PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fei Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichi Kuro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fei Wong has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Wong
vs
Kuro

195 cm
18
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fei Wong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ichi Kuro!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wong gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Kuro counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kuro.
Kuro passes into half guard.
Wong is looking for a sweep. Kuro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Kuro decides to return to a standing position.
Wong is breathing heavily.
Wong thuds his shin into the meat of Kuro's side.
Kuro tries to land a body kick

and Wong counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kuro won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuro can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuro manages to get back to half guard.
Kuro is trying to control but can't.

Kuro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kuro is holding on to half guard well.

Kuro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kuro moves into full guard.

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.
Wong wants to get up but he can't break Kuro's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kuro trying to control the position.
Kuro manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kuro lands a heavy elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuro tries to control but Wong wriggling away.
Kuro landing shots from mount.
Kuro tries to control but Wong wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kuro avoids the attempt from Wong to control.
Kuro landing strikes from the mount.
Wong in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wong knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kuro on the ground.
Kuro scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wong?
Kuro dominating with strikes here.
Wong is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wong is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ichi Kuro dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Wong with a lazy takedown attempt

and Kuro counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wong's guard now.
Kuro stays in close to Wong's body and controls the position.
Kuro trying to control the position from guard on top but Wong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Kuro gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Wong displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kuro.

Kuro feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kuro preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wong trying to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuro forces his way into half guard.

Kuro is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wong regains full guard. Nicely done.

Kuro stands and steps away. Wong gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kuro darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kuro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wong defending well though.
Kuro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wong's head.
Kuro is keen to just control but Wong is a slippery customer.
Wong manages to get to full guard.
Wong seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kuro controlling from the top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Wong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kuro wants to control from the top but Wong keeps moving.

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.
Kuro is looking to stand up but Wong won't let him.
Wong wants to stand but Kuro is controlling the position.
Kuro trying to control the position from guard on top but Wong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ichi Kuro.
Kuro tries to clinch up.
Wong keeps the fight on the outside.

Wong fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kuro to the ground. Wong is now in Kuro's guard.
Kuro trying to keep a closed guard but Wong is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ichi Kuro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Kuro looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Wong!
Kuro trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Kuro is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Wong has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Kuro sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wong wants to control but Kuro is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kuro gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Kuro misses with a kick to the body

and Wong counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kuro looking to control.
Kuro looking for a sweep. Not yet Kuro, not yet.
Kuro wants to get back to his feet but Wong is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kuro has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wong.
Wong postures up.

Ichi Kuro has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Wong doesn't manage to clinch there - Kuro circles away.
Fei Wong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Wong looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kuro!
Kuro tries to lock up and control but Wong gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wong tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuro is bucking up trying to escape but Wong cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kuro is trying to escape the mount.
Wong looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kuro is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kuro is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wong trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kuro is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wong lands a heavy elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fei Wong showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kuro 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ichi Kuro!