PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Guy Kwon Doe (ranked 4576 p4p, 6335 weight class) and Baim Wong (ranked 513 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Baim Wong enters the cage!

Kwon Doe
vs
Wong

165 cm
25
150
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
154
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guy Kwon Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baim Wong!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kwon Doe tries to clinch there but Wong circles away.
Kwon Doe wants to clinch up but Wong keeps it at a distance.
Wong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kwon Doe tries to close the distance and clinch but Wong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wong! But no joy.

Kwon Doe pushes Wong up against the cage in a clinch.
Wong dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wong wants to get back to striking at distance but Kwon Doe won't allow it.
Kwon Doe wants a takedown.
Wong prevents the takedown attempt.
Kwon Doe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wong smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guy Kwon Doe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kwon Doe misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wong misses the jab.
Wong with a jab.
Wong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kwon Doe is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kwon Doe wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwon Doe tries to clinch but Wong moves out of range.
Wong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kwon Doe moves in looking to clinch but Wong pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wong! But no joy.
Wong misses with a few strikes there.
Kwon Doe drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wong sprawls and moves away.
Kwon Doe misses with a double jab.
Kwon Doe moves in looking to clinch but Wong pushes him off.
Wong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wong takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wong misses with a hook
and Kwon Doe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wong takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kwon Doe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Wong to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwon Doe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kwon Doe.
Kwon Doe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kwon Doe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wong.
Kwon Doe closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kwon Doe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwon Doe misses with a takedown attempt - Wong sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kwon Doe fails with a takedown attempt.
Kwon Doe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wong cracks Kwon Doe with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kwon Doe fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wong avoids it really well and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwon Doe is looking to clinch.

Kwon Doe clinches up against the cage.
Wong can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kwon Doe.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Wong jumps guard.

Wong throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kwon Doe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wong keeping moving, preventing Kwon Doe from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kwon Doe controlling from the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Baim Wong dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kwon Doe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wong swats away the attempt to clinch by Kwon Doe.
Wong is looking for the big counter here.
Wong throws a jab but it's blocked by Kwon Doe.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Wong enables Kwon Doe to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Wong manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Wong pushes Kwon Doe off and scrambles back to his feet.
Wong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Wong rushes Kwon Doe and presses him up against the cage.
Wong stalling.

Wong gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kwon Doe controlling Wong's posture.
Kwon Doe is trying to keep Wong in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwon Doe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Wong gets to his feet. Kwon Doe looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A lazy left from Wong finds it's target.
Kwon Doe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wong circles away quickly and effectively.
Baim Wong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kwon Doe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wong on the side of the head.
Guy Kwon Doe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kwon Doe throws a body punch but Wong moves out of range.

Kwon Doe moves into the clinch.
Wong is trying to maintain a safe position but Kwon Doe gets an underhook and turns Wong into the cage.
Kwon Doe wants a takedown but no success here.
Wong avoiding damage.
Wong stops a takedown attempt from Kwon Doe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong is trying to push Kwon Doe away but Kwon Doe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wong dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wong looking to stall.
Wong stops a takedown attempt from Kwon Doe.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guy Kwon Doe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Baim Wong.
Kwon Doe shoots in and drives through. Wong sprawls well.
Kwon Doe moves in looking to clinch but Wong pushes him off.

Wong takes the fight into the clinch.
Kwon Doe is trying to pull guard but Wong has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wong takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wong is trying to break the clinch but Kwon Doe is controlling him.
Wong content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wong is trying to break free.
Wong prevents the takedown attempt.
Wong prevents the takedown attempt.
Kwon Doe misses with a punch to the body.
Kwon Doe is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wong to keep the fight standing.
Kwon Doe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wong gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kwon Doe as Wong tries to tie him up.
Wong is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Wong tries to break free but Kwon Doe pushes him back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kwon Doe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wong stops a takedown attempt from Kwon Doe.
Wong stalling in the clinch but Kwon Doe improves position.
Wong is struggling to control the position.
Kwon Doe is trying to pull guard but Wong turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kwon Doe being controlled against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Wong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wong is looking to control Kwon Doe's arms but Kwon Doe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wong has his back to the cage.
Kwon Doe is looking to take this one to the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kwon Doe jumps guard but Wong turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wong has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wong has Kwon Doe pushed against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Baim Wong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A telegraphed right hand from Wong misses the target.
Kwon Doe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kwon Doe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kwon Doe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kwon Doe ducks under a wild hook from Wong.
Kwon Doe moves in looking to clinch but Wong pushes him off.
Kwon Doe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wong slips a straight right by Kwon Doe.
Wong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kwon Doe tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wong sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kwon Doe somewhat.
Wong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwon Doe looks for a takedown but Wong sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guy Kwon Doe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kwon Doe tries to close the distance and clinch but Wong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A right-left combo lands from Kwon Doe.
Wong takes a swing at Kwon Doe's ribcage but misses.
Kwon Doe tries to counter with a takedown but Wong is quick to defend against it.
Kwon Doe is looking to clinch but Wong is avoiding it.
Kwon Doe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kwon Doe tries to clinch but Wong is having none of it.
Baim Wong is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong keeps the fight on the outside.

Wong fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kwon Doe sprawls well initially but Wong persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wong wants to stand up but Kwon Doe has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Kwon Doe trying to control here.
Wong prevents Kwon Doe from improving his position.
Baim Wong has got the better of the ground game so far.

Wong stands up out of the half guard.
Wong might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kwon Doe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wong catches Kwon Doe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wong throws a combination. Kwon Doe tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong throws out a loose jab but Kwon Doe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kwon Doe tries to clinch up
and Wong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kwon Doe misses with a series of wild punches.
Wong throws out a counter right but Kwon Doe avoids it with no problem.
Kwon Doe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kwon Doe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice takedown defense from Wong. No joy for Kwon Doe on that attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong keeps the fight on the outside.
Wong slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wong swats away the attempt to clinch by Kwon Doe.
Wong looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Wong darts in and clinches Kwon Doe up against the cage.
Kwon Doe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wong after a bit of a struggle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kwon Doe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wong working hard to break the clinch.
Guy Kwon Doe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kwon Doe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wong is defending well for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Baim Wong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wong has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baim Wong!