PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bumba Motumbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anabol Asteroid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Motumbo comes to the cage accompanied by N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton. Asteroid has chosen Asteroid as his entrance music. Bumba Motumbo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Motumbo
vs
Asteroid

188 cm
24
195 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

188 cm
25
192 lbs
16 - 8 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Resistance

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 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bumba Motumbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Anabol Asteroid!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asteroid misses with a low kick.
Motumbo misses with a head kick.
Asteroid looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Asteroid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Asteroid lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Asteroid throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Motumbo counters with a straight right hand.
Motumbo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Asteroid lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Motumbo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Motumbo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Motumbo looks to land a body kick but Asteroid moved away.
Anabol Asteroid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asteroid misses with a body shot.
Asteroid scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asteroid tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Motumbo scores with a head kick. Asteroid tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Asteroid just misses with a punch to the body.
Motumbo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Asteroid throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Motumbo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Motumbo.
Asteroid tries to work over Motumbo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Asteroid is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Asteroid has had enough of the clinch but Motumbo keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Motumbo tries to land knees in the clinch but Asteroid avoids the damage to the body.
Motumbo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Asteroid is trying to break free.
Motumbo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Asteroid avoids it.
Motumbo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Asteroid is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Asteroid.
Asteroid working hard to break the clinch.
Asteroid wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Motumbo looking to throw knees to the head but Asteroid is blocking nicely.
Asteroid scores with a shot to the side of Motumbo's head.
Asteroid tries to throw a body punch but Motumbo avoids it by throwing Asteroid back against the cage.
Motumbo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Asteroid blocks it with crossed arms.
Motumbo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Asteroid looks gassed!
Motumbo missing with knees to the body.
Motumbo slows down the pace here.
Motumbo lands with a left to the head.
Motumbo lands a body punch.
Motumbo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Asteroid.
Motumbo lands a right hand.
Asteroid managing to block the knees to the body from Motumbo.
Motumbo digs a right hand underneath Asteroid's ribcage. Asteroid let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Motumbo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Asteroid blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Motumbo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Asteroid is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Motumbo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Asteroid takes a shot to the head.
Motumbo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Motumbo tries to land knees in the clinch but Asteroid avoids the damage to the body.
Asteroid avoiding damage as Motumbo throws knees to the body.
Motumbo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Asteroid or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Motumbo lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Motumbo.
Motumbo landing knees to the head.

Asteroid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab from Motumbo.
A big right from Asteroid misses.
Motumbo walks into a jab.
Asteroid rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Motumbo counters with a thumping low kick.
That kick from Motumbo tenderised Asteroid's leg. Asteroid is trying to keep his angry face on.
Asteroid swings widly with a right hand
and Motumbo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Motumbo avoids the body shot from Asteroid.
Motumbo lands a glancing blow to the side of Asteroid's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asteroid throws a leg kick that is checked
and Motumbo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Motumbo looks to score with a jab to the body but Asteroid is just out of range.
Motumbo connects with a crisp jab.
Asteroid takes one to the side of the head.
Motumbo throws a head kick that misses
letting Asteroid counter with a right hand.
Motumbo misses with the combination.
Asteroid lands a nice hook to Motumbo's body. Motumbo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Asteroid fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Motumbo.
Motumbo connects with a right hand. Asteroid shakes it off.
Asteroid misses the shot to the body.
Asteroid thows a left - swing and a miss!
Asteroid throws a series of punches but Motumbo moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Asteroid there.
Asteroid throws a leg kick
and Motumbo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Asteroid really felt that one!
Motumbo cracks a nice hook into Asteroid's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asteroid thows a body shot but no joy.
Asteroid tries a head kick but it misses.
Motumbo wants to clinch up but Asteroid keeps it at a distance.
Asteroid misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Motumbo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Knees to the body from Motumbo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Motumbo lands a good knee to the midsection. Asteroid won't want to take too many of those.
Motumbo is trying to maintain a safe position but Asteroid gets an underhook and turns Motumbo into the cage.
Come on Motumbo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Motumbo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Motumbo with a knee to the head.
Motumbo tries a knee to the head but Asteroid blocks it.
Motumbo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Motumbo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Motumbo trying to land knees to the body.
Motumbo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Asteroid or not.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Motumbo.
Motumbo lands a body punch.
A knee to the head by Motumbo.
Motumbo cracks Asteroid with a nice body shot.
Motumbo lands an elbow just above Asteroid 's eye.
Asteroid misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bumba Motumbo 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.

