PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mandla Bangizwe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rama Chulalongkorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chulalongkorn is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "Sagat's Theme," by Takayuki Aihara. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Bangizwe
vs
Chulalongkorn

194 cm
24
230 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
230 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Granite chin

Knock Out Artistry
Knock Out Artistry

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mandla Bangizwe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rama Chulalongkorn!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bangizwe avoids the body shot from Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn throws a nice looking combination but Bangizwe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chulalongkorn throws a series of punches but Bangizwe avoids them all with ease.
Chulalongkorn blocks a head kick by Bangizwe.
Bangizwe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chulalongkorn takes a swing at Bangizwe's ribcage but misses.

Chulalongkorn has Bangizwe up against the cage in a clinch.
Chulalongkorn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chulalongkorn struggles to land a body shot inside as Bangizwe controls his hands.
Chulalongkorn digs a right hand into Bangizwe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bangizwe's gas tank.

Chulalongkorn breaks from the clinch.
Bangizwe lands a head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bangizwe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bangizwe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chulalongkorn avoids the head kick by Bangizwe.
Chulalongkorn thows a body shot but no joy.
Bangizwe takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bangizwe wants to slow Chulalongkorn down by chopping away at his legs.
Bangizwe throws a head kick that misses.
Bangizwe misses with a wild body shot.
Chulalongkorn throws a right hand that Bangizwe ducks under and follows up with a left that Bangizwe also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bangizwe throws a body punch but Chulalongkorn moves out of range.

Chulalongkorn gets a clinch.
Chulalongkorn struggles to land a body shot inside as Bangizwe controls his hands.
Chulalongkorn tries to land knees in the clinch but Bangizwe avoids the damage to the body.
Chulalongkorn lands a nice shot to the body.

Chulalongkorn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bangizwe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bangizwe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chulalongkorn takes a swing at Bangizwe's ribcage but misses.
Chulalongkorn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bangizwe is breathing heavily.
Chulalongkorn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bangizwe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bangizwe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chulalongkorn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bangizwe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bangizwe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bangizwe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chulalongkorn. Chulalongkorn obviously looking to wear him down.

Chulalongkorn clinches up with Bangizwe and pushes him back against the cage.
Chulalongkorn lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chulalongkorn lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Chulalongkorn.
Nice body punch from Chulalongkorn.
A left hand lands to the body for Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Chulalongkorn as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chulalongkorn.
Good body shot from Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chulalongkorn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chulalongkorn landing knees to the body.

Chulalongkorn breaks from the clinch.

Chulalongkorn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chulalongkorn lands a body shot.

Chulalongkorn breaks the clinch.

Chulalongkorn darts in and clinches Bangizwe up against the cage.
Bangizwe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Chulalongkorn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chulalongkorn lands a with a good body shot.
Bangizwe takes one to the side of the head.
Chulalongkorn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bangizwe rather than just go for the knockout.
Chulalongkorn looks to land a combination but Bangizwe avoids it well.
Chulalongkorn looks to land a combination. Bangizwe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Chulalongkorn moves into the clinch.

Chulalongkorn breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bangizwe slips a jab and a cross from Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn thows a body kick. Bangizwe tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Chulalongkorn looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Chulalongkorn tries to stand but Bangizwe is controlling from the bottom.
Chulalongkorn stays in close to Bangizwe's body and controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn trying to control but Bangizwe is working from the bottom.
Chulalongkorn wanted to stand there but Bangizwe had control of the position.
Bangizwe pulls Chulalongkorn in close to his closed guard and prevents Chulalongkorn from doing any damage or advancing position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bangizwe 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rama Chulalongkorn dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Chulalongkorn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chulalongkorn lands with a nice body punch.
Chulalongkorn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chulalongkorn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chulalongkorn blocks a head kick by Bangizwe.
Chulalongkorn throws a head kick that half lands.
Chulalongkorn throws a right hand that Bangizwe ducks under and follows up with a left that Bangizwe also avoids with ease.
Bangizwe tries to score with a low kick but Chulalongkorn moves his leg out of the way.
Chulalongkorn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chulalongkorn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bangizwe's sensitive parts.
Chulalongkorn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bangizwe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Chulalongkorn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bangizwe, pushing him back against the cage.
Chulalongkorn cracks Bangizwe with a nice body shot.
Chulalongkorn lands a body punch.
Chulalongkorn works on Bangizwe's body with a couple of short punches.
Chulalongkorn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chulalongkorn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn cracks Bangizwe with a nice body shot.
Rama Chulalongkorn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chulalongkorn is leaning against Bangizwe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Chulalongkorn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rama Chulalongkorn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chulalongkorn connects with a jab.

Chulalongkorn lands a big head kick that sends Bangizwe tumbling to the mat! Chulalongkorn takes a step backwards and waves Bangizwe back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Bangizwe is rocked!
Nice body kick from Chulalongkorn.
Oh Bangizwe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chulalongkorn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bangizwe seems to have got his legs back now.

