PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ping Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenta Kobashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenta Kobashi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ping Wong's chin.

Wong
vs
Kobashi

200 cm
21
300 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

186 cm
22
282 lbs
3 - 3 - 1

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ping Wong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kenta Kobashi!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kobashi tries to close the distance and clinch but Wong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wong swats away the attempt to clinch by Kobashi.
Kobashi lands a nice shot to the body.
Kobashi tries to close the distance and clinch but Wong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kobashi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kobashi tries to close the distance and clinch but Wong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wong fails in his attempt to clinch.

Wong shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Wong was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kobashi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wong blocks Kobashi's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

Wong is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kobashi is surviving well by controlling Wong's body position as best he can.
Wong controlling from the full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobashi wants to control but Wong is having none of it.
Kobashi might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Wong kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Wong controlling the pace for now.
Kobashi throwing hammer fists to the chest of Wong. What's that going to do exactly?
Kobashi tries to hold on but Wong pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kobashi is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Wong is staying active.
A nice elbow there by Wong.
Wong controlling his opponent.
Kobashi is trying desperately to improve position.
Kobashi tries to lock up and control but Wong gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wong looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi throwing hammer fists to the chest of Wong. What's that going to do exactly?
Kobashi is working to get back to half guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Kobashi has eaten all the pies!
Kobashi swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Kobashi tries to hold on but Wong pushes him away.
Kobashi reaches up to try and control the position but Wong seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Kobashi rolls and tries to escape and now Wong has his back!
Wong is not going to allow Kobashi to sit and survive in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Despite being in the dominant position, Kenta Kobashi just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wong circles away from the clinch attempt

and Wong counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kobashi doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Wong slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Wong has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Wong is breathing heavily.
Wong stopping the sweep attempt from Kobashi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ping Wong dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Wong shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wong showed some decent athleticism there.
Kobashi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wong is working away from the top position though.
Wong content to control rather than advance.
Kobashi misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wong trying to mount his opponent but Kobashi defends it.
Kobashi throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong trying to mount his opponent but Kobashi defends it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wong in particular looking to stall.
Kobashi flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kobashi wants to clinch

and Wong counters with a shoot takedown. Kobashi fights it but they end up in guard.

Kobashi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kobashi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kobashi looking for a sweep. Not yet Kobashi, not yet.
Kobashi is breathing heavily.
Kobashi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wong controls the pace.
Kobashi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi thows a huge punch but Wong dodges it nicely.
Wong gets back to full guard.
Kobashi is looking to work some ground and pound but Wong has wrist control.
Kobashi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kobashi is looking to work some ground and pound but Wong has wrist control.
Wong is pulling down on Kobashi's head. It's preventing any offense from Kobashi, at least for the moment.

Wong throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi trying to control but Wong is working from the bottom.
Wong will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kobashi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wong working a defensive guard here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Horrible takedown by Wong or perhaps it was just good defense by Kobashi which made him look bad.
Kobashi misses with a takedown

and Wong counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kobashi's guard now.
Kobashi tries to strike from the bottom.
Kobashi looking for a sweep. Not yet Kobashi, not yet.
Ping Wong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wong is stalling in the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi striking off his back but it's not causing Wong any problems.
Kobashi throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Kobashi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wong trying to control but Kobashi is working from the bottom.
Wong won't allow Kobashi to sweep him here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Kobashi closes the distance looking to clinch

and Wong counters with a shoot takedown. Kobashi fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ping Wong dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Kobashi wants to clinch but Wong slips to the side

and Wong decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kobashi's guard.
Kobashi working a defensive guard here.
Wong stops Kobashi from standing up.
Wong passes into half guard.
Wong controlling the action here.
Kobashi missing with punches from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kobashi throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Wong seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobashi is trying to control but Wong passes into side control!
You can see the frustration on Kobashi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wong landing a few strikes.
Wong controls the position.
Kobashi is looking to regain half guard here but Wong keeps moving and retains side control.
Wong in side control, just content to control the action for now.

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.
Kobashi is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Kobashi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wong trying to control the action but Kobashi is working from the bottom.
Wong working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kobashi tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Wong counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wong.
Kobashi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kobashi keeping full guard, as Wong tries to pass.
Wong showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kobashi is striking from the bottom but Wong uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Wong is thwarting Kobashi's attempts to control the position.
Kenta Kobashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wong trying to control the action but Kobashi is working from the bottom.
Kobashi missing with punches from the bottom.
Kobashi tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ping Wong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wong, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ping Wong!