PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardinho Pfeifer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and bingo bongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Pfeifer
vs
bongo

182 cm
19
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardinho Pfeifer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, bingo bongo!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pfeifer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pfeifer avoids a punch combination nicely.
bongo lands with a hook. Pfeifer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
bongo throws a series of punches but Pfeifer moves out of range.
bongo avoids the head kick by Pfeifer.

bongo darts in and clinches Pfeifer up against the cage.

bongo breaks the clinch.
Pfeifer misses with the combination.
bongo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pfeifer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
bongo fakes the leg kick and cracks Pfeifer in the body.
Pfeifer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
bongo punishes Pfeifer's body with a nice straight punch.
Pfeifer shoots in but bongo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from bongo.
bongo lands with a nice combination. Pfeifer backs away looking to recover.
Pfeifer is breathing heavily.
bongo connects with a high kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

bongo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pfeifer, pushing him back against the cage.

bongo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
bongo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

bongo darts in and clinches Pfeifer up against the cage.

bongo manages to break the clinch.
bongo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
bongo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pfeifer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from bongo finds it's way round the side to connect with Pfeifer's head.
bongo dips to his left and cracks Pfeifer with an uppercut!
bongo lands with a hook. Pfeifer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

bongo rushes Pfeifer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

bongo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pfeifer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pfeifer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pfeifer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pfeifer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from bongo.
bongo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

bongo closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

bongo breaks the clinch.

bongo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pfeifer, pushing him back against the cage.
Pfeifer tries to pull guard but bongo won't allow it.

bongo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
bongo lands a nice hook to Pfeifer's body. Pfeifer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for bongo.
bongo digs a good hook to Pfeifer's body.
bongo connects with a looping right hand.
Good exchange - bongo coming out on top.
bongo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

bongo rushes Pfeifer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

bongo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
bongo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

bongo has taken the fight to the clinch.

bongo breaks from the clinch.

bongo has Pfeifer up against the cage in a clinch.

bongo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
bongo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Pfeifer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bongo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
bingo bongo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
bongo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pfeifer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A decent looking body kick lands there for bongo.
Pfeifer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pfeifer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from bongo.
bingo bongo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
bongo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pfeifer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pfeifer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by bongo.
bongo lands with a cross.
bongo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

bongo has closed the distance and engaged Pfeifer in a clinch.

bongo breaks the clinch.
bongo looks to land a combination. Pfeifer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

bongo clinches up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

bongo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

bongo forces Pfeifer back against the cage and clinches.

bongo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pfeifer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
bongo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A cross from bongo lands.
bongo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
bongo throws a combination. Pfeifer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

bongo moves into range and clinches up with Pfeifer.

bongo breaks from the clinch.
bongo lands with a shot to the body.
A left and a right from bongo both land. Nice combination.
Pfeifer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

bongo clinches up against the cage.

bongo breaks from the clinch.

bongo clinches up against the cage.

bongo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

bingo bongo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

bongo scores with a nice right hand.
bingo bongo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
bongo catches Pfeifer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

bongo forces Pfeifer back against the cage and clinches.
Pfeifer is trying to break free.
bongo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pfeifer can't get the takedown.

Pfeifer manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
bongo wants to stand but Pfeifer has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

bongo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
bongo throws a nice looking combination but Pfeifer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
bongo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pfeifer if he has to take too many more of those.

bongo gets a clinch.

bongo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

bongo rushes Pfeifer and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

bongo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pfeifer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
bongo throws a head kick but Pfeifer moves out of range.

