PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Biil Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bang Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Drogo
vs
Bang

175 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Biil Drogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bang Bang!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drogo misses with a wild combination.
Bang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drogo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Drogo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bang looks like he's trying to stand up.
Drogo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bang is controlling Drogo's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Bang pushes Drogo off looking to stand but Drogo dives back in and keeps control.
Bang avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Drogo.

Bang manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Biil Drogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bang drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bang takes a little break here. Drogo wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Drogo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Drogo struggling a bit here.
Bang working the ground and pound but Drogo is defending the strikes.
Bang cracks Drogo with a big right hand but Drogo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang landing a few strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bang landing a few strikes.
Bang is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Drogo's shoulder. That is not cool.
Bang trying to control the position but Drogo is working away.
A lull in the action here.
Drogo is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Drogo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Drogo is breathing heavily.
Bang trying to control the position but Drogo is working away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bang lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang trying to control the position but Drogo is working away.
You can see the frustration on Drogo's face as Bang controls the position.
Bang working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bang works to advance to full mount. Drogo defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Bang landing strikes from the mount.
Bang looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bang lands with some strikes.
Bang controlling from mount.
It looks like Bang might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drogo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bang landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bang punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bang content just to control the position here.
Bang with shots to the head and body - Drogo looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bang Bang dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bang shoots for a takedown but Drogo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bang slips a jab and a cross from Drogo.
Drogo scores with a one two! Bang had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Drogo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bang quickly recovers to half guard.

Bang kicks off Drogo and gets to his feet.

Bang has managed to clinch.

Bang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drogo is looking to clinch but Bang is avoiding it.

Bang shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bang was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drogo is trying to escape the position but Bang is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drogo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Bang pushes Drogo off and gets back to his feet.
Drogo walks into a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bang closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bang takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bang controlling the action here.
Drogo wants to get back to his feet.
Bang is pressing down on Drogo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Drogo is holding on for now.
Bang controlling the action here.
Nice strikes from Bang there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bang is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Drogo defends it well.
Bang winds up and cracks Drogo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bang controlling the action here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang moves nicely into side control.
Bang working the ground and pound.
Bang Bang has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bang creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Drogo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bang grinds an elbow into Drogo's temple.
Drogo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Drogo tries to improve position but can't.
Drogo is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bang has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bang landing strikes.
Drogo is letting Bang control him for a moment.
Bang has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drogo taking punishment in the form of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drogo is trying to escape the position but Bang is controlling the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bang cracks Drogo with a big elbow.
Bang grinds an elbow into Drogo's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bang Bang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bang shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Drogo is refusing to be controlled, as Bang sits in half guard.
Bang moves into full mount! Drogo won't be happy about that!
Bang 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 in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bang working the ground and pound effectively.
Drogo swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bang controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang working the ground and pound effectively.
Bang looking to control but Drogo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Drogo squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang wants to control the pace but Drogo is squirming around nicely.
A nice elbow there by Bang.
Bang content just to control the position here.
Bang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bang is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Drogo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bang looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bang landing shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang landing strikes from the mount.
Bang sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Drogo taking shots to the head.
Bang lands a nice shot to the head.

Drogo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bang.
Bang tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang with shots to the head and body - Drogo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bang lands with some strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bang content just to control the position here.
Bang with a couple of short strikes.
Bang controlling from the full mount.
Bang Bang is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Biil Drogo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Bang Bang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bang winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 26:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bang Bang!