PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yonsil Clanger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Buu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clanger comes to the cage accompanied by Youth Blood. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Clanger
vs
Buu

160 cm
29
141 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

170 cm
28
140 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yonsil Clanger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kid Buu!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clanger throws a leg kick that is checked
and Buu counters with an outside leg kick.
Clanger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clanger's corner calls for a 1-2. Clanger obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Buu ducks under a wild hook from Clanger.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Clanger.
Buu fakes the leg kick and cracks Clanger in the body.
Clanger misses the shot to the body.
Buu throws a head kick that misses.

Clanger scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Clanger not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Clanger trying to mount his opponent but Buu defends it.
Clanger sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Clanger performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Clanger passes to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clanger scores with punches from side control.
Clanger trying to control the position but Buu is working away.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Clanger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Buu keeps working.
Buu tries to escape but Clanger is in control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clanger is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Buu's shoulder. That is not cool.

We're going to have a standup here because Yonsil Clanger wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Clanger shoots in for a double leg but Buu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Buu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Clanger.
Clanger will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yonsil Clanger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clanger shoots in and drives through. Buu sprawls well.
Clanger misses with an uppercut. Buu saw that one coming.
Clanger misses with a straight right.
Buu slips a straight right by Clanger.
Buu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Buu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clanger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Clanger if he has to take too many more of those.
Buu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clanger.
Clanger lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Buu backs up against the cage.
Clanger is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Buu's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Clanger checks the leg kick.
Yonsil Clanger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buu is looking to chop away at Clanger's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buu throws a nice head kick!
Clanger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Buu.
Buu slips a straight right by Clanger.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Buu.
Buu misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clanger loads up on a big right hand but Buu slips the punch.
Buu blocks a jab.
Buu misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yonsil Clanger dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Buu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Clanger lands a nice looking body shot.
Buu avoids the body shot from Clanger.
Buu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clanger throws out the jab.
Clanger gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Buu counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Clanger scores with a nice head shot.
Buu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Buu punishes Clanger's body with a nice straight punch.
Buu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Buu!
Clanger throws out a loose jab but Buu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clanger throws out a loose jab but Buu uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clanger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Clanger misses its intended target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A lazy left from Buu finds it's target.
Clanger misses with an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Buu.
A left lands for Clanger.

Buu is rocked!
Yonsil Clanger is winning the standup battle so far.
Clanger moves out of range of the leg kick from Buu.
Buu is still on wobbly legs! Can Clanger finish him?
Buu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Clanger.
Buu seems to have recovered his senses.

Clanger changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Buu looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Buu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Clanger. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Buu wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Clanger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Buu keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clanger prevents Buu from escaping the position.
Buu dodges the ground and pound from Clanger.
Buu manages to work his way to half guard, despite Clanger's best efforts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clanger not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Clanger performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Clanger seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clanger controlling the action here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Yonsil Clanger wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Buu throws a leg kick but Clanger sees it coming and moves out of range.
Buu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Buu misses the shot to the body.
Clanger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clanger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Clanger has managed to clinch.
Buu is trying to break the clinch but Clanger is controlling him.

Buu breaks the clinch.
Clanger throws a leg kick
and Buu counters with an outside leg kick.
Buu moves out of range of the strikes.
Buu scores with a leg kick.
Buu moves out of range of the strikes.
Clanger misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yonsil Clanger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Clanger is defended easily by Buu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yonsil Clanger dominated that second round.
That's time! Clanger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Buu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Buu slips a straight right by Clanger.
A good leg kick by Buu.
Buu defending well as Clanger loads up on a big left hand.
Buu throws a head kick that misses.
Buu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Clanger blocks a head kick by Buu.
Buu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Buu stuffs the takedown attempt from Clanger. Clanger gets slowly back to his feet.
Clanger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Buu lands a head kick. Clanger smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Clanger takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Clanger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clanger checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Clanger misses the jab.
Buu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Buu jabs Clanger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Clanger fails with a takedown attempt.
Clanger just misses with a punch to the body.
Buu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Clanger misses the jab.
Clanger misses with an uppercut
and Buu finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Clanger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Buu.
Clanger avoids a kick to the body.
Buu throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clanger moves out of range as Buu throws a body kick.
Clanger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Buu makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Clanger really felt that one!
Buu checks a low kick from Clanger.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Buu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Clanger has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Clanger and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Buu drops his hands momentarily and Clanger takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Clanger is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Clanger shoots for a double leg takedown but Buu sprawls well. He's pushed Clanger's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yonsil Clanger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clanger takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Buu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Clanger.
Clanger throws a right hand that misses
and Buu counters with a body kick that stops Clanger in his tracks momentarily.
Clanger moves out of range of the body kick.
Buu throws out a leg kick but Clanger moves out of range and Buu only half commits.
Kid Buu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A telegraphed right hand from Clanger misses the target.
Buu connects with a looping right hand.
Clanger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Buu can pounce on him.
Buu slips under a jab from Clanger.
Buu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Clanger throws a looping overhand right but Buu ducks down to avoid it.
Clanger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Both fighters circling a little - Buu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Clanger misses with a hook.
Buu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clanger fails with the takedown.
Kid Buu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buu moves away from the strike by Clanger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buu misses with a low kick.
Clanger tries to clinch up.
Nice defenses there by Buu.
Buu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clanger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Buu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Buu slips under a jab from Clanger.
Buu feints and then cracks Clanger's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Clanger down.
Clanger tries to score a power double leg takedown but Buu sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Clanger somewhat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clanger throws a hook but Buu blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buu throws a body kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kid Buu.
Well Clanger 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yonsil Clanger!
In his post fight interview, Yonsil Clanger started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.