PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lazarus Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Enter Sandman - Metallica. Antonio Hong could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lazarus Jones's chin.

Hong
vs
Jones

173 cm
27
196 lbs
19 - 5 - 0

182 cm
31
195 lbs
31 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Syndicate Nutrition (DUS)
Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

STEEL PENN'S 160 OF STEEL $50 Hilo
Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $150

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Hong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lazarus Jones!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones looks to throw a body kick
and Hong counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hong checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jones moves out of range as Hong strikes.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Hong drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Jones is trying to push Hong away but Hong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Hong struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Hong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Hong avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Hong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones tries to break free but Hong pushes him back against the cage.
Hong lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to work over Hong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jones tries a body shot but Hong blocks it.
Hong lands a right hand.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hong can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hong.
Hong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Hong scores with a shoulder strike.
Hong tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hong or not.
Hong lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hong backwards.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hong is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hong.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hong has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Hong - that landed with a thud.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hong tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Jones is leaning against Hong and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hong lands with a right to the head.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hong lands a nice uppercut.

Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hong misses with a low kick.
Hong misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Hong instigates a clinch.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Hong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hong lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hong pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hong gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Hong.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Hong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jones changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hong fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Antonio Hong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lazarus Jones.
Hong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Jones misses
and Hong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jones looks winded!
Jones on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
Hong throws a powerful right kick. Jones tried to block low but the kick was high! Jones was taken right off of his feet! Hong jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Antonio Hong!
Antonio Hong retains his middleweight title!
Antonio Hong really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that KAISER logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.