PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter O Hanrahahanrahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abu Triangler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Hanrahahanrahan's entrance music is Gorilla Biscuits - New Direction. A fine choice. Triangler has chosen thefinalcountdown as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

O Hanrahahanrahan
vs
Triangler

170 cm
20
140 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

160 cm
19
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Pure Strength, 142+ for 40$

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 Amsterdam, Peter O Hanrahahanrahan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abu Triangler!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Triangler shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. O Hanrahahanrahan defends it nicely.
O Hanrahahanrahan leaves Triangler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Triangler shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says O Hanrahahanrahan as he avoids it easily.
Peter O Hanrahahanrahan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abu Triangler.
Triangler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Triangler tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but O Hanrahahanrahan swivels and escapes.
O Hanrahahanrahan lands a slapping body shot.
O Hanrahahanrahan throws a shot from downtown. Triangler moves away and avoids it.
O Hanrahahanrahan fails in his attempt to clinch.
O Hanrahahanrahan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Triangler circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice uppercut there from O Hanrahahanrahan.

Triangler closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. O Hanrahahanrahan did well to prevent Triangler getting side control.

O Hanrahahanrahan kicks Triangler off and gets back to his feet.
Triangler closes the distance and clinches up with O Hanrahahanrahan, looking for a takedown. Triangler pushes O Hanrahahanrahan against the cage but O Hanrahahanrahan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Triangler closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming O Hanrahahanrahan to the mat! O Hanrahahanrahan manages to get full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Triangler throws and elbow that misses. O Hanrahahanrahan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Triangler's guard. Nice move by O Hanrahahanrahan!
O Hanrahahanrahan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
O Hanrahahanrahan wants to stand but Triangler is controlling his posture from full guard.

Triangler escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. O Hanrahahanrahan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Triangler bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in O Hanrahahanrahan's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Hanrahahanrahan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Triangler throws a strike but O Hanrahahanrahan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
O Hanrahahanrahan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Triangler is proving hard to escape from.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Triangler had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. O Hanrahahanrahan defends it easily.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
O Hanrahahanrahan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Triangler's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Peter O Hanrahahanrahan will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Triangler shoots in for a double leg but O Hanrahahanrahan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice sprawl there from O Hanrahahanrahan as Triangler shoots in.
O Hanrahahanrahan slaps away a takedown attempt from Triangler, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Peter O Hanrahahanrahan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abu Triangler.
Triangler is trying hard to land a takedown here. O Hanrahahanrahan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
O Hanrahahanrahan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Triangler moves away from the strike by O Hanrahahanrahan.
O Hanrahahanrahan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Triangler.
Peter O Hanrahahanrahan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Hanrahahanrahan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Triangler's calf.
Triangler changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. O Hanrahahanrahan tries to avoid it but Triangler manages to keep hold of a leg and drag O Hanrahahanrahan to the ground. O Hanrahahanrahan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
O Hanrahahanrahan with a hook.

O Hanrahahanrahan clinches with his opponent.
Triangler is trying to break the clinch but O Hanrahahanrahan is controlling him.

O Hanrahahanrahan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Hanrahahanrahan misses with a double jab.
A good leg kick by O Hanrahahanrahan.
Triangler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Triangler is breathing heavily.
O Hanrahahanrahan throws a right hand that Triangler ducks under and follows up with a left that Triangler also avoids with ease.
O Hanrahahanrahan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Triangler looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Triangler is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and O Hanrahahanrahan defends it well.
O Hanrahahanrahan is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Triangler throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Triangler tries to pass to full mount but O Hanrahahanrahan defends it.
Triangler prevents O Hanrahahanrahan from standing back up.

Triangler is working for a kimura here but O Hanrahahanrahan manages to reverse the position and he's now in Triangler's guard.

Triangler is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and O Hanrahahanrahan defends well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

O Hanrahahanrahan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Good exchange - O Hanrahahanrahan coming out on top.
O Hanrahahanrahan cracks a nice hook into Triangler's ribs.
Triangler shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
O Hanrahahanrahan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Hanrahahanrahan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O Hanrahahanrahan tries to clinch up but Triangler circles away and keeps his distance.
O Hanrahahanrahan lands a head kick. Triangler smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Triangler closes the distance and clinches up with O Hanrahahanrahan, looking for a takedown. Triangler pushes O Hanrahahanrahan against the cage but O Hanrahahanrahan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Triangler fails with the takedown.
Triangler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
O Hanrahahanrahan blocks a head kick by Triangler.
Triangler shoots for a takedown but O Hanrahahanrahan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter O Hanrahahanrahan dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

O Hanrahahanrahan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Hanrahahanrahan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
O Hanrahahanrahan slaps away a takedown attempt from Triangler, before circling back to the center of the mat.
O Hanrahahanrahan throws a head kick that misses.
Triangler tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but O Hanrahahanrahan swivels and escapes.
Nice sprawl there from O Hanrahahanrahan as Triangler shoots in.
Peter O Hanrahahanrahan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abu Triangler.
Horrible takedown by Triangler or perhaps it was just good defense by O Hanrahahanrahan which made him look bad.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Triangler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Triangler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Triangler shoots in but O Hanrahahanrahan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Triangler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
O Hanrahahanrahan throws a series of strikes that have Triangler backpedaling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Hanrahahanrahan throws a head kick but Triangler moves out of range.
No luck for Triangler with that takedown attempt.
Triangler takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
O Hanrahahanrahan jabs at Triangler's body.
Peter O Hanrahahanrahan is winning the standup battle so far.
Triangler takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Triangler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Triangler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
O Hanrahahanrahan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
O Hanrahahanrahan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Triangler tries to keep at a distance but O Hanrahahanrahan has taken the fight into the clinch.
O Hanrahahanrahan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Triangler.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

O Hanrahahanrahan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
O Hanrahahanrahan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Triangler shoots for a double leg takedown but O Hanrahahanrahan sprawls well. He's pushed Triangler's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Abu Triangler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Hanrahahanrahan scores with a decent looking hook.
No joy there for O Hanrahahanrahan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Triangler changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. O Hanrahahanrahan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Triangler working away.
O Hanrahahanrahan is looking to reverse the position.

Triangler thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Triangler looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Hanrahahanrahan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Triangler is trying to get an arm triangle but O Hanrahahanrahan is defending well.
Peter O Hanrahahanrahan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Triangler tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Triangler has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
O Hanrahahanrahan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
O Hanrahahanrahan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Triangler looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter O Hanrahahanrahan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for O Hanrahahanrahan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter O Hanrahahanrahan!