PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm BangBang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dark Soul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). BangBang comes to the cage accompanied by GUCCI. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

BangBang
vs
Soul

195 cm
22
203 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Malcolm BangBang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Soul!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BangBang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Soul shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. BangBang eats them both and turns towards Soul to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Malcolm BangBang has been cut.
BangBang throws a head kick but Soul moves out of range.
Soul scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice body punch from Soul.
Soul throws a sloppy head kick and BangBang moves out of range easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Soul as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soul does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Soul jabs at BangBang's body.
Soul lands a nice shot that snaps BangBang's head back.
Soul thuds a left hand into BangBang's body.
Soul waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract BangBang.
Soul throws a looping overhand right but BangBang ducks down to avoid it.
Soul looks to score with a jab to the body but BangBang is just out of range.
Soul throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
BangBang pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soul throws a hook but BangBang blocks it.
BangBang takes one to the side of the head.
Soul tries a head kick but it misses.
BangBang closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
BangBang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Soul moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Soul works BangBang's body with a nice hook.
BangBang is breathing heavily.
BangBang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BangBang avoids the body shot from Soul.
Soul misses with an uppercut
and BangBang counters with a head kick. That will keep Soul thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
BangBang avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soul swings for the body but BangBang moves out of range.
Soul throws a right and a left that both miss.
Soul will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Soul throws a big shot that misses.
Soul misses with a low kick.
BangBang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Soul.
Soul throws a series of strikes that have BangBang backpedaling.
A big right from Soul misses.
A punch combination from Soul misses.
Soul comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Soul thuds a left hand into BangBang's body.
Dark Soul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soul misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soul jabs at BangBang's body.
Soul missing with a left hand there. BangBang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Soul looks to land a combination. BangBang sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Malcolm BangBang's cut is getting worse.
BangBang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Soul.
Soul looks to land a combination but BangBang avoids it well.
Soul misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
BangBang throws a head kick that half lands.
Soul throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
BangBang takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BangBang walks into a stiff left hand from Soul.
A head kick from BangBang lands but Soul takes it in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soul swats away the attempt to clinch by BangBang.
Soul misses the jab.
BangBang throws the left hand but Soul avoids the punch easily.
BangBang moves away from the strike by Soul.
A jab from Soul finds it's way through BangBang's defenses.
BangBang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Soul throws a poor cross that misses
and BangBang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Soul cracks a nice hook into BangBang's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soul takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Soul lands a right hook to the body.
BangBang avoids the head kick by Soul.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dark Soul dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Malcolm BangBang's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Soul stalks BangBang and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into BangBang's face. BangBang staggers backwards, shaken.
Soul throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dark Soul seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Soul lands a glancing blow to the side of BangBang's head.

BangBang is rocked!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether BangBang might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Soul swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Soul waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract BangBang.
Nice body punch from Soul.
Danga de danga de dang - Soul scores with a four punch combination!
Oh BangBang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Malcolm BangBang's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick from BangBang lands but Soul takes it in his stride.
BangBang seems to have got his legs back now.
BangBang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Soul.
Soul throws a series of punches but BangBang moves out of range.
BangBang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soul misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Soul has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soul lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
BangBang blocks a jab.
Soul is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by BangBang.
Soul throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
BangBang on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Soul looks to score with a jab to the body but BangBang is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Soul. Those never looked like landing.
BangBang slips under a jab from Soul.
Soul scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Soul misses with a few strikes there.
Soul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but BangBang manages to avoid it.
Soul walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. BangBang checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soul tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but BangBang was well out of range. Poor timing from Soul.
BangBang misses with a head kick.
Soul wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Soul throws out a loose jab but BangBang uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Soul throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
BangBang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soul.
BangBang misses with a hook. Soul ducked under it nicely.
Soul throws a hook but BangBang avoids it easily.
Soul loads up on a big right hand but BangBang slips the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

BangBang pushes Soul up against the cage in a clinch.
Soul can't break the clinch.
Soul tries to pull guard but BangBang won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

BangBang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Soul.
Soul misses with a leg kick.
Soul thows a left - swing and a miss!
BangBang takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Soul moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Jeez, Malcolm BangBang's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Soul avoids the head kick by BangBang.
BangBang takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A telegraphed right hand from Soul misses the target.
Soul rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but BangBang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
BangBang has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soul looks to throw the jab but BangBang is out of range.
Soul tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soul throws a jab but it's blocked by BangBang.
BangBang moves out of range of the strikes.
Soul misses with a body shot.
BangBang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Soul.
Dark Soul is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Soul rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and BangBang counters with a head kick.
Soul shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Soul jabs BangBang to the body, keeping him at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soul jabs BangBang right on the nose. BangBang blinks but takes it well.
Soul is working the combinations to good effect here.
Soul misses with an uppercut
and BangBang counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Soul is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Soul swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dark Soul showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Malcolm BangBang's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Soul darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
BangBang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
BangBang throws a good cross that connects.
Soul lands with a right hand.
Soul looks to land a combination but BangBang avoids it well.
Soul goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Soul throws a jab when BangBang was well out of range.
BangBang tries a head kick but it misses.
BangBang gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Soul.
Soul misses with a looping left.
Soul connects with a nice looking jab.
BangBang checks a leg kick.
BangBang slips a straight right by Soul.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BangBang takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Soul misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from BangBang.
BangBang dodges the punch combination from Soul.
Soul takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Soul slips a jab from BangBang.
Soul misses with a series of wild punches.
BangBang looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
BangBang throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Soul rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but BangBang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Soul swats away the attempt to clinch by BangBang.
Soul looks to land a right hand but BangBang moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BangBang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
BangBang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soul.
A left lands for BangBang.
Soul misses with a leg kick
and BangBang counters with a straight right hand.
Soul swinging wildly here.
Soul looks to land a left hand but BangBang moved out of range nicely.
Soul throws a big shot that misses.
Soul's jab looks to have found its range, popping BangBang under the eye.
Soul pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Soul misses the shot to the body.
BangBang checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soul throws a jab when BangBang was well out of range.
Soul lands a glancing blow to the side of BangBang's head.
Soul cracks a nice hook into BangBang's ribs.
A jab from Soul misses.
Soul looks to land a right hand but BangBang moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soul. BangBang does a little dance to reset his feet.
BangBang walks into a left hand.
BangBang on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Soul misses with a right hand
enabling BangBang to counter with a crisp jab.
BangBang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soul throws an off balance right hand
letting BangBang counter with a right hand.
BangBang misses with a lunging right hand
and Soul connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Soul misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

BangBang clinches.
Dark Soul is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
BangBang connects with a knee to the head.

BangBang manages to break the clinch.
BangBang tries to clinch up but Soul circles away and keeps his distance.
Soul misses with a looping left.
BangBang throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BangBang walks into a jab.
Soul changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Malcolm BangBang 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.

BangBang has managed to clinch.
Soul wants a takedown.
BangBang scores with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dark Soul comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Soul winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dark Soul!