PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hanger Banger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and eh Agora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Banger
vs
Agora

190 cm
25
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
16
235 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hanger Banger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, eh Agora!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Agora.
Agora misses with an uppercut.
Banger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Banger is trying hard to land a takedown here. Agora sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Agora swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Banger misses.
Banger walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A combination from Banger does no damage.
Agora throws a right and a left that Banger avoids nicely.
Banger looks to land a left hand but Agora moved out of range nicely.
Agora looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Banger takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A right-left combo lands from Agora.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good exchange - Agora coming out on top.
Banger drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Agora swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Banger throws a sloppy head kick
and Agora counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Banger misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Banger bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Banger postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Agora is not content to let Banger control the position.
Banger working the strikes but Agora uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Agora felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Agora trying to hold on to Banger's head to control him but Banger postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Banger in particular looking to stall.
Agora regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banger is stalling in the full guard.
Banger postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Banger content to stall in guard here.
Agora is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Banger trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banger slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Banger works Agora's body with a nice hook.

Banger has managed to clinch.

Banger manages to break the clinch.

Banger moves into the clinch.
Agora working aggressively here.
Banger has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Agora after a bit of a struggle.

Agora breaks from the clinch.
Agora thuds a left hand into Banger's body.
Banger tries to clinch but Agora moves out of range.
Agora keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hanger Banger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Agora.
Agora appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banger ducks under a wild hook from Agora.

Banger moves into the clinch successfully.
Agora has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Banger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Agora misses with a double jab.
Banger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Agora.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Agora stuffs the takedown.
Agora scores with a nice right hand.
Agora fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Banger tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Agora counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice shot by Agora.

Banger has closed the distance and engaged Agora in a clinch.
Agora looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

eh Agora dominated that round.
That's time! Banger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A telegraphed right hand from Banger misses the target.
Hanger Banger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Agora. Beautiful body shot.
Agora stuns Banger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Banger tries to clinch but fails miserably
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
enabling Agora to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Hanger Banger has been cut.
Banger slips a jab and a cross from Agora.
Banger fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Agora avoids it really well and circles away.
Agora looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Agora swinging wildly here.
Agora lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Agora let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Banger fails to land the takedown.
A little jabbing left from Agora on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Banger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banger gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Agora paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Agora has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Agora lands a body shot.

Banger rushes Agora and presses him up against the cage.
Agora misses with the head strike.
Agora lands a left hand that snaps the head of Banger backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Agora.
Agora has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Banger is trying to break free.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Agora fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Agora swings wildly with an uppercut but Banger uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agora goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Banger working hard to break the clinch.
Agora lands a nice uppercut.
Agora misses with a short punch on the inside.
Agora looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Banger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Banger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Agora.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Agora misses the shot to the body.
Agora throws a body shot but no joy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Banger.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hanger Banger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Agora fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Banger takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Agora. Beautiful body shot.
Banger throws a right hand that Agora ducks under and follows up with a left that Agora also avoids with ease.
Banger darts in trying to clinch
and Agora counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Agora thuds his right hand into Banger's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Banger shoots for a double leg takedown but Agora sprawls well. He's pushed Banger's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
It seemed like Agora was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Agora cracks Banger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Banger tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Agora swivels and escapes.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Agora. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Agora scores with a jab.
Agora digs a good body shot into Banger's ribs.

Agora cracks Banger with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Agora has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Banger to stand back up!

Banger is rocked!
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!
Agora comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Agora catches Banger with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Banger forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). eh Agora!