PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sree Narayanan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Narayanan
vs
Hong

189 cm
25
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
25
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sree Narayanan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anton Hong!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narayanan checks a leg kick.
Narayanan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Anton Hong has been cut.
Narayanan moves out of range of the leg kick from Hong.
Hong thuds his shin into the meat of Narayanan's side.
A head kick misses from Hong.
Anton Hong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Narayanan shoots for a double leg takedown but Hong sprawls well. He's pushed Narayanan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hong throws a push kick but Narayanan slaps the foot to one side.
Hong scores with a push kick.

Narayanan moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Narayanan breaks the clinch.
Narayanan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Hong enables Narayanan to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hong manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Narayanan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hong really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Narayanan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sree Narayanan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Narayanan rushes Hong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hong lands a knee to the body.
Hong working Narayanan over with knees to the body.
Narayanan tries to pull guard but Hong won't allow it.
Narayanan is breathing heavily.
Hong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Narayanan is trying to pull guard but Hong has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sree Narayanan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Narayanan has had enough of the clinch but Hong keeps him there for the moment.
Narayanan being controlled against the cage.
Hong misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong misses with a knee to the head.
Hong leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hong receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Narayanan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hong smiles and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hong keeps the fight on the outside.
Hong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hong with a knee to the head.

It looks like Sree Narayanan has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narayanan fails to pull guard.
Hong struggles to land a body shot inside as Narayanan controls his hands.
Hong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Narayanan.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hong.
Hong scores with a knee to the head.
Hong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hong struggles to land a body shot inside as Narayanan controls his hands.
Hong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hong tries a knee to the head but Narayanan blocks it.
Narayanan is trying to force a seperation but Hong has the dominant position.
Hong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hong scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Hong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hong throws a head kick that half lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whack! Hong lands a heavy head kick that drops Narayanan. The ref tackles Hong to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Narayanan was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Anton Hong!