PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donny Dane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dane kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Candy Paint. Donny Dane has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dane
vs
Bang

189 cm
30
184 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

180 cm
31
176 lbs
21 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donny Dane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ali Bang!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dane fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bang falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dane slips a jab and a cross from Bang.
Dane avoids the head kick by Bang.
Dane doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dane avoids the head kick by Bang.
Bang fails with the takedown
and Dane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dane sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Bang or perhaps it was just good defense by Dane which made him look bad.
Bang scores with a head kick. Dane tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Donny Dane has been cut.
Bang shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Donny Dane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ali Bang.

Bang darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dane is trying to stand up here but Bang is controlling him well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bang controlling the action here.
Dane wants to get back to his feet.
Bang missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bang content to control rather than advance.

Dane manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Bang stalks Dane and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dane's face. Dane staggers backwards, shaken.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang tries to bum rush Dane with a series of wild strikes but Dane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bang tries to clinch up but Dane circles away and keeps his distance.
Dane swats away the attempt to clinch by Bang.
Bang throws a hook but Dane blocks it.
Bang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bang defending well as Dane loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Dane there.
Bang with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Dane to counter with a crisp jab.
Bang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bang misses with a few strikes there.
Dane connects with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bang staying out of range there.
Bang throws a sloppy body shot
and Dane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ali Bang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donny Dane's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bang shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dane defends it nicely.
Bang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dane.
Ali Bang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dane slips a jab from Bang.
Bang tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dane avoids the head kick by Bang.
Dane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bang misses with a double jab
enabling Dane to counter with a crisp jab.
Bang throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dane digs a good body shot into Bang's ribs.
Bang tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice sprawl there from Dane as Bang shoots in.
Dane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A lazy left from Dane finds it's target.
Bang throws a head kick that misses
and Dane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dane stuffs the takedown attempt from Bang. Bang gets slowly back to his feet.
Donny Dane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ali Bang.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ali Bang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bang throws a head kick but Dane moves out of range.
Dane blocks the body kick.
Bang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dane looks to land a right hand but Bang moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bang takes the fight into the clinch.
Bang keeps control of Dane as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bang misses with a knee to the head.
Dane blocks an elbow strike from Bang.
Bang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dane.
Bang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bang pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dane wants to break free but Bang has control.
Bang has Dane pressed against the cage, preventing Dane from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dane blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Dane breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ali Bang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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! This is the final round!

Bang slips under a jab from Dane.
Dane jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dane slips a jab and a cross from Bang.
Bang throws a head kick but Dane moves out of range.
Bang stalks Dane and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dane's face. Dane staggers backwards, shaken.
Bang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bang tries to clinch but Dane moves out of range.
Bang shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dane manages to avoid it.
Dane shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bang eats them both and turns towards Dane to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jab by Dane.
Bang cracks Dane with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bang moves forwards but Dane connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ali Bang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dane.
Ali Bang is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dane catches Bang with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bang tries to clinch
and Dane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bang throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dane's waist but Dane gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bang off to one side.
Dane misses with an uppercut
and Dane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bang pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dane listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bang missing with a left hand there. Dane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bang looks for the body kick but Dane saw that one coming.
Dane is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bang throws a head kick that misses

and Dane counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bang's guard now.

Dane gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dane.
Bang misses with a wild combination.
Donny Dane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dane misses with a jab to the body
and Bang counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
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.
Bang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bang tries to clinch but Dane moves out of range.
Bang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dane.
Bang shoots for a takedown but Dane saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Donny Dane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ali Bang.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bang fails with a takedown attempt.

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 Donny Dane.
I think Bang 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ali Bang!
In his post fight interview, Ali Bang gave a big smile as he said 'Who are you? And where is Joe Rogan? :-D'.