PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kingo Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meng Hippo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hippo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eels Up Inside Ya. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kongo
vs
Hippo

194 cm
20
243 lbs
4 - 2 - 1

225 cm
24
300 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

[JMFC] 160!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kingo Kongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Meng Hippo!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kongo misses with a series of wild punches.
Hippo misses with a looping left.
Hippo throws a looping overhand right but Kongo ducks down to avoid it.
Kongo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Meng Hippo has been cut.
A head kick misses from Kongo.
Hippo swats away the attempt to clinch by Kongo.
Hippo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

It looks like Kingo Kongo has been cut.
Hippo lands a nice shot that snaps Kongo's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kongo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hippo.

Kongo moves into the clinch.
Hippo looking to slow down the pace here.
Hippo effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are getting on Hippo's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Hippo receives a warning from the referee for stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hippo breaks the clinch.
Hippo misses with a straight right.
Kongo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hippo moves away.
Hippo looks to land a right hand but Kongo moved out of range.
Hippo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hippo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kongo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kongo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kongo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hippo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hippo lands a jab to Kongo's midsection.
Hippo misses with a double jab

and Kongo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kongo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hippo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hippo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hippo misses with a punch to the body.
Hippo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kongo crunches a lovely knee into Hippo's ribcage.
Kongo tries to land a knee to the head but Hippo blocks with his arms.
Hippo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Meng Hippo.
Kongo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hippo throws a body punch but Kongo moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kongo instigates a clinch.
The referee calls for Hippo to work.
Kongo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hippo.
A knee to the head by Kongo.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hippo looking to stall.
Kongo scores a nice knee to the body.
Hippo has Kongo pressed against the cage.
Kongo tries to land a knee to the head but Hippo blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kongo misses with an elbow over the top.
Kongo throws an elbow that misses.
Kongo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hippo is stalling here.
Kongo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kongo lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls for Hippo to work.
Kongo tries to land knees in the clinch but Hippo avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hippo trying to stall but Kongo improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Meng Hippo.
Hippo misses with a straight right.
Hippo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kingo Kongo will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kongo gets a clinch.
Hippo is trying to maintain a safe position but Kongo gets an underhook and turns Hippo into the cage.
Kongo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hippo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hippo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hippo tries to stall but Kongo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Meng Hippo.
Kongo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kongo dodges the punch combination from Hippo.
Hippo scores with a hook to the body. Kongo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kongo!
Hippo is breathing heavily.
Hippo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kongo was well out of range. Poor timing from Hippo.
Kongo catches Hippo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kongo rushes Hippo and presses him up against the cage.
Kongo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hippo stalling.
Hippo taking a breather.
Kongo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hippo.
Kongo lands an elbow inside that Hippo shrugs off.
Kongo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hippo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hippo taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kongo.
Kongo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kongo looking to throw knees to the head but Hippo is blocking nicely.
Hippo tries a body shot but Kongo blocks it.
Hippo pushes Kongo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kongo scores a nice knee to the body.
Kongo misses with a knee to the head.
Kongo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hippo is trying to maintain a safe position but Kongo gets an underhook and turns Hippo into the cage.
Kongo looking to throw knees to the head but Hippo is blocking nicely.
Kongo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kongo looking to throw knees to the head but Hippo is blocking nicely.
Hippo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kongo trying to land knees to the body.
Hippo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kongo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hippo is defending well for now.
Kongo lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hippo leaning against his opponent.
Kongo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hippo leaning against his opponent.
Kongo lands an elbow inside.
A short right from Hippo on the inside.
Hippo managing to block the knees to the body from Kongo.
Kongo tries to land a knee to the head but Hippo blocks with his arms.
Kongo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hippo tries to break free but Kongo pushes him back against the cage.
Hippo is trying to maintain a safe position but Kongo gets an underhook and turns Hippo into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Knees to the body from Kongo.
Hippo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Meng Hippo.

Kongo drives through and clinches with Hippo against the cage.
Kongo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kongo blocking some punches.
Kongo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kongo scores a nice knee to the body.
Kongo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hippo is defending well for now.
The referee calls for Hippo to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kongo lands an elbow that stopped Hippo in his tracks for a moment.
Hippo trying to stall but Kongo improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kingo Kongo dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hippo misses with a shot to the body
and Kongo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kongo clobbers Hippo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kongo throws a series of punches but Hippo moves out of range.
Hippo misses the shot to the body.
Hippo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hippo loads up on a big right hand but Kongo slips the punch.
Hippo throws a predictable looking body shot

and Kongo counters with a head kick that drops Hippo to the mat! Hippo scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kongo throws a head kick that misses.
Kongo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kingo Kongo is winning the standup battle so far.
An inside leg kick lands from Kongo.

Kongo moves into the clinch successfully.
Hippo managing to block the knees to the body from Kongo.
Kongo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hippo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kongo lands an elbow just above Hippo 's eye.
Hippo tries to work over Kongo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kingo Kongo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongo tries to land knees in the clinch but Hippo avoids the damage to the body.
Hippo looking to stall.
Kongo tries a knee to the head but Hippo blocks it.
Kongo avoiding damage.
Hippo digs a right hand underneath Kongo's ribcage. Kongo let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Hippo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Kongo.
Hippo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice shot lands for Hippo.
Kongo lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo throws a right and a left that Hippo avoids nicely.
Hippo misses with a two punch combination.
Hippo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kongo at a distance.
Kongo throws a right and a left that Hippo avoids nicely.
Hippo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kongo. Kongo obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick misses from Kongo.
Hippo misses with a wild body shot.
Hippo lands a nice looking body shot.
Kongo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kingo Kongo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kongo needs to keep his hands up - Hippo had a free shot at his head there.
Kongo lunges at Hippo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hippo's hand.
Kongo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Kongo.
A shot to the body from Hippo misses

and Kongo counters by moving into the clinch.
Kongo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hippo works on Kongo's body with a couple of short punches.
Kongo throws an elbow that misses.
Kongo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kongo tries to land a knee to the head but Hippo blocks with his arms.
Kongo trying to land knees to the body.
Kongo looking to throw knees to the head but Hippo is blocking nicely.
Kongo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hippo struggles to land a body shot inside as Kongo controls his hands.
Kongo tries to land a knee to the head but Hippo blocks with his arms.
Kongo lands a good knee to the midsection. Hippo won't want to take too many of those.
Kongo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hippo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kongo.
Meng Hippo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hippo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hippo continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
A right hand to the body from Hippo.
Hippo misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hippo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hippo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hippo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kongo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kongo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hippo is defending well for now.
Hippo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hippo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kongo has him pressed against the cage.
Hippo is trying to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kingo Kongo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kongo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kingo Kongo!