PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frederick Fonglebang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forever War (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fonglebang comes to the cage accompanied by Bidibodi Bidibu. War is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: War Ensemble. Frederick Fonglebang has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fonglebang
vs
War

184 cm
23
178 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

186 cm
21
181 lbs
10 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frederick Fonglebang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Forever War!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

War closes the distance and clinches.

Fonglebang manages to pull guard.
Fonglebang looking for a sweep. Not yet Fonglebang, not yet.
Fonglebang controlling the position.
Fonglebang is trying to control the position but War postures up.
Fonglebang looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
War 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.

We're going to have a standup here because Frederick Fonglebang wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A jab from Fonglebang misses.
War lands a nice hook to Fonglebang's body. Fonglebang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fonglebang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fonglebang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but War manages to avoid it.
War lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fonglebang looks to land a combination but War avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fonglebang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frederick Fonglebang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
War dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fonglebang. That did some damage!
Fonglebang just misses with a punch to the body.
Fonglebang throws a leg kick

and War holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fonglebang trying to control the position but instead, War has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fonglebang into the cage.
Fonglebang is working War over against the cage.
Fonglebang blocking some punches.
War prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fonglebang working aggressively here.
Fonglebang tries to score a body lock takedown but War shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fonglebang.
Fonglebang blocking some punches.
Fonglebang fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frederick Fonglebang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
War misses with the head strike.
War lands on the inside with an uppercut.
War digs a right hand into Fonglebang's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fonglebang's gas tank.
War lands a nice shot to the body.
Fonglebang is trying to work for a single leg takedown but War pulls him back up using the underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fonglebang.
War misses with some punches.
Fonglebang misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from War.
Fonglebang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wars head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
War presses Fonglebang against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
War misses with some punches.
Fonglebang tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
War lands a nice shot to the body.
War blocks a punch to the side of the head.
War lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fonglebang backwards.
Fonglebang has had enough of the clinch but War keeps him there for the moment.
Fonglebang tries to circle away but War has him pinned against the cage.
War swings away with an uppercut that misses.
War is leaning against Fonglebang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fonglebang is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fonglebang misses with a short punch on the inside.
War lands a nice uppercut.

Fonglebang manages to break the clinch.
Fonglebang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
War throws a quick inside leg kick.
War throws a right and a left that both miss.
War is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
War moves out of range as Fonglebang strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from War, right into the meat.
War doesn't manage to clinch there - Fonglebang circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fonglebang shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has War pinned against the cage. War gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

War has managed to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from War fails to land.
War lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fonglebang or not.
War lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from War as the two fighters clinch.
Fonglebang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with War's elbow.
War misses with a short punch on the inside.
War lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fonglebang blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from War.
War lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fonglebang backwards.
War lands a left hand.
War has a couple of punches blocked by Fonglebang.
War lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
War pushes Fonglebang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
War lands a hook that snaps the head of Fonglebang backwards.
Good body shot from War.
War swings wildly with an uppercut but Fonglebang uses good head movement to avoid it.
War throws a punch but it's blocked by Fonglebang.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from War.
War scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fonglebang.
War lands a body shot in the clinch.
War lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fonglebang backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, War scores with a nice short uppercut.
War lands a left hand.
War lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fonglebang blocking some punches.
War swings wildly with an uppercut but Fonglebang uses good head movement to avoid it.
War misses with a hook from the clinch.
War lands a nice shot to the body.
War lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fonglebang working hard to break the clinch.
Fonglebang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fonglebang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
War lands an uppercut.
Fonglebang tries to break the clinch but War is controlling the position.
Fonglebang tries to throw a body punch but War avoids it by throwing Fonglebang back against the cage.
War prevents a body shot from Fonglebang.
War lands with a short head shot on the inside.
War prevents Fonglebang from breaking the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A body shot lands from War.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
War works on Fonglebang's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by War.
War lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fonglebang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
War lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fonglebang backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Fonglebang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
War chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fonglebang takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
War takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
War ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

War takes the fight into the clinch.
War lands an uppercut.
War scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from War.
Fonglebang misses with some punches.
A short right from War on the inside.
Forever War seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
War has Fonglebang pressed against the cage, preventing Fonglebang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A left hand lands to the body for War.
War presses Fonglebang against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fonglebang tries for a takedown. No joy.
War lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fonglebang backwards.
Fonglebang tries to stall but War uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
War prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fonglebang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fonglebang changes levels and goes for a takedown here. War fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frederick Fonglebang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
War feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fonglebang's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by War. That's going to slow Fonglebang down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by War.

War forces Fonglebang back against the cage and clinches.
War throws a punch but it's blocked by Fonglebang.
Fonglebang blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from War.
War lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fonglebang or not.
War gets through Fonglebang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
War lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fonglebang.
War lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
War misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fonglebang struggles to land a body shot inside as War controls his hands.
War fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fonglebang is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
War scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from War as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from War.
War lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, War creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
War gets through Fonglebang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
War lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fonglebang.
War works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
War lands a nice uppercut.
War lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
War throws a head punch that misses.
War lands a shot to the body.
War lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fonglebang backwards.
A head punch on the inside from War fails to land.
War throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for War.
War lands a body shot.
War lands a right hand.
War lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from War.
War tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
War working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from War.
War misses with the head strike.
Fonglebang goes for a takedown attempt but War pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by War there.
Forever War is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
War stuffs the takedown attempt from Fonglebang. Fonglebang gets slowly back to his feet.
War scores with a head kick.

