PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Check Mong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uasay Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mong kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I ain't never scared. Almeida has chosen Vater Unser as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Mong
vs
Almeida

196 cm
28
260 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

198 cm
25
255 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Check Mong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uasay Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almeida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mong throws a big shot that misses.
Almeida swinging wildly here.
Nice defenses there by Mong.
Mong dodges the punch combination from Almeida.

Mong clinches up against the cage.
Almeida is trying to break free.
Mong tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Almeida's efforts to push away.
Mong tries a body shot but Almeida blocks it.
Almeida tries to break free but Mong pushes him back against the cage.
Almeida is trying to break the clinch but Mong has him pressed against the cage.
Mong tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mong has Almeida pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Almeida manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Check Mong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mong scores with a knee to the head.

Mong decides to pull guard.

Mong has his foot on Almeida's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Almeida works his way back into a safe position though.
Mong is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mong not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mong winds up and cracks Almeida with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Almeida tries to kick Mong off but Mong keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mong missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Almeida avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mong.
Mong wants to take a breather but Almeida is having none of it.
Mong perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mong working Almeida over with strikes.
Mong working the head and body with strikes.
Mong throwing shots but Almeida is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mong throwing shots but Almeida is blocking nicely.
Almeida is staying active underneath Mong, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mong is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Almeida is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mong has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Mong there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Mong lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mong looking to finish with strikes here!
Mong lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mong looking to secure an arm triangle but Almeida defends it well.
Almeida is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Mong 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.
Mong raining down shots from the mount!
Mong looking to control but Almeida is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Almeida wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Almeida is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mong throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Almeida because Mong loaded up on that one.
A nice elbow there by Mong.
Almeida really wants to buck Mong off and get back to his feet.
Almeida looks gassed!
Mong wants to control the pace but Almeida is squirming around nicely.
Mong working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mong lands a big elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Mong looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Almeida is bucking up trying to escape but Mong cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Check Mong dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Almeida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Check Mong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Almeida throws a jab when Mong was well out of range.

Mong clinches up against the cage.
Mong tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Almeida just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Almeida can do to turn this around?
Almeida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Almeida tries to circle away but Mong has him pinned against the cage.
Almeida has had enough of the clinch but Mong keeps him there for the moment.

Mong is trying to trip Almeida. He has hold of a leg but Almeida is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Mong persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Almeida wants to stand up but Mong is controlling him.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Almeida can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mong throws a big right hand that misses.
Mong landing some decent shots from guard.
Mong working some strikes from top position.
Almeida is breathing heavily.
Mong throwing strikes from guard but Almeida blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mong forces his way into half guard.
Mong seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Almeida does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mong lands with a punch from half guard.
Mong sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Almeida defending well though.
Mong is looking to take a break and control but Almeida is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mong throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mong lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mong working over Almeida with some ground and pound. Almeida looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mong trying to pass the guard but Almeida defending well.
Mong throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mong missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mong throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mong moves into full mount! Almeida won't be happy about that!
Check Mong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mong is landing with some decent strikes but Almeida is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Almeida really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mong. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mong has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Almeida's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mong wants to control the pace but Almeida is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mong lands a big elbow.
Mong tries to control but Almeida wriggling away.
Mong connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mong lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Almeida hang on?
Oooooh, big shot lands for Mong! Almeida is hurt baaadly! Mong is firing away with more strikes - Almeida is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Check Mong!