PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Chang (ranked 5417 p4p, 241 weight class) and Igoramma Estionilita (ranked 6849 p4p, 289 weight class). Igoramma Estionilita will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Chang
vs
Estionilita

166 cm
25
130 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

225 cm
26
130 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Igoramma Estionilita!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Chang there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chang ducks under a wild hook from Estionilita.
It appears Chang was looking to counter with a kick there.
Chang misses with a body kick.
Chang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Estionilita throws a sloppy head kick and Chang moves out of range easily.
Chang looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Estionilita misses with a right hand
and Chang counters with a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Estionilita darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Estionilita.
Estionilita walks forward, straight into a front kick from Chang.
Chang misses with a body shot.
Estionilita swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Chang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Estionilita, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Estionilita breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chang takes one on the button.
Chang misses with a body kick.
Estionilita lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chang circles away quickly and effectively.
Chang throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Chang feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Estionilita's calf.
Estionilita throws a head kick that misses.
Chang throws a quick counter head kick but Estionilita was just out of range.
Chang chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Estionilita moves out of range of the body kick from Chang.
Chang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Estionilita pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Estionilita falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chang counters with a leg kick.
Chang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Estionilita is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The fighters circling - Estionilita throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Estionilita misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Igoramma Estionilita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Estionilita misses
and Chang counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Estionilita looks winded!

Chang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Estionilita can't break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Chang lands an elbow inside.
Chang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Estionilita is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chang with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estionilita wants to get back to striking at distance but Chang won't allow it.
Chang dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Estionilita is trying to force a seperation but Chang has the dominant position.
Estionilita is trying to push Chang away but Chang has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Estionilita wants to break the clinch but can't.
Estionilita tries to break the clinch but Chang is controlling the position.

Estionilita manages to break the clinch.

Chang moves into the clinch.

Estionilita's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Estionilita is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Chang misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Chang.
Estionilita tries a head kick but it misses.
Chang tries to land a front kick but Estionilita steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Estionilita pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chang is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Chang looks for the body kick but Estionilita saw that one coming.
Estionilita is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Estionilita throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Estionilita moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Chang moves into the clinch.
Estionilita takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chang lands a damaging elbow.
Chang holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Estionilita wants to break free but Chang has control.
A shot in the inside from Chang.
Estionilita tries to circle away but Chang has him pinned against the cage.
Estionilita wants to break free but Chang has control.
Chang unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Estionilita manages to break the clinch.
Estionilita throws a combination. Chang tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chang ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Estionilita avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Estionilita.
Estionilita on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chang avoids the head kick by Estionilita.
Chang throws a right hand that Estionilita ducks under and follows up with a left that Estionilita also avoids with ease.
Decent striking displayed by Estionilita there.
Chang is looking to land body kicks.
Crunch! Chang slams his shin into Estionilita's torso.
Chang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chang dodges the punch combination from Estionilita.
Chang blocks a head kick by Estionilita.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chang has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chang there as he acknowledges the shot.
Estionilita's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Estionilita works the jab nicely.
Estionilita throws a head kick that Chang semi-blocks.

Chang is rocked!
Chang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Chang dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Estionilita avoids a kick to the body.
Estionilita throws a sloppy head kick and Chang moves out of range easily.
A head kick by Estionilita misses
and Chang counters with a good low kick that Estionilita was not able to check.
Estionilita throws a head kick that misses
and Chang counters with a stiff right hand.
Estionilita slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Crunch! Chang slams his shin into Estionilita's torso.
Estionilita misses with a body kick.
Chang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Estionilita.
Chang connects with a leg kick. Estionilita looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Estionilita slips a straight right by Chang.
Estionilita looks to land a right hand but Chang moved out of range.
Chang throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Estionilita stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Estionilita throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Estionilita throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chang.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chang scores with a nice body kick.
Chang tries a head kick but it misses.
Mike Chang is winning the standup battle so far.
Estionilita is breathing heavily.
Chang pushes Estionilita away with a front kick.
Chang just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Estionilita throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mike Chang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chang scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Estionilita.
Estionilita might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Crunch! Chang slams his shin into Estionilita's torso.
Chang cracks the inside of Estionilita's front leg.
Chang connects with a looping right hand.
Estionilita throws a head kick that misses
and Chang counters with a nice body kick.
Estionilita tries a head kick but it misses.
Good shot there by Estionilita.
Estionilita pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chang throwing a counter right hand but Estionilita manages to avoid it.
Chang thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Estionilita if he has to take too many more of those.

