PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Afro Ninja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pepeng Ondoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ninja comes to the cage accompanied by On To The Next One. Afro Ninja is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Ninja
vs
Ondoy

185 cm
27
190 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

180 cm
34
190 lbs
28 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Perkele!

Untouchable Fight Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Afro Ninja!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pepeng Ondoy!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ninja avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ninja scores with a nice strike.
Ninja moves out of range as Ondoy strikes.
Ondoy misses with a wild body shot.
Ninja feints and then cracks Ondoy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ondoy down.
Ninja rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ondoy counters with a left to the body.
Ninja uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ninja throws the kick towards the body but Ondoy avoids it.

Ondoy has closed the distance and engaged Ninja in a clinch.
Ondoy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ondoy looking to stall.
Ninja is trying to force a seperation but Ondoy has the dominant position.
Ondoy is stalling here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ninja scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ninja fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninja blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ondoy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ninja - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ondoy lands a right hand.
Ondoy presses Ninja against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ondoy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ondoy scores with a shoulder strike.
Ninja blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ninja blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ondoy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ninja backwards.
Ondoy throws a head punch that misses.
Ondoy tries to throw a body punch but Ninja avoids it by throwing Ondoy back against the cage.
Ninja leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ondoy misses with some punches.
Ondoy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ondoy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ondoy swings wildly with an uppercut but Ninja uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ondoy.
Ninja taking a breather.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ondoy is looking to control Ninja's arms but Ninja gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ondoy has his back to the cage.
A shot in the inside from Ondoy.
Ondoy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ondoy as Ninja tries to tie him up.
Ondoy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ondoy misses with a body punch.
Ninja has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ondoy struggles to land a body shot inside as Ninja controls his hands.
Ninja blocks a body shot from Ondoy.
Ondoy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Ninja breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ondoy misses with a wild combination.
Ninja throws a chopping leg kick but Ondoy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ninja thuds his right hand into Ondoy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ondoy looks to score with a jab to the body but Ninja is just out of range.
Ondoy cracks Ninja with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ondoy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Ondoy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ondoy with a hook.
Ninja ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ninja lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ondoy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ninja.
Ondoy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab from Ondoy misses.
Ondoy connects with a crisp jab.
Ninja displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ondoy throws out the jab.