Motumbo avoids the body shot from Asteroid.
Motumbo misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Motumbo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Asteroid throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Asteroid gets tackled into the cage by Motumbo. Motumbo maintains the clinch.
Asteroid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Asteroid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Asteroid misses with a hook from the clinch.
Motumbo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Asteroid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Motumbo's elbow.
Asteroid wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Motumbo has him pressed against the cage.
Asteroid tries to circle away but Motumbo has him pinned against the cage.
Motumbo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Asteroid avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asteroid is trying to push Motumbo away but Motumbo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Motumbo looking to throw knees to the head but Asteroid is blocking nicely.
Asteroid wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Motumbo has him pressed against the cage.
Asteroid can't break the clinch.
Asteroid wants to get back to striking at distance but Motumbo won't allow it.
Motumbo trying to land knees to the body.

Asteroid breaks the clinch.
Asteroid throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Motumbo counters with an inside leg kick.
Asteroid is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asteroid doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Asteroid lands a leg kick that knocks Motumbo off balance momentarily.
Asteroid misses with an uppercut
and Motumbo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Asteroid is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A slapping leg kick lands for Asteroid.
Good shot there by Asteroid.
Asteroid listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Asteroid looks to land a combination but Motumbo avoids it well.
Asteroid throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Motumbo counters with a head kick. That will keep Asteroid thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A right-left combo lands from Asteroid.
Asteroid does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Asteroid throws a left and a right that both miss
and Motumbo counters with a good low kick that Asteroid was not able to check.

Motumbo has Asteroid up against the cage in a clinch.
Motumbo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asteroid has had enough of the clinch but Motumbo keeps him there for the moment.
Motumbo looking to throw knees to the head but Asteroid is blocking nicely.
Motumbo tries to land knees in the clinch but Asteroid avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Motumbo tries to land a knee to the head but Asteroid blocks with his arms.
Bumba Motumbo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Asteroid.
Motumbo with a knee to the head.
Motumbo has Asteroid pressed against the cage, preventing Asteroid from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Motumbo misses with a knee strike.
Asteroid is trying to break the clinch but Motumbo has him pressed against the cage.
Motumbo working aggressively here.

