PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angus Burger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stand Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bang has chosen Mike Tyson clip from Hangover as his entrance music. Angus Burger could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Stand Bang's chin.

Burger
vs
Bang

199 cm
21
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

225 cm
23
300 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angus Burger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stand Bang!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burger leaves Bang with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Bang drops Burger with a left right combo! Bang follows him down to the ground into side control.

It looks like Angus Burger has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The strikes coming from Bang are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Burger can't do much from the bottom here.
Bang throws a strike aimed at the side of Burger's head but Burger avoids it well.
Burger parries the strikes from Bang easily there. Bang is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Burger to escape.
Bang fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bang in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bang working the head with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bang decides to stand back up.
Bang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burger circles away quickly and effectively.
Bang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Burger fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bang sprawls well initially but Burger persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bang can do anything to dispel that myth.
Burger winds up and cracks Bang with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Burger is nestled in close to Bang, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Burger prevents Bang from standing back up.
Burger working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Burger landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bang blocking the ground and pound attempt from Burger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bang has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Burger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Burger is breathing heavily.
Burger scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bang pushes Burger off looking to stand but Burger dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bang blocking the ground and pound attempt from Burger.
Bang blocking the ground and pound attempt from Burger.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bang throws a series of punches but Burger moves out of range.
Bang misses with a wild combination.
Bang takes a swing at Burger's ribcage but misses.
Burger dodges the punch combination from Bang.
Bang misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang misses with a takedown attempt

and Burger counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bang won't be happy with that.
Burger scoring with punches and elbows.
Burger scoring with punches from side control.
Burger lands an elbow.
Bang throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Bang tries to escape but Burger is in control.
Bang throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Burger scores with punches from side control.
Burger landing a few strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burger working the strikes but Bang uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Bang blocking the ground and pound attempt from Burger.
Bang looks like he's trying to stand up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bang tries to bum rush Burger with a series of wild strikes but Burger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice body punch from Bang.
Bang with a lazy takedown attempt

and Burger counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bang!
Angus Burger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stand Bang.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bang working to try and regain half guard.
Bang throwing hammer fists to the chest of Burger. What's that going to do exactly?
Bang throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burger lands a big elbow.
Burger throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bang avoids a series of strikes thrown by Burger.
Bang gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Stand Bang will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Angus Burger's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burger circles away quickly and effectively.
A left and a right from Bang both land. Nice combination.

Angus Burger's cut is getting worse.
Bang shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Burger as he avoids it easily.
Bang misses with a few strikes there.
Bang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Burger shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Burger lands a nice short elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Burger connects with a nice short shot to Bang's temple.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bang missing with punches from the bottom.
Burger thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bang's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bang makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Bang swinging wildly here.
Bang misses with the combination.
Bang throws a right and a left that Burger avoids nicely.
Bang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bang throws out a loose jab but Burger uses good head movement to avoid it.

Burger looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bang tries to kick Burger off but Burger keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burger is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bang is pressing down on Burger's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Burger could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Burger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bang works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Burger content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bang striking off his back but it's not causing Burger any problems.
Burger has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bang lands some strikes from the bottom.
Bang has momentary wrist control but Burger slips an elbow through the middle.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bang misses with a series of wild punches.
Stand Bang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burger dodges the punch combination from Bang.
Stand Bang seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang tries for a takedown but Burger circles away easily

and Burger counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bang looks like he's trying to stand up.
Burger landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Burger stops Bang from getting back to his feet.

Bang kicks Burger off and gets back to his feet.
Burger dodges the punch combination from Bang.
Bang throws a right and a left that Burger avoids nicely.
Bang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Bang misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bang with a lazy takedown attempt

and Burger counters with a shoot takedown. Bang fights it but they end up in guard.
Angus Burger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stand Bang.
Bang throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Bang will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Burger postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Burger won't allow Bang to get back to his feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Burger's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bang lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Burger throwing strikes from guard but Bang blocks nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burger circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Angus Burger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Angus Burger's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Burger closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Angus Burger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bang misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Burger lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Bang has one foot on Burger's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Bang misses with a combination

so Burger counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bang wants to stand and escape but Burger is having none of it.
Burger might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Burger takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Bang thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Bang has his feet on Burger's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Bang throws a series of punches but Burger avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burger slips a jab and a cross from Bang.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang throws a left and a right that both miss

and Burger counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bang's guard now.
Bang is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Burger working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Burger won't allow Bang to get back to his feet.
Burger lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Burger working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bang's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Burger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Burger content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bang misses with a double jab

and Burger decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bang's guard.
Burger distracts Bang with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Burger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Bang throwing short punches from the bottom.
Bang trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Burger working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Bang kicks Burger off and gets to his feet.
Bang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stand Bang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Burger drives through with a takedown into guard.
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!
Burger scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Burger with a flurry of punches that miss.

Bang manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Bang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bang doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Burger counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bang won't be happy with that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Burger's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bang throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Bang wants to get back to his feet but Burger drags him back down.
Bang is working to avoid the ground and pound but Burger connects with a decent elbow.
Bang is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Burger lands a few punches from side control.
An elbow from Burger crashes against the mat.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bang misses with a few strikes there.
Burger changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bang tries to avoid it but Burger manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bang to the ground. Bang escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bang scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bang moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bang misses with a series of wild punches.
Burger fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bang throws a left and a right that both miss

and Burger counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bang missing with punches from the bottom.
Burger scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burger stops Bang from getting back to his feet.
Burger is nestled in close to Bang, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

And that's the end of the fight!
Angus Burger showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Burger has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Angus Burger!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Angus Burger!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Angus Burger!

Angus Burger wins by unanimous decision!