PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kra Hang (ranked 3377 p4p, 3879 weight class) and Kain Mack (ranked 411 p4p, 444 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Hang
vs
Mack

177 cm
29
165
12 - 11 - 1

176 cm
30
158
13 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Fast

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kra Hang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kain Mack!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mack circles away quickly and effectively.
Hang misses with a straight right.
Hang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hang misses with a hook.
Hang tries to clinch but Mack is having none of it.
Mack cracks Hang with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mack throws a hook but Hang blocks it.
Hang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mack blocks a jab.
Mack stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hang.
Mack swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hang missing with a left hand there. Mack was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mack takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mack stuns Hang with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hang doesn't manage to clinch there - Mack circles away.
Mack has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mack slips a straight right by Hang.
Mack bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mack is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hang.
A big left from Hang misses.
Hang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mack paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mack bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hang motions for Mack to come forward. Hang throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hang throws a body punch but Mack moves out of range.
Hang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mack showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hang.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hang misses with a hook. Mack ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mack! But no joy.
Hang with the inside leg kick.
Mack throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hang scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mack thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mack pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mack slips a straight right by Hang.
Hang misses with a hook. Mack ducked under it nicely.
Mack steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hang.
Mack unleashes a big counter combination but Hang bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mack lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hang throws a hook but Mack blocks it.
Mack throws a leg kick but Hang sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mack clobbers Hang with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hang drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hang is looking to chop away at Mack's legs.

Hang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Hang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mack fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hang.
Mack throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hang.
Mack connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hang momentarily.
Mack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mack.
Mack flicks out a counter leg kick but Hang steps away.
Hang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mack moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack sizes up Hang with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hang ducks under a wild hook from Mack.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch but Hang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mack swings for the body but Hang moves out of range.
Hang tries to clinch but Mack is having none of it.
Mack scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hang looks to land a combination but Mack avoids it well.
Hang throws a jab when Mack was well out of range.
Hang throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mack.
Jab, jab by Hang - just one landing.
Hang throws the kick towards the body but Mack avoids it.
Hang misses with a low kick.
Hang looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Hang tries to keep at a distance but Mack has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hang is looking to control Mack's arms but Mack gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hang has his back to the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mack - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mack misses with the head strike.
Mack misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hang leaning against his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hang.
A head punch on the inside from Mack fails to land.
Mack pushes off an throws an elbow but Hang leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hang swings wildly with an uppercut but Mack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Mack scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hang misses with some punches.
Mack misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mack backwards.
Mack lands a shot to the body.
Hang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mack backwards.
Mack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mack works on Hang's body with a couple of short punches.
Hang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mack working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mack.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hang misses with some punches.
Mack throws a punch but it's blocked by Hang.
A short left from Hang.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hang has a couple of punches blocked by Mack.
Hang looking to slow down the pace here.
Mack throws a punch but it's blocked by Hang.
Hang blocking some punches.
Hang works on Mack's body with a couple of short punches.
Hang lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mack taking a breather.
Mack is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mack is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Hang has denied him.
Mack lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hang backwards.
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 Kra Hang will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mack waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hang.
Hang throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mack takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mack slips under a jab from Hang.
Hang backing away here, and Mack unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mack lands a right hook to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mack.
Hang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mack throws a hook to the side of Hang's head but Hang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mack connects with a single shot there.
Hang blocks a low kick nicely.
Mack connects with a leg kick.
Hang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mack.
Hang moves out of range as Mack strikes.
Hang is looking to counter punch.
Hang throws a hook but Mack avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Mack throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hang throws out a loose jab but Mack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mack lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hang throws a low kick but Mack avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hang lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mack moves away from the strike by Hang.
Hang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mack misses with a hook.
Mack throws a hook to the side of Hang's head but Hang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Mack.
Mack looks to score with a jab to the body but Hang is just out of range.
Mack misses the shot to the body.
Mack misses the shot to the body.
Kain Mack seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hang throws a hook but Mack avoids it easily.
Mack cracks Hang with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mack throws a hook but Hang blocks it.
Mack works the jab nicely.
Hang moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mack misses with an uppercut. Hang saw that one coming.
Mack scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab from Mack misses.
Hang avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice cross by Hang.
Hang connects with a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mack throws a hook but Hang avoids it easily.
Hang throws a good cross that connects.

