PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Suleman Pokong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bedivere Vita Cadoc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vita Cadoc has chosen Game of Thrones as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Pokong
vs
Vita Cadoc

175 cm
20
170 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

183 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Suleman Pokong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bedivere Vita Cadoc!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pokong misses with the combination.
Vita Cadoc thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Pokong.
Pokong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pokong. Vita Cadoc does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vita Cadoc throws out a powerful jab.
A big left from Vita Cadoc misses.
Pokong throws a leg kick that misses.
Pokong lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice cross by Vita Cadoc.
Vita Cadoc keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Vita Cadoc swings widly with a right hand

and Pokong counters by clinching up.
Vita Cadoc throws a head punch that misses.
Vita Cadoc scores with a nice hook to the head.

Vita Cadoc breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pokong closes the distance but Vita Cadoc moves to the side
and Vita Cadoc cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pokong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pokong throws a body punch but Vita Cadoc moves out of range.
Pokong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vita Cadoc.
Vita Cadoc bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pokong's head backwards.
Pokong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pokong definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vita Cadoc connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pokong momentarily.

Vita Cadoc clinches with his opponent.
Vita Cadoc working aggressively here.
Vita Cadoc lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pokong backwards.
Vita Cadoc lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vita Cadoc is leaning against Pokong and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vita Cadoc misses with a hook from the clinch.

Vita Cadoc breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pokong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vita Cadoc.
Pokong throws a body punch but Vita Cadoc moves out of range.
Vita Cadoc throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pokong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vita Cadoc avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pokong tries to clinch but Vita Cadoc is having none of it.

Vita Cadoc closes the distance and pushes Pokong back into the ropes.
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!
Pokong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vita Cadoc misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pokong tries to throw a body punch but Vita Cadoc avoids it by throwing Pokong back against the ropes.

Vita Cadoc breaks from the clinch.
Vita Cadoc connects with a looping right hand.
Pokong tries to clinch there but Vita Cadoc circles away.
Vita Cadoc misses with a few strikes there.
Vita Cadoc misses with a looping right.
Vita Cadoc connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pokong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vita Cadoc.
Pokong shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vita Cadoc sprawls well. Vita Cadoc wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pokong gets slowly back to his feet.
Jab, jab by Vita Cadoc - just one landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pokong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vita Cadoc connects with a nice looking jab.

Vita Cadoc clinches with his opponent.
Pokong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vita Cadoc misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vita Cadoc.

Vita Cadoc breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vita Cadoc with a hook.
Suleman Pokong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vita Cadoc keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pokong misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pokong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vita Cadoc stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vita Cadoc cracks Pokong with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pokong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Suleman Pokong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vita Cadoc scores with a jab.
Pokong misses with a body shot.
Pokong takes a swing at Vita Cadoc's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pokong pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vita Cadoc is out of range and Pokong settles back down.
A punch lands to the side of Pokong 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pokong fails to land with a series of punches.
Pokong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pokong tries to bum rush Vita Cadoc with a series of wild strikes but Vita Cadoc uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Pokong gets tackled into the ropes by Vita Cadoc. Vita Cadoc maintains the clinch.
Vita Cadoc makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Vita Cadoc's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vita Cadoc, as that shot connected.
Vita Cadoc connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pokong misses with a shot to the body
and Vita Cadoc connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pokong has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pokong there as he acknowledges the shot.
A left lands for Vita Cadoc.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pokong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vita Cadoc to score with a decent uppercut.

Vita Cadoc takes the fight into the clinch.

