PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bhang Bhang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and L Rhoe Tayona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Bhang
vs
Rhoe Tayona

176 cm
22
184 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

173 cm
21
170 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bhang Bhang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, L Rhoe Tayona!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bhang throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tayona on the side of the head.
Tayona shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bhang pinned against the cage. Bhang gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tayona fails with the takedown.
Bhang keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bhang Bhang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of L Rhoe Tayona.
Tayona waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bhang.
Bhang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tayona throws a lazy right hand but Bhang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Tayona misses.
Jab from Bhang.
Bhang stuffs the takedown attempt from Tayona. Tayona gets slowly back to his feet.

Bhang closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bhang is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Bhang creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Tayona sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhang trying to control the action but Tayona is working from the bottom.
Bhang misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Tayona is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bhang has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Tayona is letting Bhang control him for a moment.
An elbow from Bhang crashes against the mat.
Bhang lands a nice forearm strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bhang working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhang misses with the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tayona can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bhang is looking to take a break and control but Tayona is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bhang taking a breather here.
Bhang connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Tayona some visible discomfort.
Bhang throws an elbow but Tayona slips to the side and avoids it well.
Tayona dodges the ground and pound from Bhang.
Bhang is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Tayona will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhang in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tayona struggling a bit here.
Bhang creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Tayona sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bhang trying to control the action but Tayona is working from the bottom.
Bhang with the ground and pound but Tayona regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tayona doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bhang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Bhang looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Tayona!
Tayona wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bhang.
Bhang looking to control but Tayona is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bhang lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bhang misses with a head shot.
Bhang wants to control the pace but Tayona is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bhang Bhang dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bhang ducks under a wild hook from Tayona.
L Rhoe Tayona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bhang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tayona sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Bhang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tayona goes for a takedown attempt but Bhang pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bhang looks to land a right hand but Tayona moved out of range.
Tayona doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bhang counters with a left to the body.
Nice defenses there by Bhang.
Bhang scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tayona fails with the takedown
and Bhang counters with a nice uppercut.
Bhang Bhang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of L Rhoe Tayona.
A lazy left from Bhang finds it's target.
Tayona fails with the takedown
and Bhang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Donk. Bhang catches Tayona right on the button with a cross.
Tayona is breathing heavily.
Bhang thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tayona if he has to take too many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tayona shoots and misses
and Bhang counters with a thumping low kick.
Bhang scores with a jab to the body.
Bhang scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bhang drops Tayona with a straight right hand, right on the button! Bhang follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bhang Bhang!