PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Douran (ranked 3479 p4p, 4267 weight class) and Bingo Bongo (ranked 384 p4p, 451 weight class). Bingo Bongo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Douran
vs
Bongo

180 cm
25
265
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
270
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

White Gorilla
PWNAGE™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert Douran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bingo Bongo!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Bongo. No joy for Douran on that attempt.
Douran avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Douran dives in and scores a takedown into Bongo's guard.
Douran scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bongo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Douran strikes from his own guard.
Douran could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bongo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bongo trying to control but Douran is working from the bottom.
Douran tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Douran on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Douran tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douran scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Bongo wanted to stand there but Douran had control of the position.
Bongo wants to control from the top but Douran keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douran controls Bongo momentarily but Bongo frees himself.
Douran is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bongo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bongo stopping the sweep attempt from Douran.
Douran is trying to control the position but Bongo postures up.
Bongo pushing down on Douran's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Douran keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Douran has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bongo is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bongo is looking to take a break and control but Douran is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Douran slips a jab and a cross from Bongo.
Douran is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bongo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bongo throws a series of punches but Douran moves out of range.

Douran looking to score a takedown here. Bongo is defending well but Douran drives through and ends up in Bongo's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bongo is trying to control the position but Douran postures up.
Douran is looking to work some ground and pound but Bongo has wrist control.
Bongo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bongo looking for a sweep. Not yet Bongo, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douran working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Douran makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Douran throwing strikes but missing.
Douran stopping the sweep attempt from Bongo.
Douran in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Douran scoring with some ground and pound.
Douran preventing the sweep.
Douran loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Douran postures up and lands a big shot to Bongo's brow.
Douran in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Douran works over Bongo with some ground and pound from guard.
Douran stopping the sweep attempt from Bongo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douran scoring with some ground and pound.
Douran with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Douran is in close to Bongo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Douran keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bongo's head.
Douran is looking to pass into half guard but Bongo pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Bongo is in guard.

Bongo stopping the sweep attempt from Douran.
Bongo is stalling in the full guard.
Bongo stopping the sweep attempt from Douran.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Douran wants to sweep but no luck.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Robert Douran will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Nice shot by Bongo.
Douran misses with a body shot.
Douran throws a hook but Bongo avoids it easily.
Douran will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bongo throws a counter combo.
Bingo Bongo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bongo tries to clinch but Douran is having none of it.
Douran misses with a straight right.

Douran shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Bongo kicks off Douran and gets to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douran shoots in and drives through. Bongo sprawls well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Douran misses.
Bongo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Douran sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Bongo as Douran shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Douran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bongo misses with a combination

and Douran counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Bongo has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Douran has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Bongo is pressed up against the cage. Douran has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bongo down to the mat. Bongo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bongo tries to clinch there but Douran circles away.
Douran looks to score with a jab to the body but Bongo is just out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Bongo misses.
Douran walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bongo throws a body punch but Douran moves out of range.
Bongo misses with a series of wild punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Douran fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bongo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Douran.
Bongo is trying to control Douran's posture but Douran avoids it.
Douran cracks Bongo with a big elbow.
Douran trying to control the action but Bongo is working from the bottom.
Douran scoring with punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bongo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Douran off and has taken his back!
Bongo keeps control of the position as Douran tries to break free.
Bongo tries to keep control of the position but Douran is staying busy.
Douran can't escape the position.
Douran is keeping busy.
Bongo is not going to allow Douran to sit and survive in this position.
Douran is really stuck here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douran breaks Bongo's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Douran landing some decent shots from guard.
Bongo trying to control the position.
Bongo keeping moving, preventing Douran from controlling successfully.
Douran wants to pass the guard but Bongo is keeping the position.
Douran throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bongo 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bingo Bongo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Douran changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bongo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Douran landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bongo is trying to buck Douran off.
Douran in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bongo regains half guard, as Douran was trying to land strikes.
Bongo is trying to maintain the position but Douran is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bongo is trying to stand back up but Douran is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douran working Bongo over with strikes.
Douran is thwarting Bongo's attempts to control the position.
Bongo is looking for a sweep. Douran is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bongo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Douran is working away from the top position though.
Douran slips a nice elbow through Bongo's hands, connecting with Bongo's forehead.
Douran winds up and cracks Bongo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Douran landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Douran winds up and cracks Bongo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Douran takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douran slips a nice elbow through Bongo's hands, connecting with Bongo's forehead.
Douran not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Robert Douran overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Douran throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Douran is nestled in close to Bongo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Douran working Bongo over with strikes.
Bongo is staying active underneath Douran, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Douran throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Douran connects with a nice short shot to Bongo's temple.
Nice strikes from Douran there.
Douran working over Bongo with some ground and pound. Bongo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Douran looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Douran working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douran working the head and body with strikes.
Bongo is pressing down on Douran's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Douran looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Douran's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Douran scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bongo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Douran manages to get himself to full guard.

Douran is pulling down on Bongo's head to control his posture.
Bongo wanted to stand there but Douran had control of the position.
Bongo looking to sit in guard and control but Douran gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Douran lands a couple of digs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douran with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bongo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Douran manages to get himself to full guard.

Bongo stands and throws Douran's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Douran misses with a strike from the bottom.
Douran tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bongo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Douran misses with a strike from the bottom.
Douran tries to improve position but can't.
Douran regains half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Douran showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Douran has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Douran!