PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pietkriek Gumbi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van Thuan Dang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pietkriek Gumbi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Van Thuan Dang's chin.

Gumbi
vs
Thuan Dang

169 cm
26
135 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

160 cm
26
135 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pietkriek Gumbi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Van Thuan Dang!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gumbi misses with a looping left.
Thuan Dang ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gumbi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gumbi throws out a powerful jab.
A lazy left from Gumbi finds it's target.
Thuan Dang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gumbi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Thuan Dang misses.
Gumbi looks to land a combination. Thuan Dang sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Thuan Dang is rocked!
Thuan Dang connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gumbi thows a body shot but no joy.
Thuan Dang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gumbi lands a jab to the head.
Thuan Dang is still on wobbly legs! Can Gumbi finish him?
Jab from Thuan Dang.
Thuan Dang seems to have recovered his senses.
Gumbi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gumbi throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Gumbi misses.
Thuan Dang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gumbi swats away the attempt to clinch by Thuan Dang.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gumbi throws a body kick that misses.
Thuan Dang tries to clinch up.
Gumbi throws a leg kick but Thuan Dang checks it.
Gumbi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pietkriek Gumbi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gumbi. Thuan Dang shrugs it off though.
Some wild striking there from Gumbi.
Gumbi throws a series of punches but Thuan Dang moves out of range.
Gumbi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thuan Dang tries to close the distance and clinch but Gumbi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thuan Dang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gumbi throws out the jab.
Gumbi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Gumbi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gumbi pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gumbi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thuan Dang is out of range and Gumbi settles back down.
Thuan Dang scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Thuan Dang.
Gumbi moves out of range of the body kick from Thuan Dang.
Thuan Dang blocks a low kick nicely.
Thuan Dang lands a jab.
Gumbi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gumbi lands with a hook. Thuan Dang tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thuan Dang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gumbi misses with a wild combination.
Thuan Dang checks a leg kick nicely.
Gumbi slips a jab and a cross from Thuan Dang.
Thuan Dang slips a jab from Gumbi.
Gumbi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thuan Dang scores with a nice head shot.
Thuan Dang dodges the punch combination from Gumbi.
Thuan Dang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gumbi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gumbi misses with a low kick.
A big right from Gumbi misses.
Thuan Dang lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gumbi tries a head kick but it misses.
Thuan Dang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thuan Dang checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gumbi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gumbi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thuan Dang checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Good work by Thuan Dang as he checks the leg kick.
Thuan Dang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gumbi at a distance.
Gumbi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thuan Dang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gumbi swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gumbi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thuan Dang is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gumbi rather than just go for the knockout.
Gumbi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thuan Dang misses with a series of wild punches.
Thuan Dang throws the kick towards the body but Gumbi avoids it.
Thuan Dang tries to clinch but Gumbi is having none of it.
Gumbi moves out of range as Thuan Dang throws a body kick.
Gumbi misses the shot to the body.
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!
Gumbi misses with a body kick.
Thuan Dang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Gumbi.
Gumbi is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gumbi throws a lazy uppercut
and Thuan Dang counters with a nice body kick.

Thuan Dang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thuan Dang using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thuan Dang trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pietkriek Gumbi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gumbi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gumbi works the jab nicely.
Thuan Dang dodges the punch combination from Gumbi.
Pietkriek Gumbi is winning the standup battle so far.
Decent striking displayed by Thuan Dang there.
Gumbi throws a hook but Thuan Dang avoids it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Thuan Dang checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A punch combination from Gumbi misses.
Thuan Dang ducks under a wild hook from Gumbi.
Gumbi throws a shot from downtown. Thuan Dang moves away and avoids it.
No joy there for Thuan Dang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Gumbi.
Pietkriek Gumbi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gumbi looks to land a left hand but Thuan Dang moved out of range nicely.
Thuan Dang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gumbi catches Thuan Dang with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gumbi cracks a nice hook into Thuan Dang's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thuan Dang wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thuan Dang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gumbi dodges the punch combination from Thuan Dang.
Thuan Dang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch lands to the side of Gumbi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thuan Dang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gumbi.
A punch combination from Gumbi misses.
The fighters circling - Gumbi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gumbi throws a looping overhand right but Thuan Dang ducks down to avoid it.
Gumbi swings widly with a right hand
and Thuan Dang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gumbi throws a solid leg kick but Thuan Dang takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gumbi.
Gumbi looks to land a combination. Thuan Dang sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Thuan Dang thuds a left hand into Gumbi's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thuan Dang misses with a body kick.
Gumbi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thuan Dang connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gumbi throws a hook to the side of Thuan Dang's head but Thuan Dang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thuan Dang throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gumbi missing with a left hand there. Thuan Dang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thuan Dang. That's going to slow Gumbi down.
Thuan Dang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thuan Dang scores with a hook to the body. Gumbi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thuan Dang displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gumbi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thuan Dang scores with a jab to the body.
Thuan Dang throws a shot to the body.
Gumbi connects with an inside leg kick.
Gumbi misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gumbi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thuan Dang misses with a body kick.
Gumbi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gumbi tries to land a leg kick but Thuan Dang saw it coming and moves away.
Gumbi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thuan Dang.

