PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edi Lipovac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toke Sum Bong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lipovac
vs
Sum Bong

188 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
214 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Hell's Balls 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edi Lipovac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Toke Sum Bong!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lipovac takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lipovac checks it well.
Lipovac is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bong sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bong scores with a spinning back kick!
Bong pushes Lipovac away with a front kick.
Lipovac is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Bong closes the distance and clinches.
Bong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lipovac blocks the elbow strike.
Bong throws an elbow that misses.
Bong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bong lands a damaging elbow.
Bong lands a nice elbow.
Bong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lipovac lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bong obliges.
Knees to the body from Bong.
Bong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bong is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lipovac avoids a wild elbow strike from Bong.
Bong scores a nice knee to the body.
Bong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bong landing knees to the head.

It looks like Edi Lipovac has been cut.
Bong landing knees to the head.
Lipovac avoids a wild elbow strike from Bong.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bong misses with an elbow strike.
Bong lands a knee to the head.
Bong with a knee to the head.

Lipovac is rocked!
Bong creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lipovac's defenses.
Oh Lipovac is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lipovac takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bong crunches a lovely knee into Lipovac's ribcage.
Lipovac seems to have got his legs back now.
Bong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bong.
Knees to the body from Bong.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bong.
Bong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bong throws an elbow but it misses.
Bong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bong with a knee to the head.
Bong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Bong.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bong landing knees to the body.
Bong lands a knee to the head.
Bong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bong scores a nice knee to the body.
Bong misses with an elbow over the top.
Bong scores a nice knee to the body.
Bong misses with an elbow strike.
Bong throws an elbow that misses.
Bong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bong lands a knee to the body.
Bong working Lipovac over with knees to the body.
Lipovac misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lipovac misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bong lands an elbow inside that Lipovac shrugs off.
Bong lands a damaging elbow.
Bong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bong working Lipovac over with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bong throws an elbow but misses.
Bong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipovac takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice elbow from Bong.
Bong lands a nice knee to the body.
Lipovac is trying to maintain a safe position but Bong gets an underhook and turns Lipovac into the cage.
Bong lands a nice knee to the body.
Bong pushes off an throws an elbow but Lipovac leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bong lands a damaging elbow.
Lipovac blocks an elbow strike.
Lipovac blocks an elbow strike.
Bong lands an elbow inside.
Bong working Lipovac over with knees to the body.
Bong comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bong connects with a knee to the head.
Bong scores with a knee to the head.
Bong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lipovac in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lipovac takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lipovac in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bong lands a good knee to the midsection. Lipovac won't want to take too many of those.
Bong landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lipovac looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bong misses with an elbow over the top.
Bong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lipovac's face.
Lipovac goes for a takedown attempt but Bong pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bong scores with a kick to the midsection.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bong - that will leave a mark!

