PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between pili pangi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and wesley white (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). white has chosen Biggie Smalls feat. Jay Z & Angela Winbush - I Love The Dough as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that wesley white was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

pangi
vs
white

173 cm
22
135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, pili pangi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, wesley white!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
pangi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

pangi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
pangi moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from white.
white is trying to get back to half guard.
white can't do much from the bottom here.
pangi content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
white tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.

pangi has hold of white's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and white manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
white throwing hammer fists to the chest of pangi. What's that going to do exactly?
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.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
pangi controlling his opponent.
white tries to reverse the position but pangi maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
white tries to control pangi's body but pangi pushes him off. white squirms to his side and now pangi has his back!
pangi is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
white can't escape the position.
pangi gets his hands free as white looks to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
pangi biding his time, controlling white.
white just trying to survive but pangi is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
pangi controlling from the back.
white really doesn't want to stay on the ground with pangi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The referee stands the fighters back up. pili pangi just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

pangi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

pili pangi dominated that round.
That's time! pangi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

white closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming pangi to the mat! pangi manages to get full guard.
pangi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
pangi's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
white tries to free his leg and advance position but pangi is retaining full guard.

pangi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

pangi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
pangi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
white looking to pass the guard.

pangi has his feet on white's thighs here. He's pushed white off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! white screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). pili pangi!