PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cole Kong (ranked 4446 p4p, 5500 weight class) and Lee Van Cleefe (ranked 532 p4p, 588 weight class). Van Cleefe has chosen Classics - The Master (1984) TV series as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Kong
vs
Van Cleefe

196 cm
29
265
8 - 7 - 0

185 cm
31
255
18 - 23 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Good elbows
Fast

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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cole Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Van Cleefe!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Van Cleefe as he jumps to the side.
Kong has been working on his boxing with his coaches at WildBoar's Private Pig Pen in the buildup to the fight.
Van Cleefe throws a low kick but Kong avoids it.
Kong changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kong scores with a jab. Van Cleefe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kong swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Van Cleefe.
Good shot there by Kong.
Van Cleefe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Cleefe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kong lands with a shot to the body.
Van Cleefe blocks a head kick by Kong.
Kong lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Van Cleefe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Cleefe lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Cleefe takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Kong gets the takedown into side control.
Kong looks up at the clock and then as Van Cleefe takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kong smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kong wants to control but Van Cleefe is keeping him busy.
Kong in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Cleefe is looking for a sweep.
Van Cleefe taking punishment in the form of punches.
The ground and pound from Kong seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kong landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Van Cleefe is looking for a sweep.
Kong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Van Cleefe keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Cleefe is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Van Cleefe avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kong.
Van Cleefe avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kong.
Kong postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Van Cleefe is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kong misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ground and pound from Kong seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Van Cleefe taking a bit of punishment here - Kong scoring with strikes.
Kong postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kong throws an elbow but Van Cleefe slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kong is putting a hurting on Van Cleefe here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kong working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The strikes coming from Kong are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kong cracks Van Cleefe with an elbow. That is naaassty.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kong working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kong creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Van Cleefe sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Van Cleefe regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Kong.

Van Cleefe is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kong pulls his head out easily.
Kong is stalling here. Van Cleefe is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kong seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Van Cleefe has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Van Cleefe swings around for an armbar but Kong sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Van Cleefe's guard.
Kong working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Van Cleefe's head.
Kong trying to control but Van Cleefe is working from the bottom.
Kong throws a big elbow that misses.
Kong trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Cleefe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Cleefe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kong's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kong has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Van Cleefe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kong is on top in guard.

Kong works over Van Cleefe with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Van Cleefe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Our spies down at at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym inform us that Van Cleefe has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Kong lands a couple of elbows.
Kong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kong loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kong loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kong distracts Van Cleefe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cole Kong dominated that round.
That's time! Kong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kong swings for the body but Van Cleefe moves out of range.
Kong avoids the body shot from Van Cleefe.
Kong feinted with a counter takedown.
Kong scores with a decent looking hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Cleefe misses the target.
Van Cleefe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Kong knocks Van Cleefe to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?

Van Cleefe is rocked!

It looks like Lee Van Cleefe has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kong lands a big left to the face of Van Cleefe, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Kong and another - Van Cleefe is out! Kong stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Cole Kong!
Cole Kong thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Lee Van Cleefe was interviewed post fight and said 'Old ninjas don't retire they just disappear in a cloud of smoke. '.