PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Surangel Oiterong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter North (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oiterong's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, American Idiot. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Oiterong
vs
North

192 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

STEEL PENN'S - STEEL TERROR: Video Proven 160Q
KAISER

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Surangel Oiterong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter North!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oiterong moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Oiterong lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Oiterong.
North is looking to clinch but Oiterong is avoiding it.
North tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Oiterong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Oiterong tries to keep at a distance but North has taken the fight into the clinch.
North lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Surangel Oiterong has been cut.
Oiterong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
North lands with a short punch from the clinch.
North is leaning against Oiterong and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oiterong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
North comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
North lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oiterong backwards.
North swings wildly with an uppercut but Oiterong uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oiterong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
North working aggressively here.
North swings away with an uppercut that misses.
North makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
North lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
North throws an elbow but it misses.

Oiterong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oiterong scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. North doesn't seem bothered though.
North tries to clinch but Oiterong moves out of range.
North wants to clinch but Oiterong slips to the side
and North takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oiterong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oiterong throws a nice looking combination but North bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
North looks to clinch
and Oiterong counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oiterong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
North tries to clinch but Oiterong is having none of it.
North takes a jab right on the kisser.
North tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Oiterong counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oiterong stuns North with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jab by Oiterong.
Oiterong thuds a left hand into North's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
North moves to clinch but Oiterong breaks away
and North takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
North tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Oiterong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
North fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oiterong scores with a body shot.
Oiterong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
North tries to clinch up
and Oiterong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
North closes the distance but Oiterong moves to the side
and Oiterong counters with a two punch combo.
North looks to clinch
and Oiterong counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
North fails in his attempt to clinch.
North darts in trying to clinch
and Oiterong counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
North tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Oiterong counters with a series of strikes. North will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Oiterong does no damage.
Peter North seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
North has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Oiterong finds it's way round the side to connect with North's head.
Oiterong takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
North has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Oiterong finds it's way round the side to connect with North's head.
Oiterong lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Oiterong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oiterong connects with a single shot there.
North gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Oiterong cracks North with a good jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oiterong scores with a nice strike.
North tries to move into range but Oiterong moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Surangel Oiterong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Surangel Oiterong's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

North closes the distance looking to clinch
and Oiterong counters with a stiff right hand.
Oiterong circles away from the clinch attempt
and Oiterong counters with a one-two to the body.
North has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Oiterong swats away the attempt to clinch by North.
Oiterong connects with a single shot there.

North has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oiterong tries to circle away but North has him pinned against the cage.
A shot in the inside from North.
Oiterong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, North throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oiterong is trying to break the clinch but North has him pressed against the cage.
Oiterong tries to break the clinch but North is controlling the position.
Oiterong blocks an elbow strike.
North lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
North keeps control of Oiterong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Oiterong is trying to break the clinch but North has him pressed against the cage.
Oiterong is trying to push North away but North has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for North.
North pushes off an throws an elbow but Oiterong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
North lands an elbow inside.
North lands an elbow just above Oiterong 's eye.
Oiterong is looking to break free of the clinch but North has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
North fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
North lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
North tries a body shot but Oiterong blocks it.
North with an attempt at a knee that misses.
North makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, North just misses with a elbow thrown towards Oiterong's brow.
North misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, North just misses with a elbow thrown towards Oiterong's brow.
A nice left hand lands by North.
Oiterong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
North fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
North using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oiterong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
North keeps control of Oiterong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, North scores with a nice short uppercut.
North creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Oiterong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
North doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oiterong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
North tries a knee to the head but Oiterong blocks it.
North tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
North misses with a knee to the head.
North is breathing heavily.
Oiterong is trying to break the clinch but North has him pressed against the cage.
Oiterong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
North throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Oiterong is trying to push North away but North has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
North misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oiterong is trying to break the clinch but North has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oiterong.
North pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Oiterong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
North drops his hands momentarily and Oiterong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Oiterong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before North has time to react.
Oiterong lands with a straight right. North didn't see that one coming.
Surangel Oiterong is winning the standup battle so far.
North on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oiterong lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as North backs up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A lazy left from Oiterong finds it's target.
Oiterong is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Oiterong cracks North with a good jab.
Oiterong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of North's head.
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 Surangel Oiterong will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Surangel Oiterong's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Oiterong digs a good body shot into North's ribs.
Oiterong stuns North with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Oiterong scores with a jab.
Oiterong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent North stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
North closes the distance looking to clinch
and Oiterong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
North tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oiterong circles away from the clinch attempt
and Oiterong counters with a stiff right hand.
North tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Oiterong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
North drops his hands momentarily and Oiterong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Oiterong tests North's chin there with a solid looking shot.
North tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oiterong misses with a wild combination.
North closes the distance but Oiterong moves to the side
enabling Oiterong to counter with a crisp jab.
Oiterong lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
North is looking to clinch but Oiterong is avoiding it.
A jab from Oiterong does it's job there.
Oiterong connects with a good right hand that stumbles North. North circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Donk. Oiterong catches North right on the button with a cross.
Oiterong connects with a good right hand that stumbles North. North circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Oiterong catches North right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
North moves in looking to clinch but Oiterong pushes him off.
North tries to clinch up
and Oiterong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
North tries to clinch but Oiterong moves away
enabling Oiterong to counter with a crisp jab.
North is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Oiterong.
North tries to clinch up but Oiterong circles away and keeps his distance.
A right-left combo lands from Oiterong.
North closes the distance looking to clinch
and Oiterong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
North on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oiterong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
North darts in trying to clinch
and North takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oiterong is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
North moves to clinch but Oiterong breaks away
and Oiterong counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
North takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
North takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A combination from Oiterong does no damage.
North is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oiterong throws a series of punches but North avoids them all with ease.
Surangel Oiterong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
North tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oiterong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
North takes a jab right on the kisser.
Oiterong lands with a hook. North tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
North is looking to clinch but Oiterong is avoiding it.
Oiterong works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Oiterong scores with a nice right hand.
North takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
North moves to clinch but Oiterong breaks away
and Oiterong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
North closes the distance looking to clinch
and Oiterong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Peter North has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oiterong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oiterong connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
North takes one to the side of the head.
Oiterong scores with a nice right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Surangel Oiterong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Oiterong, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Surangel Oiterong!
After winning the bout, Surangel Oiterong thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.