PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr bang Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bas Ubereem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mr bang Bang has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

bang Bang
vs
Ubereem

180 cm
23
215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
205 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mr bang Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bas Ubereem!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ubereem tries to clinch there but Bang circles away.
Ubereem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bang paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Bang feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bang tries to free his leg and advance position but Ubereem is retaining full guard.
Bang forces his way into half guard.
Ubereem is refusing to be controlled, as Bang sits in half guard.
Ubereem wants to improve his position but Bang is controlling well.
Bang seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ubereem keeps working.
Bang working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bang looks to land a strike but Ubereem avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang passes into half guard.
Bang missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bang throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bang throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bang working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bang not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bang looks to land a strike but Ubereem avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ubereem working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bang.
Bang looking to pass the guard.
Bang postures up in Ubereem's guard and throws a big left but Ubereem blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bang accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bang throws a strike but Ubereem rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bang seems keen to control Ubereem's posture.
Bang wants to stand up but Ubereem is controlling him.
Bang has his hands on Ubereem's head, controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bang keeping moving, preventing Ubereem from controlling successfully.
Bang looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ubereem is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bang seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ubereem won't allow Bang to sweep him here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ubereem showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bang.
Bang shoots in for a double leg but Ubereem sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bang shoots in for a takedown but Ubereem shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ubereem throws a head kick but Bang moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bang.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr bang Bang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bang.

Bang drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bang forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr bang Bang dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ubereem tries to clinch but Bang is having none of it.
Bang throws a right and a left that both miss.

Bang scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bang misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ubereem sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bang missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bang has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ubereem has hold of Bang's hands but Bang slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bang scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bang throwing shots but Ubereem is blocking nicely.
Bang is thwarting Ubereem's attempts to control the position.
Ubereem keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang throwing shots but Ubereem is blocking nicely.
Bang landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ubereem keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bang throws a strike but Ubereem avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bang slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ubereem managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bang.
Bang misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Mr bang Bang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ubereem defending against the ground and pound.
Ubereem takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bang throws a strike aimed at the side of Ubereem's head but Ubereem avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bang.
The strikes coming from Bang are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bang looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ubereem is avoiding damage well.
Bang sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ubereem is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Ubereem dodges the ground and pound from Bang.
Bang throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ubereem dodges the ground and pound from Bang.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bang fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ubereem avoids it really well and circles away.
Bang throws a series of punches but Ubereem avoids them all with ease.
Mr bang Bang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ubereem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bang fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ubereem sprawls well initially but Bang persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bang missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ubereem blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bang.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ubereem has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bang is working away from the top position though.
Ubereem avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bang.
Ubereem is trying to control but can't.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bang connects with a nice short shot to Ubereem's temple.
Bang thows a huge punch but Ubereem dodges it nicely.
Bang throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bang sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ubereem defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bang missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ubereem avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bang.
Ubereem trying to control but Bang postures up.
Bang not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A right-left combo lands from Bang.
Bang avoids the head kick by Ubereem.
Ubereem fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bang throws a right hand that Ubereem ducks under and follows up with a left that Ubereem also avoids with ease.

Ubereem darts in and clinches Bang up against the cage.
Ubereem prevents the takedown attempt.
Ubereem using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ubereem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bang wants a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr bang Bang dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Bang misses with a few strikes there.
Ubereem moves in looking to clinch but Bang pushes him off.
Ubereem tries to clinch up but Bang circles away and keeps his distance.
Ubereem is looking to clinch but Bang is avoiding it.

Bang shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bang looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bang seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Bang there.
Bang is thwarting Ubereem's attempts to control the position.
Bang throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang wants to take a breather but Ubereem is having none of it.
Bang not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bang looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bang throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ubereem keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ubereem keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ubereem keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bang takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bang missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ubereem regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bang.
Bang landing some decent shots from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bang accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bang with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bang throws a strike but Ubereem rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bang lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ubereem!
Ubereem wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bang.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bang looking to ground and pound but Ubereem is blocking nicely.
Bas Ubereem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ubereem taking shots to the head.
Bang connects with a bit shot that sees Ubereem covering up! More strikes from Bang and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Bang is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr bang Bang!