PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manalili Meesang (ranked 794 p4p, 884 weight class) and Azriel Pandens (ranked 94 p4p, 106 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Meesang
vs
Pandens

176 cm
25
156
10 - 3 - 0

173 cm
25
158
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

MKFC

Altitude Clothing
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Manalili Meesang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Azriel Pandens!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meesang throws a body punch but Pandens moves out of range.
Pandens dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Meesang. That did some damage!
Pandens misses with an uppercut.
Pandens throws a head kick but Meesang moves out of range.
Pandens slips a jab from Meesang.
Pandens uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meesang.
Pandens connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pandens misses with a body kick.
Meesang is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pandens throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Meesang takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by Pandens.
Pandens loads up on a big right hand but Meesang slips the punch.
Pandens lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Meesang circles away quickly and effectively.
Meesang misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meesang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Meesang misses.
Meesang has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Pandens tries to score with a low kick but Meesang moves his leg out of the way.
Meesang throws a half hearted mid kick.

Meesang clinches.
Pandens wants to get back to striking at distance but Meesang won't allow it.

Pandens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Meesang misses the jab.
Pandens ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pandens looks to land a left hand but Meesang moved out of range nicely.
Meesang drops his hands momentarily and Pandens takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pandens chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Meesang can pounce on him.
Meesang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pandens sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A low kick lands for Pandens.
Pandens has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Pandens wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandens lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Meesang misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pandens counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pandens connects with a solid leg kick.
Pandens throws a lazy body kick
and Meesang counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Pandens on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Meesang. Meesang obviously looking to wear him down.
Pandens staying out of range there.
Pandens thinks about the counter body kick.
Pandens tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Meesang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pandens. Pandens obviously looking to wear him down.
Pandens swings for the body but Meesang moves out of range.
Pandens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meesang.
Pandens looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pandens throws a hook but Meesang avoids it easily.
Meesang throws an overhand right that lands on Pandens's shoulder, as Pandens tries to avoid the shot.
Meesang on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meesang lands a nice looking body shot.
Pandens connects with a body shot.
Pandens misses with a lunging right hand

and Meesang holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Meesang tries a body shot but Pandens blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Meesang scores with a nice short uppercut.
Meesang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pandens has had enough of the clinch but Meesang keeps him there for the moment.
Pandens blocks an uppercut.
Meesang tries to work over Pandens's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Meesang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pandens is trying to break the clinch but Meesang has him pressed against the cage.
Pandens working hard to break the clinch.
Pandens looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Meesang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Pandens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice inside leg kick there by Meesang. That's going to slow Pandens down.
Meesang needs to keep his hands up - Pandens had a free shot at his head there.
Meesang moves out of range of the strikes.
Meesang is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandens delivers a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meesang misses with a kick to the body.
Pandens misses with a looping left.
Pandens throws a push kick but Meesang slaps the foot to one side.
Pandens goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Meesang.
Pandens tries a head kick but it misses.
Pandens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meesang moves away.
Pandens misses with a looping right.
As Pandens backs away, Meesang returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Meesang swings for the body but Pandens moves out of range.
Meesang avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pandens walks into a jab.
A cross from Pandens lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Azriel Pandens will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pandens scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good work by Pandens as he checks the leg kick.
Pandens moves out of range of the strikes.
Pandens throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Meesang makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Meesang swings for the body but Pandens moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Pandens misses the target.
Pandens misses with a looping right.
Meesang defending well as Pandens loads up on a big left hand.
Meesang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandens throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Meesang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meesang is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Meesang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab from Pandens.
Pandens ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Meesang takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pandens misses with a hook
and Meesang counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Meesang throws a body shot but no joy.
Meesang blocks a jab.
Pandens throws a head kick that half lands.
A good leg kick by Meesang.
Pandens wants to land a leg kick but Meesang is out of range.
A slow jab from Pandens misses its intended target.
Pandens missing with a left hand there. Meesang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice shot by Meesang.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pandens takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pandens connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pandens works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Meesang misses with a hook. Pandens ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Pandens.
Pandens's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pandens connects with the punch.
Pandens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meesang.
Meesang on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pandens stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Meesang.
Azriel Pandens seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pandens throws a shot from downtown. Meesang moves away and avoids it.
Meesang with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pandens to score with a decent uppercut.
A head kick misses from Pandens.
A swing and a miss from Pandens.
Meesang was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meesang thumps Pandens with a low kick.
Meesang misses with a kick to the body.
Azriel Pandens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meesang moves out of range of the strikes.
Pandens connects with a solid leg kick.
Pandens misses with a right hand
and Meesang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Meesang cracks Pandens with an open hand slap.
Pandens attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Meesang lands with a straight right. Pandens didn't see that one coming.
Meesang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pandens throws a shot from downtown. Meesang moves away and avoids it.
Meesang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pandens moves away.
Pandens scores with a punch to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Meesang.
Meesang jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Pandens bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Pandens blocks the low kick.
Pandens tries a quick counter leg kick but Meesang is wise to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meesang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pandens looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pandens jabs at Meesang's body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Meesang.
Pandens looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A leg kick checked by Pandens.
Meesang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Meesang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meesang throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pandens on the side of the head.
Meesang slips a straight right by Pandens.

Meesang forces Pandens back against the cage and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Azriel Pandens will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Pandens lands with a nice body punch.
Meesang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meesang takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A good leg kick by Meesang.
Pandens fails to land with a series of punches.
Meesang throws a body punch but Pandens moves out of range.
Meesang blocks a low kick nicely.
Pandens misses with a straight left.
Pandens moves out of range as Meesang strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pandens! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandens lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A left lands for Pandens.
Pandens scores with the left hand. Meesang knows he should have avoided that one.
Pandens uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meesang.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meesang takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Crunch! Pandens slams his shin into Meesang's torso.
Pandens throws a hook but Meesang avoids it easily.
Pandens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meesang was well out of range. Poor timing from Pandens.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pandens.
Meesang looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pandens looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pandens scores with a leg kick.
A big left from Meesang misses.
Pandens slips under a jab.
Pandens misses with a straight right.
Meesang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pandens.
And Meesang counters with a quick kick to the body but Pandens blocks it.
Pandens fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Meesang.
Manalili Meesang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meesang throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Meesang throws an overhand right that lands on Pandens's shoulder, as Pandens tries to avoid the shot.
Pandens smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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!
Meesang scores with a decent looking hook.
A solid body kick from Meesang.
Pandens throws a body shot but no joy.
Pandens swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Meesang.
Meesang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pandens throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pandens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meesang.
Meesang moves out of range as Pandens throws a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandens connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Meesang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pandens's sensitive parts.
Pandens throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The fighters circling - Pandens throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Meesang wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pandens takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pandens misses with a hook.
Meesang blocks a jab.
As Pandens backs away, Meesang returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pandens dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pandens checks a low kick from Meesang.
Pandens is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Meesang.
Pandens lands with a kick to the temple. Meesang shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice straight punches there by Pandens. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pandens.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pandens keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pandens throws a hook but Meesang blocks it.
Meesang throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pandens counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Pandens misses its intended target.
A quick step to the side and Meesang tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meesang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pandens goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Meesang darts in and clinches Pandens up against the cage.
Good body shot from Meesang.
Meesang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pandens wants to break the clinch but can't.
Meesang has a couple of punches blocked by Pandens.
Meesang tries to work over Pandens's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pandens looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Pandens breaks from the clinch.
Pandens looks to land a right hand but Meesang moved out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Azriel Pandens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pandens 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Azriel Pandens!
Azriel Pandens decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.