PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jimmer Octopulus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yonsil Clanger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clanger is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Youth Blood. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Octopulus
vs
Clanger

170 cm
33
145 lbs
15 - 11 - 1

160 cm
42
141 lbs
40 - 21 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Machiavelli Boutique
Instinct

Perkele!

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 15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jimmer Octopulus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Yonsil Clanger!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Octopulus finds it's target.
A big right from Clanger misses.
Clanger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Clanger throws a leg kick but Octopulus sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Octopulus closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Octopulus wants to pass the guard but Clanger is defending well.
Octopulus is trying to control. Clanger wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Clanger is looking for a sweep. Octopulus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Octopulus is trying to control. Clanger wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clanger is trying to get back to full guard.
Clanger is looking to control Octopulus's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Clanger avoid being mounted?
Clanger tries to get to full guard but Octopulus has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Octopulus throwing shots but Clanger is blocking nicely.
Clanger tries to roll over but Octopulus keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clanger slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Clanger trying to control the position.
Clanger looking for a sweep. Not yet Clanger, not yet.
Octopulus with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Clanger will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Clanger keeping moving, preventing Octopulus from controlling successfully.
Clanger wants to sweep but no luck.

Clanger looking for a guillotine here but Octopulus defends easily.
Clanger is trying to control the position but Octopulus postures up.
Octopulus lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Clanger wants to sweep here but Octopulus controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Octopulus trying to control but Clanger is working from the bottom.
Octopulus pushes down on Clanger's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Clanger is looking for a sweep. Octopulus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Octopulus connects with a nice short shot to Clanger's temple.
Octopulus working the head and body with strikes.
Clanger moves into full guard.
Octopulus trying to control the position from guard on top but Clanger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Clanger working for a triangle but Octopulus defends it easily.
Octopulus 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.
Octopulus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Octopulus avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clanger has momentary wrist control but Octopulus slips an elbow through the middle.
Octopulus with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Clanger is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Octopulus is aware though and is defending well.

Octopulus got a little sloppy there for a moment and Clanger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Octopulus has managed to get both his arms back between Clanger's legs - danger averted.
Octopulus lands a couple of digs.

Clanger is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Octopulus is aware though and is defending well.

Clanger has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Octopulus is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Clanger.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Octopulus in side control lands a decent elbow.
Check out the look on Octopulus's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmer Octopulus dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Octopulus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clanger.
Octopulus stalks Clanger and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Clanger's face. Clanger staggers backwards, shaken.
Clanger takes a swing at Octopulus's ribcage but misses.
Jimmer Octopulus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Octopulus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clanger ducks under a wild hook from Octopulus.
Octopulus's corner calls for a 1-2. Octopulus obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Clanger slips under a jab from Octopulus.
Clanger misses with a looping left.
Clanger throws a body punch but Octopulus moves out of range.
Clanger misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clanger missing with a left hand there. Octopulus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Octopulus!

Clanger is rocked!
Clanger moves out of range of the leg kick from Octopulus.
Clanger is still on wobbly legs! Can Octopulus finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clanger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Clanger throws a hook but Octopulus avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clanger tries for a takedown but Octopulus sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Clanger misses with a hook. Octopulus ducked under it nicely.
Clanger seems to have recovered his senses.
Clanger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Octopulus.
Clanger with the counter takedown but Octopulus avoids it easily.
Clanger scores with a jab to the body.
Octopulus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Clangers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jimmer Octopulus is winning the standup battle so far.
Octopulus throws a leg kick but Clanger moved away.
Clanger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Octopulus to score with a decent uppercut.
Clanger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Octopulus is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Octopulus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Clanger throws out a loose jab but Octopulus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clanger throws a jab when Octopulus was well out of range.
Octopulus misses with the combination.
And Clanger tries to counter it with a takedown but Octopulus pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Octopulus with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Octopulus, right into the meat.
Octopulus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clanger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Octopulus feinted there with a counter leg kick.

Octopulus closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Clanger struggling a bit here.
Clanger gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Octopulus wants to control but Clanger is keeping him busy.

Clanger actively working from the bottom here.
Octopulus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clanger keeps working.
Clanger tries to get to full guard but Octopulus has control of the leg.
Jimmer Octopulus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Octopulus takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Clanger looking for submissions off his back.
Clanger is in trouble now - Octopulus has advanced to mount!
Clanger tries to reverse the position but Octopulus maintains control.
Clanger sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Octopulus looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Clanger with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Clanger wants to control but Octopulus is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Clanger is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Octopulus.
Octopulus looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Clanger is staying active underneath Octopulus, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Octopulus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Octopulus wants to stand but Clanger has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Octopulus is trying to control. Clanger wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Octopulus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Clanger slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Octopulus wants to control from the top but Clanger keeps moving.

Clanger is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmer Octopulus dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Octopulus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Clanger momentarily.
Octopulus throws a lazy right hand but Clanger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Octopulus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Octopulus slips under a jab from Clanger.
Octopulus lands a slapping body shot.
Clanger is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Octopulus pivots, looking for a leg kick but Clanger is out of range and Octopulus settles back down.
Octopulus staying out of range there.
Octopulus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Octopulus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Octopulus thows a leg kick but Clanger checks it

and Clanger counters with a single leg into guard. Octopulus didn't expect that.
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!
Octopulus is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Octopulus keeping moving, preventing Clanger from controlling successfully.
Clanger throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clanger works over Octopulus with some ground and pound from guard.
Clanger throws an elbow that misses. Octopulus uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Clanger's guard. Nice move by Octopulus!

Octopulus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clanger can do to turn this around?
Clanger throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Clanger keeping full guard, as Octopulus tries to pass.
Octopulus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Octopulus advances position into side control!

Octopulus goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Clanger has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Octopulus but great work by Clanger.
Octopulus is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clanger throws an elbow but Octopulus slips to the side and avoids it well.
Octopulus is looking to reverse the position.
Clanger looks up at the clock and then as Octopulus takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Clanger smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Octopulus gets back to half guard.
Clanger thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Octopulus is looking for a sweep. Clanger is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Octopulus is working hard here to advance position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clanger is looking to stall here but Octopulus recovers full guard.

Octopulus has his foot on Clanger's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Clanger works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Octopulus trying to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Octopulus is on top in guard.

Octopulus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Octopulus trying to control but Clanger is working from the bottom.
Octopulus preventing the sweep.
Yonsil Clanger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clanger is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Octopulus landing some decent shots from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Octopulus working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Clanger's head.

Clanger looking for a triangle here. Octopulus is fighting it but it looks tight! Clanger pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Octopulus is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Yonsil Clanger!
Yonsil Clanger decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.