Mack clinches.
Hang misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hang scores with a shoulder strike.
Hang working aggressively here.
Hang lands an uppercut.
Hang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mack lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mack looking to stall.
Mack throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Hang scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hang.
Hang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mack backwards.
Hang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Mack fails to land.
Mack throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hangs head.
A shot in the inside from Hang.
Hang has a couple of punches blocked by Mack.
Hang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mack backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hang misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Hang on the inside.
Hang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mack presses Hang against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mack backwards.
Hang has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Mack throws a punch but it's blocked by Hang.
Hang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mack pushes Hang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hang misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hang.
Hang misses with a punch on the inside.
Mack struggles to land a body shot inside as Hang controls his hands.
Hang is looking to control Mack's arms but Mack gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hang has his back to the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mack as Hang tries to tie him up.
Hang is stalling here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hang.
Mack looking to stall.
Mack pushes Hang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Mack.
Kra Hang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mack is looking to control Hang's arms but Hang gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mack has his back to the cage.
Hang throws a head punch that misses.
Mack tries to stall but Hang uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mack scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mack tries to throw a body punch but Hang avoids it by throwing Mack back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Hang scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hang has a couple of punches blocked by Mack.
Mack scores with a hook to the body.
Mack has Hang pressed against the cage.
Hang misses with some punches.
Hang swings wildly with an uppercut but Mack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hang takes an elbow to the temple.
Mack lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hang backwards.
Mack slows down the pace here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kain Mack will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!

Hang scores with a decent looking hook.
Hang misses with a looping left.
Mack lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hang throws out a loose jab but Mack uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Hang misses.
Mack uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hang.
Mack fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hang checks it well.
Hang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mack tries a low kick but Hang avoids it.
Hang moves out of range of the leg kick from Mack.
Mack lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mack looks to land a right hand but Hang moved out of range.
Hang fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mack just manages to avoid it.
Hang tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hang throws a shot from downtown. Mack moves away and avoids it.
Mack looks to land a right hand but Hang moved out of range.
Hang tries to score with a low kick but Mack moves his leg out of the way.
Hang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mack throws out a leg kick but Hang moves out of range and Mack only half commits.
Hang checks a leg kick.
Hang misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Hang misses.
Hang misses with a double jab.
Mack feints a counter leg kick.
Hang throws a leg kick but Mack sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mack lands with an overhand left.
Mack throws a big shot that misses.
Mack checks a leg kick.
Hang fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mack jabs Hang right on the nose. Hang blinks but takes it well.
Mack lands a nice shot to the body.
Hang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mack. Mack obviously looking to wear him down.
Mack throws a push kick but Hang slaps the foot to one side.
Mack throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hang.
Hang feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mack throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hang is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hang just misses with a punch to the body.
Hang with a jab.
Hang has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mack.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hang thumps Mack with a low kick.
Hang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mack throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mack darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hang scores with a sloppy right hand. Mack should have avoided that one.
Mack throws a head kick that Hang semi-blocks.
Hang takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot by Mack.
Hang doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mack throws the left hand but Hang avoids the punch easily.
Mack ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Hang.
Mack tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mack scores with a nice strike.
Mack ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mack throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mack throws a body punch but Hang moves out of range.
It looked like Hang wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hang misses with an uppercut.
Hang attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mack connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mack.
Mack throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mack.
Mack lands a slapping body shot.
Mack tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hang uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mack has time to react.
Mack uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hang.
Mack looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mack, as that shot connected.
Hang throws a big shot that misses.
Mack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hang.
Mack uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hang.
Mack is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mack circles away quickly and effectively.
Mack avoids the body shot from Hang.
Mack looks to land a left hand but Hang moved out of range nicely.
Mack connects with a crisp jab.
A big left from Mack misses.
Mack misses with a wild body shot.
Hang is looking to counter punch.
Hang will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hang lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mack misses with a low kick.
Hang throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mack! But no joy.
Hang takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Hang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That kick from Mack tenderised Hang's leg. Hang is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hang misses with a looping right.
A jab from Mack finds it's way through Hang's defenses.

Hang gets tackled into the cage by Mack. Mack maintains the clinch.
Mack misses with a punch on the inside.
Hang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mack backwards.
Hang swings wildly with an uppercut but Mack uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Mack.
Hang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mack backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hang.
Hang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mack's elbow.
Hang misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mack stalling in the clinch but Hang improves position.
Hang lands a shoulder strike.
Mack scores with a shot to the side of Hang's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mack.
Mack lands on the inside with an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kain Mack.
I think Mack has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kain Mack!
A victorious Kain Mack thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.