PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fajtah Thaijtah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Umbogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fajtah Thaijtah could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dennis Umbogo's chin.

Thaijtah
vs
Umbogo

180 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
164 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fajtah Thaijtah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dennis Umbogo!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thaijtah throws a sloppy head kick and Umbogo moves out of range easily.
Umbogo tries to clinch up but Thaijtah circles away and keeps his distance.
Umbogo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Umbogo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thaijtah wants to clinch up but Umbogo keeps it at a distance.
Umbogo keeps the fight on the outside.
Thaijtah throws a sloppy head kick and Umbogo moves out of range easily.
Umbogo is looking to clinch.

Thaijtah tries to keep at a distance but Umbogo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thaijtah with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thaijtah looking to stall.
Thaijtah connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Dennis Umbogo has been cut.
Umbogo wants to get back to striking at distance but Thaijtah won't allow it.
Thaijtah unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Umbogo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thaijtah is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Umbogo is keeping busy.
Umbogo landing knees to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Umbogo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Thaijtah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thaijtah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Umbogo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thaijtah managing to block the knees to the body from Umbogo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thaijtah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thaijtah is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Umbogo lands a right hand.
Thaijtah blocks a body shot from Umbogo.
Thaijtah misses with a knee to the head.
Umbogo is trying to break the clinch but Thaijtah is controlling him.
Thaijtah misses with a hook from the clinch.

Umbogo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thaijtah swats away the attempt to clinch by Umbogo.

Thaijtah closes the distance and clinches.
Thaijtah misses with a knee strike.
Thaijtah connects with a nasty looking knee right to Umbogo's face.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thaijtah misses with a body punch.
Thaijtah looking to slow down the pace here.
Umbogo can't get the takedown.
Umbogo is trying to stall.
Thaijtah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thaijtah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thaijtah lands a knee to the body.
Umbogo lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Fajtah Thaijtah has been cut.
Thaijtah is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umbogo tries a knee to the head but Thaijtah blocks it.
Umbogo tries to break free but Thaijtah pushes him back against the ropes.
Umbogo blocking some punches.
Thaijtah lands an elbow that stopped Umbogo in his tracks for a moment.
Umbogo misses with a punch on the inside.
Thaijtah connects with a nasty looking knee right to Umbogo's face.
Umbogo tries to land a knee to the head but Thaijtah blocks with his arms.

Umbogo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Umbogo misses with a two punch combination.
Thaijtah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thaijtah tries to clinch but Umbogo is having none of it.
Umbogo keeps the fight on the outside.
Thaijtah connects with a high kick.

Umbogo moves into the clinch.
Umbogo misses with a knee strike.

Umbogo breaks the clinch.
Thaijtah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Umbogo fails with the takedown.

Umbogo darts in and clinches Thaijtah up against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thaijtah taking a breather.
Thaijtah looking to throw knees to the head but Umbogo is blocking nicely.
Umbogo tries to break free but Thaijtah pushes him back against the ropes.
Umbogo tries to break the clinch but Thaijtah is controlling the position.

Umbogo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Umbogo lands a jab to Thaijtah's midsection.
Umbogo tries to clinch but Thaijtah moves away

and Thaijtah counters by clinching up.
Umbogo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thaijtah is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thaijtah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thaijtah throws a knee to the head but misses.
Umbogo tries to break the clinch but Thaijtah is controlling the position.
Umbogo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees to the body from Thaijtah.
Umbogo misses with an elbow over the top.
Thaijtah lands a knee to the body.
Thaijtah struggles to land a body shot inside as Umbogo controls his hands.
Umbogo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thaijtah's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Umbogo.
Umbogo misses with the head strike.
Thaijtah utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thaijtah with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thaijtah misses with a knee strike.
Thaijtah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Umbogo tries to stall but Thaijtah uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Umbogo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Umbogo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thaijtah up against the ropes.
Thaijtah looking to slow down the pace here.

Umbogo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thaijtah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Umbogo tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Thaijtah counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Umbogo obliges.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Thaijtah misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thaijtah taking a breather.
Umbogo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thaijtah blocks it with crossed arms.
Umbogo misses with a knee to the head.
Thaijtah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Umbogo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thaijtah lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fajtah Thaijtah dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Thaijtah's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Thaijtah throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Umbogo's head.
Umbogo wants to clinch but Thaijtah slips to the side

and Thaijtah counters by moving into the clinch.
Umbogo tries a knee to the head but Thaijtah blocks it.
Umbogo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thaijtah blocks it with crossed arms.
Umbogo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thaijtah lands an elbow that stopped Umbogo in his tracks for a moment.
Umbogo pushes off an throws an elbow but Thaijtah leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Umbogo blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Umbogo is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Thaijtah can't fight it off and eventually Umbogo manages to take the fight to the floor. Thaijtah looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thaijtah is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Umbogo is controlling him.
Thaijtah trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Umbogo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Umbogo tries to clinch up.
Dennis Umbogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Umbogo lands a high kick!
Umbogo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Umbogo tries to clinch there but Thaijtah circles away.

