PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malal Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ong Bak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bak has chosen you've lost that loving feeling as his entrance music. Ong Bak is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Prime
vs
Bak

181 cm
22
236 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

225 cm
24
282 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Malal Prime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ong Bak!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prime shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bak defends it nicely.
Prime cracks a nice hook into Bak's ribs.

Prime is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bak's half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bak controlling the position well.
Bak wants to improve his position but Prime is controlling well.
Bak is trying to stand back up but Prime is controlling him
Bak won't allow Prime to pass to mount.
Prime is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Prime seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bak does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bak manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prime is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Prime has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Prime won't allow Bak to get back to his feet.
Prime trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Prime trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime is working hard here to advance position.
Prime throws a strike but Bak rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bak trying to stand up but can't free himself from Prime's guard.
Prime is pulling down on Bak's head to control his posture.
Bak trying to stand up but can't free himself from Prime's guard.
Prime pulls Bak in to control the position.
Prime might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Malal Prime has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bak tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bak pinned against the cage. Bak gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bak wants to clinch up but Prime keeps it at a distance.
Prime misses with a straight right.
Prime misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malal Prime. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prime tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Prime tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Bak tries to sprawl but Prime drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bak wants to get back to his feet.
Bak blocking the ground and pound attempt from Prime.
Prime missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Prime stops Bak from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bak is looking to improve his position.
Bak has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Prime is working away from the top position though.
Prime stops Bak from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bak wants to control but Prime is keeping busy.
Prime sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bak defending well though.
Prime wants to free his trapped foot but Bak is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bak is staying active underneath Prime, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Prime throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bak to regain full guard.
Prime passes into half guard.
Ground and pound from Prime.

Prime is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bak doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Prime.
Bak wants to get back to his feet.
Prime tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bak knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prime not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Prime thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Prime missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Prime throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Prime thows a huge punch but Bak dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bak is looking to control Prime's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bak avoid being mounted?
Prime takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Prime is looking for a kimura but Bak is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Prime to get the leverage.
Prime is pressing down on Bak's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bak is holding on for now.
Prime thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prime throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Prime thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Prime is trying to control the action in half guard but Bak 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.

Malal Prime dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Prime misses with a two punch combination.
Prime swats away the attempt to clinch by Bak.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bak.
Bak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prime.
Bak moves in looking to clinch but Prime pushes him off.
Prime throws a right hand that Bak ducks under and follows up with a left that Bak also avoids with ease.
Bak wants to clinch.
Bak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Prime manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Prime looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bak is fending him off so far but Prime persists. Nope, Bak circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for Prime with that takedown attempt.
Prime shoots in and drives through. Bak sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malal Prime. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prime throws a head kick that misses.
Prime avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Prime manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bak blocks a head kick by Prime.
Prime avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bak tries to clinch up but Prime circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bak shoots in for a takedown but Prime shows good takedown defense.
Prime misses with a head kick.
Prime misses with a jab, cross combination.

Bak rushes Prime and presses him up against the cage.
Bak throws an elbow but it misses.
Prime tries to work over Bak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bak pushes off an throws an elbow but Prime leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bak is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nice elbow from Bak.
Bak pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bak lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Prime's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Prime manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Prime swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Prime throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Prime circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bak tries to clinch but Prime is having none of it.
Prime avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bak avoids the head kick by Prime.
Bak blocks a head kick by Prime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Prime misses with a low kick.
Prime looks to land a combination but Bak avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bak tries to clinch but Prime is having none of it.
Bak doesn't manage to clinch there - Prime circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bak wants to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Prime is defended easily by Bak.
Bak tries to clinch but Prime moves out of range.
Prime swings for the body but Bak moves out of range.
Bak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Prime paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bak moves in looking to clinch but Prime pushes him off.
Bak tries to clinch there but Prime circles away.
Prime slaps away a takedown attempt from Bak, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Malal Prime is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bak tries to close the distance and clinch but Prime swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime misses with a straight left.
Prime scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bak tries to clinch there but Prime circles away.
Prime fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bak is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bak moves away from the strike by Prime.
Prime shoots in looking for a takedown. Bak tries to sprawl out of it but Prime keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bak manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bak moves in looking to clinch but Prime pushes him off.
Bak is looking to clinch but Prime is avoiding it.
Nice shot by Prime.