Bong clinches up against the cage.
Bong misses with an elbow over the top.
Lipovac avoids a wild elbow strike from Bong.
Bong misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bong obliges.
Bong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lipovac's face.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lipovac's brow.
Lipovac blocks an elbow strike from Bong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toke Sum Bong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edi Lipovac's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A head kick from Bong lands but Lipovac takes it in his stride.
Bong throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lipovac misses with a kick to the body
and Bong counters with a good, hard body kick but Lipovac shrugs it off.
Lipovac blocks a jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bong.
Lipovac takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Bong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lipovac, pushing him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Bong.
Bong working Lipovac over with knees to the body.
Bong lands a good knee to the midsection. Lipovac won't want to take too many of those.
Lipovac blocks an elbow strike.
Bong lands a good knee to the midsection. Lipovac won't want to take too many of those.
Bong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lipovac in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lipovac's brow.
Bong lands a nice elbow.
Toke Sum Bong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bong lands a knee to the head.
Bong misses with an elbow strike.
Bong comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees to the body from Bong.
Lipovac tries to break the clinch but Bong is controlling the position.
Bong managing to block the knees to the body from Lipovac.
Lipovac has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bong is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lipovac can't break the clinch.
Bong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bong with a knee to the head.
Bong working Lipovac over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bong.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bong obliges.
Lipovac tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bong smiles and moves away.
Lipovac steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bong. That one must have hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bong throws a head kick that Lipovac semi-blocks.
Bong misses with a kick to the body.
Bong missing with a left hand there. Lipovac was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lipovac blocks a head kick by Bong.
Lipovac fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edi Lipovac. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bong goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Bong moves into range and clinches up with Lipovac.
Bong landing knees to the head.
Bong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bong with a knee to the head.
Lipovac tries a knee to the head but Bong blocks it.
Bong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bong lands a knee to the body.
Bong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lipovac in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bong connects with a knee to the head.
Bong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bong misses with an elbow strike.
Bong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lipovac's face.
Bong misses with an elbow strike.
Lipovac is trying to break free.
Bong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bong scores with a knee to the head.
Bong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lipovac's efforts to push away.
Bong scores a nice knee to the body.
Bong creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lipovac's brow.
Bong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lipovac takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lipovac takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bong lands an elbow inside that Lipovac shrugs off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bong.
Lipovac is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A frustrated look appears on Lipovac's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bong throws an elbow but it misses.
Lipovac takes an elbow to the temple.
Bong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lipovac is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bong working Lipovac over with knees to the body.
Bong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lipovac wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toke Sum Bong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Edi Lipovac's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bong lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lipovac will feel that in the morning.
Lipovac tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bong counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lipovac's knee momentarily.
Bong plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lipovac takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bong goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Bong has Lipovac up against the cage in a clinch.
Lipovac is trying to break the clinch but Bong has him pressed against the cage.
Bong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bong working Lipovac over with knees to the body.
Lipovac takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lipovac blocks an elbow strike.
Lipovac avoids a wild elbow strike from Bong.
Lipovac has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bong pushes off an throws an elbow but Lipovac leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lipovac blocks the elbow strike.
Bong throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bong misses with an elbow strike.
Bong misses with an elbow over the top.
Bong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lipovac blocks an elbow strike.
Bong scores with a knee to the head.
Bong landing knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bong.
Bong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lipovac's face.
Bong landing knees to the head.
Bong crunches a lovely knee into Lipovac's ribcage.
Lipovac will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lipovac working aggressively here.
Bong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bong lands an elbow inside.
Bong working Lipovac over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Bong.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bong obliges.
Lipovac blocks an elbow strike from Bong.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bong throws an elbow but misses.
Bong scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Bong.
Bong with a knee to the head.
Bong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lipovac in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bong pushes off an throws an elbow but Lipovac leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bong comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lipovac tries for a takedown but Bong manages to get underhooks.
Bong lands an elbow inside that Lipovac shrugs off.
Bong misses with an elbow strike.
Bong lands an elbow inside.
Bong lands a damaging elbow.
Bong lands a nice knee to the body.
Bong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lipovac blocks an elbow strike from Bong.
Bong connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Bong.
Lipovac avoids a wild elbow strike from Bong.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bong obliges.
Bong prevents Lipovac from breaking the clinch.
Bong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bong scores a nice knee to the body.
Bong scores a nice knee to the body.
Bong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lipovac takes a knee to the side of the body.
A frustrated look appears on Lipovac's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Bong.
Bong connects with a knee to the head.
Bong landing knees to the body.
Lipovac has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bong is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lipovac looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lipovac blocks an elbow strike from Bong.
A knee to the head by Bong.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bong.
Bong lands a nice knee to the body.
Bong pushes off an throws an elbow but Lipovac leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lipovac takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bong misses with an elbow over the top.
Bong keeps control of Lipovac as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bong landing knees to the body.
Bong lands a knee to the head.
Bong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bong scores with a knee to the head.
Bong connects with a knee to the head.
Bong lands an elbow that stopped Lipovac in his tracks for a moment.
Lipovac blocks an elbow strike from Bong.
Bong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bong scores with a knee to the head.
Bong lands a nice elbow.
Bong gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lipovac.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edi Lipovac. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bong misses with an elbow strike.
Edi Lipovac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toke Sum Bong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bong unloads a knee to the mid-section.

And that's the end of the fight!
Toke Sum Bong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bong 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 25:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toke Sum Bong!