PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Ang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Margera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ang's entrance music is ACDC- Long Way To The Top. A fine choice. Margera has chosen Blow Up as his entrance music. Rodney Ang has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ang
vs
Margera

183 cm
29
194 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

183 cm
23
187 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodney Ang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bam Margera!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ang misses with a body shot.
Margera shoots in but Ang avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Margera shoots in for a double leg but Ang sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ang stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ang wants it to stay on the feet.
Rodney Ang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bam Margera.
Margera ducks right into an uppercut from Ang.
Ang throws a leg kick but Margera moved away.

Ang drops Margera with a left right combo! Ang follows him down to the ground into side control.

Margera is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ang passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Margera!
Margera is still in real trouble! Can Ang finish him?
Margera in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ang tries to control but Margera wriggling away.
Ang tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Margera is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Margera seems to have recovered his senses.
Margera keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ang looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Margera wants to control but Ang is having none of it.
Ang controlling from mount.
Ang connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Margera is working to get back to half guard.
Margera wants to control but Ang is having none of it.
Margera is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ang looking to finish Margera with some ground and pound. This is bad for Margera!
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!
Ang raining down shots from the mount!
Ang is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Margera can't escape the position.
Ang lands a big shot there that rocks Margera but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ang has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ang can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Margera is looking to escape.
Ang landing strikes from the mount.
Margera is looking to get to half guard.
Margera regains half guard.
Ang working Margera over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ang is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Margera has managed to free his arm - good work.
Margera regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ang controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ang wants to control from the top but Margera keeps moving.
Margera bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ang's guard.
Margera with a flurry of punches that miss.

Margera drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ang looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ang looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ang!
Ang is looking to take a break and control but Margera is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Margera takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ang lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Margera is not content to let Ang control the position.
Margera regains half guard.
Ang is pressing down on Margera's thigh, looking to free his foot. Margera is holding on for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ang works his foot free and advances to mount.
Margera keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodney Ang dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ang misses with a looping right.
Margera takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ang lands a really nice looking cross but Margera seems unphased.
Ang misses with a body shot.
Bam Margera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Margera moves out of range of the strikes.
Margera changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ang tries to avoid it but Margera manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ang to the ground. Ang escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Margera moves away.
Ang wants to land a leg kick but Margera is out of range.
Rodney Ang is winning the standup battle so far.
Ang slaps away a takedown attempt from Margera, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ang lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Margera misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Ang misses.
Ang lands with a thumping leg kick.
Margera throws a one two combo.
Nice defenses there by Margera.
Ang scores with a jab to the body.

Ang gets caught flat footed, as Margera shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Margera looking to sit in guard and control but Ang gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ang working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ang 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.
Ang advances position into side control!
Ang is trying to ground and pound but Margera uses the momentary lack of control by Ang to regain half guard.
Margera trying to control here.
Margera blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ang.
Margera trying to control here.
Margera wants to control but Ang passes into side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Margera is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ang's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ang is nestled in close to Margera, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ang wants to take a breather but Margera is having none of it.
Ang prevents Margera from improving his position.
Ang throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ang landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Margera tries to get to full guard but Ang has control of the leg.
Ang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Margera can do to turn this around?
Margera is not content to let Ang control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ang is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Margera is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Margera manages to get to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ang is working Margera over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ang stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Margera swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ang trying to control the position from guard on top but Margera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Margera is trying to keep Ang in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Margera avoids the body shot from Ang.
Ang looks to land a combination. Margera sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Margera slips under a jab from Ang.

Margera shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ang manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ang looking to hit a scissor sweep but Margera is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ang is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Margera throws an elbow that misses. Ang uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Margera's guard. Nice move by Ang!
Ang trying to control but Margera is working from the bottom.
Ang in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Margera keeping moving, preventing Ang from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Margera wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ang wants to pass the guard but Margera is keeping the position.
Ang trying to control the position from guard on top but Margera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rodney Ang.
Margera walks into a jab.
Margera with a poor takedown
and Ang counters with a good low kick that Margera was not able to check.
Margera checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Margera throws a right and a left that both miss.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ang.
Margera takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donk. Ang catches Margera right on the button with a cross.
Nice sprawl there from Ang as Margera shoots in.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margera shoots in looking for a takedown but Ang manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Margera's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rodney Ang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bam Margera.
Ang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Margera has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Margera walks into a jab.
Ang bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ang shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Margera takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Ang sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Margera bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rodney Ang!
Rodney Ang retains his middleweight title!
Rodney Ang gave a mention to Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).