Asteroid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Motumbo moves out of range as Asteroid strikes.
A swing and a miss from Asteroid.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Asteroid lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Motumbo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Motumbo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Motumbo tries to clinch there but Asteroid circles away.
Asteroid feints a jab promting Motumbo to slip. Asteroid then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Motumbo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Motumbo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Asteroid fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Asteroid looks to throw a body kick
and Motumbo counters with an outside leg kick.
Asteroid dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bumba Motumbo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Asteroid.
Asteroid misses the jab.
Asteroid goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Asteroid throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Motumbo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Motumbo has Asteroid pressed against the cage, preventing Asteroid from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Asteroid tries to circle away but Motumbo has him pinned against the cage.
Asteroid wants to break the clinch but can't.
Motumbo looking to throw knees to the head but Asteroid is blocking nicely.
Asteroid is trying to break the clinch but Motumbo is controlling him.
Asteroid digs a right hand into Motumbo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Motumbo's gas tank.
Asteroid wants to break the clinch but can't.
Asteroid takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice body punch from Motumbo - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Motumbo.
Motumbo crunches a lovely knee into Asteroid's ribcage.
Asteroid on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Motumbo tries a knee to the head but Asteroid blocks it.
A short uppercut from Asteroid.
Asteroid lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Motumbo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Asteroid.
Motumbo pushes Asteroid back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asteroid is looking to break free of the clinch but Motumbo has double underhooks.
Motumbo missing with knees to the body.
Asteroid has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Motumbo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Asteroid lands a right hand.
Asteroid lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Asteroid on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Motumbo looking to throw knees to the head but Asteroid is blocking nicely.
Asteroid is trying to break the clinch but Motumbo is controlling him.
Motumbo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Asteroid's face.
Motumbo prevents Asteroid from breaking the clinch.
Asteroid has had enough of the clinch but Motumbo keeps him there for the moment.
Asteroid can't break the clinch.
Asteroid has had enough of the clinch but Motumbo keeps him there for the moment.
Asteroid wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Asteroid is trying to break free.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Asteroid wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Motumbo lands a body punch.
Motumbo digs a right hand underneath Asteroid's ribcage. Asteroid let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Motumbo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Asteroid backwards.
Motumbo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Motumbo throws an elbow that misses.
Motumbo scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anabol Asteroid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Motumbo lands a body shot.
Asteroid throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Asteroid throws a jab when Motumbo was well out of range.
Motumbo slips under a jab from Asteroid.
Motumbo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Asteroid throws a sloppy head kick
and Motumbo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Anabol Asteroid seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Motumbo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Asteroid throws a right hand that Motumbo ducks under and follows up with a left that Motumbo also avoids with ease.
Motumbo swings widly with a right hand
letting Asteroid counter with a right hand.
Motumbo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Asteroid throws a solid leg kick but Motumbo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Asteroid.
Asteroid avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Motumbo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Asteroid was well out of range. Poor timing from Motumbo.
Asteroid throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Asteroid throws a combination that misses
and Motumbo counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Motumbo throws a nice looking combination but Asteroid bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Motumbo defending well as Asteroid loads up on a big left hand.
Asteroid misses the shot to the body.
Asteroid moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A head kick misses from Motumbo.
Motumbo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab by Motumbo.
Good standup being displayed there by Motumbo as he connects with a hook.
Motumbo tries to clinch there but Asteroid circles away.
Asteroid looks to score with a jab to the body but Motumbo is just out of range.
Asteroid thows a body shot but no joy.
Asteroid thows a leg kick but Motumbo checks it
and Motumbo counters with a right hand to the body.

Motumbo moves into range and clinches up with Asteroid.
Motumbo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Motumbo misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Motumbo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Asteroid lands a body punch in the clinch.
Asteroid looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Motumbo has Asteroid pressed against the cage, preventing Asteroid from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Motumbo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Asteroid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Asteroid throws a body punch but Motumbo moves out of range.
Asteroid goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Asteroid throws an overhand right that lands on Motumbo's shoulder, as Motumbo tries to avoid the shot.
Asteroid misses with the combination.
Asteroid throws a head kick but Motumbo moves out of range.
Asteroid is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Motumbo.
Asteroid misses with a left hand
and Motumbo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Asteroid's knee momentarily.
A lazy body kick from Asteroid
and Motumbo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Motumbo tries to bum rush Asteroid with a series of wild strikes but Asteroid uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Motumbo connects with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Motumbo.

Motumbo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Asteroid, pushing him back against the cage.
Asteroid tries to throw a body punch but Motumbo avoids it by throwing Asteroid back against the cage.
Motumbo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Motumbo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Motumbo has Asteroid pressed against the cage, preventing Asteroid from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Motumbo landing knees to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Motumbo.
Motumbo scores with a shot to the side of Asteroid's head.
Asteroid on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Motumbo tries to land knees in the clinch but Asteroid avoids the damage to the body.

Asteroid breaks from the clinch.
Asteroid looks to throw the jab but Motumbo is out of range.
Motumbo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Asteroid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Motumbo was well out of range. Poor timing from Asteroid.
Motumbo avoids the body shot from Asteroid.
Motumbo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Asteroid momentarily.
Asteroid misses with an uppercut
and Motumbo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Motumbo lands a high kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Motumbo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Asteroid.
Asteroid getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fighters circling - Asteroid throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Asteroid misses with the combination.
Asteroid thows a body shot but no joy.
Motumbo throws a lazy uppercut
and Asteroid counters with a good, hard body kick but Motumbo shrugs it off.
Asteroid throws a head kick that misses

and Motumbo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Asteroid wants to stall.
Motumbo lands a shoulder strike.
Motumbo connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Motumbo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Motumbo presses Asteroid against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Motumbo.
Asteroid avoiding damage as Motumbo throws knees to the body.
Asteroid managing to block the knees to the body from Motumbo.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bumba Motumbo.
I think Motumbo 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bumba Motumbo!