PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between agapito batongbakal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wrestling Bot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

batongbakal
vs
Bot

169 cm
24
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, agapito batongbakal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wrestling Bot!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bot avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - batongbakal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
batongbakal misses with a series of wild punches.
Bot shoots in for a double leg but batongbakal sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from batongbakal.
batongbakal tries to close the distance and clinch but Bot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bot misses with a hook. batongbakal ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bot keeps the fight on the outside.
Bot closes the distance and clinches up with batongbakal, looking for a takedown. Bot pushes batongbakal against the cage but batongbakal circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bot keeps the fight on the outside.
Bot shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts batongbakal as he jumps to the side.
agapito batongbakal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wrestling Bot.
batongbakal scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Bot shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bot throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bot unloads with some shots from mount but batongbakal bucks and avoids them well.
Bot raining down shots from the mount!
Bot throws a strike there. batongbakal manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Bot stops batongbakal from getting back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Bot there.
Bot sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. batongbakal defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bot missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bot missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
batongbakal blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bot.
Bot stalling away here and it's allowed batongbakal to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Bot postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bot stops batongbakal from standing up.
batongbakal might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bot thows a big elbow that misses.
Bot trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bot trying to control the position from guard on top but batongbakal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bot lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Botis looking to pass into half guard but batongbakal pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now batongbakal is in guard.
batongbakal wants to get up but he can't break Bot's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that agapito batongbakal will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bot falls off balance throwing a combination
letting batongbakal counter with a right hand.
Bot takes one to the side of the head.
batongbakal doesn't manage to clinch there - Bot circles away.
Bot shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
batongbakal lands a nice looking body shot.
agapito batongbakal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bot is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
batongbakal fails in his attempt to clinch.
batongbakal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
batongbakal is looking to clinch but Bot is avoiding it.

batongbakal throws a left that rocks Bot and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! batongbakal dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Bot regain composure!

Bot is rocked!

batongbakal stands up and beckons Bot to his feet.
Bot is still on wobbly legs! Can batongbakal finish him?
batongbakal delivers a nice body kick.
Bot seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
batongbakal lands with a right and another and another! Bot is in big trouble! batongbakal lands again and this time it's lights out for Bot! A quality knockout there for batongbakal.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). agapito batongbakal!