PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Boy Bawang (ranked 2281 p4p, 3780 weight class) and Sebastian Shot (ranked 123 p4p, 184 weight class). Boy Bawang is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Bawang
vs
Shot

160 cm
23
141
10 - 9 - 0

162 cm
47
145
32 - 28 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boy Bawang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 28 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sebastian Shot!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ben Hemmingworth and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bawang misses with a kick to the body
and Shot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bawang moves to clinch but Shot breaks away
and Shot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bawang ducks under a wild hook from Shot.
Bawang swinging wildly here.
Bawang throws a nice looking combination but Shot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bawang fails with a takedown attempt.
Boy Bawang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bawang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice combination there by Bawang.
Bawang moves away from the strike by Shot.
Bawang shoots in for a takedown but Shot shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shot throws a poor cross that misses
and Bawang counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shot misses with a few strikes there.
Bawang moves out of range as Shot strikes.
Bawang swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bawang throws a series of punches but Shot avoids them all with ease.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Shot enables Bawang to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Shot manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shot seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bawang tries to free his leg and advance position but Shot is retaining full guard.
Shot has Bawang pulled in close to control his posture.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bawang misses with a body kick.
Shot swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shot misses with a body shot
and Bawang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bawang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bawang throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bawang.
Bawang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shot.
Shot misses with a combination
enabling Bawang to counter with a crisp jab.

Bawang clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shot.

Bawang manages to pull guard.
Shot postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shot is looking to work some ground and pound but Bawang has wrist control.
Bawang trying to control the position.
Shot trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Shot is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Shot controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Shot working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bawang's head.
Bawang tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shot not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Shot stops Bawang from standing up.
Shot scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bawang working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shot.
Shot trying to control the position from guard on top but Bawang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bawang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Shot decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Boy Bawang dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Shot looks to land a right hand but Bawang moved out of range.
No luck for Bawang with that takedown attempt.
Shot looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shot misses with a right hand
and Bawang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bawang misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shot! But no joy.
Bawang sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bawang looks to land a combination. Shot sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Shot lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shot thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bawang dives in for a single leg takedown but Shot sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Shot looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boy Bawang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shot looking to slow down the pace here.
Shot looking to slow down the pace here.
Bawang is looking to control Shot's arms but Shot gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bawang has his back to the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shot avoiding damage as Bawang throws knees to the body.

Bawang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bawang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shot throws a jab but it's blocked by Bawang.
Boy Bawang is winning the standup battle so far.

Bawang moves into range and clinches up with Shot.
Bawang lands with a light punch inside.
Bawang blocks a body shot from Shot.
Shot wants to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shot stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Shot trying to stall but Bawang improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sebastian Shot.
Shot misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bawang tries a head kick but it misses.
Shot throws out a counter right but Bawang avoids it with no problem.
Bawang throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shot might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bawang moves out of range of the strikes.
Bawang looks to land a combination. Shot sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Shot gets a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Bawang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shot works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bawang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shot.
A little feinted left hand from Bawang on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shot misses the jab.
Bawang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shot jabs Bawang right on the nose. Bawang blinks but takes it well.
Shot throws the left hand but Bawang avoids the punch easily.
No joy there for Bawang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shot swats away the attempt to clinch by Bawang.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shot misses with an uppercut.
Bawang comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shot throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shot misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shot avoids a punch combination nicely.

Bawang clinches with his opponent.
Bawang throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shot trying to control the position but instead, Bawang has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shot into the cage.
Bawang blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shot trying to stall but Bawang improves his position.
Bawang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bawang jumps guard but Shot stands there with Bawang around his waist. Bawang gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Bawang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Bawang has managed to clinch.
Bawang is looking for a takedown.
Shot is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Shot tries to stall but Bawang uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bawang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bawang holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Shot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bawang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Boy Bawang will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Shot walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bawang checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Shot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bawang darts in looking for a takedown but Shot gets double underhooks and turns Bawang into the cage.
Shot throws out a counter right but Bawang avoids it with no problem.
Bawang tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shot just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bawang prevents a body shot from Shot.
Bawang just leaning against Shot, taking a breather.
Bawang tries to pull guard but Shot forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boy Bawang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shot trying to control the position but instead, Bawang has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shot into the cage.
Bawang blocks an uppercut.
Shot tries a body shot but Bawang blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shot is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Shot trying to land knees to the body.
Shot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bawang is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shot pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shot is trying to maintain a safe position but Bawang gets an underhook and turns Shot into the cage.
Nice body punch from Bawang - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bawang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Bawang.
A right hook to the body lands for Shot.
Bawang jumps guard but Shot stands there with Bawang around his waist. Bawang gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Shot tries to work over Bawang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boy Bawang has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Bawang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shot scores with a sloppy right hand. Bawang should have avoided that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Shot. That snapped Bawang's head back.
Bawang defending well as Shot loads up on a big left hand.
Bawang with a poor takedown
and Bawang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shot lands a head shot.
Shot throws a looping overhand right but Bawang ducks down to avoid it.
Bawang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shot throws a sloppy head kick and Bawang moves out of range easily.
Bawang tries to clinch but Shot is having none of it.
Shot throws a hook but Bawang avoids it easily.
Bawang avoids the head kick by Shot.
Bawang blocks a low kick nicely.

Shot forces Bawang back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shot working aggressively here.

Bawang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bawang throws a wild body kick that Shot sees coming a mile off.
Bawang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bawang thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Shot was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bawang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bawang closes the distance and clinches up with Shot, looking for a takedown. Bawang pushes Shot against the cage but Shot circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shot looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice defenses there by Bawang.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shot lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bawang.
Shot uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bawang has time to react.
Boy Bawang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bawang looks to throw a body kick
and Shot counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No joy there for Bawang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bawang has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bawang moves away from the strike by Shot.
It looked like Bawang wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boy Bawang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shot dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bawang. That did some damage!
Bawang shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shot as he avoids it easily.
Bawang staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Shot clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shot working aggressively here.
Bawang blocks a body shot from Shot.
Shot trying to control the position but instead, Bawang has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shot into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shot throws an elbow but misses.
Shot struggles to land a body shot inside as Bawang controls his hands.
Bawang is trying to pull guard but Shot turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Shot misses with the head strike.
A bit of stalling here from Shot.

Bawang ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bawang no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bawang working a defensive guard but Shot manages to pass into side control anyway.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Bawang's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sebastian Shot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bawang has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Boy Bawang!
A relieved looking Boy Bawang thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.