PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marlo Stanfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sum Ting Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stanfield comes to the cage accompanied by Legendary. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Stanfield
vs
Ting Wong

173 cm
35
155 lbs
27 - 13 - 0

162 cm
29
159 lbs
23 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Aspire Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marlo Stanfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sum Ting Wong!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wong darts in and clinches Stanfield up against the cage.

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

Wong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stanfield, pushing him back against the cage.
Wong avoiding damage.
Stanfield has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stanfield.
Stanfield looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Stanfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stanfield misses with a hook. Wong ducked under it nicely.
Stanfield tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wong was well out of range. Poor timing from Stanfield.
Wong has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

Wong takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wong.

Stanfield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stanfield.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wong clinches.
Wong is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wong.
Stanfield managing to block the knees to the body from Wong.
Wong lands a nice knee to the body.
Stanfield wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stanfield wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wong tries a knee to the head but Stanfield blocks it.
Wong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stanfield avoids it.
Stanfield working hard to break the clinch.
Stanfield tries to break the clinch but Wong is controlling the position.
Wong lands a right hand.
Stanfield's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wong lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stanfield blocking some punches.
Stanfield wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wong has him pressed against the cage.
Stanfield wants to break free but Wong has control.
A frustrated look appears on Stanfield's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wong holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wong slowing the pace effectively.
Wong receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Wong misses with a knee strike.

Stanfield breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Wong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stanfield, pushing him back against the cage.
Wong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stanfield is trying to break free.
Stanfield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wong is pushing Stanfield 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 misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong struggles to land a body shot inside as Stanfield controls his hands.
Stanfield is trying to break the clinch but Wong has him pressed against the cage.

Stanfield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stanfield throws a shot to the body.
Wong tries to clinch but Stanfield moves out of range.

Wong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stanfield wants to get back to striking at distance but Wong won't allow it.
Wong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stanfield has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stanfield takes a shot to the head.
Stanfield is trying to break the clinch but Wong has him pressed against the cage.
Wong misses with some punches.
Stanfield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stanfield prevents a body shot from Wong.
Wong trying to land knees to the body.
Stanfield wants to get back to striking at distance but Wong won't allow it.
Wong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wong tries a body shot but Stanfield blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stanfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stanfield looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sum Ting Wong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Wong has Stanfield up against the cage in a clinch.
Wong lands a nice shot to the body.
Stanfield tries to circle away but Wong has him pinned against the cage.
Wong lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stanfield tries to break the clinch but Wong is controlling the position.
Wong is leaning against Stanfield and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stanfield wants to get back to striking at distance but Wong won't allow it.
Wong trying to land knees to the body.
Stanfield is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stanfield prevents a body shot from Wong.
Wong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stanfield wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wong has him pressed against the cage.
Stanfield avoids a wild elbow strike from Wong.
Wong scores with a knee to the head.
Wong lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sum Ting Wong dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wong tries to clinch but Stanfield moves away
and Stanfield counters with a stiff right hand.
Wong is looking to clinch.
Stanfield uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Wong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stanfield, pushing him back against the cage.
Wong throws a punch but it's blocked by Stanfield.
Wong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wong lands an uppercut.
Wong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stanfield is trying to push Wong away but Wong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A knee to the head by Wong.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wong missing with knees to the body.
Sum Ting Wong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wong lands a good knee to the midsection. Stanfield won't want to take too many of those.
Stanfield is looking to break free of the clinch but Wong has double underhooks.
Wong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stanfield's efforts to push away.
Wong landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wong can't find room to land a body shot as Stanfield controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanfield is trying to force a seperation but Wong has the dominant position.
Stanfield tries to circle away but Wong has him pinned against the cage.
Wong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stanfield tries to circle away but Wong has him pinned against the cage.
Wong tries to land a knee to the head but Stanfield blocks with his arms.
Wong tries a knee to the head but Stanfield blocks it.
Wong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stanfield's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Stanfield's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stanfield.

Stanfield breaks from the clinch.

Wong moves into the clinch.
Stanfield has had enough of the clinch but Wong keeps him there for the moment.
A bit of stalling here from Wong.

