PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between High Sodium (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wong Mongtong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mongtong comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Blackened kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sodium
vs
Mongtong

166 cm
27
142 lbs
14 - 4 - 1

172 cm
30
150 lbs
26 - 8 - 1

Great wrestler
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition
Bloodlust Horde Fightwear

Hellbent
Milwaukee's Best 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, High Sodium!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wong Mongtong!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mongtong slips a jab from Sodium.
Sodium dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mongtong. That did some damage!
Mongtong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mongtong jabs at Sodium's body.
Wong Mongtong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sodium fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mongtong manages to avoid it.
Sodium keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mongtong.
Mongtong throws a front kick that sends Sodium stumbling back into the cage.
Mongtong tries to land a leg kick but Sodium saw it coming and moves away.
Sodium defending well as Mongtong loads up on a big left hand.
Sodium throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mongtong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sodium lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sodium fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mongtong.
Sodium checks a low kick from Mongtong.
Mongtong scores with a shot to the body.
Sodium connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sodium avoids a kick to the body.
Mongtong looks to throw the jab but Sodium is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mongtong thuds his shin into the meat of Sodium's side.
Sodium ducks under a wild hook from Mongtong.
Mongtong attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mongtong is looking to slow Sodium down with leg kicks.
Sodium lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sodium.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sodium. Mongtong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sodium misses with a low kick as Mongtong jumps back.
Sodium bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mongtong's head backwards.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sodium.
Sodium attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mongtong scores with a nice strike.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mongtong.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sodium. Mongtong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice cross by Sodium.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mongtong throws a sloppy head kick and Sodium moves out of range easily.
Sodium swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mongtong counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mongtong throws a leg kick that misses.
Sodium moves out of range as Mongtong strikes.
Sodium moves out of range of the leg kick from Mongtong.
Sodium throws a head kick that misses.
Sodium throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sodium throws a body kick that misses.
Sodium misses with a low kick.
Mongtong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sodium looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sodium throws a body punch but Mongtong moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Mongtong. No joy for Sodium on that attempt.
Mongtong throws a lazy right hand but Sodium sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sodium 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.
Sodium ducks under a wild hook from Mongtong.
Mongtong with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mongtong misses with a looping left.
Sodium looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sodium shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mongtong but Mongtong pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for High Sodium. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A low kick from Mongtong is predictable there

and Sodium counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sodium throws a big elbow that misses.
Sodium is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sodium is working Mongtong over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sodium throws a strike but Mongtong rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mongtong pushes down on Sodium's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mongtong is looking to take a break and control but Sodium is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sodium is looking to improve his position.
Mongtong seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sodium is pressing down on Mongtong's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that High Sodium will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sodium walks into a jab.
Sodium wants to land a leg kick but Mongtong is out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sodium.
Mongtong misses with a leg kick.
Sodium ducks under a wild hook from Mongtong.
Wong Mongtong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mongtong throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sodium avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mongtong throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mongtong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sodium checks it well.
Mongtong stuffs the takedown.
Mongtong feints and then cracks Sodium's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sodium down.
Sodium tries a low kick but Mongtong avoids it.
Mongtong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sodium.
Mongtong connects with a leg kick. Sodium looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A swing and a miss from Mongtong.
Mongtong misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mongtong misses with a wild body shot.
Sodium takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sodium is looking to wear down Mongtong with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mongtong stuffs the takedown attempt from Sodium. Sodium gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for High Sodium. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sodium shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mongtong as he avoids it easily.
Sodium shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mongtong defends it nicely.
Mongtong lands with a good body shot.
Mongtong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Sodium shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mongtong napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sodium tries to score with some ground and pound. Mongtong controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The strikes coming from Sodium are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Mongtong is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sodium throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Mongtong works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Sodium is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mongtong gets back to full guard.
Sodium 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.
Sodium postures up in Mongtong's guard and throws a big left but Mongtong blocks it.

Mongtong isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sodium stacks Mongtong on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Sodium!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sodium connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mongtong some visible discomfort.
Sodium tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sloppy strikes there by Sodium.
Sodium in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sloppy strikes there by Sodium.
Sodium looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mongtong is avoiding damage well.
Sodium with the ground and pound but Mongtong regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Mongtong tries to get to full guard but Sodium has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sodium missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Sodium is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Mongtong to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Sodium throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that High Sodium will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mongtong jabs Sodium to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sodium 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.
A big left from Mongtong misses.
Sodium shoots in for a double leg but Mongtong sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mongtong tries to work over Sodium's front leg with a kick but Sodium checks it.
Mongtong throws a hook to the side of Sodium's head but Sodium sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sodium has a takedown stuffed.
Sodium tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Mongtong tries to sprawl but Sodium drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sodium not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mongtong avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sodium.
High Sodium overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sodium missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sodium sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mongtong defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mongtong works his way to full guard. Good work.

