PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Upton Kong (ranked 3859 p4p, 4826 weight class) and Farkas Gyuszi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kong
vs
Gyuszi

200 cm
25
280
1 - 1 - 0

172 cm
25
220
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Upton Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Farkas Gyuszi!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kong slaps away a takedown attempt from Gyuszi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gyuszi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kong manages to avoid it.
Gyuszi fails with the takedown
and Kong counters with a three punch combo that has Gyuszi backing up. Gyuszi nods at Kong to acknowledge the strikes.
Kong tries to clinch but Gyuszi moves out of range.

Gyuszi rushes Kong and presses him up against the cage.
Gyuszi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong missing with knees to the body.
Gyuszi lands a shoulder strike.
Gyuszi should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Kong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gyuszi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kong crunches a lovely knee into Gyuszi's ribcage.
Kong tries to land knees in the clinch but Gyuszi avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Kong.
Gyuszi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Gyuszi breaks the clinch.
Kong misses with a double jab.
Kong slaps away a takedown attempt from Gyuszi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kong seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Upton Kong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Farkas Gyuszi.
Gyuszi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gyuszi shoots and misses
and Kong counters with a nice body shot.
Gyuszi looks winded!
Gyuszi keeps the fight on the outside.
Upton Kong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kong ducks under a wild hook from Gyuszi.
Gyuszi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kong defends it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gyuszi avoids the head kick by Kong.
Kong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kong looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Gyuszi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kong, pushing him back against the cage.
Gyuszi prevents a body shot from Kong.
A body shot lands from Kong.

Kong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gyuszi tries for a takedown but Kong circles away easily

and Kong counters with a head kick that drops Gyuszi to the mat! Gyuszi scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Gyuszi gets tackled into the cage by Kong. Kong maintains the clinch.
Kong lands on the inside with an uppercut.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kong drives through and clinches with Gyuszi against the cage.
Gyuszi effectively controlling the action here.
Gyuszi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kong tries a body shot but Gyuszi blocks it.
Gyuszi slows down the pace here.
Kong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gyuszi is defending well for now.
Gyuszi tries to pull guard but Kong won't allow it.
Kong throws an elbow but it misses.
Gyuszi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Kong.
A head punch on the inside from Kong fails to land.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kong lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kong can't find room to land a body shot as Gyuszi controls the action.
Kong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gyuszi's elbow.
Kong effectively controlling the action here.
Gyuszi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gyuszi jumps guard but Kong turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Upton Kong dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Gyuszi keeps the fight on the outside.

Kong drives through and clinches with Gyuszi against the cage.
Kong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gyuszi can do to turn this around?
Kong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gyuszi tries to score a body lock takedown but Kong shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gyuszi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kong avoiding damage.
Kong lands an elbow just above Gyuszi 's eye.

It looks like Farkas Gyuszi has been cut.
Gyuszi is looking to break free of the clinch but Kong has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gyuszi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kong walks away with a smile on his face. Gyuszi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gyuszi swats away the attempt to clinch by Kong.
Kong throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kong closes the distance and pushes Gyuszi back into the cage.

Gyuszi manages to break the clinch.
Kong pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gyuszi back to the cage. Kong follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Gyuszi has managed to clinch.
Gyuszi trying to stall but Kong improves his position.
Upton Kong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gyuszi is looking for a takedown.
Upton Kong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Farkas Gyuszi.
Gyuszi is breathing heavily.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Gyuszi manages to break the clinch.
Gyuszi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kong's waist but Kong gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gyuszi off to one side.
Kong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong tries to clinch up.
Kong plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gyuszi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kong.
Kong quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Upton Kong is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kong lands with a kick to the temple. Gyuszi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gyuszi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kong lands a leg kick that knocks Gyuszi off balance momentarily.
Gyuszi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Gyuszi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kong prevents the takedown attempt.
Kong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Kong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gyuszi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong wants to clinch up but Gyuszi keeps it at a distance.

Kong closes the distance and pushes Gyuszi back into the cage.
Gyuszi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kong landing knees to the body.
Gyuszi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gyuszi jumps guard but Kong stands there with Gyuszi around his waist. Gyuszi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Kong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Kong moves into the clinch.
Gyuszi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kong to keep the fight standing.
Gyuszi blocking some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kong - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kong lands a knee to the body.
Kong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gyuszi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kong misses with a knee to the head.
Kong scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gyuszi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Upton Kong dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Farkas Gyuszi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Kong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gyuszi shoots for a double leg takedown but Kong sprawls well. He's pushed Gyuszi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kong lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kong throws a right hand that Gyuszi ducks under and follows up with a left that Gyuszi also avoids with ease.
Kong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gyuszi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kong but Kong pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gyuszi misses with a takedown attempt - Kong sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Upton Kong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Farkas Gyuszi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong tries to clinch there but Gyuszi circles away.
Gyuszi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kong misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong scores with a shot to the body.

Kong gets a clinch.
Gyuszi avoiding damage as Kong throws knees to the body.
Kong tries a body shot but Gyuszi blocks it.
Gyuszi blocks an uppercut.
Kong missing with knees to the body.
Gyuszi can't break the clinch.
Kong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kong is pushing Gyuszi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gyuszi managing to block the knees to the body from Kong.

Kong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gyuszi.

Kong clinches up with Gyuszi and pushes him back against the cage.
Kong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gyuszi can't break the clinch.
Gyuszi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kong up against the cage.

Kong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gyuszi shoots in but no luck this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kong is looking to clinch but Gyuszi is avoiding it.

Kong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gyuszi, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kong taking a breather.
Stalling in the clinch from Gyuszi.
Kong misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Gyuszi breaks the clinch.
Gyuszi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Kong forces Gyuszi back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gyuszi's face.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gyuszi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kong is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kong misses with a knee strike.
Kong tries to land knees in the clinch but Gyuszi avoids the damage to the body.
Kong lands a right hand.
Nice elbow from Kong.

That has opened up Farkas Gyuszi's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gyuszi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Farkas Gyuszi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Upton Kong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kong lands with a left to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Upton Kong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kong 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Upton Kong!