PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joao Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Phillips Bong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Adams
vs
Phillips Bong

182 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
19
183 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kevin Phillips Bong!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips Bong's corner calls for a 1-2. Phillips Bong obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Phillips Bong works Adams's body with a nice hook.
No luck for Adams with that takedown attempt.
Adams gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Adams shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Phillips Bong sprawls well. Phillips Bong wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Adams gets slowly back to his feet.
Adams shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Phillips Bong sprawls well. Phillips Bong wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Adams gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joao Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Phillips Bong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice body punch from Phillips Bong.
Nice body punch from Phillips Bong.

Phillips Bong lands a left and a right that send Adams crashing to the mat, dazed. Phillips Bong thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Adams is rocked!

It looks like Joao Adams has been cut.
Adams is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phillips Bong lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Adams falls backwards - clearly groggy! Phillips Bong dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Phillips Bong!