PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Kearney (ranked 5391 p4p, 4596 weight class) and Upton Kong (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.

Kearney
vs
Kong

225 cm
18
265
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
280
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Patrick Kearney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Upton Kong!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kong - that will leave a mark!
Kearney lands with a hook. Kong tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kearney slips under a jab.
Nice shot by Kearney.
Kong gets cracked there but stands up to it.

It looks like Upton Kong has been cut.
Kearney goes for a small jab and connects. Now Kearney goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Kong stumbles back but Kearney runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Kong to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Kong will ever be the same after a knockout like that.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Patrick Kearney!