PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hagen Germanicus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Jong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Germanicus comes to the ring accompanied by Now We Are Free. The crowd seem to be enjoying Jong's choice of entrance music: Nobody Nobody. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Germanicus
vs
Jong

195 cm
36
274 lbs
25 - 4 - 1

195 cm
27
284 lbs
21 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Mango Nutrition
Hellbent

Cynical Truth Vegas
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Hagen Germanicus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kim Jong!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Germanicus feints and then cracks Jong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jong down.
Jong tries a head kick but it misses.
Germanicus thuds his right hand into Jong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Germanicus takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Hagen Germanicus has been cut.
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!
Jong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jong. Germanicus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jong misses with a head kick.
Germanicus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jong misses with a low kick.
Jong tries a head kick but it misses.
Jong defending well as Germanicus loads up on a big left hand.
Jong is looking to clinch.
Jong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Germanicus lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Germanicus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Germanicus's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jong under the eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Germanicus blocks the leg kick.
Germanicus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jong.
Jong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Germanicus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Jong lands a right hand.
Jong is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Germanicus tries to land knees in the clinch but Jong avoids the damage to the body.
Germanicus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Kim Jong has been cut.
Jong prevents a body shot from Germanicus.
Germanicus lands a body shot.
Jong looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jong blocks an uppercut.
Germanicus landing knees to the head.
Jong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Germanicus.
I was talking to Germanicus's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Still in the clinch, Germanicus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Germanicus is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jong missing with knees to the body.
Germanicus lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Germanicus.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Germanicus.
Germanicus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Jong tries to work over Germanicus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Germanicus gets through Jong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Jong is rocked!
Germanicus pushes Jong back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jong is still on wobbly legs! Can Germanicus finish him?
Jong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Germanicus avoids it.
Jong seems to have recovered his senses.
Jong tries to land knees in the clinch but Germanicus avoids the damage to the body.
Germanicus tries to throw a body punch but Jong avoids it by throwing Germanicus back against the ropes.
Jong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Germanicus is defending well for now.
Jong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Germanicus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jong looking to throw knees to the head but Germanicus is blocking nicely.
Jong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Germanicus working aggressively here.
Jong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Germanicus is trying to stall.
Jong looking to throw knees to the head but Germanicus is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Germanicus throws a head punch that misses.
Jong lands a knee to the body.
Germanicus taking a breather.
Jong with a knee to the head.
Germanicus lands a nice uppercut.
Germanicus tries a knee to the head but Jong blocks it.
Jong trying to land knees to the body.
Jong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Germanicus is defending well for now.
Jong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Germanicus is defending well for now.
Germanicus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jong lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Germanicus.
Jong missing with knees to the body.
Germanicus lands a left hand.
Jong tries to land knees in the clinch but Germanicus avoids the damage to the body.
Jong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Germanicus blocks it with crossed arms.
Jong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Germanicus avoids it.
Germanicus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Germanicus cracks Jong with a nice body shot.
Germanicus is trying to drag Jong to the mat but Jong just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
A short uppercut from Germanicus.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jong throws an elbow but it misses.
Jong trying to land knees to the body.
Germanicus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Germanicus lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jong missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jong obliges.
Germanicus lands with a light punch inside.
Germanicus lands with a short shot to the head.
Jong throws an elbow that misses.
Germanicus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Germanicus is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Jong gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hagen Germanicus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Germanicus is defending well for now.
Germanicus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Germanicus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Germanicus has Jong pushed against the ropes.
Germanicus scores with a shot to the side of Jong's head.
Germanicus struggles to land a body shot inside as Jong controls his hands.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Germanicus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Germanicus.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jong.
Germanicus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jong lands a knee to the body.
Jong working aggressively here.
Jong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Germanicus stalling in the clinch.
Germanicus blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from Jong.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jong.
