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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nkuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Good Day (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). wa Za Banga comes to the cage accompanied by Hell March. The crowd seem to be enjoying Day's choice of entrance music: Hifana - Wamono. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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161 lbs
13 - 1 - 0 |
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160 lbs
12 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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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
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nkuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Good Day!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Day waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract wa Za Banga.
Day keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
wa Za Banga looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Day is looking to chop away at wa Za Banga's legs.
wa Za Banga goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
wa Za Banga cracks the inside of Day's front leg.
wa Za Banga really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Day shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches wa Za Banga napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sloppy strikes there by Day.
Day misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Day controlling the position.
wa Za Banga is not content to let Day control the position.
Day controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
wa Za Banga struggling a bit here.
wa Za Banga isn't going anywhere.
Day has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
wa Za Banga tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Day thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
wa Za Banga manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Day wants to lay and pray for a moment but wa Za Banga keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Day looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
wa Za Banga is doing well to control the position and prevent Day from advancing to side control.
Day is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Day looking to ground and pound but wa Za Banga is blocking nicely.
wa Za Banga tries to hold on but Day pushes him away.
Day is working for a guillotine from mount but wa Za Banga frees his head quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day tries to control but wa Za Banga wriggling away.
wa Za Banga keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Day throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Day controlling the pace for now.
Day putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Day takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Day thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
wa Za Banga is squirming around, avoiding Day's attempts to control the action.
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.
wa Za Banga tries to reverse the position but Day maintains control.
Day throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Day controlling the pace for now.
Day trying to control but wa Za Banga is having none of it.
wa Za Banga tries to hold on but Day pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee warns wa Za Banga that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
wa Za Banga tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Good Day dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Day misses the shot to the body.
wa Za Banga looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Day throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Day throws a jab when wa Za Banga was well out of range.
Day throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
wa Za Banga thows a leg kick but Day checks it
and Day makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. wa Za Banga really felt that one!
Day throws a looping overhand right but wa Za Banga ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Day tries to clinch but wa Za Banga moves out of range.
A low kick from wa Za Banga misses
and Day counters with a one-two to the body.
A low kick from Day misses
and wa Za Banga counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Day is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day thows a leg kick but wa Za Banga checks it
and wa Za Banga counters with a nice body shot.
Day moves out of range as wa Za Banga throws a body kick.
wa Za Banga misses with a leg kick
and Day counters with a nice body shot.
Day scores with a body shot.
A low kick from wa Za Banga is predictable there
and Day counters with a takedown into side control.
Day controls the position from side control.
Day in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... wa Za Banga is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Good Day!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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