Vita Cadoc breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pokong gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vita Cadoc.
Vita Cadoc connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pokong. Pokong circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pokong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pokong takes a swing at Vita Cadoc's ribcage but misses.
Pokong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vita Cadoc moves away.
Vita Cadoc might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pokong throws a body punch but Vita Cadoc moves out of range.
Vita Cadoc throws a hook to the side of Pokong's head but Pokong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pokong blocks a jab.
Vita Cadoc scores with a nice strike.
Bedivere Vita Cadoc is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pokong tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vita Cadoc ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pokong misses the body punch
and Vita Cadoc counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pokong is looking to wear down Vita Cadoc with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vita Cadoc lands with an uppercut that bounces Pokong off the ropes and back into range.
A big left from Vita Cadoc misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bedivere Vita Cadoc showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Vita Cadoc is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pokong.
Pokong just misses with a punch to the body.
Pokong swings for the body but Vita Cadoc moves out of range.
Pokong fails to land with a series of punches.
Vita Cadoc throws a hook but Pokong avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pokong. Vita Cadoc does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vita Cadoc circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pokong throws a one two combo.
Pokong takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pokong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice shot by Vita Cadoc.
Pokong misses with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Pokong misses.
Pokong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pokong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vita Cadoc missing with a left hand there. Pokong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good standup being displayed there by Vita Cadoc as he connects with a hook.
Pokong looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pokong takes one on the button.
Pokong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pokong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Pokong is rocked!
Pokong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vita Cadoc.
Pokong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oh Pokong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vita Cadoc throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pokong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vita Cadoc thinking.
Pokong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pokong moves out of range of the strikes.

Vita Cadoc moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vita Cadoc fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pokong seems to have got his legs back now.
A short uppercut from Vita Cadoc.
Vita Cadoc lands a right hand.
Vita Cadoc fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pokong wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vita Cadoc misses with the head strike.
Pokong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vita Cadoc lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pokong or not.
Vita Cadoc is leaning against Pokong and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Vita Cadoc scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vita Cadoc lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pokong or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vita Cadoc.

Vita Cadoc manages to break the clinch.
Vita Cadoc has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vita Cadoc takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vita Cadoc scores with a sloppy right hand. Pokong should have avoided that one.
Pokong shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vita Cadoc sprawls well. Vita Cadoc wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pokong gets slowly back to his feet.
Vita Cadoc stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vita Cadoc pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vita Cadoc throws a series of punches but Pokong avoids them all with ease.

Vita Cadoc closes the distance and pushes Pokong back into the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bedivere Vita Cadoc really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pokong takes a swing at Vita Cadoc's ribcage but misses.
Pokong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vita Cadoc manages to avoid it.
Vita Cadoc checks a leg kick.
Pokong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vita Cadoc circles away quickly and effectively.
Pokong thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot by Vita Cadoc.
Pokong misses with a straight right.
Vita Cadoc uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pokong.
Pokong thows a body shot but no joy.

Vita Cadoc has managed to clinch.
Vita Cadoc lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Vita Cadoc.
Vita Cadoc has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Vita Cadoc pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Vita Cadoc moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vita Cadoc lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pokong wants to get back to striking at distance but Vita Cadoc won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Vita Cadoc fails to land.
Vita Cadoc misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vita Cadoc lands with a light punch inside.
Pokong can't break the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Vita Cadoc.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A frustrated look appears on Pokong's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vita Cadoc misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Vita Cadoc.
Pokong jumps guard but Vita Cadoc stands there with Pokong around his waist. Pokong gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vita Cadoc lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pokong blocking some punches.
Vita Cadoc throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vita Cadoc.
Vita Cadoc tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vita Cadoc lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pokong backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vita Cadoc lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Vita Cadoc breaks from the clinch.
Vita Cadoc checks a leg kick.
Pokong tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Vita Cadoc to counter with a crisp jab.
Pokong's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vita Cadoc connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pokong scrambles back to his feet.
Vita Cadoc swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vita Cadoc displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pokong.
Vita Cadoc bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pokong's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pokong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vita Cadoc misses with a straight right.
Vita Cadoc uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bedivere Vita Cadoc dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Pokong throws a series of punches but Vita Cadoc moves out of range.
Pokong walks into a straight right hand from Vita Cadoc.
Pokong wants to clinch.
Vita Cadoc feints with a jab and clips Pokong right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Pokong is sent crashing into the canvas and Vita Cadoc leaps in for the kill! Pokong tries to get to his feet but Vita Cadoc is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Pokong is in need of a savior and steps in!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bedivere Vita Cadoc!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Bedivere Vita Cadoc made sure he mentioned The Dark Side, along with how happy he was to win his fight.