PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kiniiiiii Kong (ranked 2144 p4p, 4003 weight class) and Ty Booth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiniiiiii Kong could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ty Booth's chin.

Kong
vs
Booth

150 cm
25
205
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
215
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kiniiiiii Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ty Booth!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Booth shoots in for a takedown but Kong shows good takedown defense.
Kong went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ty Booth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Booth gets a double leg takedown into Kong's guard.
Booth slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Booth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Booth throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Booth is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Booth throwing strikes but missing.
Booth tries to free his leg and advance position but Kong is retaining full guard.
Booth scoring with some ground and pound.
Booth with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Booth's corner is telling him to maintain position.
It looks like Booth might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Booth gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Kong counter with a right hand.
Booth with a poor takedown
enabling Kong to counter with a crisp jab.
Kiniiiiii Kong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ty Booth.
Booth with a poor takedown
and Kong counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from Kong as Booth shoots in.
Booth closes the distance and clinches up with Kong, looking for a takedown. Booth pushes Kong against the cage but Kong circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
It looked like Kong was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Booth shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
It looked like Kong was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kong looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Booth misses with a takedown attempt
and Kong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Booth gets a double leg takedown into Kong's guard.
Booth is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Booth sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kong's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Booth content to control rather than advance.
Booth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kong has hold of Booth's hands but Booth slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Booth looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kong has hold of Booth's hands but Booth slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Booth stalling.
Booth scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kong wants to improve his position but Booth is controlling well.
Kong has hold of Booth's hands but Booth slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kong on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kong tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booth looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Booth.
Kong is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Booth scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Booth is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Booth seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Booth working Kong over with strikes.
Booth landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Booth is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Booth frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booth is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Booth lands a couple of good shots and Kong has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

Kong is rocked!
Kong is trapped and Booth is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Oh Kong is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Booth punches Kong on the ear.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Booth controlling the positon.
Booth is continuing to stall.
Kong seems to have got his legs back now.
The adventures of Booth the control monster continue. Boring.
Booth scores with punches from the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Booth shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Booth showed some decent athleticism there.
Kong knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Booth on the ground.
Booth is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Booth drops an elbow to the side of Kong's head.
Booth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Booth working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kong has hold of Booth's hands but Booth slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Booth connects with a nice short shot to Kong's temple.
Booth content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Booth is nestled in close to Kong, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Booth not doing much here.
Booth working Kong over with strikes.
Booth slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Booth working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kong might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Booth lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Booth.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Booth connects with a nice short shot to Kong's temple.
Booth working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Booth works his way into full mount!
Booth looking to finish Kong with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kong!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booth lands a big elbow - Kong is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Kong is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ty Booth!
In defeat, Kiniiiiii Kong stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will be back!'.