PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Akbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Punga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ali Punga is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Akbar
vs
Punga

188 cm
21
199 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
26
197 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hunter Akbar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ali Punga!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Punga looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Akbar!
Punga lands with some strikes.
Akbar regains half guard.
Akbar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Punga.
Punga working over Akbar with some ground and pound. Akbar looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Punga thows a huge punch but Akbar dodges it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akbar tries to roll over but Punga keeps him under control.
Punga missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Akbar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Punga.
Punga not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Punga drops an elbow to the side of Akbar's head.
Akbar moves into full guard.

Akbar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Punga can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akbar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Punga is one step ahead there.

Akbar is looking for a triangle but Punga pushes his legs off easily.
Punga won't allow Akbar to sweep him here.
Akbar trying to keep a closed guard but Punga is proving a slippery customer.
Akbar is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Punga is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Akbar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akbar is pulling down on Punga's head to control his posture.
Akbar is trying to hold Punga in close to prevent damage but Punga has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Akbar manages to get to full guard.
Akbar trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Punga working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Punga is fighting to break Akbar's control of his arms but Akbar is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Akbar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Punga can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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!
Punga scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akbar has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Punga scoring with punches to the head and body.
Akbar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Akbar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Punga working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Akbar is on top in guard.
Akbar won't allow Punga to sweep him here.
Akbar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akbar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Punga keeping moving, preventing Akbar from controlling successfully.
Akbar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Akbar trying to control the action but Punga is working from the bottom.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sloppy strikes there by Akbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ali Punga will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Punga closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Akbar to the mat! Akbar manages to get full guard.
Punga really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Akbar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Akbar keeping moving, preventing Punga from controlling successfully.
Punga distracts Akbar with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Akbar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Akbar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Punga's guard.
Punga can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Akbar controls the pace.
Punga wants to stand up but Akbar is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akbar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Punga can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akbar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Punga's head.
Akbar throwing strikes from guard but Punga blocks nicely.
Akbar with a nice head shot there.
Akbar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Akbar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akbar trying to control the position from guard on top but Punga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Punga can't keep his opponent in guard - Akbar advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hunter Akbar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Akbar is keen to just control but Punga is a slippery customer.
Akbar 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.
Punga blocking the ground and pound attempt from Akbar.
Akbar with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akbar has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Hunter Akbar just wasn't active enough.
Akbar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Punga swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Akbar wants to slow Punga down by chopping away at his legs.

Punga feints and as Akbar raises his hands in defense, Punga changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Akbar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Akbar pulls Punga in close to prevent any damage.
Akbar trying to control the position.

Akbar is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Punga has his hands clasped together but Akbar extends an breaks Punga's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Akbar.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hunter Akbar!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Hunter Akbar made sure he mentioned White Gorilla Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.