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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ragang Ebon (ranked 4859 p4p, 4170 weight class) and Balabak Agayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ragang Ebon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Balabak Agayo!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agayo lands with a nice body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Agayo is defended easily by Ebon.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ebon is defended easily by Agayo.
Agayo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Agayo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ebon looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ebon being controlled for a moment.
Ebon is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ebon wants to control but Agayo postures up.
Ebon takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ebon tries to improve position but can't.
Agayo is trying to get an arm triangle but Ebon is defending well.
Ebon can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ebon is looking to get back to his feet here but Agayo is keeping cool and he's managed to take Ebon's back.
Ebon trying to control but not successfully.
You can see the frustration on Ebon's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Agayo controls the position.
It looks like Agayo 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agayo is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Ebon has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Agayo is hanging on to Ebon's back as he tries to escape.
Agayo biding his time, looking for the opening.
Ebon can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agayo looking for the RNC.
Ebon is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Agayo looking for the RNC.
Agayo biding his time, controlling Ebon.
Ebon tries to escape but Agayo has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ebon defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Agayo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balabak Agayo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Agayo slaps away a takedown attempt from Ebon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Agayo feints and as Ebon raises his hands in defense, Agayo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ebon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Agayo forces his way into half guard.
Agayo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agayo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Agayo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agayo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Agayo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Agayo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Agayo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Agayo controlling the action here.
Ebon is in trouble now - Agayo has advanced to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agayo controlling from the full mount.
Balabak Agayo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ebon is wriggling around trying to escape.
Agayo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Agayo landing shots from mount.
Ebon is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Ebon is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ebon is working hard here to advance position.
Ebon just holding on.
Ebon takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Agayo goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Ebon is on top in guard.
Agayo looking for a sweep. Not yet Agayo, not yet.
Agayo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Agayo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agayo keeping moving, preventing Ebon from controlling successfully.
Agayo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Agayo keeping moving, preventing Ebon from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Agayo is controlling Ebon's posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balabak Agayo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Agayo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Agayo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Agayo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ebon's half guard.
Ebon scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Agayo manages to mount him!
Ebon is working to get back to half guard.
Agayo controlling the position easily from mount.
Ebon wants to hold on but Agayo pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agayo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Agayo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Agayo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Agayo is landing with some decent strikes but Ebon is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agayo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ebon can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ebon tries to lock up and control but Agayo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Agayo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ebon can't escape the position.
Agayo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Agayo is continuing to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ebon wants to hold on but Agayo pushes him away.
Agayo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Let's hope that Agayo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Agayo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ebon taking shots to the head.
Agayo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Agayo.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Balabak Agayo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Agayo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Balabak Agayo!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Balabak Agayo!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Balabak Agayo!
Balabak Agayo wins by unanimous decision!
Balabak Agayo spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
In defeat, Ragang Ebon stepped up to the mic, saying 'I try my best but its not enough, congrat to my oponent but i will be back in better form next time this lost will be avange that i promise'.
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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