|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tenchu Alf (ranked 3911 p4p, 4064 weight class) and Zing Amal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zing Amal has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tenchu Alf's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 176 cm
25
155
0 - 0 - 0 |
|
173 cm
18
155
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Self confident |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tenchu Alf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zing Amal!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amal stuffs the takedown.
Amal looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Alf misses with a head kick.
Amal appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Alf goes for a double leg but Amal avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Amal continues to drive forward.
Amal misses with a knee strike.
Amal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Alf lands with a right to the head.
Amal lands a knee to the head.
Alf jumps into guard, dragging Amal to the mat.
Amal is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amal's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Alf trying to keep a closed guard but Amal is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amal decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Alf, up you get!
Amal closes the distance and clinches.
Amal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alf avoids it.
Amal landing knees to the head.
Amal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alf blocks it with crossed arms.
Alf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Amal.
Amal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Tenchu Alf has been cut.
Amal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alf has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Amal unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alf lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Alf avoiding damage as Amal throws knees to the body.
Alf is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tenchu Alf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Amal.
Amal unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Alf is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Amal tries a knee to the head but Alf blocks it.
Amal tries to land a knee to the head but Alf blocks with his arms.
Amal tries a knee to the head but Alf blocks it.
Amal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Amal misses with a knee strike.
Amal lands a knee to the body.
Amal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alf has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Amal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Amal lands a knee to the head.
Amal looking to throw knees to the head but Alf is blocking nicely.
Alf is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Amal to keep the fight standing.
Amal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amal tries a knee to the head but Alf blocks it.
Amal prevents the takedown attempt.
Amal working Alf over with knees to the body.
Amal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Amal misses with a knee strike.
Alf wants a takedown but no success here.
Amal connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alf's face.
Amal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Amal with a knee to the head.
Amal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alf has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alf wants to take the fight to the mat but Amal manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Amal utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Amal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alf blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Amal gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Alf.
Amal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Amal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alf takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Amal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alf has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Amal connects with a knee to the head.
Amal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Alf takes a knee to the side of the body.
Amal tries a knee to the head but Alf blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zing Amal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tenchu Alf's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Amal thumps Alf with a low kick.
Amal moves into the clinch successfully.
Alf avoiding damage as Amal throws knees to the body.
Amal missing with knees to the body.
Alf takes a knee right on the jaw!
Alf working hard to break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Amal.
Amal dodges an elbow strike from Alf.
Alf fails to pull guard.
Amal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Amal scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Amal tries to land a knee to the head but Alf blocks with his arms.
Alf tries to circle away but Amal has him pinned against the cage.
Amal trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alf is trying to pull guard but Amal turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Amal unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alf lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Amal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Amal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Amal tries a knee to the head but Alf blocks it.
Amal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Amal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Alf pulls guard effortlessly.
Alf keeping full guard, as Amal tries to pass.
Amal trying to stand up but can't free himself from Alf's guard.
Amal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alf is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amal looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Alf shoots in and drives through. Amal sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tenchu Alf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amal lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Amal darts in and clinches Alf up against the cage.
Alf tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Amal just stands there and leans against the cage.
Alf jumps guard and drags Amal to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Amal sitting in guard here, content to control.
Let's hope that Amal has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amal wants to get up but he can't break Alf's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Amal controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amal is continuing to stall.
Amal prevents Alf from getting back to his feet.
Amal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Amal content to stall in guard here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amal has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Alf is proving hard to escape from.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Amal misses with a low kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A solid body kick from Alf.
Tenchu Alf is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Amal has managed to clinch.
Amal putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alf in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Amal tries a knee to the head but Alf blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zing Amal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tenchu Alf's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Amal is looking to score with low kicks.
Amal fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alf checks it well.
Alf has managed to clinch.
Alf is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Amal is defending well.
Amal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alf has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Amal misses with a knee strike.
Amal landing knees to the body.
Amal landing knees to the head.
Amal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Amal tries to land a knee to the head but Alf blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alf takes a knee right on the jaw!
Alf is rocked!
Alf takes a knee to the side of the body.
Amal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Amal crunches a lovely knee into Alf's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amal with a knee to the head.
Oh Alf is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Amal looking to throw knees to the head but Alf is blocking nicely.
Amal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Amal obliges.
Amal lands a good knee to the midsection. Alf won't want to take too many of those.
Amal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Amal with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Amal looking to throw knees to the head but Alf is blocking nicely.
Alf takes a knee right on the jaw!
Amal blocks an uppercut.
Amal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zing Amal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Amal landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Amal tries to land a knee to the head but Alf blocks with his arms.
Amal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alf blocks it with crossed arms.
Amal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alf blocks it with crossed arms.
Alf's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Amal lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Alf has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alf and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zing Amal is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alf fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alf sets himself, and Amal steps forward looking for the clinch! Alf avoids it this time.
Alf tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alf tries to keep at a distance but Amal has taken the fight into the clinch.
Amal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Amal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alf seems to have got his legs back now.
Alf tries a body shot but Amal blocks it.
Alf is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Amal to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tenchu Alf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alf is looking for a takedown.
Amal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amal missing with knees to the body.
Alf jumps guard but Amal turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Amal with a knee to the head.
Alf working hard to break the clinch.
Amal misses with a knee strike.
Alf misses with a punch on the inside.
Alf wants to take the fight to the mat but Amal manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amal misses with a knee to the head.
Alf wants to take the fight to the mat but Amal manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Amal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alf blocks it with crossed arms.
Amal drops Alf with a big knee straight up the middle! Alf is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Zing Amal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Amal pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alf is out of range and Amal settles back down.
Amal throws a low kick, looking for Alf's leg but Alf calmly moves out of range.
Alf is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Amal.
Alf has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Amal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amal throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A leg kick checked by Alf.
Alf changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Amal throws a sloppy head kick and Alf moves out of range easily.
Tenchu Alf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Amal has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Alf just misses with a elbow thrown towards Amal's brow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zing Amal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Amal has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 25:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 25:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zing Amal!
A relieved looking Zing Amal thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
51% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
