PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Haitian Ginger (ranked 2467 p4p, 25008 weight class) and Mun So (ranked 340 p4p, 812 weight class). So has chosen DEVILOOF - 拷訊惨獄 as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Ginger
vs
So

193 cm
18
185
3 - 1 - 0

177 cm
18
185
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Haitian Ginger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mun So!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Ginger misses its intended target.
Mun So seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
So scores with a body shot.
So throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
So swings for the body but Ginger moves out of range.

Ginger pushes So up against the cage in a clinch.
Ginger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
So tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ginger's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Ginger as the two fighters clinch.
Ginger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
So tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ginger's elbow.
Ginger lands a hook that snaps the head of So backwards.
So takes a shot to the head.
Ginger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
So lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ginger or not.
Ginger tries to throw a body punch but So avoids it by throwing Ginger back against the cage.
Ginger leaning his opponent against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Ginger.
So looks winded!
Ginger gets through So's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ginger blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Ginger.
Ginger digs a right hand underneath So's ribcage. So let out a lung full of air as it connected.
So misses with a body punch.
Stalling in the clinch from Ginger.
Ginger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ginger misses with a hook to the ribs.
So fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
So throws a punch but it's blocked by Ginger.
Ginger works on So's body with a couple of short punches.
So's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
I was talking to Ginger's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nice body punch from Ginger.
Ginger can't find room to land a body shot as So controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ginger.
Ginger lands a body punch.
Ginger lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Ginger.
Ginger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with So's elbow.
Ginger lands a nice shot to the body.

Ginger manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ginger trying to keep a closed guard but So is proving a slippery customer.
Ginger on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ginger tries to get out of the position.

Ginger looking for a triangle here. So is fighting it but it looks tight! Ginger pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, So is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Haitian Ginger!
A very excited looking Haitian Ginger made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Mun So stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm gutted, let my team down today. Sorry ACME crew we worked hard for me to get this W today and I came up short. Best wishes to Anders in his next fight.'.