PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alpha Male (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nkuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Male's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, One 24. wa Za Banga has chosen Hell March as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Male
vs
Ngbendu wa Za Banga

186 cm
25
167 lbs
17 - 3 - 0

186 cm
28
161 lbs
17 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

BioPharm Nutrition

FULL METAL GEAR

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alpha Male!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nkuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Male misses with a hook
and wa Za Banga counters with a stiff right hand.
wa Za Banga throws a wild body kick that Male sees coming a mile off.
Male throws a half hearted mid kick.
wa Za Banga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Male misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Male misses with a hook
letting wa Za Banga counter with a right hand.
A low kick from wa Za Banga is predictable there
and Male cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
wa Za Banga throws a leg kick
and Male connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Nkuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
wa Za Banga misses with a low kick.
Male misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
wa Za Banga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Male.
A swing and a miss from Male.
Male pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Male tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Male tries to clinch up
and wa Za Banga counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's two 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.
Male misses the body punch
and wa Za Banga counters with a good low kick that Male was not able to check.
wa Za Banga misses the jab.
wa Za Banga with a jab.
wa Za Banga keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Male checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
wa Za Banga pivots, looking for a leg kick but Male is out of range and wa Za Banga settles back down.
Male tries to clinch up but wa Za Banga circles away and keeps his distance.
Male loads up on a big right hand but wa Za Banga slips the punch.
wa Za Banga keeps the fight on the outside.
Male misses with a straight left.
Male wants to land a leg kick but wa Za Banga is out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
wa Za Banga tries to move into range but Male moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Male dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
wa Za Banga keeps the fight on the outside.
wa Za Banga is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jab from wa Za Banga.
wa Za Banga explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
wa Za Banga thuds his shin into the meat of Male's side.
Male is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
wa Za Banga throws a leg kick
and Male counters with a slapping leg kick.
Male chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before wa Za Banga can pounce on him.
wa Za Banga thuds his shin into the meat of Male's side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Alpha Male will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nkuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Male wants to clinch.
wa Za Banga keeps the fight on the outside.
Male misses with a left hand
and wa Za Banga counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Male throws a nice outside leg kick.
wa Za Banga throws a leg kick
and Male counters with a good low kick that wa Za Banga was not able to check.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Male is predictable there
and wa Za Banga counters with a nice leg kick.
Male rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but wa Za Banga moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Male takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Male misses with a left hand
and wa Za Banga counters with a low kick, right behind Male 's knee.
wa Za Banga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
wa Za Banga misses with a kick to the body
and Male counters with a three punch combo that has wa Za Banga backing up. wa Za Banga nods at Male to acknowledge the strikes.
wa Za Banga throws a hook to the side of Male's head but Male sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Male takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
wa Za Banga takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A low kick from wa Za Banga misses
and Male counters with an inside leg kick.
wa Za Banga throws a leg kick
and Male counters with a good low kick that wa Za Banga was not able to check.
A low kick from wa Za Banga is predictable there
and Male counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
wa Za Banga throws a leg kick
and Male counters with an outside leg kick.
Male throws a body punch but wa Za Banga moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Male throws a leg kick that is checked
and wa Za Banga finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Male throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Male lands with a shot to the body.
Male throws a head kick that misses
and wa Za Banga makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Male really felt that one!
A low kick from wa Za Banga is predictable there
and Male cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Male rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and wa Za Banga counters with a low kick, right behind Male 's knee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
wa Za Banga misses with a leg kick
and Male counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
wa Za Banga throws a wild body kick that Male sees coming a mile off.
wa Za Banga misses with a leg kick
and Male counters with a low kick, right behind wa Za Banga 's knee.
wa Za Banga throws a leg kick
and Male counters with a low kick, right behind wa Za Banga 's knee.
wa Za Banga misses with a hook
and Male counters with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Male has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by wa Za Banga.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alpha Male dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nkuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Male throws a lazy uppercut
and wa Za Banga makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Male moves out of range as wa Za Banga throws a body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Male there.
Male throws a lazy body kick
and wa Za Banga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the body from Male misses
and wa Za Banga counters with a good low kick that Male was not able to check.
Male rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but wa Za Banga moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
wa Za Banga connects with the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
wa Za Banga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Male.
A lazy body kick from Male
and wa Za Banga counters with a nice leg kick.
Alpha Male is winning the standup battle so far.
Male throws a head kick that misses.
wa Za Banga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That kick from Male tenderised wa Za Banga's leg. wa Za Banga is trying to keep his angry face on.
Male tries to clinch but wa Za Banga moves out of range.
Male throws a body punch but wa Za Banga moves out of range.

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.
wa Za Banga lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Male slips under a jab from wa Za Banga.
A low kick from wa Za Banga misses
and Male counters with an outside leg kick.
Male throws an off balance right hand
and wa Za Banga makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A low kick from wa Za Banga misses
and Male counters with a thumping low kick.
Male misses with a right hand
and wa Za Banga counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Male tries to close the distance and clinch but wa Za Banga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from wa Za Banga 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 Male has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Male and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Male misses with a wild body shot.
Nkuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
wa Za Banga throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
wa Za Banga swats away the attempt to clinch by Male.
wa Za Banga slips under a jab.

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.
Male swings and misses with a shot to the body
and wa Za Banga counters with a good low kick that Male was not able to check.
wa Za Banga keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
wa Za Banga chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Male is looking to land body kicks.
A low kick from wa Za Banga misses
and Male counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
wa Za Banga swings widly with a right hand
and Male counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nkuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga.
Well Male 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alpha Male!