PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Pancho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudolpho Poontang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Pancho
vs
Poontang

180 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

169 cm
25
169 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pablo Pancho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rudolpho Poontang!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poontang throws an overhand right that lands on Pancho's shoulder, as Pancho tries to avoid the shot.
Pancho appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Poontang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Poontang walks into a left hand.
Poontang slips under a jab from Pancho.
Pancho misses with a wild combination.
Poontang throws a big shot that misses.
Pancho throws a nice looking combination but Poontang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rudolpho Poontang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Poontang closes the distance and clinches.
Pancho dodges an elbow strike from Poontang.
Poontang throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Poontang lands an elbow inside that Pancho shrugs off.

It looks like Pablo Pancho has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poontang is stalling here.
Poontang blocks an uppercut.
Poontang scores with a shoulder strike.
Poontang misses with an elbow over the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Poontang scores with a nice short uppercut.
Poontang lands a body punch.
Poontang lands a nice elbow.

Pablo Pancho's cut is getting worse.
The referee is keeping an eye on Poontang - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pancho struggles to land a body shot inside as Poontang controls his hands.
Poontang works on Pancho's body with a couple of short punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Poontang.
Poontang throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pancho is breathing heavily.
Poontang misses with an elbow strike.
Poontang creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pancho's defenses.
Poontang lands an elbow just above Pancho 's eye.
Poontang creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pancho's defenses.

Pancho is rocked!

Pablo Pancho's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Pancho working aggressively here.
Oh Pancho is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right handed body shot lands from Poontang.
Pancho seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Poontang to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poontang gets through Pancho's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pancho takes an elbow to the temple.

Jeez, Pablo Pancho's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Poontang just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pancho's brow.
Poontang creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Poontang lands a right hand.
Poontang lands an elbow just above Pancho 's eye.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pablo Pancho's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rudolpho Poontang!