PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ambe Ambe (ranked 3167 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ferguso Bambangan (ranked 3025 p4p, 0 weight class). Ambe comes to the cage accompanied by Young Thug - Harambe. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Ambe
vs
Bambangan

182 cm
25
167 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

178 cm
25
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ambe Ambe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Ferguso Bambangan!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ambe jabs at Bambangan's body.
Bambangan drops his hands momentarily and Ambe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ambe's corner calls for a 1-2. Ambe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Ambe clinches with his opponent.
A short left from Ambe.
Bambangan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ambe is keeping busy.
A short right from Ambe.
Bambangan is trying to break the clinch but Ambe is controlling him.
Bambangan tries to circle away but Ambe has him pinned against the cage.
Ambe displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bambangan up against the cage.
Ambe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bambangan backwards.
Bambangan tries to break free but Ambe pushes him back against the cage.
Ambe gets through Bambangan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bambangan is looking for a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bambangan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ambe pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bambangan shoots in looking for a takedown but Ambe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bambangan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ambe Ambe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ferguso Bambangan.

Ambe rushes Bambangan and presses him up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ambe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Ambe has picked Bambangan up - he's going for a ride! Ambe dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ambe trying to control from half guard but Bambangan is working away.
Ambe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bambangan's head.
Ambe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bambangan keeps working.
Ambe is pressing down on Bambangan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bambangan is holding on for now.
Bambangan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bambangan.
Bambangan has control of Ambe's left arm, preventing Ambe from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambe postures up in Bambangan's guard and throws a big left but Bambangan blocks it.
Ambe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bambangan is controlling Ambe's posture.
Bambangan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ambe wants to get back to full guard.
Bambangan lands with a punch from half guard.
Bambangan trying to mount his opponent but Ambe defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bambangan lands a nice short elbow.
Ambe trying to hold on to Bambangan's head to control him but Bambangan postures up.
Bambangan not doing much here.
Bambangan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bambangan lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bambangan lands a nice short elbow.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bambangan in particular looking to stall.
Bambangan prevents Ambe from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bambangan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bambangan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ambe is trying to get back to full guard.
Ambe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ambe tries to get out of the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bambangan working Ambe over with strikes.
Bambangan lands with a punch from half guard.
Bambangan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bambangan lands strikes from half guard.
Bambangan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bambangan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ambe trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bambangan throws a hook but Ambe blocks it.

Ambe instigates a clinch.
Bambangan tries to break free but Ambe pushes him back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bambangan looking for a takedown.
Ambe stalling.
Ambe lands with a right to the head.
Ambe stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bambangan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ambe is keeping busy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ambe.
Bambangan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Ambe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ambe gets through Bambangan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Ambe.
Bambangan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ambe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ambe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bambangan can do to turn this around?
Bambangan wants to take the fight to the mat but Ambe manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ambe Ambe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ferguso Bambangan.
Bambangan takes a shot to the head.
Ambe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ambe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bambangan tries for a takedown but Ambe manages to get underhooks.

Ambe gets a trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ambe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bambangan's head.
Bambangan wants to control but Ambe is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bambangan is staying active underneath Ambe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ambe wants to pass the guard but Bambangan is defending well.
Ferguso Bambangan has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bambangan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bambangan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Bambangan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bambangan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ambe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bambangan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Bambangan has his foot on Ambe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ambe works his way back into a safe position though.
Ambe looking to sit in guard and control but Bambangan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Ambe is trying to keep Bambangan in close.
Bambangan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bambangan preventing the sweep.
Bambangan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bambangan postures up and lands a big shot to Ambe's brow.
Ambe working a defensive guard here.
Bambangan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ambe looking to control.
Ambe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bambangan is in close to Ambe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ambe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bambangan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ambe's head.
Bambangan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bambangan wants to control from the top but Ambe keeps moving.
Bambangan lands a couple of digs.
Bambangan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bambangan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ambe wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Bambangan is now in half guard.
Bambangan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bambangan lands strikes from half guard.
Bambangan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ambe Ambe dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ambe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ambe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Ambe moves into range and clinches up with Bambangan.
A bit of stalling here from Ambe.
Still in the clinch, Ambe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ambe Ambe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ambe avoiding damage.
Ambe lands with a light punch inside.
Bambangan is looking to break free of the clinch but Ambe has double underhooks.
Ambe scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ambe - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The referee calls for Ambe to work.

Ambe gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ambe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bambangan regains full guard. Nicely done.

Bambangan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ambe defends well.
Bambangan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ambe seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ambe throws a big elbow that misses.
Bambangan managing to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ambe throwing strikes from guard but Bambangan blocks nicely.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bambangan holds on and takes a little breather.
Ambe Ambe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bambangan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ambe manages to get himself to full guard.

Ambe looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bambangan stopping the sweep attempt from Ambe.
Bambangan scoring with some ground and pound.
Bambangan lands a couple of elbows.
Bambangan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bambangan is working Ambe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bambangan stands up over Ambe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bambangan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bambangan passes into half guard.
Bambangan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ambe taking some punishment here, with Bambangan in his half guard.
Bambangan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bambangan lands with a punch from half guard.
Ambe on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ambe is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bambangan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bambangan working the head and body with strikes.
Bambangan lands strikes from half guard.
Bambangan lands strikes from half guard.

Ambe is rocked!
Bambangan working over Ambe with some ground and pound. Ambe looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Oh Ambe is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ambe is trying to maintain the position but Bambangan is very close to passing his half guard.
Bambangan is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Ambe is hurt! He's hurt bad - Bambangan fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Ambe from any more punishment! Congratulations to Bambangan! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ferguso Bambangan!