PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mar Vell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bang Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Vell
vs
Bang

189 cm
30
195 lbs
18 - 4 - 0

188 cm
32
220 lbs
29 - 14 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mar Vell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bang Bang!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vell throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bang.

It looks like Bang Bang has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from Bang.
Bang wants to land a leg kick but Vell is out of range.
Vell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mar Vell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bang checks it well.
Bang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vell throws a leg kick but Bang sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vell looks to land a body kick but Bang moved away.

Vell shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bang napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Vell working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Vell working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang parries the strikes from Vell easily there. Vell is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bang to escape.
Vell lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bang down.
Bang dodges the ground and pound from Vell.
Vell throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Vell looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bang is avoiding damage well.
I wouldn't like to be where Bang is right now.
Vell creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Vell sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bang is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vell throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Bang works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Bang has his hands clasped together around Vell's back. He's all about the action.
Bang is refusing to be controlled, as Vell sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vell misses with a head shot. Bang uses the momentum to regain guard.
Vell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vell trying to control the position from guard on top but Bang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bang has momentary wrist control but Vell slips an elbow through the middle.
Vell with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang working a defensive guard but Vell manages to pass into side control anyway.
Vell tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Vell looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bang is avoiding damage well.
Vell in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Vell working the ground and pound but Bang is defending the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vell looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bang is avoiding damage well.
Vell moves into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mar Vell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bang Bang's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Vell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bang moves away.
Vell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bang throws a hook but Vell blocks it.

Vell gets a double leg takedown into Bang's guard.
Vell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vell is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vell 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.
Vell trying to control the position from guard on top but Bang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Vell here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang being controlled here, momentarily.
Vell trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Bang manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Bang must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vell manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Vell throwing strikes but Bang bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Vell has a closed guard, preventing Bang from standing up.
Vell keeping moving, preventing Bang from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vell keeping full guard, as Bang tries to pass.
Vell pulls Bang in close to his closed guard and prevents Bang from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bang is looking to stand up but Vell won't let him.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bang Bang wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bang dips to his left and cracks Vell with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Vell.
Bang takes one to the side of the head.
Vell lands a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bang blocks a head kick by Vell.
Vell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bang counters with a left and a right that stings Vell.
Vell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vell connects with a solid leg kick.
Vell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Bang.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mar Vell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bang Bang's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Vell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bang.
Bang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vell cracks Bang with an open hand slap.
Vell dives in and grabs Bang's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bang pushes down on Vell's head and hops out.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bang!
Bang throws a shot from downtown. Vell moves away and avoids it.
Bang checks the leg kick.
Bang misses with a hook. Vell ducked under it nicely.
Vell connects with a solid leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Bang.
Vell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Vell.
Vell throws a chopping leg kick but Bang manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vell connects with a solid leg kick.
Vell looks to land a left hand but Bang moved out of range nicely.
Vell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bang works over Vell's head and body with a nice combination.
Vell misses with a wild combination.
Vell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bang can do to turn this around?
Bang wants to land a leg kick but Vell is out of range.
Good leg kick by Vell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vell throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bang Bang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vell throws a leg kick which misses Bang's front leg but catches the back leg as Bang tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bang clobbers Vell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bang stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vell.
Vell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vell scores with a sloppy right hand. Bang should have avoided that one.
Bang moves away from the strike by Vell.
Bang slips under a jab from Vell.
Vell plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nice sprawl there from Bang as Vell shoots in.
Bang defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vell.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mar Vell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bang avoids a kick to the body.
Vell misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bang.
Bang bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vell's head backwards.
Bang scores with a jab. Vell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bang takes a swing at Vell's ribcage but misses.
Vell lands with a nice body punch.
Bang takes one to the chin there.
Vell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bang throws a combination that misses
and Vell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vell scores with the left hand. Bang knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick from Vell misses.
Vell misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bang avoids it really well and circles away.
Bang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vell loads up on a big right hand but Bang slips the punch.
Bang misses with a leg kick.
Bang throws a leg kick which misses Vell's front leg but catches the back leg as Vell tries to avoid it.
Vell throws a looping overhand right but Bang ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vell scores with a kick to the midsection.
Vell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bang.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mar Vell clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Bang Bang's cut.
That's time! Vell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Vell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vell misses with a low kick.
Bang throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vell on the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Vell.
Vell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bang swings for the body but Vell moves out of range.
Vell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vell ducks under a wild hook from Bang.
Mar Vell is winning the standup battle so far.
Vell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bang.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vell works the jab nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Vell.
Vell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bang defends it nicely.
Vell looks to land a left hand but Bang moved out of range nicely.
Vell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fighters circling - Vell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Vell does it's job there.
Vell throws out a leg kick but Bang moves out of range and Vell only half commits.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bang.
Vell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bang throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vell scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body kick there by Vell.
Vell is looking to score with low kicks.
Vell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bang takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bang checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bang misses with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vell.
Vell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vell moves out of range of the leg kick from Bang.
Bang misses with a lunging right hand
and Vell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bang moves out of range of the body kick from Vell.
Vell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bang is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
An inside leg kick lands from Bang.
Vell throws a sloppy head kick and Bang moves out of range easily.
Vell throws a right hand that misses
and Bang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vell thinking.
Vell misses with a right hand
and Bang counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vell.
A head kick from Vell lands but Bang takes it in his stride.
Bang scores with a hook.
Bang throws a lazy right hand but Vell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Bang misses.
Bang throws a hook but Vell avoids it easily.
Bang checks a leg kick.
Bang throws a sloppy head kick and Vell moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bang throws the left hand but Vell avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mar Vell had his way with Bang Bang in that round.
The cut man is working on Bang Bang's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Vell lands with a straight right. Bang didn't see that one coming.
Bang misses the jab.
Vell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bang sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vell throws a body kick that misses
and Bang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vell misses the shot to the body.
Bang throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bang connects with a single shot there.
Vell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bang doesn't seem bothered though.
Bang blocks a head kick by Vell.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bang uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vell has time to react.
Bang's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bang moves away.
Vell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vell keeps Bang at a distance using the push kick.
Vell throws a hook to the side of Bang's head but Bang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vell feints and then cracks Bang's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bang down.
Vell misses with a kick to the body.
Vell throws a head kick but Bang moves out of range.
Bang has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Vell.
Bang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vell scores with a nice strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang punishes Vell's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Vell. Bang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vell.
Vell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bang's calf.
Vell walks into a left hand.
Bang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vell.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vell.

Vell looking to score a takedown here. Bang is defending well but Vell drives through and ends up in Bang's guard.
Vell postures up in Bang's guard and throws a big left but Bang blocks it.
Vell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vell tries to free his leg and advance position but Bang is retaining full guard.
Bang lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Vell!
Vell is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Vell is wriggling around trying to escape.
Vell wants to hold on but Bang pushes him away.
Bang is looking to stand but Bang has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Vell is looking to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mar Vell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vell 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 50:45
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 50:45
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mar Vell!
Mar Vell is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Mar Vell thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.