PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Do It Yourself (ranked 6869 p4p, 281 weight class) and Motoso Angostura (ranked 6252 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

It Yourself
vs
Angostura

176 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Pit Bull Development

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Do It Yourself!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Motoso Angostura!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angostura throws a jab when Yourself was well out of range.
A jab from Yourself finds it's way through Angostura's defenses.
A big left from Yourself misses.
A jab from Yourself finds it's way through Angostura's defenses.
Yourself throws a shot from downtown. Angostura moves away and avoids it.
Yourself scores with a nice strike.
Angostura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Do It Yourself seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Angostura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yourself.
Yourself throws a lazy right hand but Angostura sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Angostura on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Angostura throws a shot from downtown. Yourself moves away and avoids it.
Angostura lands a nice shot that snaps Yourself's head back.
Yourself throws the left hand but Angostura avoids the punch easily.
Yourself scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yourself jabs Angostura right on the nose. Angostura blinks but takes it well.
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!
Yourself cracks Angostura with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yourself swings for the body but Angostura moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yourself misses with an uppercut.
Yourself is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Yourself misses with a hook.
Angostura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Angostura connects with a crisp jab.
Angostura slips a straight right by Yourself.
Yourself moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Yourself closes the distance and pushes Angostura back into the cage.
Yourself holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Angostura struggles to land a body shot inside as Yourself controls his hands.
Angostura is looking to control Yourself's arms but Yourself gets an underhook and turns him. Now Angostura has his back to the cage.
Angostura prevents a body shot from Yourself.
Yourself jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Angostura walks away with a smile on his face. Yourself gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yourself throws out a loose jab but Angostura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yourself slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yourself misses with a hook. Angostura ducked under it nicely.
Yourself wants to clinch.
The fighters circling - Angostura throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yourself wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Yourself takes the fight into the clinch.
Angostura misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Angostura.

Yourself manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Yourself escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Angostura gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Angostura trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angostura controls from within his opponent's guard.

Yourself looking for a guillotine here but Angostura defends easily.
Yourself trying to control the position.
Angostura must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Yourself working for a triangle but Angostura defends it easily.

Yourself looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yourself working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Angostura doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Angostura manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Yourself looking for a guillotine here but Angostura defends easily.

Yourself escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Angostura gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Do It Yourself dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Yourself throws a looping overhand right but Angostura ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Yourself.
Yourself swings widly with a right hand
and Angostura counters with a stiff right hand.
Yourself throws a hook but Angostura blocks it.
As Yourself backs off Angostura throws a huge counter combo but Yourself manages to avoid it all.
Yourself just misses with a punch to the body.
Yourself lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Angostura misses with a looping right.
Yourself throws a hook to the side of Angostura's head but Angostura sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yourself uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Angostura.
Yourself lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yourself missing with a left hand there. Angostura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Angostura misses with a looping right.
Yourself avoids the body shot from Angostura.
A big left from Yourself misses.
Yourself looks to land a left hand but Angostura moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angostura avoids a kick to the body.
Angostura missing with a left hand there. Yourself was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yourself lands with a cross.
A swing and a miss from Yourself.
Yourself keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Angostura.
Yourself throws a body shot but no joy.
Angostura misses with an uppercut.
Yourself wants to clinch up but Angostura keeps it at a distance.
Angostura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Angostura moves out of range of the strikes.
Angostura takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Angostura takes one to the chin there.
Angostura misses with a looping right.
Angostura throws a hook to the side of Yourself's head but Yourself sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yourself throws a body punch but Angostura moves out of range.
Yourself throws a hook but Angostura avoids it easily.
Yourself scores with a jab. Angostura acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yourself lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
Angostura swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yourself.
Angostura throws a looping overhand right but Yourself ducks down to avoid it.
Do It Yourself is winning the standup battle so far.
Angostura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yourself.
Angostura takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Angostura finds it's way through Yourself's defenses.
Yourself misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Angostura.
Yourself misses the shot to the body.
Angostura throws out a counter right but Yourself avoids it with no problem.
Angostura swings widly with a right hand

and Yourself counters by clinching up.
Yourself is trying to pull guard but Angostura has him pressed against the cage.
Yourself has a couple of punches blocked by Angostura.
Angostura pushes Yourself back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angostura tries a body shot but Yourself blocks it.
Yourself misses with some punches.
Yourself is trying to pull guard but Angostura has him pressed against the cage.
Yourself is trying to pull guard but Angostura turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Do It Yourself. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yourself tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Angostura smiles and moves away.
Angostura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yourself lands a nice hook to Angostura's body. Angostura takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yourself getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Angostura throws a jab but it's blocked by Yourself.
Yourself was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Angostura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yourself.
Yourself has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A slow jab from Angostura misses its intended target.
Yourself throws out a loose jab but Angostura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yourself uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Angostura.
Angostura walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Angostura misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angostura misses with a looping right.
Angostura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yourself.
A countering left hand to the body from Angostura misses.
Yourself looks to land a left hand but Angostura moved out of range nicely.
Yourself misses with a body shot
letting Angostura counter with a right hand.
Yourself uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Angostura.
Angostura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yourself throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Angostura sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Yourself misses the target.
Yourself misses with a wild body shot.
Yourself is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Angostura can do to turn this around?
Yourself just misses with a punch to the body.
Angostura moves out of range as Yourself strikes.
Yourself tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big right from Angostura misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Do It Yourself will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Yourself finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Yourself misses the target.
Yourself throws a body shot but no joy.
Angostura avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yourself lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Angostura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Angostura throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Angostura throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yourself swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Angostura lands a nice hook to Yourself's body. Yourself takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Yourself drives through and clinches with Angostura against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yourself fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yourself misses with a punch on the inside.
Yourself can't find room to land a body shot as Angostura controls the action.
Angostura blocking some punches.
Yourself is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Angostura to keep the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angostura blocks an uppercut.
Angostura is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yourself is keeping busy.
Yourself goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Angostura.
Yourself jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Angostura walks away with a smile on his face. Yourself gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Angostura throws a body shot but no joy.
Yourself throws a body shot but no joy.
Yourself scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yourself connects with a good right hand that stumbles Angostura. Angostura circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Angostura throws a lazy right hand but Yourself sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yourself defending well as Angostura loads up on a big left hand.
Yourself tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Angostura was well out of range. Poor timing from Yourself.
Angostura looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yourself feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Angosturas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yourself tries to close the distance and clinch up but Angostura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Do It Yourself is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yourself stuns Angostura with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Angostura throws an overhand right that lands on Yourself's shoulder, as Yourself tries to avoid the shot.
Yourself was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Angostura connects with a right hand. Yourself shakes it off.

Yourself has closed the distance and engaged Angostura in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Angostura tries to circle away but Yourself has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yourself.
Angostura wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yourself as Angostura tries to tie him up.
Yourself blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angostura tries to break free but Yourself pushes him back against the cage.
Yourself has a couple of punches blocked by Angostura.
Yourself blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yourself prevents Angostura from breaking the clinch.
Motoso Angostura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yourself misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Yourself blocks an uppercut.
Angostura throws a punch but it's blocked by Yourself.
Angostura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Do It Yourself has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Angostura tries to throw a body punch but Yourself avoids it by throwing Angostura back against the cage.
Angostura has a couple of punches blocked by Yourself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Angostura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yourself blocking some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Do It Yourself.
Well Yourself 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Do It Yourself!