Jong scores with a knee to the head.
Germanicus avoiding damage as Jong throws knees to the body.
Jong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Germanicus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jong tries to land knees in the clinch but Germanicus avoids the damage to the body.
Germanicus avoiding damage as Jong throws knees to the body.
Jong misses with a knee strike.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Germanicus gets through Jong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Germanicus taking a breather.
Jong can't find room to land a body shot as Germanicus controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Germanicus.
Germanicus misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Germanicus fails to land.
Germanicus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jong tries to land knees in the clinch but Germanicus avoids the damage to the body.
Jong throws an elbow but it misses.
Jong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Jong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Germanicus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Germanicus blocks a body shot from Jong.
Germanicus avoiding damage as Jong throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Jong.
Germanicus throws a punch but it's blocked by Jong.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Germanicus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jong trying to land knees to the body.
Jong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Germanicus blocks it with crossed arms.
Jong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jong throws an elbow that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Germanicus.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Germanicus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Germanicus is defending well for now.
Germanicus tries for a takedown but Jong manages to get underhooks.
Germanicus has a couple of punches blocked by Jong.
Jong working Germanicus over with knees to the body.
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!
Jong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jong with a knee to the head.
Germanicus managing to block the knees to the body from Jong.
Jong lands a good knee to the midsection. Germanicus won't want to take too many of those.
Jong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Germanicus avoids it.
Germanicus takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Germanicus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Germanicus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Germanicus.
Jong tries to land knees in the clinch but Germanicus avoids the damage to the body.
Jong landing knees to the body.
Jong lands an elbow just above Germanicus 's eye.
Jong creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jong scores with a knee to the head.
Jong looking to throw knees to the head but Germanicus is blocking nicely.
Jong looking to throw knees to the head but Germanicus is blocking nicely.
Germanicus lands a hook that snaps the head of Jong backwards.
Jong lands a damaging elbow.
Germanicus tries to throw a body punch but Jong avoids it by throwing Germanicus back against the ropes.
Germanicus has Jong pressed against the ropes.
Germanicus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Germanicus has a couple of punches blocked by Jong.
Jong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Germanicus is defending well for now.
Germanicus avoiding damage as Jong throws knees to the body.
Jong missing with knees to the body.
Germanicus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jong is keeping busy.
Germanicus misses with the head strike.
Germanicus tries to stall but Jong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Germanicus has a couple of punches blocked by Jong.
Germanicus blocks the elbow strike.
Jong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Germanicus lands with a left to the head.
Germanicus lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Germanicus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jong crunches a lovely knee into Germanicus's ribcage.
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!
Jong crunches a lovely knee into Germanicus's ribcage.
Jong lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Jong dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jong throws a nice head kick!
Germanicus shoots in but Jong avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Germanicus listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jong throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Germanicus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Germanicus scores with a spinning back kick!
Germanicus goes for a double leg but Jong avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Jong continues to drive forward.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Germanicus.
Jong tries to land a knee to the head but Germanicus blocks with his arms.
Germanicus blocks the elbow strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Germanicus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Germanicus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jong.
Jong throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jong scores with a knee to the head.
Germanicus has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jong after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hagen Germanicus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Germanicus takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jong lands a nice elbow.
Jong lands a damaging elbow.
Jong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Germanicus.
Jong connects with a knee to the head.
Jong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Germanicus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jong's elbow.
Kim Jong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Germanicus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jong backwards.
Jong missing with knees to the body.
Jong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Germanicus taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jong stops a takedown attempt from Germanicus.
Jong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Germanicus.
Jong lands a knee to the body.
Jong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Germanicus is defending well for now.
Germanicus working aggressively here.
Jong tries to land knees in the clinch but Germanicus avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Germanicus.
Jong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Germanicus lands a nice uppercut.
Germanicus scores with a hook to the body.
Jong is pressed up against the ropes. Germanicus has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jong down to the mat. Jong avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jong throws a head kick but Germanicus moves out of range.
