PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cung Lau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ringo Spice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lau
vs
Spice

180 cm
28
155 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

176 cm
27
150 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Steel Penn's Skin Shop *laundry 93%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cung Lau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ringo Spice!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spice throws an off balance right hand

and Lau counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lau.

Lau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lau is looking to clinch.
Lau slips under a jab.
Spice misses with a right hand

and Lau counters by clinching up.
Lau tries to land a knee to the head but Spice blocks with his arms.

Lau breaks the clinch.
Spice misses with an uppercut

and Lau counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lau lands a knee to the head.
Lau misses with a knee strike.
Lau lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Ringo Spice has been cut.
Spice tries to break the clinch but Lau is controlling the position.

Lau escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lau slips under a jab.
Lau wants to clinch up but Spice keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Spice there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Spice.
Lau ducks under a wild hook from Spice.
Spice throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lau sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spice misses with a hook. Lau ducked under it nicely.
Spice loads up on a big right hand but Lau slips the punch.
Spice rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Lau counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Spice blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spice tries to break free but Lau pushes him back against the cage.
Lau tries to land knees in the clinch but Spice avoids the damage to the body.
Lau misses with a knee to the head.
Lau tries to land knees in the clinch but Spice avoids the damage to the body.
Lau throws a knee to the head but misses.

Lau breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spice pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lau is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lau blocks a jab.

Lau forces Spice back against the cage and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lau tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lau tries to land a knee to the head but Spice blocks with his arms.
Lau throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spice blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Spice's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Spice wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lau putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Spice in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lau tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spice avoids it.
Spice tries to break free but Lau pushes him back against the cage.

Lau breaks from the clinch.
Spice throws a hook to the side of Lau's head but Lau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spice throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lau sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spice might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Spice throws the left hand but Lau avoids the punch easily.
Lau moves in looking to clinch but Spice pushes him off.
Spice misses with a hook. Lau ducked under it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lau.
Lau moves forwards but Spice connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Spice throws a hook to the side of Lau's head but Lau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spice is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lau.
Lau fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spice swinging wildly here.
Spice looks to throw the jab but Lau is out of range.
Spice missing with a left hand there. Lau was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spice misses with an uppercut
and Lau counters with a nice leg kick.
Lau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spice misses with a looping right.
Spice misses with a lunging right hand

and Lau counters by moving into the clinch.

Lau breaks the clinch.
Spice falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lau makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lau is looking to clinch but Spice is avoiding it.
Lau scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spice misses with a hook

and Lau counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lau.
Lau throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lau tries to land a knee to the head but Spice blocks with his arms.
Lau looking to throw knees to the head but Spice is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cung Lau dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ringo Spice's cut.
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.

Lau avoids a punch combination nicely.
Spice connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Spice throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Lau counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lau.
Lau with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lau throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spice blocks it with crossed arms.
Lau misses with a knee to the head.

Lau breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spice throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lau sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lau avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Lau has managed to clinch.
Lau misses with a knee to the head.
Spice blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lau tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spice managing to block the knees to the body from Lau.
Cung Lau has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lau tries to land a knee to the head but Spice blocks with his arms.
Lau is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spice is defending well for now.
Lau looking to throw knees to the head but Spice is blocking nicely.
Lau misses with a knee strike.
Lau tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lau throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spice blocks it with crossed arms.
Spice is trying to push Lau away but Lau has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Spice is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Spice avoiding damage as Lau throws knees to the body.
Lau crunches a lovely knee into Spice's ribcage.
Spice is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lau looking to throw knees to the head but Spice is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spice is trying to force a seperation but Lau has the dominant position.
Lau with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lau tries to land knees in the clinch but Spice avoids the damage to the body.
Lau misses with a knee strike.
Lau keeps control of Spice as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Spice wants to break the clinch but can't.
Spice blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lau is looking to control Spice's arms but Spice gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lau has his back to the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Spice's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lau tries a knee to the head but Spice blocks it.
Spice tries to break free but Lau pushes him back against the cage.
Spice is trying to break the clinch but Lau has him pressed against the cage.
Lau throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spice blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spice has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Spice is looking to break free of the clinch but Lau has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lau.
Lau looking to slow down the pace here.
Lau connects with a knee to the head.
Spice wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lau using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lau throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spice wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lau looking to throw knees to the head but Spice is blocking nicely.
Spice wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lau has him pressed against the cage.
Spice tries to break free but Lau pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lau throws a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Spice's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lau tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Spice is trying to force a seperation but Lau has the dominant position.
Spice is trying to break free.

Lau breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ringo Spice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slow jab from Spice misses its intended target.
Spice dips to his left and cracks Lau with an uppercut!
Lau tries to clinch there but Spice circles away.
Ringo Spice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spice tries to bum rush Lau with a series of wild strikes but Lau uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Spice.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spice misses with a hook. Lau ducked under it nicely.
Spice scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Cung Lau will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ringo Spice's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Lau takes one to the side of the head.
Spice throws a right hand that Lau ducks under and follows up with a left that Lau also avoids with ease.
Spice throws out a loose jab but Lau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spice moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lau takes one on the button.
The crowd cheers as Spice lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lau doesn't seem phased though.
Spice misses with an uppercut.
Lau ducks under a wild hook from Spice.
Lau moves in looking to clinch but Spice pushes him off.
Lau tries to clinch up.
Spice lands a nice shot that snaps Lau's head back.
Spice thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spice misses with a straight right.
Lau moves in looking to clinch but Spice pushes him off.
Lau lands a nice leg kick that just misses Spice's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spice throws a hook but Lau blocks it.
Spice swats away the attempt to clinch by Lau.
A punch combination from Spice misses.
Spice throws the left hand but Lau avoids the punch easily.
Spice swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spice swings widly with a right hand
and Lau counters with a slapping leg kick.
Spice throws a jab when Lau was well out of range.
Spice throws a right and a left that Lau avoids nicely.
Ringo Spice seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lau tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spice swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spice misses with a double jab.
Spice throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spice missing with a left hand there. Lau was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spice throws a lazy uppercut
and Lau counters with a thumping low kick.
Lau wants to clinch up but Spice keeps it at a distance.
Lau blocks a jab.
Lau uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spice.
Spice smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lau tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Spice manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Spice swinging wildly here.
Lau tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Spice manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Spice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lau steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spice.
Spice misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spice takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lau uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spice.
Spice swings widly with a right hand

and Lau counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lau with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lau unloads a knee to the mid-section. Spice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lau throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spices head.

Lau manages to break the clinch.
Lau tries to clinch up but Spice circles away and keeps his distance.
Lau moves in looking to clinch but Spice pushes him off.
Cung Lau is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big right from Spice misses.
A big right from Spice misses.
Lau defending well as Spice loads up on a big left hand.
Lau thumps Spice with a low kick.

Lau moves into range and clinches up with Spice.
Spice has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lau with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lau misses with a knee strike.
Spice managing to block the knees to the body from Lau.
Spice wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lau has him pressed against the cage.
Lau lands a nice knee to the body.
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!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lau obliges.
Lau throws a punch but it's blocked by Spice.
Lau with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lau using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lau tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ringo Spice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lau tries to land knees in the clinch but Spice avoids the damage to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ringo Spice.
I think Lau has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cung Lau!