PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Kiely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Ka Bong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiely comes to the cage accompanied by Mouth For War. The crowd seem to be enjoying Bong's choice of entrance music: ULTRAMAGNETIC MCs - Ego Trippin. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kiely
vs
Ka Bong

195 cm
27
265 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

195 cm
33
265 lbs
12 - 13 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eddie Kiely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, El Ka Bong!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Ben Watson and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bong slips a jab from Kiely.
Bong shoots in but no luck this time.
Kiely is looking to counter punch.
Kiely fakes the leg kick and cracks Bong in the body.

Bong closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiely.
Bong misses with a hook from the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bong has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kiely lands an uppercut.

It looks like El Ka Bong has been cut.
Bong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kiely has a couple of punches blocked by Bong.
Kiely misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bong.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kiely's brow.
Kiely presses Bong against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bong tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kiely throws a head punch that misses.
Kiely prevents a takedown attempt there.
Eddie Kiely has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Ka Bong.
Kiely throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kiely lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kiely lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bong looks winded!
Kiely lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiely scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Kiely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely tries a body shot but Bong blocks it.
Kiely misses with a punch on the inside.
Kiely softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bong tries a body shot but Kiely blocks it.
Bong blocking some punches.
Kiely misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bong can't find room to land a body shot as Kiely controls the action.
Kiely lands a shoulder strike.
Bong looking for a takedown.
Bong tries a body shot but Kiely blocks it.
Bong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kiely struggles to land a body shot inside as Bong controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Bong.
Kiely tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bong's elbow.
Kiely working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bong is trying to drag Kiely to the mat but Kiely just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kiely doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kiely working aggressively here.
Kiely lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bong fails to land.
Bong drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kiely pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kiely swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Kiely misses.
Bong misses with a takedown attempt
letting Kiely counter with a right hand.
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!
Danga de danga de dang - Kiely scores with a four punch combination!
Kiely throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kiely is fending him off so far but Bong persists. Nope, Kiely circles away and we're back to standing.
A combination from Kiely does no damage.
Bong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kiely lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kiely throws a one two combo.
Kiely jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A shot to the body from Bong misses
and Kiely counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kiely misses with a body shot.
Nice cross by Kiely.
Kiely tries to land a front kick but Bong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bong darts in looking for a takedown but Kiely gets double underhooks and turns Bong into the cage.
Bong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big left from Kiely misses.
Bong misses with a straight right.
Bong shoots in for a takedown but Kiely shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bong scores with a nice head shot.
Bong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kiely.
Bong takes one on the button.
Bong lands a slapping body shot.
Kiely stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bong missing with a left hand there. Kiely was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kiely slips a jab from Bong.
Kiely moves out of range as Bong strikes.
Kiely connects with a nice looking jab.
Kiely lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiely scores with a jab.
Bong throws a lazy right hand but Kiely sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bong shoots in for a takedown but Kiely shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bong scores with the left hand. Kiely knows he should have avoided that one.
Kiely lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bong will feel that in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiely with a hook.
Kiely throws a shot from downtown. Bong moves away and avoids it.
Bong with a poor takedown
and Kiely cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bong.
Kiely is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bong.
Kiely ducks under a wild hook from Bong.
Kiely connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kiely is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bong tries to clinch up but Kiely circles away and keeps his distance.
Kiely fakes the leg kick and cracks Bong in the body.
Kiely thows a left - swing and a miss!
Eddie Kiely is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bong. Kiely does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bong moves forwards but Kiely connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bong moves to clinch but Kiely breaks away
and Kiely counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kiely swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kiely scores with a nice strike.
Bong throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kiely counters with a nice uppercut.
Kiely throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Kiely dominated that round.
The cut man is working on El Ka Bong's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A slow jab from Kiely misses its intended target.
Bong throws a nice looking combination but Kiely bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bong blocks a jab.
Bong throws a hook to the side of Kiely's head but Kiely sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bong throws the left hand but Kiely avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Bong finds it's way through Kiely's defenses.
Bong tries to score with a low kick but Kiely moves his leg out of the way.
Bong takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Eddie Kiely is winning the standup battle so far.
Bong takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bong misses with a wild body shot.
Kiely is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bong can do to turn this around?
Kiely fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bong is out of range.
Bong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kiely loads up on a big right hand but Bong slips the punch.
Jab from Kiely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kiely missing with a left hand there. Bong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bong moves in looking to clinch but Kiely pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely blocks a jab.
Bong lands a body shot.
Kiely throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bong misses with a hook. Kiely ducked under it nicely.
Kiely scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kiely connects with a jab.
Bong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bong throws a hook to the side of Kiely's head but Kiely sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bong throws a nice looking combination but Kiely bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kiely waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bong.
Bong looks to land a left hand but Kiely moved out of range nicely.
Kiely moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Kiely misses the target.
Bong lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bong. Kiely does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bong throws out a counter right but Kiely avoids it with no problem.
