PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aamado Korang (ranked 2300 p4p, 261 weight class) and Xtreme Islander (ranked 3389 p4p, 373 weight class). Islander comes into a darkened arena with his song building. You're Going Down kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Korang
vs
Islander

185 cm
25
177 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

177 cm
26
173 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Knockout power

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aamado Korang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Xtreme Islander!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Islander lands a jab.
Korang misses with a takedown attempt - Islander sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Islander wants to counter the offense by Korang and move into the clinch position.

Islander rushes Korang and presses him up against the cage.
Islander lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Islander lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Islander lands a knee to the head.

Korang is rocked!
Islander creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Korang's defenses.
Oh Korang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Islander scores with a shoulder strike.
Islander is trying to stall.
Korang seems to have got his legs back now.
Korang is trying to pull guard but Islander turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Islander is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Korang tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Islander smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aamado Korang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Islander lands a nice shot to the body.

Islander drops Korang with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Korang looks back up at him and smiles so Islander waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Korang seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

Islander drives through and clinches with Korang against the cage.
Korang fails to pull guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Islander lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Islander comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korang jumps guard but Islander turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Islander lands a nice knee to the body.
Islander connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Islander obliges.
Korang is breathing heavily.
Korang takes an elbow to the temple.
Islander is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Islander comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Islander lands a left hand.
Islander looking to throw knees to the head but Korang is blocking nicely.
Korang jumps guard but Islander stands there with Korang around his waist. Korang gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Islander gets through Korang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Islander creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Korang's defenses.
Islander lands a hook to the side of the head.
Islander is trying to maintain a safe position but Korang gets an underhook and turns Islander into the cage.
Korang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Islander lands a knee to the body.
Islander lands a shoulder strike.
Islander scores with a knee to the head.
Islander crunches a lovely knee into Korang's ribcage.
Islander landing knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Islander lands an elbow inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Islander unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Islander creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Korang's defenses.
A short left from Islander.
Islander lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Korang backwards.

Islander breaks the clinch.
Islander is looking to clinch but Korang is avoiding it.
Islander tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Korang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Korang half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

Korang gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Korang is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xtreme Islander dominated that round.
That's time! Korang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Islander grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Korang takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Islander cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Xtreme Islander!
Xtreme Islander was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.