Stanfield breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield throws a jab but it's blocked by Wong.
Wong tries to close the distance and clinch but Stanfield swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wong tries to clinch up
and Stanfield counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stanfield swats away the attempt to clinch by Wong.
Stanfield keeps the fight on the outside.
Wong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stanfield paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stanfield is looking to counter punch.
Wong tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stanfield counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wong wants to clinch.
Stanfield was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong is looking to score with low kicks.
Stanfield is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marlo Stanfield is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Stanfield misses its intended target.
Wong doesn't manage to clinch there - Stanfield circles away.

Wong pushes Stanfield up against the cage in a clinch.
Wong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wong misses with a knee to the head.
Wong tries a body shot but Stanfield blocks it.
Wong scores with a knee to the head.
Wong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wong has Stanfield pressed against the cage, preventing Stanfield from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stanfield tries to break free but Wong pushes him back against the cage.
Wong prevents Stanfield from breaking the clinch.
Wong prevents Stanfield from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stanfield is defending well for now.
Stanfield working hard to break the clinch.
Stanfield wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stanfield managing to block the knees to the body from Wong.
Stanfield wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stanfield.
Wong has Stanfield pressed against the cage, preventing Stanfield from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stanfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stanfield tries to break free but Wong pushes him back against the cage.
Stanfield is trying to break the clinch but Wong has him pressed against the cage.
Stanfield looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wong has Stanfield pressed against the cage, preventing Stanfield from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wong tries a knee to the head but Stanfield blocks it.
Wong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stanfield blocks it with crossed arms.
Stanfield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sum Ting Wong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

A jab from Stanfield misses.
Wong throws a head kick that misses
and Stanfield counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Wong clinches up with Stanfield and pushes him back against the cage.
Wong looking to throw knees to the head but Stanfield is blocking nicely.
Stanfield wants to break the clinch but can't.

Stanfield manages to break the clinch.
Wong tries to clinch but Stanfield moves out of range.
Wong darts in trying to clinch
and Stanfield counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wong looks to clinch
and Stanfield counters with a nice uppercut.
Marlo Stanfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stanfield lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wong at a distance.
Wong is looking to slow Stanfield down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wong rushes Stanfield and presses him up against the cage.
Stanfield is trying to force a seperation but Wong has the dominant position.
Stanfield wants to break free but Wong has control.
Stanfield can't break the clinch.
Stanfield is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wong misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Stanfield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circling - Stanfield throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wong darts in trying to clinch
and Stanfield counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stanfield. Wong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wong avoids the body shot from Stanfield.

Wong rushes Stanfield and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wong misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong displaying some good clinch control by pressing Stanfield up against the cage.

Stanfield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Wong clinches up against the cage.
Stanfield avoids the elbow strike from Wong, against the cage.
Wong keeps control of Stanfield as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wong tries a body shot but Stanfield blocks it.
Wong has a couple of punches blocked by Stanfield.
Wong lands a left hand.
Wong connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stanfield wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wong working aggressively here.
Wong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stanfield has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stanfield tries to circle away but Wong has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wong gets through Stanfield's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wong lands with a light punch inside.
Wong looking to throw knees to the head but Stanfield is blocking nicely.
Wong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stanfield.
Wong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stanfield wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wong has him pressed against the cage.

Stanfield manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Stanfield does no damage.

Wong pushes Stanfield up against the cage in a clinch.
Wong misses with a body punch.
Wong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stanfield wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wong has him pressed against the cage.

Stanfield breaks from the clinch.
Wong tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stanfield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wong takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wong misses with a low kick.
Stanfield swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wong motions for Stanfield to come forward. Wong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wong misses with a hook.
A shot to the body from Wong misses

and Stanfield counters with a crisp one two that drops Wong! Stanfield thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Wong to his feet! Wong is in big trouble!

Wong is rocked!
Stanfield takes a swing at Wong's ribcage but misses.
Wong is still on wobbly legs! Can Stanfield finish him?

Wong clinches up with Stanfield and pushes him back against the cage.
Wong misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on Stanfield's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Stanfield manages to break the clinch.
Wong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stanfield swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wong closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stanfield counters with a right hand to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sum Ting 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sum Ting Wong!
In his post fight interview, Sum Ting Wong started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.