PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ali Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donny Dane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dane has chosen Candy Paint as his entrance music. Donny Dane acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Bang
vs
Dane

180 cm
30
176 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

189 cm
30
184 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ali Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donny Dane!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dane misses the jab.
Bang looks to land a body kick but Dane moved away.
Dane tests Bang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bang throws a right and a left that Dane avoids nicely.
A big left from Bang misses.
Dane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bang.
Donny Dane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Dane - just one landing.
Dane misses with an uppercut. Bang saw that one coming.
Dane lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bang at a distance.
Dane cracks Bang with an open hand slap.
Bang goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Donny Dane has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Bang.
Dane lands with an overhand left.
Dane bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bang's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dane misses with a lunging right hand

and Bang counters with a crisp one two that drops Dane! Bang thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Dane to his feet! Dane is in big trouble!

Dane is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dane misses with a takedown attempt - Bang sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dane is still on wobbly legs! Can Bang finish him?
Bang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Dane misses.
Dane seems to have recovered his senses.
Bang takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bang takes one on the button.
Bang swings widly with a right hand
and Bang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bang ducks under a wild hook from Dane.
Bang is looking to clinch.
Dane loads up on a big right hand but Bang slips the punch.
A lazy body kick from Bang
and Bang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bang.
Dane cracks a nice hook into Bang's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dane has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dane.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bang.
Bang with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dane counters with a left to the body.
Dane lands a jab.
Dane blocks a jab.
Bang pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dane back to the cage. Bang follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dane lands an overhand right.

Dane manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bang on his heels. He'll look to pass Bang's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bang has Dane pulled in close to control his posture.
Dane prevents Bang from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dane preventing the sweep.
Bang wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dane seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Ali Bang just wasn't active enough.
Decent striking displayed by Dane there.
A big right from Dane misses.
Dane drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dane scores with a jab. Bang acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bang.
Bang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dane.
Bang misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dane connects with a single shot there.
Dane misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Dane misses the target.
Dane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bang takes one on the button.
Bang fails to land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bang swinging wildly here.
Bang takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fighters circling - Dane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dane lands a nice hook to Bang's body. Bang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dane is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bang had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dane catches Bang with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bang ducks under a wild hook from Dane.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Donny Dane will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Donny Dane's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bang throws a series of punches but Dane moves out of range.
Bang throws a chopping leg kick but Dane manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dane might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Good standup being displayed there by Bang as he connects with a hook.
Bang walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dane feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bangs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Donny Dane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dane's corner calls for a 1-2. Dane obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dane misses with a looping right.
Dane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dane misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Dane.
Dane throws an overhand right that lands on Bang's shoulder, as Bang tries to avoid the shot.
Bang takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dane misses with a body shot.
Dane walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bang.
Dane is breathing heavily.
Dane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck for Bang with that takedown attempt.
Dane misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dane. Bang does a little dance to reset his feet.
No luck for Dane with that takedown attempt.
Dane displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bang.
Dane connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bang's hands.
Bang slips a straight right by Dane.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bang moves into the clinch successfully.
Bang blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Bang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Horrible takedown by Bang or perhaps it was just good defense by Dane which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ali Bang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bang takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A low kick from Bang is predictable there
and Dane counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bang throws a hook but Dane blocks it.
Dane loads up on a big right hand but Bang slips the punch.
Bang doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Dane counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dane stuffs the takedown attempt from Bang. Bang gets slowly back to his feet.
Bang connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dane momentarily.
Jab, jab by Dane - just one landing.
A left lands for Dane.
Dane misses with a looping left.
Bang moves away from the strike by Dane.
Bang shoots for a takedown but Dane saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dane misses with a body shot.
Dane sizes up Bang with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dane misses with a looping right.
Bang shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dane eats them both and turns towards Bang to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang tries to clinch but Dane moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dane ducks under a wild hook from Bang.
Dane throws a jab but it's blocked by Bang.
Dane feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bangs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bang looks to land a combination. Dane sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dane.
Bang looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dane fails with the takedown.
Dane tests Bang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bang drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dane scores with a jab. Bang acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Donny Dane will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Donny Dane's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Dane throws the left hand but Bang avoids the punch easily.

Bang lands a left and a right that send Dane crashing to the mat, dazed. Bang thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dane throws a right hand that misses
and Bang counters with a big right hand! Oh Dane is in trouble here! Bang follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ali Bang!
Ali Bang made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Who are you? And where is Joe Rogan? :-D'.