PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nikki Benz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lao Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benz comes to the cage accompanied by get it on the floor. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Benz
vs
Kong

176 cm
19
152 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nikki Benz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lao Kong!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benz wants to clinch.
Kong just misses with a punch to the body.
Kong swats away the attempt to clinch by Benz.

Kong looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Benz!
Kong throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kong raining down shots from the mount!

Kong has control of Benz's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Benz regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Benz is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kong looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kong takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Benz wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.

Benz fending off the submission attempt from Kong.
Benz trying to control the action but Kong just sinks the hooks in.
Kong slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Kong misses with a punch to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benz looking very determined here, making life difficult for Kong.

Kong has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Kong looks gassed!

Kong is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Kong gets his hands free as Benz looks to control.
Benz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kong on the ground.
You can see the frustration on Benz's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Benz holding both Kong 's hands and preventing any damage.
Kong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Benz fending off the submission attempt from Kong.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benz controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Kong trying to control momentarily.
Kong has good solid back control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kong gets his hands free as Benz looks to control.
Benz has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kong biding his time, controlling Benz.
Kong misses with an elbow to the head.

Kong working for the choke.
Kong controlling well, preventing Benz from escaping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kong misses with punches from the back.
Kong missing with strikes from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lao Kong dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kong throws a looping overhand right but Benz ducks down to avoid it.
Kong lands a two punch combo.
Benz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kong avoids it really well and circles away.
Kong connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kong swats away the attempt to clinch by Benz.
Benz tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong misses with an uppercut.
Kong throws a nice looking combination but Benz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slow jab from Kong misses its intended target.
Kong is breathing heavily.
Kong closes the distance and clinches up with Benz, looking for a takedown. Kong pushes Benz against the cage but Benz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Benz moves away from the strike by Kong.
Benz slips a jab and a cross from Kong.
Kong throws the left hand but Benz avoids the punch easily.
Benz moves in looking to clinch but Kong pushes him off.

Benz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kong, pushing him back against the cage.
Benz is looking to break free of the clinch but Kong has double underhooks.
Kong fails to pull guard.

Kong pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benz is looking to stand up but Kong won't let him.

Kong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Benz is looking to stand up but Kong won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benz wants to control from the top but Kong keeps moving.
Benz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Benz is sitting in close to Kong's body. Kong has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Benz is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Benz is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Kong.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Lao Kong!