PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abbath Occulta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devin Bangcock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Occulta
vs
Bangcock

180 cm
22
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

194 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Nordic Battle Gear
Einherjer RAW Nutrition

Einherjer RAW Nutrition

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abbath Occulta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Devin Bangcock!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Occulta takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Abbath Occulta has been cut.
Horrible takedown by Occulta or perhaps it was just good defense by Bangcock which made him look bad.

Occulta 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.
Bangcock really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Occulta. 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 are loving this. Great action here.
Bangcock is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bangcock tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bangcock wants to stand and escape but Occulta is having none of it.
Occulta with a nice head shot there.
Occulta is working Bangcock over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Occulta in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Occulta stopping the sweep attempt from Bangcock.
Occulta lands a couple of elbows.
Occulta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangcock trying to control the position.
Bangcock looking for a sweep. Not yet Bangcock, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Occulta in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Occulta shoots in but Bangcock avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Occulta sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bangcock is looking to slow Occulta down with leg kicks.
Good leg kick by Bangcock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Occulta is breathing heavily.
Occulta takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Occulta takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bangcock displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bangcock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bangcock cracks the inside of Occulta's front leg.
Bangcock throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangcock tries a head kick but it misses.
Occulta misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bangcock connects with a high kick.
A head kick from Bangcock lands but Occulta takes it in his stride.
Occulta takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bangcock feints and then cracks Occulta's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Occulta down.
Occulta avoids the head kick by Bangcock.
Occulta throws a series of punches but Bangcock avoids them all with ease.
Occulta gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bangcock.
Occulta takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bangcock bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bangcock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Occulta tests Bangcock's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Occulta waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Bangcock.
Occulta moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Occulta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bangcock.
Abbath Occulta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Occulta throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bangcock makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bangcock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Occulta throws a series of punches but Bangcock moves out of range.
Occulta takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bangcock.
Occulta will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abbath Occulta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bangcock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Occulta misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Occulta misses with an uppercut. Bangcock saw that one coming.
Good leg kick by Bangcock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A good leg kick by Bangcock.

Occulta shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bangcock pushes Occulta off looking to stand but Occulta dives back in and keeps control.
Occulta scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bangcock tries to roll over but Occulta keeps him under control.
Occulta looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bangcock with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bangcock tries to roll over but Occulta keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Devin Bangcock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abbath Occulta'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.

A punch combination from Occulta misses.
Bangcock moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bangcock shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bangcock plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bangcock dodges the punch combination from Occulta.
Bangcock throws a head kick that misses.
Occulta is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Occulta takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Occulta throws a nice looking combination but Bangcock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Occulta shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bangcock lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Occulta fails to land with a series of punches.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bangcock. Occulta shrugs it off though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bangcock.
A right-left combo lands from Bangcock.
Bangcock cracks the inside of Occulta's front leg.
Occulta stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bangcock.
Bangcock displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Occulta misses with a body shot
and Bangcock counters with a nice body kick.
Occulta throws a hook to the side of Bangcock's head but Bangcock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Occulta takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Occulta loads up on a big right hand but Bangcock slips the punch.
Bangcock throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Occulta.
A punch lands to the side of Bangcock 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Devin Bangcock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Occulta darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangcock is trying to stand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bangcock can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bangcock has hold of Occulta's hands but Occulta slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Occulta working the head and body with strikes.
Occulta blocks the strikes from Bangcock.
Bangcock is trying to stand.
Occulta working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Occulta scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bangcock is refusing to be controlled, as Occulta sits in half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Bangcock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bangcock ducks under a wild hook from Occulta.
Bangcock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Occulta throws a hook but Bangcock avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bangcock.
Occulta lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bangcock scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bangcock. That's going to slow Occulta down.
Occulta throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bangcock counters with a slapping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bangcock.
Occulta takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Occulta scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bangcock on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Occulta sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bangcock defending well though.
Bangcock blocking the ground and pound attempt from Occulta.

Bangcock is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Occulta pulls his head out easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Occulta frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Occulta working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bangcock blocking the ground and pound.
Bangcock keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Occulta landing strikes from the mount.
Occulta with a couple of short strikes.
Occulta in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bangcock really wants to buck Occulta off and get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Occulta working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bangcock is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bangcock is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Devin Bangcock will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Abbath Occulta's cut.
That's time! Occulta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bangcock throws a big shot that misses.
Occulta fails with a takedown attempt.
Bangcock takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bangcock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Occulta avoids the head kick by Bangcock.
Occulta is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Occulta shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bangcock as he avoids it easily.
Occulta throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bangcock counters with a head kick.
Bangcock throws a head kick that Occulta semi-blocks.
Occulta misses with a combination
and Bangcock counters with a big head kick but Occulta shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Occulta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Occulta has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bangcock.
Bangcock goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Occulta shoots in but Bangcock avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abbath Occulta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bangcock paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bangcock swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Occulta.
Occulta is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bangcock moves out of range as Occulta strikes.
Occulta misses with a takedown attempt - Bangcock sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bangcock scores with a sloppy right hand. Occulta should have avoided that one.
Bangcock scoring well with a low kick there.
Occulta misses with a double jab
and Bangcock counters with a straight right hand.
Occulta will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Occulta misses with a takedown attempt
and Bangcock counters with a one-two to the body.
Bangcock walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Occulta chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bangcock can pounce on him.
Horrible takedown by Occulta or perhaps it was just good defense by Bangcock which made him look bad.
Abbath Occulta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bangcock explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bangcock is looking to land body kicks.
Occulta shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bangcock pinned against the cage. Bangcock gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bangcock lands with a slapping head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bangcock gets caught flat footed, as Occulta shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Occulta wants to control from the top but Bangcock keeps moving.

Bangcock is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Occulta distracts Bangcock with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Occulta throwing strikes from guard but Bangcock blocks nicely.
Bangcock wants to stand up but Occulta is controlling him.
Occulta distracts Bangcock with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bangcock is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Occulta lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Abbath Occulta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bangcock misses with a leg kick.
Occulta misses with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Bangcock misses.
Occulta uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Occulta falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bangcock counters with a slapping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Bangcock.
Occulta bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bangcock's head backwards.
Bangcock slips under a jab from Occulta.
Bangcock slips a straight right by Occulta.
Occulta takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Devin Bangcock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Occulta fails with a takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Devin Bangcock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bangcock 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Devin Bangcock!