PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abe Kongo (ranked 3894 p4p, 6587 weight class) and Dave Kongo (ranked 522 p4p, 724 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Kongo
vs
Kongo

172 cm
25
173
3 - 3 - 0

175 cm
18
185
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Abe Kongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dave Kongo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abe Kongo blocks a head kick by Dave Kongo.
Dave Kongo looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Dave Kongo misses the jab.

Abe Kongo has managed to clinch.
Dave Kongo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Abe Kongo manages to pull guard.
Abe Kongo trying to control the position here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Dave Kongo working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.

Abe Kongo manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Abe Kongo breaks the clinch.

Dave Kongo tries to keep at a distance but Abe Kongo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Abe Kongo lands a shot to the body.

Abe Kongo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abe Kongo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Abe Kongo has Dave Kongo up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Abe Kongo.

Abe Kongo gets control of Dave Kongo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Abe Kongo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Abe Kongo trying to control the position here.
Abe Kongo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dave Kongo's guard.

Abe Kongo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Abe Kongo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dave Kongo is working an open guard so Abe Kongo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Dave Kongo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Abe Kongo with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Abe Kongo drives through and clinches with Dave Kongo against the cage.
Abe Kongo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dave Kongo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dave Kongo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abe Kongo lands a body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Abe Kongo.

It looks like Dave Kongo has been cut.
Abe Kongo controlling the action here for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Abe Kongo pulls guard successfully.
Abe Kongo trying to control the position here.
Dave Kongo looking to sit in guard and control but Abe Kongo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Abe Kongo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Abe Kongo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Abe Kongo stands up and waves to Dave Kongo to follow him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Abe Kongo pushes Dave Kongo up against the cage in a clinch.
Dave Kongo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Abe Kongo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Abe Kongo pulls guard successfully.
Dave Kongo is fighting to break Abe Kongo's control of his arms but Abe Kongo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Abe Kongo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abe Kongo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Abe Kongo forces his way into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Abe Kongo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Kongo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Abe Kongo closes the distance and clinches.
Abe Kongo is leaning against Dave Kongo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Abe Kongo pressing his opponent against the cage.

Abe Kongo pulls guard effortlessly.
Abe Kongo trying to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dave Kongo is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dave Kongo looking to sit in guard and control but Abe Kongo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Abe Kongo wants to get up but he can't break Dave Kongo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Abe Kongo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dave Kongo can do to turn this around?
Abe Kongo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Abe Kongo stands up and waves to Dave Kongo to follow him.

Abe Kongo closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abe Kongo lands with a left to the head.
Abe Kongo pushes Dave Kongo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Abe Kongo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Abe Kongo forces Dave Kongo back against the cage and clinches.

Abe Kongo decides to pull guard.
Abe Kongo pulls Dave Kongo in close to prevent any damage.
Abe Kongo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Abe Kongo tries to get out of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dave Kongo looking to sit in guard and control but Abe Kongo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Abe Kongo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dave Kongo, up you get!
Abe Kongo swats away the attempt to clinch by Dave Kongo.

Abe Kongo clinches up with Dave Kongo and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Abe Kongo.
Abe Kongo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dave Kongo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abe Kongo.
Abe Kongo digs a right hand into Dave Kongo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dave Kongo's gas tank.
Abe Kongo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dave Kongo backwards.

Abe Kongo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Dave Kongo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Abe Kongo is adopting a defensive guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abe Kongo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dave Kongo manages to get himself to full guard.

Dave Kongo is trying to keep Abe Kongo in close.
Dave Kongo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Abe Kongo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Abe Kongo has managed to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abe Kongo.
A left hand lands to the body for Abe Kongo.

Abe Kongo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Abe Kongo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dave Kongo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Abe Kongo rushes Dave Kongo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Abe Kongo jumps into guard, dragging Dave Kongo to the mat.
Abe Kongo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dave Kongo manages to get himself to full guard.

Abe Kongo wanted to stand there but Dave Kongo had control of the position.

Abe Kongo stands and steps away. Dave Kongo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Abe Kongo with the inside leg kick.
Dave Kongo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dave Kongo slips a jab and a cross from Abe Kongo.

Dave Kongo tries to keep at a distance but Abe Kongo has taken the fight into the clinch.

Abe Kongo jumps guard.
Dave Kongo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dave Kongo looking to sit in guard and control but Abe Kongo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Abe Kongo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dave Kongo is proving hard to escape from.

Abe Kongo gets to his feet. Dave Kongo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A low kick lands for Abe Kongo.
Dave Kongo misses with a takedown attempt - Abe Kongo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Abe Kongo throws a big counter combination but Dave Kongo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Abe Kongo moves into the clinch.

Abe Kongo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abe Kongo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dave Kongo back to the cage. Abe Kongo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Abe Kongo misses with a few strikes there.
Abe Kongo works over Dave Kongo's head and body with a nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abe Kongo misses with a takedown attempt - Dave Kongo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Abe Kongo dips to his left and cracks Dave Kongo with an uppercut!

Abe Kongo rushes Dave Kongo and presses him up against the cage.
Dave Kongo takes a knee to the side of the body.

Abe Kongo pulls guard successfully.
Abe Kongo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Abe Kongo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Abe Kongo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dave Kongo's guard.

Dave Kongo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Dave Kongo is working an open guard so Abe Kongo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Abe Kongo goes for a double leg but Dave Kongo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dave Kongo continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abe Kongo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Abe Kongo decides to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abe Kongo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Abe Kongo keeping full guard, as Dave Kongo tries to pass.
Abe Kongo wants to stand and escape but Dave Kongo is having none of it.
Abe Kongo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Abe Kongo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Abe Kongo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Abe Kongo gets to his feet. Dave Kongo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Dave Kongo gets tackled into the cage by Abe Kongo. Abe Kongo maintains the clinch.
Abe Kongo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Abe Kongo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Abe Kongo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dave Kongo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Abe Kongo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Abe Kongo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dave Kongo, pushing him back against the cage.
Dave Kongo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Abe Kongo lands a left hand.

Abe Kongo manages to break the clinch.
Dave Kongo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abe Kongo.
Dave Kongo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Abe Kongo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dave Kongo, pushing him back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abe Kongo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Abe Kongo 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:24
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abe Kongo!