Thaijtah pushes Umbogo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Thaijtah with a knee to the head.
Thaijtah looking to stall.
Thaijtah misses with a knee strike.
Thaijtah looking to throw knees to the head but Umbogo is blocking nicely.
Umbogo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thaijtah tries to stall but Umbogo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thaijtah tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Umbogo avoids it.
Umbogo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Umbogo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thaijtah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thaijtah tries to land knees in the clinch but Umbogo avoids the damage to the body.
Umbogo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thaijtah has him pressed against the ropes.
Umbogo managing to block the knees to the body from Thaijtah.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Umbogo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thaijtah misses with a body punch.
Umbogo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Umbogo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thaijtah taking a breather.
Umbogo tries a knee to the head but Thaijtah blocks it.
Umbogo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Umbogo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thaijtah looking to stall.
Umbogo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thaijtah walks away with a smile on his face. Umbogo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thaijtah circles away from the clinch attempt

and Thaijtah counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thaijtah.
Thaijtah swings wildly with an uppercut but Umbogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Umbogo.
Stalling in the clinch from Thaijtah.
Thaijtah with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thaijtah lands a nice elbow.

Umbogo manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Umbogo with that takedown attempt.
Thaijtah tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thaijtah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thaijtah steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Umbogo. That one must have hurt.
Umbogo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Umbogo is looking to clinch.

Umbogo moves into the clinch successfully.
Thaijtah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Umbogo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thaijtah looking to stall.
Umbogo tries to land a knee to the head but Thaijtah blocks with his arms.
Umbogo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Umbogo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Thaijtah stalling in the clinch but Umbogo improves position.
Umbogo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thaijtah slows down the pace here.
Thaijtah wants to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umbogo tries to circle away but Thaijtah has him pinned against the ropes.
Thaijtah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Umbogo tries a knee to the head but Thaijtah blocks it.
Umbogo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thaijtah blocks an uppercut.
Thaijtah misses with a knee to the head.

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

Umbogo closes the distance and clinches.
Thaijtah misses with an elbow over the top.
Thaijtah tries a knee to the head but Umbogo blocks it.
A knee to the head by Umbogo.
Umbogo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Umbogo trying to control the position but instead, Thaijtah has worked for underhooks and has pushed Umbogo into the ropes.
Thaijtah unloads a knee to the mid-section. Umbogo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thaijtah blocks an elbow strike from Umbogo.
Umbogo has a couple of punches blocked by Thaijtah.
Thaijtah tries to stall but Umbogo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Umbogo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thaijtah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Umbogo backwards.
Thaijtah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis Umbogo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Thaijtah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Umbogo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Umbogo throws a series of punches but Thaijtah moves out of range.
Thaijtah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thaijtah wants to clinch.
Thaijtah is looking to clinch.
Thaijtah tries to clinch but Umbogo moves away
and Umbogo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Umbogo takes the fight into the clinch.
Thaijtah misses with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thaijtah.
Umbogo takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thaijtah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Umbogo wants to stall.
Thaijtah has a couple of punches blocked by Umbogo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thaijtah misses with a knee strike.
Thaijtah looking to slow down the pace here.
Fajtah Thaijtah has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thaijtah tries to work over Umbogo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thaijtah throws a knee to the head but misses.
Umbogo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thaijtah tries a knee to the head but Umbogo blocks it.
Umbogo tries to stall but Thaijtah uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Umbogo is trying to break free.
Umbogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Thaijtah avoids the damage to the body.
Thaijtah trying to control the position but instead, Umbogo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thaijtah into the ropes.

Umbogo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Umbogo wants to clinch but Thaijtah slips to the side

and Thaijtah moves into the clinch.
Thaijtah with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thaijtah looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thaijtah tries to land knees in the clinch but Umbogo avoids the damage to the body.
Umbogo is struggling to control the position.
Umbogo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thaijtah lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Umbogo looking to throw knees to the head but Thaijtah is blocking nicely.
Umbogo misses with a knee strike.
Umbogo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thaijtah wants to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thaijtah.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Umbogo wants to stall.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Thaijtah lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Umbogo backwards.
Thaijtah tries to work over Umbogo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Umbogo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thaijtah.
Umbogo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Thaijtah misses with the head strike.
Umbogo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thaijtah is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Umbogo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thaijtah is keeping busy.
Thaijtah unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Thaijtah.
Thaijtah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Umbogo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thaijtah trying to land knees to the body.
Umbogo wants a takedown.
Thaijtah wants to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umbogo is struggling to control the position.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Umbogo is trying to break the clinch but Thaijtah is controlling him.
Thaijtah misses with a knee strike.
Umbogo wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Umbogo on the inside.

Umbogo breaks the clinch.
Umbogo moves in looking to clinch but Thaijtah pushes him off.
Thaijtah clinches but Umbogo breaks the clinch

and Umbogo counters by moving into the clinch.
Thaijtah landing knees to the head.
Umbogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thaijtah.
Thaijtah misses with a knee strike.

Umbogo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Umbogo clinches but Thaijtah breaks the clinch
and Thaijtah counters with a thumping low kick.
Umbogo scores with a head kick.
Thaijtah tries to clinch

and Umbogo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Umbogo breaks the clinch.

Umbogo tries to keep at a distance but Thaijtah has taken the fight into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thaijtah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thaijtah with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Umbogo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Umbogo trying to stall but Thaijtah improves his position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thaijtah.
Thaijtah throws a knee to the head but misses.
Umbogo looking to throw knees to the head but Thaijtah is blocking nicely.
Thaijtah is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Umbogo is trying to break the clinch but Thaijtah has him pressed against the ropes.
Thaijtah utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Umbogo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thaijtah swings wildly with an uppercut but Umbogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Umbogo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thaijtah connects with a knee to the head.
Thaijtah keeps control of Umbogo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thaijtah lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dennis Umbogo.
I think Umbogo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dennis Umbogo!