Chulalongkorn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chulalongkorn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bangizwe backwards.
Chulalongkorn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice elbow from Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chulalongkorn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bangizwe or not.
Chulalongkorn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chulalongkorn tries a body shot but Bangizwe blocks it.
Chulalongkorn misses with a body punch.
Chulalongkorn misses with a punch to the body.
Chulalongkorn misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Chulalongkorn.

Chulalongkorn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chulalongkorn cracks Bangizwe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bangizwe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chulalongkorn is able to avoid easily.
Chulalongkorn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bangizwe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chulalongkorn jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chulalongkorn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bangizwe moves away.

Chulalongkorn moves into range and clinches up with Bangizwe.
Chulalongkorn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chulalongkorn can't find room to land a body shot as Bangizwe controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Chulalongkorn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chulalongkorn tries to throw a body punch but Bangizwe avoids it by throwing Chulalongkorn back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn works on Bangizwe's body with a couple of short punches.
Chulalongkorn crunches a lovely knee into Bangizwe's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right from Chulalongkorn on the inside.
A short left from Chulalongkorn.

Chulalongkorn breaks the clinch.

Chulalongkorn gets a clinch.
Chulalongkorn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bangizwe.
Chulalongkorn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chulalongkorn crunches a lovely knee into Bangizwe's ribcage.
A short body shot lands from Chulalongkorn as the two fighters clinch.
Chulalongkorn tries to work over Bangizwe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chulalongkorn tries to work over Bangizwe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chulalongkorn can't find room to land a body shot as Bangizwe controls the action.

Chulalongkorn breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Chulalongkorn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bangizwe prevents a body shot from Chulalongkorn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bangizwe.
Bangizwe blocks a body shot from Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn tries to throw a body punch but Bangizwe avoids it by throwing Chulalongkorn back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chulalongkorn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chulalongkorn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bangizwe's elbow.
Chulalongkorn lands a left hand.
Bangizwe is trying to force a seperation but Chulalongkorn has the dominant position.
Chulalongkorn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chulalongkorn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chulalongkorn lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chulalongkorn.
A right hand to the body from Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rama Chulalongkorn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chulalongkorn.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chulalongkorn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chulalongkorn misses with a head kick.
Bangizwe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chulalongkorn misses with a wild body shot.
Nice body punch from Chulalongkorn.
Bangizwe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Chulalongkorn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Chulalongkorn moves into the clinch.

Chulalongkorn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bangizwe misses with a kick to the body
and Chulalongkorn counters with a big head kick but Bangizwe shrugs it off.
Rama Chulalongkorn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chulalongkorn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Chulalongkorn finds it's way through Bangizwe's defenses.

Chulalongkorn instigates a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Chulalongkorn.
A short body shot lands from Chulalongkorn as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bangizwes head.
Chulalongkorn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bangizwe.
Chulalongkorn lands a nice elbow.
Bangizwe blocks a body shot from Chulalongkorn.
A hook to the body from Chulalongkorn.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chulalongkorn. Bangizwe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chulalongkorn swinging wilding here.
Chulalongkorn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bangizwe's hands.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chulalongkorn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chulalongkorn cracks Bangizwe with a nice body shot.
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!
A hook to the body from Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn crunches a lovely knee into Bangizwe's ribcage.
Chulalongkorn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Chulalongkorn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chulalongkorn closes the distance and pushes Bangizwe back into the cage.
A short right from Chulalongkorn.
Mandla Bangizwe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A hook to the body from Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chulalongkorn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chulalongkorn lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Chulalongkorn - that landed with a thud.
Chulalongkorn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chulalongkorn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chulalongkorn landing knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bangizwe.
Chulalongkorn presses Bangizwe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Chulalongkorn.
Nice body punch from Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn scores with a shoulder strike.
Chulalongkorn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bangizwe.
A hook to the body from Chulalongkorn.
Rama Chulalongkorn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn struggles to land a body shot inside as Bangizwe controls his hands.

Chulalongkorn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters circling a little - Chulalongkorn finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bangizwe throws a leg kick that misses.

Chulalongkorn closes the distance and clinches.
Bangizwe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chulalongkorn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chulalongkorn lands an elbow inside that Bangizwe shrugs off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Bangizwe breaks from the clinch.

Chulalongkorn moves into the clinch successfully.

Chulalongkorn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chulalongkorn explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Chulalongkorn moves into the clinch successfully.
Chulalongkorn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bangizwe is defending well for now.
Chulalongkorn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chulalongkorn pushes Bangizwe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bangizwe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Chulalongkorn just stands there and leans against the cage.
Chulalongkorn is leaning against Bangizwe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chulalongkorn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rama Chulalongkorn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chulalongkorn 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 25:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 25:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rama Chulalongkorn!