PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Lacey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lacey is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Down With The Sickness. Ralph Kong has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Kong
vs
Lacey

190 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

183 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

The Drug Store

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ralph Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jim Lacey!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lacey scores with a leg kick.
Kong swats away the attempt to clinch by Lacey.
Nice takedown defense from Lacey. No joy for Kong on that attempt.
Jim Lacey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kong shoots in but no luck this time.
Lacey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lacey bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kong's head.

Kong is rocked!
Kong dodges the punch combination from Lacey.
Kong shoots in and drives through. Lacey sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralph Kong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lacey swinging wilding here.
Lacey tries to clinch but Kong is having none of it.
Kong tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Lacey moves into range and clinches up with Kong.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Lacey takes the fight into the clinch.
Kong blocks an uppercut.
Kong wants to break free but Lacey has control.
Lacey tries to stall but Kong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Lacey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lacey drops Kong with a left right combo! Lacey follows him down to the ground into side control.
Oh Kong is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kong is breathing heavily.
Kong tries to bench press Lacey off him but Lacey keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Kong's face as Lacey controls the position.
Kong is trying to control Lacey's posture but Lacey avoids it.
Kong seems to have got his legs back now.
A lull in the action here.
Kong takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kong trying to remain calm as Lacey controls from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kong is looking for a sweep.
Kong is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lacey decides to stand up, so the ref orders Kong to his feet.
Kong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lacey is fending him off so far but Kong persists. Nope, Lacey circles away and we're back to standing.
Jab, jab by Lacey - just one landing.
Lacey tries to clinch up.

Kong shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kong showed some decent athleticism there.
Kong controlling the action here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Kong sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lacey defending well though.
Nice strikes from Kong there.
Kong throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kong throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kong controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong wants to free his trapped foot but Lacey is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lacey is trying to stand.
Lacey has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kong is working away from the top position though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lacey tries to clinch up.
Lacey with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kong dodges the punch combination from Lacey.
Kong dodges the punch combination from Lacey.
Kong has a takedown stuffed.
Lacey fails to land with a series of punches.

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

Kong drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kong wants to control from the top but Lacey keeps moving.
Kong has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kong tries to free his leg and advance position but Lacey is retaining full guard.
Kong stops Lacey from standing up.
Kong trying to control but Lacey is working from the bottom.
Lacey can't keep his opponent in guard - Kong advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lacey tries to kick Kong off but Kong keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kong wants to free his trapped foot but Lacey is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kong seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lacey does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lacey throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Lacey dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lacey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lacey tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Kong counters by moving into the clinch.
Kong fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kong tries to pull guard but Lacey won't allow it.
Lacey wants to break free but Kong has control.
Kong keeps control of Lacey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lacey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lacey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kong has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lacey.
Lacey is looking to control Kong's arms but Kong gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lacey has his back to the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong has a couple of punches blocked by Lacey.
A short right from Lacey on the inside.
Kong has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lacey avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralph Kong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Kong decides to pull guard.
Kong is pulling down on Lacey's head. It's preventing any offense from Lacey, at least for the moment.
Lacey stopping the sweep attempt from Kong.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Kong working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lacey doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lacey manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Lacey avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lacey postures up.
Kong has a closed guard, preventing Lacey from standing up.
Kong 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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Kong shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lacey prevents Kong from taking his back.
Kong landing punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lacey can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kong content just to control the position here.
Kong looking to control but Lacey is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kong controlling the pace for now.
Kong lands a big elbow.
Lacey is squirming around, avoiding Kong's attempts to control the action.
Lacey is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

Kong working for a submission but Lacey is keeping him at bay.
Lacey is desperately trying to improve his position but Kong has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong moves to take his opponent's back.
What can Lacey do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

Kong has got one arm under Lacey's chin. This could be trouble... Lacey trying to control the other hand but Kong gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Lacey has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ralph Kong!