PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Esteban (ranked 9904 p4p, 791 weight class) and Davos Kung (ranked 24249 p4p, 847 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Esteban
vs
Kung

189 cm
23
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alejandro Esteban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Davos Kung!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kung throws an overhand right that lands on Esteban's shoulder, as Esteban tries to avoid the shot.

Esteban takes the fight into the clinch.
Esteban slowing the pace effectively.
Kung has a couple of punches blocked by Esteban.
Kung tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kung has had enough of the clinch but Esteban keeps him there for the moment.
Esteban keeps control of Kung as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Esteban managing to block the knees to the body from Kung.
Esteban prevents a body shot from Kung.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Esteban's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Esteban is looking to clinch but Kung is avoiding it.
Esteban dives in for a single leg takedown but Kung sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kung throws a series of punches but Esteban avoids them all with ease.
Esteban throws out a loose jab but Kung uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kung misses with a wild body shot.
Esteban swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kung lands a nice hook to Esteban's body. Esteban takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
No luck for Esteban with that takedown attempt.

Esteban drives through with a takedown into guard.
Esteban engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kung wants to sweep here but Esteban controlling him for the moment.
Esteban pushes down on Kung's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kung is staying active underneath Esteban, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Esteban prevents Kung from improving his position.
Esteban controlling the action here.
Kung trying to control from the bottom.
Kung really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Esteban. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Well, if Esteban is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Esteban wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kung keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esteban works his way into full mount!
Esteban tries to control but Kung wriggling away.
Kung holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Esteban tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Kung wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's four 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.
Esteban controlling from the full mount.
Kung is trying to escape the mount.
Esteban takes Kung's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Kung is in trouble.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Esteban is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice takedown defense from Kung. No joy for Esteban on that attempt.
Kung connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Esteban momentarily.
Kung misses with a series of wild punches.
Kung throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kung stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kung wants it to stay on the feet.
Despite the aggression on Kung's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kung throws a series of punches but Esteban avoids them all with ease.
As Kung tries to get set, Esteban tries to push him back and clinch up but Kung manages to avoid the attempt.
Esteban misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro Esteban. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esteban walks into a jab.
Kung works Esteban's body with a nice hook.
Alejandro Esteban is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Esteban clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kung displaying some good clinch control by pressing Esteban up against the cage.

Kung breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Esteban will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Some wild striking there from Kung.
A right-left combo lands from Kung.
Esteban shoots in looking for a takedown but Kung manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Esteban's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Davos Kung is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kung throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Esteban counters by moving into the clinch.
Esteban is struggling to control the position.

Kung breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kung lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Alejandro Esteban has been cut.
Kung scores with a shot to the body.
Kung keeps the fight on the outside.
Kung has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Esteban shoots in looking for a takedown but Kung manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Esteban's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Some wild striking there from Kung.
Esteban pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kung throws a counter combo.
Davos Kung seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kung misses with a body shot.
Kung misses with a looping right.
Esteban is looking to clinch.
Esteban shoots in but Kung avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esteban fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kung circles away from the clinch attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Esteban.
Esteban shoots in looking for a takedown but Kung manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Esteban's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kung fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kung scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kung scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Esteban doesn't seem bothered though.
Kung lands a jab to Esteban's midsection.
Kung throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kung scores with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kung turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kung lands a jab-cross combination.
Kung stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kung wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kung bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kung misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Esteban slips a jab and a cross from Kung.
Kung uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Esteban.
Kung swats away the attempt to clinch by Esteban.
Kung feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Esteban's calf.
Kung misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davos Kung showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alejandro Esteban's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kung misses with a series of wild punches.
Kung misses with an attempted mid kick.
Esteban tried to counter with a leg kick but Kung avoided it.
Esteban fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kung avoids it really well and circles away.
Esteban closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kung circles away.
Kung is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kung plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Esteban shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esteban is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kung manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Esteban looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kung scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Esteban gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kung is pushing Esteban up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Kung escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Esteban fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kung thumps Esteban with a low kick.
Esteban dives in for a single leg takedown but Kung sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro Esteban. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kung throws a body shot but no joy.
Kung looks to land a combination. Esteban sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Esteban will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kung misses with a jab, cross combination.

Esteban closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kung tries to buck Esteban off but Esteban is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kung prevents Esteban from improving position.

Esteban stands up and beckons Kung to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kung lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Esteban circles away quickly and effectively.
Kung lunges at Esteban with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Esteban's hand.
Esteban shoots in for a double leg but Kung sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kung throws a counter combo.
Kung lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Esteban has his takedown stuffed
and Kung connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Esteban showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kung.
Esteban throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kung avoids it.
Esteban shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kung but Kung pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kung lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kung is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Esteban rather than just go for the knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kung lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kung uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Esteban.
A left and a right from Kung both land. Nice combination.
Esteban is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kung.
Esteban tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kung defends well and Esteban ends up having to push Kung into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kung misses with a head kick.
Esteban feinted with a counter takedown.
Esteban uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kung.
Kung throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Kung as Esteban shoots in.
Kung lands with a nice body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Davos Kung comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kung has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davos Kung!