PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Rabago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phan Tran Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le has chosen Dukes of Hazard Theme Song - Waylon Jennings as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rabago
vs
Tran Le

175 cm
25
184 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

179 cm
26
182 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

LOD: Affordable Quality

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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam Rabago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phan Tran Le!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rabago. That one must have hurt.
Le keeps Rabago at a distance using the push kick.
Le throws a series of punches but Rabago avoids them all with ease.
Le lands a nice looking body shot.
Le throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rabago throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Le misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le. Rabago does a little dance to reset his feet.
Le throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rabago ducks right into an uppercut from Le.
Rabago bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Le's head backwards.
Le avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rabago scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Rabago misses.
Rabago avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rabago misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rabago misses with a body kick.
Le takes a swing at Rabago's ribcage but misses.
Rabago misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le avoids the body shot from Rabago.
Rabago walks forward, straight into a front kick from Le.
Rabago throws a solid leg kick but Le takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rabago.
A big right from Rabago misses.
Adam Rabago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rabago slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rabago throws a hook to the side of Le's head but Le sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Le with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rabago to score with a decent uppercut.
Le throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rabago walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Le checks a leg kick nicely.
Rabago throws a hook to the side of Le's head but Le sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Le feints and then cracks Rabago's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rabago down.
Le throws a sloppy head kick and Rabago moves out of range easily.
Le lands with a good body shot.
Rabago blocks a head kick by Le.
Rabago tries to land a front kick but Le steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rabago lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Le.
Rabago avoids a kick to the body.
Le looks to throw the jab but Rabago is out of range.
Rabago misses with a head kick.
Le cracks Rabago with a right hand to the side of the head.
Le lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Le comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rabago throws a front kick that sends Le stumbling back into the cage.
Rabago throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rabago tries to land a leg kick but Le saw it coming and moves away.
A cross from Le lands.
Rabago goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Le throws a head kick but Rabago moves out of range.
Rabago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rabago avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Le wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabago explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rabago uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Le.
Le throws a shot from downtown. Rabago moves away and avoids it.
Rabago throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rabago throws a series of punches but Le avoids them all with ease.
Rabago throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Le sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Le ducks under a wild hook from Rabago.
Rabago misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rabago slaps away a takedown attempt from Le, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A jab from Le finds it's way through Rabago's defenses.
Le swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rabago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Le.
Le changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Le thows a body shot but no joy.
Rabago takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Le is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rabago rather than just go for the knockout.
Rabago throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rabago throws a sloppy head kick and Le moves out of range easily.
Le swings for the body but Rabago moves out of range.
Le tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rabago was well out of range. Poor timing from Le.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rabago throws a head kick that half lands.
Rabago throws a head kick but Le moves out of range.
Le wants to clinch.
Rabago misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Le catches Rabago with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Le works the jab nicely.
Le keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phan Tran Le dominated that round.
That's time! Rabago's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Le clinches with his opponent.
Le comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Adam Rabago has been cut.
Rabago misses with a knee to the head.
Rabago misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Le.
Rabago throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Rabago.
Rabago lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Le.
Le is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rabago is defending well for now.
Rabago wants to get back to striking at distance but Le won't allow it.
Le landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Le lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Le lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rabago takes an elbow to the temple.
Rabago avoids the elbow strike from Le, against the cage.

Le breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A solid leg kick lands there for Rabago.
Le fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rabago throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Le.
Le has a takedown stuffed.
Rabago uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Le has time to react.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Le wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Le connects with a high kick.
Rabago fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Le manages to avoid it.
Rabago throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Le's head.

Le moves into the clinch.
Rabago digs a right hand underneath Le's ribcage. Le let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Le on the inside.
Le blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le looking to slow down the pace here.
Le working Rabago over with knees to the body.
Le working aggressively here.
Rabago throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Le blocks it with crossed arms.
Le blocks an uppercut.
Le lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le struggles to land a body shot inside as Rabago controls his hands.
Le unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rabago misses with some punches.
Rabago prevents a body shot from Le.
Le scores with a nice hook to the head.
Le connects with a knee to the head.
Rabago lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rabago blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rabago on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rabago tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Le's elbow.
Rabago throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Le escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rabago walks into a left hand.
Rabago takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Le lands with a nice combination. Rabago backs away looking to recover.
Rabago throws a wild body kick that Le sees coming a mile off.
Jab by Le.
Le missing with a left hand there. Rabago was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Rabago throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rabago thows a leg kick but Le checks it
and Le makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rabago really felt that one!
Rabago throws a leg kick but Le checks it.
Le takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rabago shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Le connects with a jab.
Rabago lands with a kick to the temple. Le shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice jab there from Le.
Good leg kick by Rabago there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rabago tries a head kick but it misses.
Rabago misses with the combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Le as he connects with a hook.
Rabago looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rabago thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rabago throws a leg kick but Le moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabago misses with a head kick.

Le moves into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Le.
Le is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Le lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Le lands a hook to the side of the head.
I was talking to Rabago's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Le scores with a nice hook to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Le.
Phan Tran Le seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Le lands with a short shot to the head.
Le lands a left hand.
Le lands a nice elbow.
Le lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Adam Rabago's cut is getting worse.
Le lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Rabago is rocked!
Le digs a right hand into Rabago's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rabago's gas tank.
Oh Rabago is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Le - that landed with a thud.
Rabago seems to have got his legs back now.
Le scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Le lands a shoulder strike.
Rabago can't break the clinch.
Le presses Rabago against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rabago being controlled against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phan Tran Le showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adam Rabago's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Whack! Le lands a heavy head kick that drops Rabago. The ref tackles Le to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Rabago was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Phan Tran Le!
Phan Tran Le thanked the fans post fight for their support.