PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Super Salajudin Ii (ranked 998 p4p, 1673 weight class) and Ralph Long (ranked 139 p4p, 217 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Salajudin Ii
vs
Long

192 cm
24
240
8 - 2 - 0

193 cm
35
265
11 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Bondi MMA ðŸï¸

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Super Salajudin Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ralph Long!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salajudin Ii lands a right hook to the body.

Salajudin Ii gets tackled into the cage by Long. Long maintains the clinch.
Salajudin Ii swings wildly with an uppercut but Long uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salajudin Ii is struggling to control the position.

Long jumps guard.
Salajudin Ii stays in close to Long's body and controls the position.
Salajudin Ii trying to control but Long is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Long keeping full guard, as Salajudin Ii tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Salajudin Ii is now in half guard.

Salajudin Ii seems to be looking for submissions.
Salajudin Ii trying to control from half guard but Long is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long is trying to escape back to his feet but Salajudin Ii uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Long dodges the ground and pound from Salajudin Ii.

Salajudin Ii tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Salajudin Ii lands a few punches from side control.

Salajudin Ii swings around for an armbar but Long sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Salajudin Ii's guard.
Salajudin Ii working a defensive guard but Long passes into half guard.
Salajudin Ii on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long trying to control from Salajudin Ii's half guard. Salajudin Ii has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Salajudin Ii working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salajudin Ii wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Salajudin Ii looking to control.
Long throwing strikes from guard but Salajudin Ii blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Long accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Salajudin Ii looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Long passes into side control.
Salajudin Ii is not content to let Long control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salajudin Ii is looking to reverse the position.
Long cracks Salajudin Ii with a big elbow.
Salajudin Ii is trying to control Long's posture but Long avoids it.
Salajudin Ii manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Salajudin Ii regains full guard. Nicely done.
Long is looking to work some ground and pound but Salajudin Ii has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Salajudin Ii throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Long escapes and throws Salajudin Ii's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Long lands some shots froms side control.
Long fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Long creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Salajudin Ii sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Salajudin Ii tries to bench press Long off him but Long keeps the position.
Salajudin Ii struggling a bit here.
Long is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Long misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Salajudin Ii avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Long.
Long in side control lands a decent elbow.

Salajudin Ii is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ralph Long 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.

Long throws a half hearted mid kick.

It looks like Super Salajudin Ii has been cut.

Long cracks Salajudin Ii with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Salajudin Ii looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Long finish him?
Oh Salajudin Ii is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Salajudin Ii looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Salajudin Ii throws a jab but it's blocked by Long.
A head kick misses from Long.
Salajudin Ii appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Long looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Salajudin Ii fails with the takedown
and Long counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Salajudin Ii out cold! What a finish! Long is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ralph Long!
After winning the bout, Ralph Long thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.