Pfeifer moves into the clinch.
bongo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pfeifer.

bongo breaks from the clinch.
bongo lands a jab to the head.
bongo scores with a jab to the head.

bongo pushes Pfeifer up against the cage in a clinch.

bongo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
bongo lands a jab to the nose.
bongo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pfeifer.
bongo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
bongo lands a right hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
bongo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
bongo lands a with a good body shot.
bongo scores with a kick to the body.
Pfeifer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A left lands for bongo.
bongo scores with a kick to the midsection.
bongo scores with a sloppy right hand. Pfeifer should have avoided that one.
Pfeifer tries to clinch but fails miserably

and bongo counters by moving into the clinch.

bongo breaks from the clinch.
bongo scores with a shot to the body.
bongo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pfeifer with a poor takedown

and bongo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardinho Pfeifer. That's going to take a lot out of him.

bongo manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
bongo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pfeifer misses with a takedown
and bongo counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bongo cracks Pfeifer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
bongo lands with a hook. Pfeifer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
bongo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
bongo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
bongo scores with a sloppy right hand. Pfeifer should have avoided that one.
bongo scores with a nice head shot.

bongo instigates a clinch.

bongo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
bongo tries to clinch there but Pfeifer circles away.

bongo pushes Pfeifer up against the cage in a clinch.
Pfeifer wants to stall.

bongo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pfeifer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and bongo counters by moving into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

bongo breaks the clinch.
bongo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pfeifer's head.
bongo cracks Pfeifer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
bongo throws a nice inside leg kick.

bongo takes the fight into the clinch.

bongo breaks from the clinch.
bongo jabs Pfeifer right on the nose. Pfeifer blinks but takes it well.
bongo tries to clinch but Pfeifer moves out of range.
bongo misses with a head kick.

bongo rushes Pfeifer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pfeifer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. bongo smiles and moves away.
Pfeifer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

bingo bongo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Pfeifer darts in trying to clinch
and bongo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pfeifer really felt that one!
Pfeifer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pfeifer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pfeifer with a lazy takedown attempt
and bongo counters with a nice body kick.
bongo digs a good hook to Pfeifer's body.
bongo scores with a push kick.
Pfeifer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pfeifer will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

bongo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

bongo breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

bongo darts in and clinches Pfeifer up against the cage.

bongo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
bongo lands a nice shot that snaps Pfeifer's head back.

bongo closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

bongo manages to break the clinch.
bongo lands with a cross.
bongo stalks Pfeifer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pfeifer's face. Pfeifer staggers backwards, shaken.
Pfeifer takes a jab right on the kisser.
bongo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pfeifer's head.
Pfeifer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pfeifer looks for a takedown but bongo sprawls well.

bongo clinches with his opponent.

bongo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
bongo cracks a nice hook into Pfeifer's ribs.
bongo lands with a straight right. Pfeifer didn't see that one coming.
bongo lands a front kick.

bongo closes the distance and clinches.

bongo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
bongo stalks Pfeifer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pfeifer's face. Pfeifer staggers backwards, shaken.
bongo scores with a nice body kick.
bongo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

bongo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
bongo lands a right hook to the body.

bongo rushes Pfeifer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

bongo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

bongo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

bongo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
bongo throws a nice head kick!
Nice shot lands for bongo.

bongo clinches up with Pfeifer and pushes him back against the cage.
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!

bongo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
bongo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bongo throws a head kick that Pfeifer semi-blocks.

Pfeifer closes the distance and clinches.
Pfeifer fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardinho Pfeifer. That's going to take a lot out of him.

bongo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
bongo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
bongo lands with a hook. Pfeifer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pfeifer avoids the head kick by bongo.
bongo lands the left hand.
bongo lands with a cross.
Pfeifer misses with a double jab
and bongo counters with a good low kick that Pfeifer was not able to check.
Pfeifer with a poor takedown
and bongo counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab from bongo.
Pfeifer steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from bongo. That one must have hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
bongo cracks the inside of Pfeifer's front leg.
bongo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pfeifer backs up against the cage.
bongo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pfeifer wants to clinch.
bongo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pfeifer has time to react.

bongo moves into the clinch successfully.

bongo breaks from the clinch.
bongo misses with a double jab
and Pfeifer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pfeifer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and bongo counters with a solid body kick.
Ricardinho Pfeifer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
bingo bongo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
bongo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

And that's the end of the fight!
bingo bongo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well bongo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 25:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 26:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... bingo bongo!