PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marlon Lag (ranked 3825 p4p, 3761 weight class) and Tye Kwondo (ranked 408 p4p, 401 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lag
vs
Kwondo

210 cm
26
270
5 - 4 - 0

190 cm
25
269
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Good chin

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marlon Lag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tye Kwondo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kwondo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lag circles away.

Lag shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kwondo is trying to control but Lag manages to pass to mount!
Kwondo tries to lock up and control but Lag gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lag will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lag prevents Kwondo from getting the reversal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kwondo tries to hold on but Lag pushes him away.
Lag lands a heavy elbow.
Kwondo taking shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwondo wants to control but Lag is having none of it.
Lag lands a nice shot to the head.
Kwondo tries to hold on but Lag postures up.
Lag definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lag knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kwondo on the ground.
Lag lands a big shot there that rocks Kwondo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kwondo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kwondo is in a horrible position here. Lag smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lag is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kwondo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lag landing punches.
Lag lands a couple of good shots and Kwondo has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Kwondo defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lag controlling well, preventing Kwondo from escaping the position.
Kwondo is still trying to improve position.
Lag avoiding Kwondo 's attempts to control his hands.
Kwondo is really stuck here.
Lag avoiding Kwondo 's attempts to control his hands.
Kwondo wants to escape the position.

Kwondo defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Lag lands a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kwondo is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Lag is hanging on to Kwondo's back as he tries to escape.
Kwondo tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Kwondo tries to lock up and control but Lag gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Kwondo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Lag.
Lag has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kwondo's face.
Lag punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwondo working to try and regain half guard.
Kwondo tries to hold on but Lag pushes him away.
Lag lands a nice shot to the head.
Kwondo is squirming around, avoiding Lag's attempts to control the action.
Lag scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kwondo?
Lag putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kwondo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kwondo is working to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lag lands with some strikes.
Lag raining down hammerfists from mount.
Lag with a couple of short strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lag avoids the head kick by Kwondo.

Lag shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kwondo is trying to defend but Lag finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lag scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Lag is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kwondo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lag.
We've been informed that Kwondo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kwondo trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kwondo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lag pulls his head out easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwondo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kwondo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lag connects with a couple of short punches.
Kwondo thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kwondo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lag puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Lag scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kwondo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lag's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lag's back!
Lag tries to escape the position.

Kwondo has managed to slip his arm under Lag's chin. This could be all over... yep, Lag is tapping out! Submission win for Kwondo.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tye Kwondo!