Kiely scores with a leg kick.
A big right from Kiely misses.
Bong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bong falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kiely counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Kiely swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bong.
Bong scores with a body shot.
Kiely takes a swing at Bong's ribcage but misses.
Bong slips under a jab from Kiely.
Kiely looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kiely takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
El Ka Bong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bong lands a nice looking body shot.
Bong shoots in for a takedown but Kiely shows good takedown defense.
Bong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kiely throwing a counter right hand but Bong manages to avoid it.
Kiely keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bong.
Bong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kiely throws a hook but Bong avoids it easily.
Kiely throws a hook but Bong avoids it easily.
Kiely uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bong.
Bong darts in looking for a takedown but Kiely gets double underhooks and turns Bong into the cage.
Kiely appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bong is breathing heavily.
Bong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bong walks into a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A shot to the liver by Kiely. Beautiful body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Kiely.
Kiely lands a right hook to the body.
Bong moves away from the strike by Kiely.
Bong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bong takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kiely gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kiely connects with the punch.
Kiely lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bong circles away quickly and effectively.
Bong throws a right hand that Kiely ducks under and follows up with a left that Kiely also avoids with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bong misses with a wild body shot.
Bong tries to clinch up but Kiely circles away and keeps his distance.
Kiely avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Kiely wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kiely throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bong on the side of the head.
Bong has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kiely finds it's way round the side to connect with Bong's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bong looks for a takedown but Kiely sprawls well.
Eddie Kiely has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Ka Bong.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bong. Kiely does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kiely loads up on a big right hand but Bong slips the punch.
Bong misses with the combination.
Bong throws a looping overhand right but Kiely ducks down to avoid it.
Kiely misses with a hook.
Bong throws a big shot that misses.
Kiely swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kiely pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kiely waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bong.
Bong looks to score with a jab to the body but Kiely is just out of range.
Kiely throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bong forces Kiely back against the cage and clinches.
Bong prevents a body shot from Kiely.
A short body shot lands from Kiely as the two fighters clinch.
Kiely misses with a punch on the inside.
Bong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Kiely dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on El Ka Bong's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kiely stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kiely wants it to stay on the feet.
Good leg kick by Kiely there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kiely.
Kiely cracks Bong with an open hand slap.
Kiely lands a lovely overhand right.
Bong swings for the body but Kiely moves out of range.
Kiely explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A shot to the body from Kiely misses
and Bong counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bong throws a hook but Kiely avoids it easily.
Bong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kiely scores with a sloppy right hand. Bong should have avoided that one.
Kiely lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiely avoids a kick to the body.
Bong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bong dodges the punch combination from Kiely.
Bong tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely throws a jab but it's blocked by Bong.
Danga de danga de dang - Kiely scores with a four punch combination!
Bong takes one to the chin there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kiely.
Kiely connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bong shoots in looking for a takedown. Kiely tries to sprawl out of it but Bong keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kiely manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bong slips a straight right by Kiely.
A jab from Bong misses.
Kiely appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kiely throws a looping overhand right but Bong ducks down to avoid it.
Kiely throws out a loose jab but Bong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiely stuffs the takedown.
Eddie Kiely has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Ka Bong.
Bong's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kiely connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bong scrambles back to his feet.
Kiely keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kiely misses with an uppercut.
Bong's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bong duly obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Kiely throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bong takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bong moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Kiely misses the target.
Kiely is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bong.
Bong misses with the combination.
Kiely steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bong.
Kiely throws a hook but Bong avoids it easily.
Bong is looking to clinch.
A slow jab from Kiely misses its intended target.

Bong shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kiely manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Kiely manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Bong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kiely.
Bong is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice body punch from Bong.
Kiely misses with a wild combination.
Kiely keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Kiely.
Bong with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kiely counters with a nice uppercut.
Kiely misses with a wild body shot.
Bong looks to land a combination but Kiely avoids it well.
Bong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kiely counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Bong.
A shot to the liver by Kiely. Beautiful body shot.
Kiely scores with the left hand. Bong knows he should have avoided that one.
Bong has his takedown stuffed
and Kiely counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kiely with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
El Ka Bong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bong throws an off balance right hand
and Kiely cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiely lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bong shoots in but no luck this time.
Bong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like Kiely wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kiely throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kiely works the jab nicely.
Bong tries to clinch there but Kiely circles away.
A jab from Kiely misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bong. Kiely does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy left from Kiely finds it's target.
Bong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kiely.
Kiely ducks under a wild hook from Bong.
Kiely with a jab.
Jab, jab by Kiely - just one landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bong looks to score with a jab to the body but Kiely is just out of range.
Good exchange - Bong coming out on top.
Bong scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kiely throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Kiely showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kiely has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Kiely!
Post fight, Eddie Kiely took to the microphone: 'You do not deserve to watch me'.