Chang closes the distance and clinches.
Chang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Estionilita can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chang scores with a hook to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Estionilita's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Chang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Estionilita.
Estionilita throws a head kick that misses.
Estionilita displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Estionilita takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chang misses with a series of wild punches.
Chang misses with an uppercut. Estionilita saw that one coming.

Chang rushes Estionilita and presses him up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Chang.
Chang lands a nice elbow.
A short left from Chang.

Estionilita's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Estionilita throws the left hand but Chang avoids the punch easily.
Estionilita looks to land a left hand but Chang moved out of range nicely.
Estionilita misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Chang misses the target.
Estionilita tries a head kick but it misses.
Estionilita has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Chang.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Estionilita's sensitive parts.
A swing and a miss from Estionilita.
A big right from Estionilita misses.
Nice body kick there by Chang.
Estionilita tries a head kick but it misses.
Chang looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Chang delivers a nice body kick.
Estionilita misses with a hook. Chang ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Chang was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Chang lands a slapping body shot.
Chang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chang lets loose with a powerful body kick. Estionilita will feel that in the morning.
Chang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chang explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chang swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chang throws a head kick but Estionilita moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Estionilita. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Estionilita.
Estionilita tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Estionilita throws a sloppy head kick and Chang moves out of range easily.
Estionilita defending well as Chang loads up on a big left hand.
Estionilita throws a sloppy head kick and Chang moves out of range easily.
Estionilita lands with a right hand.
Chang lands with a shot to the body.
Estionilita throws a jab but it's blocked by Chang.
Estionilita just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromChang.
Chang scores with a leg kick.
Estionilita throws a nice head kick!

Estionilita tries to keep at a distance but Chang has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chang gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Estionilita is trying to force a seperation but Chang has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Chang dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Estionilita scores with a decent looking hook.
Estionilita on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Estionilita gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chang.
Estionilita pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chang misses with a head kick.

Chang takes the fight into the clinch.

Chang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Estionilita throws a hook but Chang avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chang. That's going to slow Estionilita down.
Chang looks to land a combination but Estionilita avoids it well.
Estionilita scores with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chang darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Estionilita throws a head kick but Chang moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chang throws a sloppy head kick and Estionilita moves out of range easily.
Chang throws a leg kick which misses Estionilita's front leg but catches the back leg as Estionilita tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang avoids the head kick by Estionilita.

Chang has managed to clinch.
Chang holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Estionilita wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Estionilita working hard to break the clinch.
Estionilita tries to break the clinch but Chang is controlling the position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chang.
Chang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knees to the body from Chang.
Estionilita is trying to break free.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chang.
Chang is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Estionilita is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estionilita looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Estionilita wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Estionilita is trying to push Chang away but Chang has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chang lands a nice shot to the body.
Mike Chang has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Chang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Estionilita avoids the head kick by Chang.
Crunch! Chang slams his shin into Estionilita's torso.
Chang jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chang throws a sloppy head kick and Estionilita moves out of range easily.
Estionilita throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chang counters with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chang slips under a jab.
Chang tries a head kick but it misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Chang!
Estionilita misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chang lands a front kick.
A head kick misses from Estionilita.
Chang is looking to counter the offense by Estionilita and move into the clinch.
Mike Chang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estionilita throws the left hand but Chang avoids the punch easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chang. That's going to slow Estionilita down.
Estionilita lands with an uppercut that bounces Chang off the cage and back into range.
Chang blocks the body kick.
Estionilita goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Estionilita throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Estionilita bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chang lands with a slapping head kick.
Estionilita lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Estionilita stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chang.
Estionilita misses with a head kick.
A jab from Estionilita misses.
Estionilita throws a hook to the side of Chang's head but Chang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chang. Estionilita does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chang feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Estionilita's calf.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chang misses with a series of wild punches.
Chang walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chang throws out a loose jab but Estionilita uses good head movement to avoid it.
Estionilita on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Estionilita tries to bum rush Chang with a series of wild strikes but Chang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from Estionilita. Those never looked like landing.
Estionilita misses with a head kick.
Estionilita missing with a left hand there. Chang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chang misses with a straight right.
Chang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chang connects with an inside leg kick.
Chang avoids the head kick by Estionilita.
Estionilita connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Igoramma Estionilita has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Estionilita throws a poor cross that misses
and Chang counters with a one-two to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Chang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chang has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Chang!