PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bing Bong (ranked 5263 p4p, 5338 weight class) and Korain Heo (ranked 525 p4p, 532 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Bong
vs
Heo

186 cm
18
170
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
180
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bing Bong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Korain Heo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heo leaves Bong with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Heo misses with a two punch combination.

Bong moves into the clinch successfully.
Bong lands a hook to the side of the head.

Bong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heo works over Bong's head and body with a nice combination.

Bong clinches up with Heo and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heo is defending well for now.
Heo is trying to stall.
Bong has been working on his balance at Tran MMA Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Heo.
Heo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bong's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bong breaks from the clinch.

Bong takes the fight into the clinch.

Bong manages to break the clinch.
Bong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Heo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bong.

Bong clinches with his opponent.

Bong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bong moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bong moves into the clinch successfully.

Bong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Heo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bong circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heo misses with a shot to the body
and Bong counters with a two punch combo.
Bong avoids a punch combination nicely.

Heo gets tackled into the cage by Bong. Bong maintains the clinch.
Bong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Bong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Bong moves into range and clinches up with Heo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Bong to work.
Bong fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bing Bong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heo wants to break free but Bong has control.
Heo has had enough of the clinch but Bong keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bong.
Bong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heo is defending well for now.

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

Bong gets a clinch.
Heo gets underhooks to prevent Bong's takedown attempt.

Bong breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bong dives in for a single leg takedown but Heo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Bong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Heo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Heo counters with a series of strikes. Bong will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice takedown defense from Heo. No joy for Bong on that attempt.
Bong is looking to clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bong!

It looks like Korain Heo has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bong tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Heo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bing Bong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Korain Heo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Heo misses with a wild combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bong.
Bong tries to clinch up but Heo circles away and keeps his distance.
Bing Bong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Bong jumps guard and drags Heo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bong working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bong is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Heo stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bong will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Heo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bong is looking to clinch but Heo is avoiding it.
Despite the aggression on Heo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Bong rushes Heo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bong has a couple of punches blocked by Heo.

Bong manages to break the clinch.

Bong rushes Heo and presses him up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bong pushes off an throws an elbow but Heo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bong blocks a body shot from Heo.
Bong has Heo pushed against the cage.
Bong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heo can do to turn this around?
Heo looking to slow down the pace here.
Bong tries for a takedown but Heo manages to get underhooks.
Bong changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Heo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bing Bong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bong tries to clinch but Heo is having none of it.
Heo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bong with a body shot.
Bong shoots and misses
and Heo counters with a straight right hand.
Bong moves to clinch but Heo breaks away
and Heo counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bong gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Bong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bong misses with a few strikes there.
Heo swings for the body but Bong moves out of range.
Bong wants to clinch up but Heo keeps it at a distance.
Heo throws out a counter right but Bong avoids it with no problem.
We've been informed that Heo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bong ducks under a wild hook from Heo.
Bong tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Heo counters with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heo stuffs the takedown attempt from Bong. Bong gets slowly back to his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Heo misses.

Bong has Heo up against the cage in a clinch.

Bong breaks from the clinch.
Heo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bong tries to clinch up but Heo circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head kick misses from Bong.

Bong instigates a clinch.
Bong has Heo pushed against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bing Bong dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Korain Heo's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Bong takes the fight into the clinch.
Bong trying to land knees to the body.
Bong stalling.

Heo breaks from the clinch.
Heo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bong shoots in but Heo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bong throws a right and a left that Heo avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bong will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Heo unleashes a big counter combination but Bong bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

Bong pushes Heo up against the cage in a clinch.
Heo is trying to break free.

Bong breaks from the clinch.
Heo with a nice cross.
Heo dodges the punch combination from Bong.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bong trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Heo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bong taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Bong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bong is looking to clinch.
Bong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Heo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

Bong has Heo up against the cage in a clinch.
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!

Bong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heo throws a jab when Bong was well out of range.
Bong moves in looking to clinch but Heo pushes him off.
Heo throws out a counter right but Bong avoids it with no problem.

Bong clinches.
Bong pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heo blocks it with crossed arms.
Heo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bong has him pressed against the cage.
Heo is looking to break free of the clinch but Bong has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Bong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bong manages to avoid it.
Bing Bong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bong moves in looking to clinch but Heo pushes him off.
Heo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bong with a body shot.
Korain Heo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Heo swats away the attempt to clinch by Bong.
Heo just misses with a punch to the body.
Heo throws a sloppy head kick
and Bong counters with a left and a right that stings Heo.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bong lands a jab-cross combination.
Heo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bing Bong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bong 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bing Bong!