PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Skeng Man (ranked 1132 p4p, 178 weight class) and Donsone De (ranked 1150 p4p, 181 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Man
vs
De

200 cm
34
215 lbs
20 - 19 - 1

190 cm
29
224 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
Top Nutrition 160Q\200$ 140Q\150$ 100Q\50$

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Skeng Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donsone De!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De swings widly with a right hand

and Man holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Man fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De.
Man has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. De avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Man is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Skeng Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Man works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
De striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Man wants to pass the guard but De is keeping the position.
De wants to sweep but no luck.
Man lands a couple of digs.
Man is pushing down on De's leg trying to pass to half guard. De is fighting to maintain full guard but Man has managed to sneak the leg through.

Man is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Man is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. De doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Man.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
De tries to roll over but Man keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Man seems to be looking for submissions.
De blocking the ground and pound attempt from Man.

Man is trying to work for a kimura but De is defending well.
De 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.

Man is working for a submission of some sort.
De is looking for a sweep. Man is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
De trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Man is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
De regains full guard. Nicely done.
De pulls Man in to control the position.
De utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Man postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Man postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! De is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Man, into his guard.

Man looking for a guillotine here but De defends easily.
De stands and throws Man's legs to the side, diving into side control.
De cracks Man with a big right hand but Man just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man is looking for a sweep.
Man gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Man manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
De landing with the ground and pound.
Man manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. De manages to get himself to full guard.

Man postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Man in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Man won't allow De to sweep him here.
Man is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Man scoring with punches to the head and body.
Man looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man lands a couple of digs.
De looking for a sweep. Not yet De, not yet.
De has momentary wrist control but Man slips an elbow through the middle.
De can't keep his opponent in guard - Man advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
De gets full guard.
Man pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De is keeping the position for now.
De is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man is looking for a sweep. De is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Man slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Man working for a triangle but De defends it easily.
De stands up over Man, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Skeng Man 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.

Man fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Man fails to land the takedown.
Man slips a straight right by De.
Man half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
De fakes the leg kick and cracks Man in the body.
De misses with a takedown attempt - Man sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De circles away quickly and effectively.
De throws out a loose jab but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De tries to bum rush Man with a series of wild strikes but Man uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slow jab from Man misses its intended target.
Man looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big right from Man misses.
De fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Man changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. De tries to avoid it but Man manages to keep hold of a leg and drag De to the ground. De escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Skeng Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De misses with a straight left.
A good leg kick by De.
Man misses with a takedown attempt - De sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Man backing away here, and De unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Donsone De seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De misses with a lunging right hand

and Man counters with a nice double leg into side control. De won't be happy with that.
De tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Man presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
De regains half guard.
De manages to get to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man won't allow De to sweep him here.
Man pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Man accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Man drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Man jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
De tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now De is on top in guard.

Man working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. De doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. De manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
De is working Man over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
De connects with a couple of short punches.

Man has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. De is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Man.
De cracks Man with an elbow. That is naaassty.
De scoring with punches and elbows.
De working the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man gets back to half guard.
De drops an elbow to the side of Man's head.
Man pushes De off looking to stand but De dives back in and keeps control.
Man taking some punishment here, with De in his half guard.
De is nestled in close to Man, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De drops an elbow to the side of Man's head.
De has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Man wants to get back to full guard.
De is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Man is rocked!

Man looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Oh Man is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are battling for position here. Man manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Man seems to have got his legs back now.
De pushes down on Man's leg and manages to get into half guard.
De perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
De landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donsone De showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Man shoots in but De avoids the takedown attempt easily.
De gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Man counters with a single leg into guard. De didn't expect that.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now De is on top in guard.

Hammerfist, elbow! yells De's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Man has his foot on De's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. De works his way back into a safe position though.

Man has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think De should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Man has tightened it up now! De should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Skeng Man!
Skeng Man really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Urban Fighter logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Donsone De was interviewed post fight and said 'The only real victory are KOs, and you failed. Savor the Win, You'll know why I let you have the W, because somebody is going to get cucked by his girl with me soon. *smirks*'.