PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Pinaglabanan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Stick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Pinaglabanan
vs
Stick

171 cm
31
144 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

200 cm
31
145 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Machiavelli Boutique

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 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, John Pinaglabanan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Stick!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stick scores with a takedown into Pinaglabanan's guard.
Stick is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pinaglabanan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Stick throws a big right hand that misses.
Stick being controlled here momentarily.
Pinaglabanan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Stick utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinaglabanan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pinaglabanan trying to control but Stick is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stick is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stick is adopting a defensive guard.
Pinaglabanan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Stick keeping moving, preventing Pinaglabanan from controlling successfully.
Pinaglabanan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pinaglabanan 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pinaglabanan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Stick has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pinaglabanan stopping the sweep attempt from Stick.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pinaglabanan with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pinaglabanan misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stick on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Stick is rocked!
Stick tries to work over Pinaglabanan's front leg with a kick but Pinaglabanan checks it.
Pinaglabanan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stick checks a leg kick.
Pinaglabanan swinging wildly here.

Stick closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pinaglabanan's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pinaglabanan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stick.
Pinaglabanan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pinaglabanan looking to control but Stick passes into half guard.
Pinaglabanan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pinaglabanan is adopting a defensive guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stick stands up over Pinaglabanan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Stick throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pinaglabanan trying to keep a closed guard but Stick is proving a slippery customer.
Stick is fighting to break Pinaglabanan's control of his arms but Pinaglabanan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pinaglabanan is on top in guard.

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pinaglabanan controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Pinaglabanan dominated that 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.

Stick goes for a double leg but Pinaglabanan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pinaglabanan continues to drive forward.
Stick shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pinaglabanan sprawls well. Pinaglabanan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stick gets slowly back to his feet.
Pinaglabanan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stick.

Stick shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pinaglabanan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
You can see the frustration on Pinaglabanan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pinaglabanan is trying to improve his position.
Stick is putting a hurting on Pinaglabanan here, landing some big shots from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinaglabanan tries to buck Stick off but Stick is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Pinaglabanan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pinaglabanan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stick wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pinaglabanan struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stick is looking to take a break and control but Pinaglabanan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pinaglabanan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Pinaglabanan tries to improve position but can't.
Pinaglabanan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Pinaglabanan defending against the ground and pound.
Stick trying to control the action but Pinaglabanan is working from the bottom.
Pinaglabanan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Stick prevents Pinaglabanan from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stick throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Pinaglabanan to regain full guard.
Jack Stick has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stick won't allow Pinaglabanan to sweep him here.
Pinaglabanan is working hard here to advance position.
Pinaglabanan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pinaglabanan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stick is one step ahead there.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Stick postures up.
Pinaglabanan keeping moving, preventing Stick from controlling successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pinaglabanan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
John Pinaglabanan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Pinaglabanan misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stick is still on wobbly legs! Can Pinaglabanan finish him?
Stick throws a leg kick but Pinaglabanan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
BOOM! Pinaglabanan lands a beautiful left hook that drops Stick. Stick tries to recover but Pinaglabanan is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Stick lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Pinaglabanan!
John Pinaglabanan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.