PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ring Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Ross
vs
Kong

195 cm
20
300 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

150 cm
25
300 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ring Kong!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kong rushes Ross and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Ross has picked Kong up - he's going for a ride! Ross dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ross missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kong has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ross is working away from the top position though.
Ross wants to pass the guard but Kong is defending well.
Kong trying to control but Ross postures up.
Ross throwing shots but Kong is blocking nicely.
Ross working over Kong with some ground and pound. Kong looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ross throwing shots but Kong is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kong is trying is best to control the position here.
Kong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kong is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kong is concentrating on defense, preventing Ross from advancing position.
Kong is trying to control but can't.
Ross is controlling the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ring Kong was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Kong throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ross tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kong is in Ross's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ross is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Kong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kong goes for a takedown attempt but Ross pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ross circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ross swats away the attempt to clinch by Kong.
Kong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kong wants to clinch up but Ross keeps it at a distance.
Kong moves in looking to clinch but Ross pushes him off.
Kong wants to clinch.

Kong tries to sprawl but Ross drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ross 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong is looking for a sweep. Ross is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ross not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kong avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ross.
Kong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ross thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ross winds up and cracks Kong with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ross thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kong's head.
Kong is trying to get back to full guard.
Ross not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kong trying to control from the bottom.
Ross trying to control the action but Kong is working from the bottom.
Kong tries to get to full guard but Ross has control of the leg.
Kong is not content to let Ross control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong trying to control but Ross postures up.
Kong taking some punishment here, with Ross in his half guard.
Ross thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kong trying to hold on to Ross's head to control him but Ross postures up.
Ross lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kong moves into full guard.
Ross throwing strikes from guard but Kong blocks nicely.
Ross is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kong looking to control.
Ross postures up in Kong's guard and throws a big left but Kong blocks it.
Ross in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross throws a big right hand that misses.
Kong wants to sweep but no luck.
Ross will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ross scoring with some ground and pound.
Kong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ross is one step ahead there.
Ross trying to control but Kong is working from the bottom.
Ross is really struggling to control Kong but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kong is controlling Ross's posture.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ross makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ross postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Ross dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kong wants to clinch up but Ross keeps it at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Ross shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kong's guard.
Kong wants to sweep here but Ross controlling him for the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ross's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ross trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ross makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ross in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ross wants to pass the guard but Kong is keeping the position.
Kong 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.
Ross is in close to Kong's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ross working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ross stopping the sweep attempt from Kong.
Ross postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong is trying to keep Ross in close.
Ross connects with a couple of short punches.
Kong wants to sweep here but Ross controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ross accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ross accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kong has momentary wrist control but Ross slips an elbow through the middle.
Ross postures up and lands a big shot to Kong's brow.
Kong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ross is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ross stopping the sweep attempt from Kong.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ross makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Kong is rocked!
Ross is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ross won't allow Kong to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong is trying to control the position but Ross postures up.
Ross working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ross trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ross postures up.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Ring Kong hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kong moves in looking to clinch but Ross pushes him off.
Kong tries to close the distance and clinch but Ross swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ross swats away the attempt to clinch by Kong.
Kong tries to clinch but Ross moves out of range.

Ross closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ross working over Kong with some ground and pound. Kong looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ross trying to control the action but Kong is working from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ross lands a nice short elbow.
Kong is still in real trouble! Can Ross finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Kong quite badly. Kong pulls Ross in close trying to recover. Ross postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Kong on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Kong doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Ross!
An out of breath Ryan Ross thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.