War moves into the clinch successfully.
Fonglebang has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from War.
War lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fonglebang or not.
A short body shot lands from War as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from War fails to land.
War has a couple of punches blocked by Fonglebang.
War lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fonglebang.
War scores with a nice hook to the head.
War gets through Fonglebang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
War lands a left hand.
War is working Fonglebang over against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
War lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from War.
War scores with a shot to the side of Fonglebang's head.
War lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from War.
War lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
War works on Fonglebang's body with a couple of short punches.
War lands a shoulder strike.
War scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from War.
War stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
War blocks an uppercut.
War lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from War - that landed with a thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
War lands a hook to the side of the head.
War digs a right hand into Fonglebang's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fonglebang's gas tank.
Nice body punch from War.
War digs a right hand into Fonglebang's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fonglebang's gas tank.
War is leaning against Fonglebang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
War pushes Fonglebang back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
War lands a left hand.
War has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Still in the clinch, War scores with a nice short uppercut.
War lands with a short shot to the head.
War gets through Fonglebang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fonglebang is trying to maintain a safe position but War gets an underhook and turns Fonglebang into the cage.
War lands a body punch.
War softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
War is leaning against Fonglebang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
War is leaning against Fonglebang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from War.
War gets through Fonglebang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
War swings wildly with an uppercut but Fonglebang uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
War lands a body shot.
War presses Fonglebang against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
War scores with a shot to the side of Fonglebang's head.
War lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fonglebang backwards.
War makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Forever War 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!

War connects with an inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Fonglebang misses.
War throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

War has managed to clinch.
War misses with some punches.
War lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fonglebang or not.
War lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from War.
War works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from War.
Fonglebang tries a body shot but War blocks it.
War throws a punch but it's blocked by Fonglebang.
War gets through Fonglebang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
War misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for War.
War lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fonglebang backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from War.
War lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
War is leaning against Fonglebang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
War throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
War misses with the head strike.
War misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from War.
War cracks Fonglebang with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
War lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fonglebang.
War stops a takedown attempt from Fonglebang.
War pushes Fonglebang back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
War works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from War.
War lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fonglebang.
Nice body punch from War.
War lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, War creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
War scores with a shot to the side of Fonglebang's head.
War lands a body punch in the clinch.
War scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
War working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from War.
War working some nice short punches in the clinch.
War throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fonglebangs head.
War misses with some punches.
War lands on the inside with an uppercut.
War digs a right hand into Fonglebang's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fonglebang's gas tank.
Nice body punch from War.
Fonglebang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
War softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
War misses with some punches.
War lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for War.
War lands with a light punch inside.
War lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, War scores with a nice short uppercut.
War misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, War scores with a nice short uppercut.
War lands a left hand.
A left hand lands to the body for War.
War lands with a short shot to the head.
War lands with a left to the head.
War lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fonglebang backwards.
War prevents a body shot from Fonglebang.
War tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
War lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fonglebang drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short uppercut from War.
War digs a right hand underneath Fonglebang's ribcage. Fonglebang let out a lung full of air as it connected.
War lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
War lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
War softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
War lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
War scores with a nice hook to the head.
War lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fonglebang backwards.
War swings wildly with an uppercut but Fonglebang uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for War.
A quick uppercut on the inside from War.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fonglebang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from War.
War lands with a short shot to the head.
Fonglebang tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. War smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frederick Fonglebang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
War scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

War darts in and clinches Fonglebang up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
War gets underhooks to prevent Fonglebang's takedown attempt.
War is pressed up against the cage. Fonglebang has hold of a leg and is looking to drag War down to the mat. War avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
War bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fonglebang chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before War can pounce on him.
Nice body kick there by War.
Frederick Fonglebang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
War keeps Fonglebang at a distance using the push kick.
Fonglebang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
War jabs Fonglebang to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Forever War seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That kick from War tenderised Fonglebang's leg. Fonglebang is trying to keep his angry face on.
War scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

War forces Fonglebang back against the cage and clinches.
A short left from War.
War softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
War pushes Fonglebang back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from War.
War cracks Fonglebang with a nice body shot.
War lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from War on the inside.
Fonglebang is trying to break the clinch but War is controlling him.
War lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from War as the two fighters clinch.
War pushes Fonglebang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
War digs a right hand into Fonglebang's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fonglebang's gas tank.
War lands a left hand.
War lands with a short shot to the head.
War lands a left hand.
Forever War is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A shot in the inside from War.
A quick uppercut on the inside from War.

And that's the end of the fight!
Forever War comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got War winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 25:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 24:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Forever War!