PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ser Pent (ranked 6309 p4p, 5138 weight class) and Kapd Be (ranked 259 p4p, 233 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Pent
vs
Be

180 cm
23
140
2 - 2 - 0

169 cm
26
136
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ser Pent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kapd Be!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Be rushes Pent and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Be.
Be lands a left hand.
Be misses with the head strike.
Pent is trying to break free.
Pent is trying to push Be away but Be has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Be misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Be.
Be tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Be gets through Pent's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pent tries to break the clinch but Be is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Be lands a left hand.
Pent wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pent wants to break free but Be has control.
Pent has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Be lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pent backwards.
Be pushes Pent back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Be lands with a light punch inside.
Pent looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Be misses with a punch on the inside.
Pent wants to break free but Be has control.
Be lands a right hand.
Be prevents Pent from breaking the clinch.
Pent has had enough of the clinch but Be keeps him there for the moment.
Pent is looking to break free of the clinch but Be has double underhooks.
Pent blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Be prevents Pent from breaking the clinch.
Pent has had enough of the clinch but Be keeps him there for the moment.
A short left from Be.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Be throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Be scores with a nice short uppercut.
Be lands a hook that snaps the head of Pent backwards.
Be scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Be.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Be gets through Pent's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Be.
I was talking to Pent's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Be lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Be.
Be scores with a shot to the side of Pent's head.
Be scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Be lands a hook to the side of the head.
Be working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Pent is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Be lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pent is looking to break free of the clinch but Be has double underhooks.
Pent wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Be lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Be working aggressively here.
A short right from Be on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Pent's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Be.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Be creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Be softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oh Pent is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Be stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Be lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Be has Pent pressed against the cage, preventing Pent from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pent seems to have got his legs back now.
Be has Pent pressed against the cage, preventing Pent from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Be stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Be creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Be.
Be lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Be lands with a short shot to the head.
Be lands a right hand.
Be scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Be.
A head punch on the inside from Be fails to land.
Be misses with some punches.
Be working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kapd Be dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Be steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pent.
Kapd Be seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Be clinches.
A short right from Be.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Be creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Be lands an uppercut.
Pent really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Be lands an uppercut.
Be pushes Pent back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Be lands a nice shot to the body.
Kapd Be seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Be misses with the head strike.
Be throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pents head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Be.
Pent tries to break the clinch but Be is controlling the position.
A right hand to the body from Be.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pent is trying to maintain a safe position but Be gets an underhook and turns Pent into the cage.
Be lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Be.
Good body shot from Be.
Be presses Pent against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Be works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Be.
Pent wants to break free but Be has control.
Be lands with a short shot to the head.
Be lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pent is looking to break free of the clinch but Be has double underhooks.
Be throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pent takes a shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Pent's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Be.
Be lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pent backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Be lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pent backwards.
A short right from Be on the inside.
Be makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Be works on Pent's body with a couple of short punches.
Be working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Be.
Be lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Be pushes Pent back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Be - that landed with a thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Be lands with a short shot to the head.
Be lands with a short shot to the head.
Be lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pent takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Be.
Pent has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right hand to the body from Be.
Be lands a body shot in the clinch.
Be keeps control of Pent as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pent wants to break the clinch but can't.
Be has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Be lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Be on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Be lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pent backwards.
Be scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Be lands a hook to the side of the head.
Be lands a hook that snaps the head of Pent backwards.
Be working aggressively here.
Be lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pent backwards.
Be lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Be misses with the head strike.
Be scores with a shoulder strike.
Be lands a body punch in the clinch.
Be lands a left hand.
Be tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kapd Be showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Be darts in and clinches Pent up against the cage.
A short left from Be.
Be pushes Pent back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Be working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Be.
Be gets through Pent's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Be as the two fighters clinch.
Be lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Be lands with a right to the head.
Be lands with a left to the head.
Be lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pent backwards.
Be lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Be lands a big right hand that drops Pent! The killer instinct kicks in and Be finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Be!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kapd Be!