Mongtong had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sodium defends it easily.
Mongtong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sodium postures up in Mongtong's guard and throws a big left but Mongtong blocks it.
Sodium missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sodium working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mongtong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sodium accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sodium working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mongtong's head.
Sodium trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mongtong keeping moving, preventing Sodium from controlling successfully.
Sodium postures up and lands a big shot to Mongtong's brow.
Sodium stopping the sweep attempt from Mongtong.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sodium throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sodium with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sodium accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mongtong 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.
Sodium postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Sodium avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mongtong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sodium is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sodium keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mongtong's head.
Sodium throwing strikes from guard but Mongtong blocks nicely.
Sodium postures up in Mongtong's guard and throws a big left but Mongtong blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sodium passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

High Sodium clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mongtong blocks a head kick by Sodium.
Mongtong misses with an uppercut.
Sodium thuds a left hand into Mongtong's body.
Sodium fails with a takedown attempt.
Mongtong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sodium's sensitive parts.
Mongtong lands a nice shot to the body.
Mongtong feints and then cracks Sodium's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sodium down.
Mongtong just misses with a punch to the body.
Mongtong misses with a straight right.
Mongtong moves out of range of the body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mongtong.
Sodium throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mongtong.
Sodium moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mongtong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sodium is out of range.
Mongtong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sodium throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Sodium closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sodium working the ground and pound from side control.
Sodium fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sodium working the ground and pound but Mongtong is defending the strikes.
Sodium in side control lands a decent elbow.
Mongtong manages to get back to half guard.
Sodium looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mongtong with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mongtong is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sodium connects with a nice short shot to Mongtong's temple.
Mongtong has hold of Sodium's hands but Sodium slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sodium throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mongtong is looking to improve his position.
Sodium thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sodium is nestled in close to Mongtong, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sodium throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sodium is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Mongtong!
Mongtong is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sodium trying to control but Mongtong is having none of it.
Sodium landing shots from mount.
Mongtong really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sodium landing strikes from the mount.
Sodium scores with a couple of good head shots there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mongtong taking shots to the head.
Sodium cracks Mongtong with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sodium with the ground and pound from mount.
Mongtong is in a horrible position here. Sodium smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee warns Mongtong that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

High Sodium had his way with Wong Mongtong in that 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!

Nice uppercut there from Sodium.
Sodium checks the leg kick.
Sodium throws a low kick but Mongtong avoids it.
Sodium is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mongtong pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sodium is out of range and Mongtong settles back down.
Sodium moves out of range as Mongtong strikes.
Mongtong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
No luck for Sodium with that takedown attempt.
Sodium uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mongtong has time to react.
Sodium shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mongtong sprawls well. Mongtong wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sodium gets slowly back to his feet.
Good leg kick by Mongtong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mongtong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sodium sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A low kick from Mongtong misses

and Sodium counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mongtong won't be happy with that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sodium tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Mongtong is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sodium off and has taken his back!

Mongtong is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Sodium defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Sodium is really stuck here.
Mongtong is trying to stick to Sodium's back but Sodium is turning into Mongtong. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Mongtong's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Sodium.
Sodium passes Mongtong's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wong Mongtong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sodium sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mongtong defending well though.
Sodium wants to pass to mount but Mongtong is defending the position.
Sodium lands strikes from half guard.
Mongtong tries to roll over but Sodium keeps him under control.
Sodium throwing shots but Mongtong is blocking nicely.
Sodium passes to full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sodium is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sodium cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sodium punishing his opponent with strikes.

Mongtong is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sodium with good strikes from the mount here!
Mongtong is still in real trouble! Can Sodium finish him?
Sodium working the ground and pound effectively.
Sodium punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mongtong is bucking up trying to escape but Sodium cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sodium with shots to the head and body - Mongtong looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sodium lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sodium landing strikes from the mount and Mongtong is in trouble!
Sodium is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sodium connects with a bit shot that sees Mongtong covering up! More strikes from Sodium and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Sodium is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). High Sodium!
High Sodium retains his featherweight title!