PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Check Mong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Kylos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mong comes to the cage accompanied by I ain't never scared. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mong
vs
Kylos

196 cm
29
260 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

192 cm
27
278 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Check Mong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roberto Kylos!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Mong misses.
Mong blocks a low kick nicely.
Mong swings widly with a right hand
and Kylos counters with a head kick. That will keep Mong thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kylos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mong's waist but Mong gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kylos off to one side.
Kylos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mong checks a leg kick.
Check Mong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kylos.
Mong has his takedown stuffed

and Kylos counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mong's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kylos wants to pass the guard but Mong is keeping the position.
Mong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kylos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mong is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mong escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kylos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mong controls Kylos momentarily but Kylos frees himself.
Kylos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kylos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mong wants to sweep but no luck.
Kylos trying to control the position from guard on top but Mong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two 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.
Mong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mong pulls Kylos in close to prevent any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kylos moves out of range of the strikes.
Mong fails with the takedown

and Kylos counters with a single leg into guard. Mong didn't expect that.
Kylos tries to free his leg and advance position but Mong is retaining full guard.
Mong working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kylos trying to control the position from guard on top but Mong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kylos looking to pass the guard.
Kylos postures up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kylos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mong is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mong moves into full mount! Kylos won't be happy about that!
Mong lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kylos hang on?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mong punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mong landing punches.
Mong punishing his opponent with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mong working Kylos over with strikes here.
Mong tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mong is landing with some decent strikes but Kylos is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mong trying to control but Kylos is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kylos is wriggling around trying to escape.
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 Check Mong will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kylos stuffs the takedown attempt from Mong. Mong gets slowly back to his feet.
Mong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kylos counters with a nice body kick.
Mong misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A head kick from Kylos lands but Mong takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mong has his takedown stuffed
and Kylos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Check Mong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kylos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kylos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Mong instigates a clinch.

Mong pulls guard successfully.

Mong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mong pulls Kylos in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kylos works over Mong with some ground and pound from guard.
Mong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kylos trying to control the position from guard on top but Mong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kylos tries to free his leg and advance position but Mong is retaining full guard.
Kylos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kylos wants to pass the guard but Mong is keeping the position.
Mong manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kylos manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mong tries to free his leg and advance position but Kylos is retaining full guard.
Mong with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mong tries to free his leg and advance position but Kylos is retaining full guard.
Kylos wants to sweep but no luck.
Mong postures up in Kylos's guard and throws a big left but Kylos blocks it.
Mong being controlled here momentarily.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mong slips nicely into half guard.
Kylos trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kylos wants to improve his position but Mong is controlling well.
Mong tries to pass to full mount but Kylos defends it.
Kylos on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mong landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

It looks like Roberto Kylos has been cut.
Mong thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mong working over Kylos with some ground and pound. Kylos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kylos on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That has opened up Roberto Kylos's cut even more.
Mong is looking to take a break and control but Kylos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mong is working for a submission of some sort.
Mong thows a huge punch but Kylos dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kylos won't allow Mong to pass to mount.
Kylos regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Mong.
Mong forces his way into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mong is pressing down on Kylos's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kylos is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Roberto Kylos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Roberto Kylos's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Mong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kylos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kylos misses with a hook.
Mong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mong shoots and misses

and Kylos counters by clinching up.
A left hand lands to the body for Kylos.
Mong misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Mong fails to land.
Mong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kylos blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Kylos - that landed with a thud.
Kylos blocking some punches.
Kylos blocking some punches.

Kylos gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Kylos advances position into side control!
Kylos tries to move into full mount but can't pass Mong's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mong tries to bench press Kylos off him but Kylos keeps the position.
Check Mong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mong is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kylos tries to pass to full mount but Mong defends it.
Mong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kylos is thwarting Mong's attempts to control the position.

Kylos seems to be looking for submissions.
Mong trying to hold on to Kylos's head to control him but Kylos postures up.

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.
Kylos wants to take a breather but Mong is having none of it.
Mong gets back to full guard.
Mong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kylos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kylos looking to control but instead Mong has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Mong trying to hold on to Kylos's head to control him but Kylos postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kylos tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mong knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mong is trying to get back to full guard.
Mong gets back to full guard.
Mong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mong pulls Kylos in close to his closed guard and prevents Kylos from doing any damage or advancing position.

Mong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mong is trying to keep Kylos in close.
Kylos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kylos preventing the sweep.
Mong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mong has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mong is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kylos is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kylos seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Kylos really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Kylos's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kylos closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mong to the mat! Mong manages to get full guard.
Kylos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kylos wants to control from the top but Mong keeps moving.
Mong pulls Kylos in to control the position.
Mong is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mong pulls Kylos in to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kylos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Mong.
Mong throws a combination that misses
and Kylos counters with a low kick, right behind Mong 's knee.
Mong with a nice cross.
Kylos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mong!
Mong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kylos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mong.
Kylos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Mong decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kylos's guard.
Kylos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mong passes into half guard.
Kylos tries to roll over but Mong keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kylos is not content to let Mong control the position.
Mong trying to pass the guard but Kylos defending well.
Kylos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mong scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mong takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mong scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kylos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mong.
Kylos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kylos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mong connects with a couple of short punches.
Mong postures up in Kylos's guard and throws a big left but Kylos blocks it.
Mong is in close to Kylos's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mong throws a big right hand that misses.
Mong lands a couple of elbows.
Mong passes into half guard.
Mong is just content to waste time from the top position. Kylos takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mong throws a strike but Kylos rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mong wants to sweep here but Kylos controlling him for the moment.
Mong is trying to keep Kylos in close.
Kylos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mong is keeping the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kylos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Check Mong had his way with Roberto Kylos in that round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Kylos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Mong throws a hook but Kylos blocks it.

Kylos closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mong did well to prevent Kylos getting side control.
Kylos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mong keeps working.
Mong is looking for a sweep. Kylos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mong gets full guard.

Mong is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kylos defends well.
Kylos stopping the sweep attempt from Mong.
Mong working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kylos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mong is trying to keep Kylos in close.
Mong manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kylos manages to get himself to full guard.
Mong throws and elbow that misses. Kylos uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mong's guard. Nice move by Kylos!

Mong is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kylos is aware though and is defending well.
Kylos stopping the sweep attempt from Mong.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kylos wants to pass the guard but Mong is keeping the position.
Mong is trying to keep Kylos in close.
Kylos wants to control from the top but Mong keeps moving.
Mong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kylos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kylos preventing the sweep.
Kylos trying to control the position from guard on top but Mong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kylos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Roberto Kylos wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mong moves out of range of the body kick from Kylos.
Kylos closes the distance and clinches up with Mong, looking for a takedown. Kylos pushes Mong against the cage but Mong circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kylos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mong throws the left hand but Kylos avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mong tries for a takedown but Kylos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mong fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kylos lands a high kick!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Mong enables Kylos to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mong manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Mong is looking for a triangle but Kylos pushes his legs off easily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Kylos stopping the sweep attempt from Mong.
Kylos stays in close to Mong's body and controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kylos trying to control but Mong is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Kylos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kylos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 46:49
Judge William Peck scores the fight 47:49
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Roberto Kylos! Roberto Kylos retains his heavyweight title!