PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jaun-Paul Fredrickson (ranked 2011 p4p, 305 weight class) and Antoni Kristofer Hong (ranked 1668 p4p, 259 weight class). Hong is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Super Power. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fredrickson
vs
Kristofer Hong

177 cm
36
180 lbs
17 - 12 - 3

180 cm
34
184 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaun-Paul Fredrickson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antoni Kristofer Hong!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hong clobbers Fredrickson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fredrickson.
Fredrickson misses with a body shot.
Fredrickson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hong.

Hong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fredrickson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fredrickson tries for a takedown but Hong manages to get underhooks.
Hong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hong lands a body shot.
Hong prevents the takedown attempt.

Hong is fighting off a takedown attempt but Fredrickson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hong to the mat. Hong regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Hong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hong is still trying to improve position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hong keeping moving, preventing Fredrickson from controlling successfully.
Fredrickson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fredrickson.
Hong is trying to keep Fredrickson in close.
Hong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fredrickson is one step ahead there.
Fredrickson working some strikes from top position.
Fredrickson won't allow Hong to sweep him here.
Fredrickson throwing strikes but missing.
Fredrickson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fredrickson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Fredrickson is working Hong over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hong wants to sweep but no luck.
Fredrickson wants to control from the top but Hong keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredrickson with a nice head shot there.
Fredrickson stopping the sweep attempt from Hong.
Hong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fredrickson stopping the sweep attempt from Hong.
Fredrickson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hong wants to sweep but no luck.
Fredrickson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hong wants to sweep but no luck.
Hong is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fredrickson works over Hong with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredrickson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fredrickson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fredrickson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fredrickson lands a couple of elbows.
Fredrickson distracts Hong with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fredrickson is working Hong over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hong keeping moving, preventing Fredrickson from controlling successfully.
Fredrickson stopping the sweep attempt from Hong.
Fredrickson throws a big right hand that misses.
Fredrickson chips away with some ground and pound.
Hong has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Fredrickson has passed into side control.
Hong tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong keeps trying to improve his position.
Fredrickson working the ground and pound.
Hong manages to get back to half guard.
Hong regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fredrickson advances to half guard.
Fredrickson slips a nice elbow through Hong's hands, connecting with Hong's forehead.
Fredrickson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hong tries to roll over but Fredrickson keeps him under control.
Hong gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaun-Paul Fredrickson dominated that round.
That's time! Fredrickson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hong tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hong connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fredrickson. Fredrickson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hong feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fredricksons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fredrickson takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Hong gets a clinch.
Fredrickson prevents a body shot from Hong.
Fredrickson scores with a shoulder strike.
Hong pushes Fredrickson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fredrickson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hong is working Fredrickson over against the cage.
Hong gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fredrickson.
Fredrickson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fredrickson.
Fredrickson wants a takedown.
Hong misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Fredrickson fails to land.
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!
Hong lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Fredrickson.
Hong lands with a short shot to the head.
Fredrickson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hong working aggressively here.
Fredrickson tries to work over Hong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hong lands an uppercut.
Hong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fredrickson blocks a body shot from Hong.
A left hand lands to the body for Fredrickson.
Antoni Kristofer Hong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fredrickson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fredrickson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fredrickson works on Hong's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Fredrickson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fredrickson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fredrickson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hong working aggressively here.
Fredrickson wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaun-Paul Fredrickson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Fredrickson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fredrickson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hong fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hong takes a swing at Fredrickson's ribcage but misses.
Fredrickson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fredrickson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fredrickson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hong circles away quickly and effectively.
It seemed like Hong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fredrickson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hong moves away.
Fredrickson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fredrickson slips under a jab.
Hong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fredrickson. That did some damage!
Hong bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nice jab there from Hong.
Antoni Kristofer Hong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hong clinches.
Fredrickson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hong lands a shoulder strike.

Fredrickson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hong regains guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong wants to sweep but no luck.
Fredrickson with a nice head shot there.
Fredrickson won't allow Hong to sweep him here.
Fredrickson looking to pass the guard.
Fredrickson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jaun-Paul Fredrickson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hong wants to sweep here but Fredrickson controlling him for the moment.
Hong is trying to keep Fredrickson in close.
Fredrickson trying to control but Hong is working from the bottom.
Hong can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fredrickson controls the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fredrickson preventing the sweep.
Fredrickson is stalling in the full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Fredrickson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hong swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Hong has Fredrickson up against the cage in a clinch.

Fredrickson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fredrickson shoots in for a takedown but Hong shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Fredrickson looking to score a takedown here. Hong is defending well but Fredrickson drives through and ends up in Hong's guard.
Fredrickson won't allow Hong to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antoni Kristofer Hong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Hong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fredrickson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Fredrickson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hong wants to get back to full guard.
Hong trying to control but Fredrickson postures up.
Fredrickson trying to control the action but Hong is working from the bottom.
Hong is looking to improve his position.
Fredrickson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hong with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong is refusing to be controlled, as Fredrickson sits in half guard.
Hong tries to roll over but Fredrickson keeps him under control.
Hong slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fredrickson manages to get himself to full guard.

Fredrickson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hong doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hong manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fredrickson working a defensive guard here.
Hong lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fredrickson is keeping the position for now.
Hong is in close to Fredrickson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hong working some strikes from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong postures up in Fredrickson's guard and throws a big left but Fredrickson blocks it.
Hong is in close to Fredrickson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fredrickson is on top in guard.

Hong keeping moving, preventing Fredrickson from controlling successfully.
Hong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fredrickson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fredrickson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hong has momentary wrist control but Fredrickson slips an elbow through the middle.
Fredrickson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fredrickson won't allow Hong to sweep him here.
Fredrickson distracts Hong with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong keeping moving, preventing Fredrickson from controlling successfully.
Hong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fredrickson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hong wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Fredrickson is now in half guard.
Hong moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fredrickson won't allow Hong to sweep him here.
Hong trying to control the position.
Fredrickson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hong is on top in guard.

Hong loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fredrickson looking for a sweep. Not yet Fredrickson, not yet.
Hong stays in close to Fredrickson's body and controls the position.
Hong's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Fredrickson is trying to control the position but Hong postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fredrickson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hong content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hong throws an elbow that misses. Fredrickson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hong's guard. Nice move by Fredrickson!

Fredrickson works a leg free and moves into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jaun-Paul Fredrickson.
I think Fredrickson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaun-Paul Fredrickson!
A victorious Jaun-Paul Fredrickson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.