PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mr Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mother. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Guy
vs
Bang

178 cm
23
184 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

180 cm
27
176 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mr Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ali Bang!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A lazy left from Bang finds it's target.
Bang tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Guy counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bang!
Bang is trying to stand up.
Guy tries to control but Bang wriggling away.
Guy avoids the attempt from Bang to control.
Guy with a couple of short strikes.
Bang is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bang tries to hold on but Guy pushes him away.
Bang tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Guy avoids the attempt from Bang to control.
Guy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bang is looking to escape.
Bang tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bang is looking to escape.
Bang can't escape the position.
Bang blocking the ground and pound.
Guy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bang tries to hold on but Guy postures up.
Guy unloads with some shots from mount but Bang bucks and avoids them well.
Bang is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bang wants to hold on but Guy pushes him away.
Guy landing strikes from the mount.
Guy avoids the attempt from Bang to control.
Guy looking to control but Bang is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Guy throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bang regains half guard.
Guy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Guy is stalling here. Bang is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Guy seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bang has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Guy is looking to regain half guard here but Bang keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang controlling from side mount.

Bang is trying to get an arm triangle but Guy is defending well.

Bang decides to stand back up.
Bang closes the distance but Guy moves to the side

and Guy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Guy tries to free his leg and advance position but Bang is retaining full guard.
Bang working a defensive guard here.
Bang 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bang uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Bang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Guy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Guy keeps the fight on the outside.
Bang stuffs the takedown attempt from Guy. Guy gets slowly back to his feet.
Donk. Guy catches Bang right on the button with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bang.
Guy ducks under a wild hook from Bang.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Guy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Guy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Guy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bang closes the distance looking to clinch
and Guy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bang scores with a jab. Guy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Guy moves out of range of the strikes.
Guy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bang pinned against the cage. Bang gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bang tries to clinch up

and Guy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Guy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bang is on top in guard.

Bang gets to his feet - Guy follows without any prompting.
Ali Bang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bang lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Guy.
Guy circles away from the clinch attempt

and Guy counters with a shoot takedown. Bang fights it but they end up in guard.
Bang is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Guy is controlling him.
Guy tries to free his leg and advance position but Bang is retaining full guard.
Bang wants to sweep here but Guy controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bang looking to hit a scissor sweep but Guy is one step ahead there.
Bang controls Guy momentarily but Guy frees himself.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ali Bang wasn't active enough on the ground.

Guy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bang!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bang really wants to buck Guy off and get back to his feet.
Bang wants to control but Guy is having none of it.

Guy looking to secure an arm triangle but Bang defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bang is looking to improve his position but Guy isn't that keen on the idea.
Bang avoids a series of strikes thrown by Guy.

Guy goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Bang turns into him and now he's in Guy's guard.
Bang wants to stand but Guy is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Guy wants to sweep here but Bang controlling him for the moment.
Bang showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Guy keeping moving, preventing Bang from controlling successfully.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Ali Bang hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bang lands with a slapping head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guy misses with a jab to the body
and Bang counters with a nice uppercut.
Bang tries to clinch but Guy moves away

and Guy counters with a single leg into guard. Bang didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Guy dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bang wants to clinch

and Guy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Guy trying to control but Bang is working from the bottom.
Guy tries to free his leg and advance position but Bang is retaining full guard.
Bang is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Guy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bang trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Bang drives through and clinches with Guy against the cage.
Guy scores with a shoulder strike.
Guy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bang gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Guy avoids a wild elbow strike from Bang.
A shot in the inside from Bang.
Bang pushes Guy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guy.

Bang wants the takedown. Guy is fighting it off but Bang persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Guy's guard against the cage.

Bang gets to his feet. Guy looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ali Bang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Guy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bang darts in trying to clinch
and Guy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Guy is defended easily by Bang.
A big left from Guy misses.
Bang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Guy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bang tries to close the distance and clinch but Guy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bang looks to clinch
and Guy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bang wants to clinch up but Guy keeps it at a distance.
Ali Bang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bang tries to clinch

and Guy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang is trying to stand up here but Guy is controlling him well.
Guy prevents Bang from improving his position.
Bang wants to get back to his feet.
Bang slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mr Guy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Guy trying to control the position from guard on top but Bang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bang keeping full guard, as Guy tries to pass.

Bang has his feet on Guy's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Ali Bang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bang thuds a left hand into Guy's body.
Bang wants to clinch up but Guy keeps it at a distance.
Bang wants to clinch
letting Guy counter with a right hand.
Mr Guy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Guy shoots in looking for a takedown but Bang manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Guy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Guy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bang sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Guy somewhat.
Bang scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mr Guy.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Guy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Guy!