PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rico Milka (ranked 1464 p4p, 1544 weight class) and Bambang Pamungkas (ranked 165 p4p, 168 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Milka
vs
Pamungkas

171 cm
23
158
5 - 5 - 0

178 cm
23
160
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Wrestler Wayfare

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rico Milka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bambang Pamungkas!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pamungkas throws a leg kick but Milka sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pamungkas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pamungkas blocks a head kick by Milka.
A head kick misses from Milka.
Pamungkas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Milkas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

It looks like Rico Milka has been cut.
Milka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pamungkas has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Milka is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Milka takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Milka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pamungkas.
Pamungkas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pamungkas lands a jab.
Milka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pamungkas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pamungkas throws out a loose jab but Milka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pamungkas throws a body shot but no joy.
As Pamungkas looks to move away, Milka throws a big counter combo but Pamungkas just gets out of the way.
Pamungkas throws a series of strikes that have Milka backpedaling.
Pamungkas looks to land a right hand but Milka moved out of range.
We've been told by Milka's head coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pamungkas thuds a left hand into Milka's body.
Pamungkas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Milka.
Rico Milka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Milka moves into range and clinches up with Pamungkas.
Pamungkas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milka swings wildly with an uppercut but Pamungkas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pamungkas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Milka is keeping busy.
Pamungkas leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short left from Pamungkas.
Pamungkas lands with a left to the head.
Milka lands a nice uppercut.
Pamungkas slows down the pace here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pamungkas.
Milka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pamungkas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Milka misses with a punch on the inside.
Pamungkas misses with some punches.
Milka misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milka throws a head punch that misses.
Pamungkas scores with a shoulder strike.
Milka scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Milka scores with a shoulder strike.
Pamungkas can't find room to land a body shot as Milka controls the action.
Pamungkas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Milka misses with some punches.
Milka tries to throw a body punch but Pamungkas avoids it by throwing Milka back against the cage.

Pamungkas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Milka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Milka tries to clinch up.
Pamungkas tries to counter by closing the distance.
Milka wants to clinch up but Pamungkas keeps it at a distance.
Milka throws a sloppy head kick and Pamungkas moves out of range easily.
Milka is looking to clinch.
Milka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Milka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pamungkas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Milka has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Milka there as he acknowledges the shot.
Milka moves out of range as Pamungkas strikes.
Milka moves to clinch but Pamungkas breaks away
and Pamungkas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Milka takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pamungkas gets tackled into the cage by Milka. Milka maintains the clinch.
Pamungkas dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pamungkas pushes Milka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Milka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pamungkas digs a right hand underneath Milka's ribcage. Milka let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Milka throws a head punch that misses.
Pamungkas pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pamungkas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Milka's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Milka.
Pamungkas leaning against his opponent.
Milka is leaning against Pamungkas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pamungkas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Milkas head.
Pamungkas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Milka working aggressively here.
Pamungkas blocking some punches.
A short left from Milka.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Milka.
Pamungkas working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Milka fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Milka.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Milka.
Pamungkas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Milka backwards.
Pamungkas prevents a body shot from Milka.
A head punch on the inside from Pamungkas fails to land.
Milka swings wildly with an uppercut but Pamungkas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Milka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pamungkas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pamungkas is trying to break the clinch but Milka has him pressed against the cage.

Pamungkas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pamungkas scores with the left hand. Milka knows he should have avoided that one.
Milka is looking to clinch but Pamungkas is avoiding it.
Nice jab there from Pamungkas.
Nice cross by Pamungkas.

Milka is rocked!
Pamungkas throws a leg kick which misses Milka's front leg but catches the back leg as Milka tries to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bambang Pamungkas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rico Milka's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Milka tries to clinch but Pamungkas moves out of range.
Pamungkas wants to counter the offense by Milka and move into the clinch position.
Pamungkas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Oh Milka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Milka clinches up against the cage.
Pamungkas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Pamungkas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Milka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pamungkas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Milka lands with a nice body kick.
Milka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pamungkas is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Milka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pamungkas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Milka seems to have got his legs back now.
Milka on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bambang Pamungkas seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Milka forces Pamungkas back against the cage and clinches.
Pamungkas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Milka's elbow.
Pamungkas blocks a body shot from Milka.
Pamungkas gets through Milka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Milka fails to land.
Milka tries to throw a body punch but Pamungkas avoids it by throwing Milka back against the cage.

Pamungkas manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pamungkas lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pamungkas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rico Milka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Milka misses with an uppercut.
Pamungkas throws a good cross that connects.
Pamungkas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Milka at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milka wants to clinch.
A left lands for Pamungkas.
Pamungkas lands with a shot to the body.
Milka throws a head kick that misses.
Milka avoids the body shot from Pamungkas.
Milka looks for the body kick but Pamungkas saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Milka.
Jab, jab by Pamungkas - just one landing.
Milka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Milka takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Rico Milka's cut is getting worse.
Milka misses with a hook. Pamungkas ducked under it nicely.
Milka with a nice calf kick.
Milka takes one to the side of the head.
Pamungkas circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Milka tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Pamungkas wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bambang Pamungkas!
A very excited looking Bambang Pamungkas made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Rico Milka had this to say: 'whaaaat ?'.