PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tangaroa Ngata (ranked 2606 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abner Applegate (ranked 17946 p4p, 0 weight class). Ngata comes into the arena with Soundcritters - Haka War Chant blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!

Ngata
vs
Applegate

185 cm
33
181 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

182 cm
26
183 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Red Light Coffeeshop

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 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tangaroa Ngata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abner Applegate!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Applegate. Beautiful body shot.

Applegate moves into the clinch successfully.
Ngata struggles to land a body shot inside as Applegate controls his hands.
We've been informed that Applegate has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Applegate lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Applegate fails to land.
Applegate works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ngata lands a left hand.
Applegate scores with a shot to the side of Ngata's head.

Ngata manages to break the clinch.
Ngata has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Holding Cell in the buildup to the fight.

Applegate gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Applegate tries to work over Ngata's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ngata can't find room to land a body shot as Applegate controls the action.
Applegate scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Applegate.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Applegate blocks an uppercut.
Ngata misses with some punches.
Applegate stalling.
A shot in the inside from Applegate.
Applegate lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Applegate gets through Ngata's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Applegate.
Ngata digs a right hand into Applegate's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Applegate's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Applegate.
Applegate presses Ngata against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ngata digs a right hand underneath Applegate's ribcage. Applegate let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Applegate cracks Ngata with a nice body shot.
Ngata throws a head punch that misses.
Ngata goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ngata wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice body punch from Applegate.
A right hook to the body lands for Applegate.
Ngata is leaning against Applegate and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Applegate scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ngata misses with some punches.
Applegate lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ngata backwards.
Ngata blocks a body shot from Applegate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ngata.
A right handed body shot lands from Applegate.
A short uppercut from Applegate.
Applegate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ngata's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Applegate.
Applegate stalls.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ngata wants to get back to striking at distance but Applegate won't allow it.

Ngata breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ngata looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ngata tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Applegate manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Applegate takes the fight into the clinch.
Ngata scores with a shot to the side of Applegate's head.
Ngata has a couple of punches blocked by Applegate.
Ngata throws a head punch that misses.
Ngata is trying to force a seperation but Applegate has the dominant position.
A hook to the body from Ngata.
Ngata blocks a body shot from Applegate.
A hook to the body from Ngata.
Applegate misses with a punch to the body.
Applegate throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Ngata fails to land.
Ngata lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ngata misses with some punches.
Ngata tries to circle away but Applegate has him pinned against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Applegate.
Applegate has a couple of punches blocked by Ngata.
A hook to the body from Applegate.
Applegate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Applegate throws a punch but it's blocked by Ngata.
Applegate lands an uppercut.
Applegate blocking some punches.
Ngata misses with a short punch on the inside.
Applegate prevents a body shot from Ngata.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Applegate.
Ngata misses with a punch on the inside.
Ngata tries to circle away but Applegate has him pinned against the cage.
Applegate misses with some punches.
Applegate prevents a body shot from Ngata.
Ngata misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ngata tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Applegate's elbow.
Ngata blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Applegate misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Applegate.
Ngata throws a punch but it's blocked by Applegate.
Applegate lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Applegate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Applegate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ngata misses with a hook from the clinch.
Applegate lands a body shot in the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ngata blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Applegate lands a nice uppercut.

Ngata breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ngata tries to close the distance and clinch but Applegate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Applegate connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Applegate clinches.
A short body shot lands from Applegate as the two fighters clinch.
Applegate is leaning against Ngata and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Applegate lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ngata or not.
Ngata misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Applegate.
Applegate lands with a left to the head.
Good body shot from Applegate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abner Applegate dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ngata tries to close the distance and clinch up but Applegate swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Ngata tries to keep at a distance but Applegate has taken the fight into the clinch.
Applegate misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Ngata fails to land.
Applegate throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Applegate digs a right hand underneath Ngata's ribcage. Ngata let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ngata lands a hook to the side of the head.
Applegate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Ngata pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ngata takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Applegate lands with a shot to the body.

Applegate moves into the clinch.
Ngata blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Applegate scores with a nice hook to the head.
Applegate lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Applegate blocks an uppercut.
Applegate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ngata misses with a punch to the body.
Ngata tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Applegate's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ngata creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Applegate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Applegate scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ngata doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ngata can't find room to land a body shot as Applegate controls the action.
Applegate lands a right hand.
Ngata tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Applegate lands a right hand.
Applegate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Applegate lands a nice uppercut.
Ngata can't find room to land a body shot as Applegate controls the action.
Ngata working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Applegate.
Ngata lands a right hand that snaps the head of Applegate backwards.
Ngata goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Applegate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Applegate lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Applegate clinches with his opponent.
Ngata tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ngata misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Applegate can't find room to land a body shot as Ngata controls the action.
Applegate misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ngata fails to land.
Applegate blocks an uppercut.
Ngata scores with a shoulder strike.
Ngata lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ngata has a couple of punches blocked by Applegate.
Applegate scores with a shoulder strike.
Ngata working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ngata misses with a body punch.
Applegate lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from Applegate.
Ngata looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Applegate misses with a punch to the body.
Ngata tries to circle away but Applegate has him pinned against the cage.
Ngata can't find room to land a body shot as Applegate controls the action.
Ngata throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Applegates head.
Ngata wants to get back to striking at distance but Applegate won't allow it.
Applegate misses with a body punch.
Applegate scores with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Applegate makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Applegate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Applegate scores with a shoulder strike.
Applegate scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ngata goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ngata tries to throw a body punch but Applegate avoids it by throwing Ngata back against the cage.
Applegate lands a nice uppercut.
Applegate tries to work over Ngata's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Applegate lands a shot to the body.
Applegate tries a body shot but Ngata blocks it.
Applegate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Applegate lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ngata.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ngata misses with a punch to the body.
Applegate lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Applegate makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Ngata fails to land.
Applegate working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Ngata 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!
Ngata tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Applegate's elbow.
Oh Ngata is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Applegate tries a body shot but Ngata blocks it.
Abner Applegate seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Applegate stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ngata seems to have got his legs back now.
Applegate lands a nice shot to the body.
Applegate has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Applegate presses Ngata against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Applegate on the inside.
Applegate lands a body punch.
Applegate lands a nice shot to the body.
Applegate cracks Ngata with a nice body shot.
Applegate pushes Ngata back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Applegate breaks from the clinch.

Ngata gets tackled into the cage by Applegate. Applegate maintains the clinch.
Applegate is leaning against Ngata and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Applegate lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ngata backwards.
Applegate scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Applegate lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ngata backwards.
Applegate creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Ngata with a big uppercut! Ngata tries to clinch up but Applegate pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Ngata to the mat! Ngata covers up and Applegate unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Abner Applegate!
Abner Applegate very nearly forgot to thank Red Light Coffeeshop amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.