Thuan Dang gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thuan Dang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gumbi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thuan Dang.
Thuan Dang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Gumbi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gumbi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thuan Dang.
Gumbi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gumbi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thuan Dang fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thuan Dang thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gumbi if he has to take too many more of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gumbi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Thuan Dang lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gumbi takes a step back to recover.
Thuan Dang ducks under a wild hook from Gumbi.
Thuan Dang tries to close the distance and clinch but Gumbi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gumbi throws a hook but Thuan Dang avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thuan Dang misses with the combination.
Gumbi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gumbi lands a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thuan Dang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thuan Dang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice jab there from Thuan Dang.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Pietkriek Gumbi will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Gumbi lands the left hand.
Thuan Dang misses with the combination.
Thuan Dang fails to land with a series of punches.
Gumbi looks to score with a jab to the body but Thuan Dang is just out of range.
Thuan Dang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gumbi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thuan Dang circles away quickly and effectively.
Gumbi throws a jab when Thuan Dang was well out of range.
Gumbi just misses with a punch to the body.
Gumbi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thuan Dang checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thuan Dang lands with a nice combination. Gumbi backs away looking to recover.
Thuan Dang jabs Gumbi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gumbi misses with a series of wild punches.
Gumbi misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thuan Dang fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thuan Dang throws a good cross that connects.
Gumbi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gumbi throws a looping overhand right but Thuan Dang ducks down to avoid it.
Thuan Dang throws a nice looking combination but Gumbi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thuan Dang throws a series of punches but Gumbi avoids them all with ease.
Thuan Dang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gumbi throws a low kick but Thuan Dang avoids it.
Thuan Dang tries to close the distance and clinch but Gumbi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thuan Dang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Thuan Dang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thuan Dang slips a jab and a cross from Gumbi.
Thuan Dang looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gumbi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thuan Dang with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thuan Dang tries to land a front kick but Gumbi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gumbi looks to score with a jab to the body but Thuan Dang is just out of range.
Gumbi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gumbi misses with a jab to the body
and Thuan Dang counters with a good, hard body kick but Gumbi shrugs it off.
Gumbi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thuan Dang stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A telegraphed right hand from Gumbi misses the target.
Thuan Dang lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thuan Dang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gumbi throws a big shot that misses.
Thuan Dang keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gumbi takes a swing at Thuan Dang's ribcage but misses.
Gumbi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thuan Dang just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gumbi lands a jab.
No joy there for Gumbi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thuan Dang checks a leg kick nicely.
Thuan Dang dodges the punch combination from Gumbi.
Thuan Dang closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Thuan Dang digs a good body shot into Gumbi's ribs.
Thuan Dang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thuan Dang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gumbi circles away quickly and effectively.
A left lands for Gumbi.
Thuan Dang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thuan Dang is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thuan Dang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gumbi throws out the jab.
Gumbi misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thuan Dang throws a body kick that misses.
Gumbi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A right-left combo lands from Thuan Dang.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thuan Dang moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Thuan Dang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gumbi takes a swing at Thuan Dang's ribcage but misses.
Thuan Dang looks to clinch
and Gumbi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thuan Dang moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Thuan Dang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thuan Dang takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Van Thuan Dang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gumbi lunges at Thuan Dang with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thuan Dang's hand.

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 Pietkriek Gumbi.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gumbi, 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Pietkriek Gumbi!
Pietkriek Gumbi is the new bantamweight champion!
After winning the bout, Pietkriek Gumbi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.