blocking some punches.
Von Lee has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hong avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hong is pressed up against the cage. Von Lee has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hong down to the mat. Hong avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tonton Hong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Von Lee missing with a left hand there. Hong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hong connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Von Lee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Von Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hong circles away quickly and effectively.
Hong avoids a kick to the body.
Von Lee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Von Lee throws a body kick that misses.
Hong throws out a counter right but Von Lee avoids it with no problem.
Von Lee avoids the body shot from Hong.
Horrible takedown attempt by Von Lee or perhaps it was just good defense by Hong, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clifton Von Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Von Lee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hong finds it's way round the side to connect with Von Lee's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hong.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Von Lee. Von Lee obviously looking to wear him down.
Von Lee throws a leg kick
enabling Hong to counter with a crisp jab.
Hong stuffs the takedown attempt from Von Lee. Von Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Hong scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Von Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
Von Lee tries to land a body kick
and Hong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hong cracks Von Lee with a right hand to the side of the head.
Von Lee tries to score with a low kick but Hong moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd cheers as Von Lee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hong doesn't seem phased though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong throws a lazy uppercut
and Von Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good shot there by Von Lee.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hong checks a leg kick.
Von Lee lands with a nice body kick.
Hong throws a series of punches but Von Lee avoids them all with ease.
Hong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Von Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Hong misses with an uppercut
and Von Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Von Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hong swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Lee misses with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Von Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Von Lee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Von Lee there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice defenses there by Hong.
Tonton Hong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Von Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hong moves away.
Von Lee takes a swing at Hong's ribcage but misses.
Hong scores with a jab.
Von Lee 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 has Von Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Von Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Von Lee throws an elbow that misses.
Hong scores with a shot to the side of Von Lee's head.
Von Lee prevents a body shot from Hong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tonton Hong dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A head kick by Hong misses
and Hong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Von Lee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hong can pounce on him.
Von Lee avoids the head kick by Hong.
A head kick by Hong misses
and Von Lee counters with a nice body shot.
Hong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Von Lee checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hong looks to land a right hand but Von Lee moved out of range.
Nice body kick there by Von Lee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Lee avoids a kick to the body.
Hong stuffs the takedown attempt from Von Lee. Von Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Von Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Lee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hong counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Von Lee is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Von Lee connects with a body shot that sends Hong's belly button to the back.
Von Lee closes the distance and clinches up with Hong, looking for a takedown. Von Lee pushes Hong against the cage but Hong circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hong. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

Hong darts in and clinches Von Lee up against the cage.
Hong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Von Lee.
Hong throws a punch but it's blocked by Von Lee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hong.
Hong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hong blocks an elbow strike from Von Lee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Von Lee.
A right hand to the body from Hong.
Hong lands a hook that snaps the head of Von Lee backwards.
Hong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Von Lee's elbow.
Hong avoids the elbow strike from Von Lee, against the cage.
Tonton Hong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Von Lee working aggressively here.
Von Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hong misses with a punch on the inside.
Von Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Von Lee backwards.
Von Lee prevents a body shot from Hong.
Von Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hong avoids it.
Von Lee working aggressively here.
Von Lee lands with a right to the head.
Hong lands with a light punch inside.
Von Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Von Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Von Lee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Von Lee misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Von Lee blocks an uppercut.
Hong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Von Lee backwards.
Von Lee pushes Hong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Von Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hong.
Von Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hong avoids it.
Von Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Von Lee lands a nice uppercut.
Von Lee throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hong.
Von Lee blocking some punches.
Hong throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Hong.
Hong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Von Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hong backwards.
Hong tries a body shot but Von Lee blocks it.
Von Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Von Lee lands an elbow that stopped Hong in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Tonton Hong has been cut.
Hong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Von Lee backwards.
Von Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Von Lee blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hong backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Lee is pushing Hong up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Von Lee.
Hong lands an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Von Lee throws an elbow but misses.
Von Lee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hong tries to work over Von Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Von Lee is working for takedown but Hong is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clifton Von Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hong lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Von Lee.
Hong throws a punch but it's blocked by Von Lee.
Von Lee throws an elbow but it misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Hong.
Von Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Von Lee backwards.
Hong swings wildly with an uppercut but Von Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hong lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tonton Hong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tonton Hong's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Von Lee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Von Lee is looking to score with low kicks.
Hong throws a head kick that half lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Von Lee.
Hong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Lee moves away.
Some wild striking there from Hong.
Hong lands with a kick to the temple. Von Lee shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Lee throws a body punch but Hong moves out of range.
Hong misses the jab.
Hong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong throws a hook to the side of Von Lee's head but Von Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Von Lee misses the target.
Hong throws a poor cross that misses
and Von Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Von Lee is looking to wear down Hong with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hong lands with a slapping head kick.
Hong lands with a slapping head kick.
Hong looks to score with a jab to the body but Von Lee is just out of range.
Hong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Von Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hong walks into a stiff left hand from Von Lee.
Hong looks to clinch
and Von Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Von Lee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hong checks a leg kick nicely.
Clifton Von Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Hong rushes Von Lee and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hong misses with a punch on the inside.
Von Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Hong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hong tries to work over Von Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Hong fails to land.
Von Lee stalling.
Hong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Von Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hong backwards.
Hong working aggressively here.
Hong misses with a punch on the inside.
Hong tries to throw a body punch but Von Lee avoids it by throwing Hong back against the cage.
Von Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hong misses with the head strike.
Hong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Von Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong blocking some punches.
Hong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hong blocks an uppercut.
Hong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Von Lee lands a right hand.
Hong struggles to land a body shot inside as Von Lee controls his hands.
Hong is pressed up against the cage. Von Lee has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hong down to the mat. Hong avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hong paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hong throws a body shot but no joy.
Hong scores with a jab.
Hong connects with a right hand. Von Lee shakes it off.
Von Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hong was well out of range. Poor timing from Von Lee.
Hong misses with an uppercut.
Hong stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hong wants it to stay on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Hong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tonton Hong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Lee throws a body kick that misses.
Hong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Von Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Hong.
Von Lee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Crunch! Von Lee slams his shin into Hong's torso.
Hong scores with a head kick.
Von Lee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hong scores with the left hand. Von Lee knows he should have avoided that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hong scores with a nice right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tonton Hong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hong has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tonton Hong!
An out of breath Tonton Hong thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.