PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Banger (ranked 1081 p4p, 2370 weight class) and Wing Wang (ranked 161 p4p, 380 weight class). Wing Wang has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Banger
vs
Wang

185 cm
27
205
7 - 3 - 1

190 cm
27
212
6 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Bubba Banger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wing Wang!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Banger closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Banger gets through Wang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Banger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wang blocks an uppercut.
Banger lands a hook that snaps the head of Wang backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Banger.
Banger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Banger just leaning against Wang, taking a breather.
Banger throws a head punch that misses.
Wang goes for a takedown in the clinch but Banger prevents it.
Wang wants a takedown but no success here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wang decides to pull guard.
Wang tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Banger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wang is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wang looking for a guillotine here but Banger defends easily.
Banger knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wang on the ground.
Wang can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Banger controls the pace.
Banger continues to stall.

Wang looking for a guillotine here but Banger defends easily.

Wang is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banger would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wang can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Banger controls the pace.
Wang looking for a sweep. Not yet Wang, not yet.
Banger stays in close to Wang's body and controls the position.
Wang is trying to control the position but Banger postures up.
Banger 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.
Banger won't allow Wang to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wang working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Banger doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Banger manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Banger wanted to stand there but Wang had control of the position.
Banger trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Banger with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wang looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wang bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Banger's guard.

Wang won't allow Banger to sweep him here.
Banger working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wang.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang wants to control from the top but Banger keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Wang loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wang trying to control but Banger is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Banger lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wang backs up against the cage.
Wang misses with a shot to the body
letting Banger counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bubba Banger dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Banger has Wang up against the cage in a clinch.
Banger looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A short right from Banger on the inside.
Banger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wang can do to turn this around?
Still in the clinch, Banger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wang blocking some punches.
Wang blocks a body shot from Banger.
Banger is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Wang tries to score a body lock takedown but Banger shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wang has Banger pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Banger manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bubba Banger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wing Wang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Banger.
Wang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Banger is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Banger misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Banger taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Banger lands an uppercut.
Banger digs a right hand into Wang's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wang's gas tank.
Banger gets underhooks to prevent Wang's takedown attempt.

Wang has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Banger uses from the top position.
Banger trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wang's guard.
Banger sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Banger has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wang is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wang escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Banger gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wang is trying to control the position but Banger postures up.
Banger wanted to stand there but Wang had control of the position.

Wang is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Banger defends well.
Wang being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wang escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Banger gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wang will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Banger wants to get up but he can't break Wang's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Wang looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Wang throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Banger looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Banger wants to stand but Wang has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Wang working for a triangle but Banger defends it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wang is trying to control the position but Banger postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bubba Banger dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Wang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Banger.
A lazy left from Banger finds it's target.
Wang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banger was well out of range. Poor timing from Wang.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wang is trying hard to land a takedown here. Banger sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wang gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Banger cracks Wang with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banger punishes Wang's body with a nice straight punch.
Banger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Banger connects with a nice looking jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banger swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banger lands with a straight right. Wang didn't see that one coming.
Wang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wang tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Banger defends well and Wang ends up having to push Banger into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Banger stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Banger pounces like a tiger and cracks Wang with a vicious hook! Wang is down but not out! Banger follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bubba Banger!
A relieved looking Bubba Banger thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.