PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Apu Nahasapimapetilan Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc Tong Panong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nahasapimapetilan Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Who needs the Kwik - E - Mart. Tong Panong has chosen Tetris Song (remix) as his entrance music. Marc Tong Panong has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Apu Nahasapimapetilan Jr's chin.

Nahasapimapetilan Jr
vs
Tong Panong

188 cm
22
200 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

190 cm
26
190 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Apu Nahasapimapetilan Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marc Tong Panong!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nahasapimapetilan Jr tries to clinch up.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A shot to the body from Tong Panong misses

and Nahasapimapetilan Jr counters by clinching up.
Tong Panong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tong Panong avoiding damage as Nahasapimapetilan Jr throws knees to the body.

Nahasapimapetilan Jr breaks the clinch.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tong Panong fakes the leg kick and cracks Nahasapimapetilan Jr in the body.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr tries to clinch but Tong Panong is having none of it.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Tong Panong counters with a left to the body.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr closes the distance looking to clinch

and Tong Panong counters with a takedown into side control.
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.
Tong Panong connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Nahasapimapetilan Jr some visible discomfort.

Tong Panong is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nahasapimapetilan Jr has escaped the position, nice work there.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr tries to improve position but can't.
Tong Panong lands a nice forearm strike.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Tong Panong wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nahasapimapetilan Jr, who protects the arm well.
Tong Panong is chipping away with strikes.

Nahasapimapetilan Jr is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tong Panong in side control lands a decent elbow.
Oh Nahasapimapetilan Jr is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Tong Panong thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Tong Panong is trying to get an arm triangle but Nahasapimapetilan Jr is defending well.
Tong Panong lands an elbow.
Tong Panong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Tong Panong has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr avoids a series of strikes thrown by Tong Panong.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tong Panong landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tong Panong cracks Nahasapimapetilan Jr with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tong Panong postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Nahasapimapetilan Jr badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Tong Panong around the waist but Tong Panong pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Tong Panong is the winner by TKO! Tong Panong jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marc Tong Panong!