PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bhang Bhang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jae Darkwaters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bhang's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, SMC - RAFFII SUOMI FLÄTTII. Darkwaters is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Furious - Ja-Rule. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bhang
vs
Darkwaters

176 cm
24
184 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

180 cm
30
182 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
World class boxer
Powerful

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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bhang Bhang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jae Darkwaters!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Darkwaters.
Bhang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darkwaters.
Darkwaters loads up on a big right hand but Bhang slips the punch.
Bhang with a nice cross.
Bhang takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Darkwaters throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darkwaters swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bhang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bhang throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Darkwaters's waist but Darkwaters gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bhang off to one side.
Bhang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Darkwaters throws a leg kick but Bhang checks it.
Darkwaters fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bhang on the side of the head.
Darkwaters takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bhang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Darkwaters swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Darkwaters dips to his left and cracks Bhang with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Bhang gets a clinch.
Bhang changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Darkwaters fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bhang shoots in for a double leg but Darkwaters sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bhang Bhang. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhang misses with a low kick.
Bhang will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bhang moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Darkwaters throws a poor cross that misses
and Bhang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darkwaters misses with a head kick.
Bhang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bhang looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Darkwaters is fending him off so far but Bhang persists. Nope, Darkwaters circles away and we're back to standing.
Darkwaters checks the leg kick.

Bhang closes the distance and clinches.
Bhang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bhang is working for takedown but Darkwaters is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bhang drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bhang is breathing heavily.

Darkwaters is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bhang is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Darkwaters to the mat. Darkwaters regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Darkwaters bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bhang's guard.
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!
Darkwaters trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bhang's guard.
Darkwaters pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bhang is keeping the position for now.
Bhang looking for a sweep. Not yet Bhang, not yet.
Bhang has a closed guard, preventing Darkwaters from standing up.
Darkwaters trying to control but Bhang is working from the bottom.
Darkwaters has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bhang is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhang is pulling down on Darkwaters's head to control his posture.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Darkwaters throws an overhand right that lands on Bhang's shoulder, as Bhang tries to avoid the shot.
Darkwaters misses with a lunging right hand
and Bhang counters with a low kick, right behind Darkwaters 's knee.
Bhang connects with a body shot.
Bhang shoots in but Darkwaters avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jae Darkwaters is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick lands from Darkwaters.
Bhang tries to close the distance and clinch but Darkwaters swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab lands there for Darkwaters.

Darkwaters tries to sprawl but Bhang drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bhang content to control rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bhang wants to pass to mount but Darkwaters is defending the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bhang is trying to control the action in half guard but Darkwaters is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bhang Bhang dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bhang forces Darkwaters back against the cage and clinches.
Darkwaters blocks an uppercut.
Bhang creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bhang.
Bhang taking a breather.
Bhang throws an elbow that misses.
Darkwaters is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bhang is defending well for now.
Darkwaters is looking to break free of the clinch but Bhang has double underhooks.
Darkwaters wants to break free but Bhang has control.
Darkwaters swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darkwaters can't break the clinch.

Darkwaters pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Darkwaters does no damage.
Darkwaters checks the leg kick nicely there.
Darkwaters misses with a hook.
Darkwaters fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bhang checks it well.
Darkwaters jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkwaters tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bhang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Darkwaters.
Bhang does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A big left from Darkwaters misses.
Bhang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Darkwaters throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A lazy left from Darkwaters finds it's target.

Bhang drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bhang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Darkwaters keeps working.
Bhang working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Darkwaters is not content to let Bhang control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhang cracks Darkwaters with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Darkwaters prevents Bhang from moving into mount.
Darkwaters struggling a bit here.
Bhang is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Darkwaters will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
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!
Bhang trying to control the position but Darkwaters is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhang is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Bhang Bhang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
You can see the frustration on Darkwaters's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Darkwaters's face as Bhang controls the position.

Bhang Bhang has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A head kick misses from Darkwaters.
Bhang bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Darkwaters's head.
Jab from Darkwaters.
Darkwaters tries to work over Bhang's front leg with a kick but Bhang checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darkwaters lands with a cross.
A big left from Bhang misses.
Darkwaters misses with a leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bhang is defended easily by Darkwaters.
Bhang blocks a head kick by Darkwaters.
Darkwaters circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bhang wants to clinch up but Darkwaters keeps it at a distance.
Bhang takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jae Darkwaters is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Darkwaters throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darkwaters on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bhang. Bhang obviously looking to wear him down.
Bhang wants to clinch up but Darkwaters keeps it at a distance.

Bhang shoots in and bounces Darkwaters off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darkwaters not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bhang Bhang dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bhang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darkwaters takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bhang scores with a nice strike.

Bhang dives in and scores a takedown into Darkwaters's guard.
Bhang trying to control but Darkwaters is working from the bottom.
Darkwaters being controlled here, momentarily.
Darkwaters pulls Bhang in close to his closed guard and prevents Bhang from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darkwaters keeping moving, preventing Bhang from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhang with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bhang trying to control the position from guard on top but Darkwaters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bhang Bhang wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bhang tries to clinch but Darkwaters moves out of range.

Bhang shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Darkwaters tries to reverse the position but Bhang maintains control.
Bhang trying to control but Darkwaters is having none of it.
Bhang throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darkwaters is desperately trying to improve his position but Bhang has a good base and remains in mount.
Darkwaters blocking the ground and pound.
Bhang scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bhang looking to finish Darkwaters with some ground and pound. This is bad for Darkwaters!
Darkwaters wants to hold on but Bhang pushes him away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bhang landing shots from mount.
Bhang lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Darkwaters is looking to get to half guard.
Darkwaters takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bhang controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkwaters taking shots to the head.
Bhang cracks Darkwaters with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bhang sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Darkwaters is squirming around, avoiding Bhang's attempts to control the action.
Bhang controlling the pace for now.
Darkwaters is looking to improve his position but Bhang isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darkwaters is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bhang throws some wild stikes that Darkwaters manages to avoid easily.
Bhang Bhang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bhang cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Darkwaters holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bhang tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bhang looking to control and managing it successfully.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darkwaters holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bhang tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bhang Bhang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bhang 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 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bhang Bhang!