PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Minatay Mibangon (ranked 24277 p4p, 24300 weight class) and Walay Buut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Mibangon
vs
Buut

182 cm
22
160
17 - 32 - 7

182 cm
22
160
28 - 26 - 3

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 32 - 7, fighting out of Las Vegas, Minatay Mibangon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 26 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walay Buut!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Nice takedown defense from Mibangon. No joy for Buut on that attempt.
Mibangon thinks about countering with a body kick.
Buut defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mibangon.
Mibangon leaves Buut with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Buut feints and as Mibangon raises his hands in defense, Buut changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buut is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mibangon has control of Buut's left arm, preventing Buut from doing any damage.
Buut sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mibangon controlling the position.
Buut seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Buut misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mibangon throws a quick counter kick to the body but Buut avoids it.
Minatay Mibangon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walay Buut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buut is looking to land body kicks.
Mibangon thinks about countering with a body kick.
Mibangon leaves Buut with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And Mibangon counters with a quick kick to the body but Buut blocks it.

Mibangon looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Buut wriggles free and stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buut misses with a takedown
and Mibangon counters with a good, hard body kick but Buut shrugs it off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Buut closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mibangon circles away.
Mibangon thinks about countering with a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Walay Buut dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mibangon closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Buut quickly recovers to half guard.
Buut controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Mibangon controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buut has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mibangon is working away from the top position though.
Walay Buut has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mibangon looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Mibangon shoots in but no luck this time.
Buut follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Mibangon gets the takedown into side control.
Mibangon trying to control the position but Buut is working away.
You can see the frustration on Buut's face as Mibangon controls the position.
Mibangon has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buut keeping his opponent close.
Buut is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mibangon is staying tight to Buut's torso, preventing him from escaping.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Buut tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mibangon swivels and escapes.

Mibangon closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mibangon lands in his opponent's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Buut looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Minatay Mibangon dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Buut gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Buut controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mibangon won't allow Buut to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mibangon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mibangon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Buut throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Buut is on top in guard.

Buut stopping the sweep attempt from Mibangon.
Mibangon controls Buut momentarily but Buut frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mibangon pulls Buut in close to prevent any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Mibangon closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Buut did well to prevent Mibangon getting side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mibangon controlling the pace.
Buut makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Buut.
Buut has control of Mibangon's left arm, preventing Mibangon from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Buut wants to sweep but no luck.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Buut being controlled here, momentarily.
Buut has control of Mibangon's left arm, preventing Mibangon from doing any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Minatay Mibangon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mibangon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Minatay Mibangon!