Jong blocks a low kick nicely.
Jong connects with a high kick.
Germanicus scores with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Germanicus tries to close the distance and clinch but Jong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kim Jong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Germanicus misses the target.
Germanicus avoids the head kick by Jong.
Jong moves away from the strike by Germanicus.
Germanicus throws a looping overhand right but Jong ducks down to avoid it.
Germanicus throws an overhand right that lands on Jong's shoulder, as Jong tries to avoid the shot.
A shot to the liver by Germanicus. Beautiful body shot.
Germanicus takes a kick to the side of the head.
Germanicus dives in and grabs Jong's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jong pushes down on Germanicus's head and hops out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Jong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jong lands a good knee to the midsection. Germanicus won't want to take too many of those.
Germanicus swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jong lands an elbow inside.
Germanicus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Germanicus.
Germanicus avoiding damage as Jong throws knees to the body.
Germanicus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jong tries to land knees in the clinch but Germanicus avoids the damage to the body.
Germanicus can't find room to land a body shot as Jong controls the action.
Jong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jong scores with a knee to the head.
Germanicus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jong backwards.
Germanicus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jong tries to work over Germanicus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Germanicus throws a head punch that misses.
Jong blocking some punches.
Jong misses with a knee strike.
Germanicus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jong is keeping busy.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Germanicus.
Jong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Germanicus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jong avoids it.
Jong lands an elbow inside.
A nice left hand lands by Germanicus.
Jong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Germanicus tries a body shot but Jong blocks it.
Jong tries to land a knee to the head but Germanicus blocks with his arms.
Germanicus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jong throws an elbow but it misses.
Jong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Germanicus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Germanicus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Germanicus stalling against the ropes.
Germanicus avoiding damage as Jong throws knees to the body.
Jong prevents the takedown attempt.
Jong missing with knees to the body.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Germanicus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Germanicus swings wildly with an uppercut but Jong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Germanicus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jong obliges.
Good body shot from Jong.
Germanicus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Germanicus throws a punch but it's blocked by Jong.
Jong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jong is leaning against Germanicus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Germanicus is defending well for now.
Germanicus avoiding damage as Jong throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jong blocking some punches.
Jong lands a good knee to the midsection. Germanicus won't want to take too many of those.
Hagen Germanicus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jong trying to land knees to the body.
Jong misses with an elbow over the top.
Germanicus managing to block the knees to the body from Jong.
Jong landing knees to the body.
Jong connects with a knee to the head.
Jong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Germanicus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jong lands a good knee to the midsection. Germanicus won't want to take too many of those.
Jong working Germanicus over with knees to the body.
Jong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Germanicus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Germanicus lands with a right to the head.
Germanicus avoids the elbow strike from Jong, against the ropes.
Jong lands a nice knee to the body.
Jong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jong obliges.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Well,Germanicus is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Jong tries a knee to the head but Germanicus blocks it.
Germanicus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jong backwards.
Germanicus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Germanicus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jong backwards.
Jong missing with knees to the body.
Germanicus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jong backwards.
Jong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Germanicus avoiding damage as Jong throws knees to the body.
Germanicus trying to stall but Jong improves his position.
Germanicus lands with a left to the head.
Kim Jong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Germanicus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jong landing knees to the body.
Jong lands a nice knee to the body.
Germanicus tries to throw a body punch but Jong avoids it by throwing Germanicus back against the ropes.
Jong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Germanicus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Germanicus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Jong as the two fighters clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jong.
Jong scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Germanicus's face.
Germanicus misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Jong.

Hagen Germanicus's cut is getting worse.
Jong lands an elbow that stopped Germanicus in his tracks for a moment.
Germanicus has a couple of punches blocked by Jong.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Germanicus misses with a punch on the inside.
Germanicus takes an elbow to the temple.
Germanicus working aggressively here.
Jong landing some nice looking knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kim Jong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jong has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight for Kim Jong!
Judge John Mangel scores the fight for Kim Jong!
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight for Kim Jong!

Kim Jong wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Kim Jong thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.