Prime scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
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!
Bak avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Prime.
Prime working the strikes but Bak uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Prime misses with a head shot. Bak uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Prime's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prime is in close to Bak's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Prime won't allow Bak to get back to his feet.
Bak working a defensive guard here.
Prime with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bak wants to get back to his feet but Prime is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Prime throwing strikes from guard but Bak blocks nicely.
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 Malal Prime will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Bak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Prime.
Prime swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bak is looking to clinch.
Bak closes the distance and clinches up with Prime, looking for a takedown. Bak pushes Prime against the cage but Prime circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bak tries to clinch there but Prime circles away.
Bak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Prime manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Prime.
Bak is looking to clinch.
Prime pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malal Prime is winning the standup battle so far.
Bak moves away from the strike by Prime.
Prime is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bak's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Some wild striking there from Prime.
Prime circles away from the clinch attempt.
Prime moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Prime manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bak tries to clinch up but Prime circles away and keeps his distance.
Prime shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bak as he avoids it easily.
Bak tries to clinch but Prime moves out of range.
Bak tries to clinch but Prime is having none of it.
Prime tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bak tries to clinch up but Prime circles away and keeps his distance.
Prime swats away the attempt to clinch by Bak.
Bak tries to clinch up
and Prime counters with a stiff right hand.
Bak moves out of range of the strikes.
Prime misses the shot to the body.
Prime swats away the attempt to clinch by Bak.
Prime lands with a hook. Bak tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bak tries to clinch up but Prime circles away and keeps his distance.
Bak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Prime circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Prime keeps the fight on the outside.
Prime throws a sloppy head kick and Bak moves out of range easily.
Prime throws a lazy right hand but Bak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Prime misses with an uppercut. Bak saw that one coming.
Prime stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Prime wants it to stay on the feet.
Bak tries to close the distance and clinch but Prime swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bak tries to clinch but Prime is having none of it.
Prime shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bak as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bak tries to clinch but Prime is having none of it.
Prime circles away from the clinch attempt.
Prime misses the jab.
Prime tries a head kick but it misses.
Bak tries to clinch up.
Prime swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bak fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Prime looks to score with a jab to the body but Bak is just out of range.
Prime misses with a hook.
Prime misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bak tries to close the distance and clinch but Prime swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Prime misses with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bak blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bak doesn't manage to clinch there - Prime circles away.
Prime throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bak tries to close the distance and clinch but Prime swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Prime lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bak circles away quickly and effectively.
Prime keeps the fight on the outside.
Bak displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Prime.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malal Prime. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bak forces Prime back against the cage and clinches.
Bak trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bak just misses with a elbow thrown towards Prime's brow.
Prime takes an elbow to the forehead.
Prime misses with a hook to the ribs.
Prime is trying to break the clinch but Bak has him pressed against the cage.
Bak throws an elbow that misses.
Prime is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bak is defending well.
Prime avoids a wild elbow strike from Bak.
Bak throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Prime takes an elbow to the temple.
Bak is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bak comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Malal Prime has been cut.
Bak comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Prime throws a punch but it's blocked by Bak.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bak misses with an elbow over the top.
Bak throws an elbow that misses.
Bak throws a head punch that misses.
Bak lands an elbow that stopped Prime in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Bak.
Bak pushes off an throws an elbow but Prime leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ong Bak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bak pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Prime pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Prime.
Prime circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prime avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Prime paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Prime paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Prime tries to bum rush Bak with a series of wild strikes but Bak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bak tries a low kick but Prime avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ong Bak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Prime 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malal Prime!
A relieved looking Malal Prime thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.