Ondoy closes the distance and clinches.
Ninja is trying to maintain a safe position but Ondoy gets an underhook and turns Ninja into the cage.
Ondoy misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ondoy misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Ninja to work.
Ninja blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pepeng Ondoy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ninja lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ninja scores with a leg kick.
Ondoy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ninja throws out a loose jab but Ondoy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ninja throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ninja moves out of range as Ondoy strikes.
Ninja ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ondoy moves away.
Ninja misses the shot to the body.
Ondoy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ninja jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ondoy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ninja throws a jab when Ondoy was well out of range.
Ninja scores with a leg kick.
Ondoy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ondoy is looking to clinch.
Ondoy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ninja.
Ondoy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ninja.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ondoy misses with a right hand
and Ninja counters with a two punch combo.
Ondoy tries to clinch there but Ninja circles away.
Ninja thuds a left hand into Ondoy's body.
Ondoy thows a body shot but no joy.
Ondoy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ninja.
Ondoy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Ondoy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ondoy can't find room to land a body shot as Ninja controls the action.
Ninja blocking some punches.
A short right from Ninja.
Ninja taking a breather.
Ninja softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ninja has Ondoy pressed against the cage.
Ninja tries to pull guard but Ondoy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ondoy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ninja prevents a body shot from Ondoy.
A short right from Ondoy on the inside.
Ninja just leaning against Ondoy, taking a breather.
Ondoy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ondoy just leaning against Ninja, taking a breather.
Ondoy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ninja's elbow.
Ondoy just leaning against Ninja, taking a breather.
A short body shot lands from Ondoy as the two fighters clinch.
Ninja trying to control the position but instead, Ondoy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ninja into the cage.
Ondoy blocks an uppercut.
Ondoy throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ondoy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ninja is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ondoy is keeping busy.
Ondoy lands a nice uppercut.
Ondoy tries a body shot but Ninja blocks it.
Ondoy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ondoy struggles to land a body shot inside as Ninja controls his hands.
Ninja blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Ninja pulls guard.
Ninja keeping moving, preventing Ondoy from controlling successfully.
Ondoy wants to pass the guard but Ninja is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ondoy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Pepeng Ondoy hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ondoy works over Ninja's head and body with a nice combination.
Ondoy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ninja with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ninja feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ondoys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ninja jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ondoy just misses with a punch to the body.
Ondoy throws a jab when Ninja was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pepeng Ondoy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ondoy looks to land a left hand but Ninja moved out of range nicely.
Ondoy misses with a body shot.
Ondoy misses with a series of wild punches.
Ondoy misses with a body shot.
Ondoy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A big right from Ondoy misses.
Ninja misses with a series of wild punches.
Ondoy lands a jab to the head.
Ondoy misses with a hook. Ninja ducked under it nicely.
Ninja throws a sloppy body shot
and Ondoy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ondoy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ninja.
Ondoy misses with a body shot.
Ondoy digs a good hook to Ninja's body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ninja.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninja looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Ondoy.
Ninja throws a hook but Ondoy avoids it easily.
Ninja throws a lazy right hand but Ondoy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ninja missing with a left hand there. Ondoy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ondoy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ondoy tries to bum rush Ninja with a series of wild strikes but Ninja uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ninja walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ondoy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ondoy throws a body punch but Ninja moves out of range.
Ninja pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ondoy is out of range and Ninja settles back down.
Ninja throws a right hand that Ondoy ducks under and follows up with a left that Ondoy also avoids with ease.
Ninja misses with a low kick as Ondoy jumps back.
Ondoy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ninja dips to his left and cracks Ondoy with an uppercut!
Ondoy throws a hook to the side of Ninja's head but Ninja sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ninja throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ondoy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Afro Ninja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ninja throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good exchange - Ninja coming out on top.
Ondoy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ninja.
Ninja 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.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ninja. Ondoy shrugs it off though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ninja. Ondoy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ondoy works the jab nicely.
Ondoy throws a body punch but Ninja moves out of range.
Ondoy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ninja uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ondoy.
Ninja misses with a two punch combination.
Ondoy throws a body punch but Ninja moves out of range.
Ondoy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ondoy scores with a jab. Ninja acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ninja ducks under a wild hook from Ondoy.
Ondoy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ninja missing with a left hand there. Ondoy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ninja gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pepeng Ondoy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ninja fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ondoy manages to avoid it.
Ninja throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ondoy throws an overhand right that lands on Ninja's shoulder, as Ninja tries to avoid the shot.
Ondoy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ninja.
Ninja looks to land a right hand but Ondoy moved out of range.
A big right from Ninja misses.
Ninja throws a leg kick
letting Ondoy counter with a right hand.

Ondoy closes the distance and clinches.
Ondoy tries to throw a body punch but Ninja avoids it by throwing Ondoy back against the cage.
Ondoy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ondoy being controlled against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ondoy pushes Ninja back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ondoy tries to throw a body punch but Ninja avoids it by throwing Ondoy back against the cage.
Ninja prevents a body shot from Ondoy.
Ninja blocks an uppercut.
Ninja's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ondoy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ninja is keeping busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ondoy throws a head punch that misses.
Ondoy wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pepeng Ondoy really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ninja throws a lazy right hand but Ondoy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ondoy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ondoy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ondoy misses with a double jab.
Ninja misses with a low kick as Ondoy jumps back.
Ninja looks to land a body kick but Ondoy moved away.
Ondoy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ninja. Ninja obviously looking to wear him down.
Ondoy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ninja throws out the jab.
Ninja throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ondoy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ninja counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ninja takes a swing at Ondoy's ribcage but misses.
Ninja misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ondoy.
Ninja loads up on a big right hand but Ondoy slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ondoy. Ninja does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ninja looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninja scores with a hook.
Ondoy throws an overhand right that lands on Ninja's shoulder, as Ninja tries to avoid the shot.
Ondoy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ninja moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ondoy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ninja swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ondoy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ondoy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ondoy slips a jab from Ninja.
Ninja cracks Ondoy with a good jab.

Ondoy pushes Ninja up against the cage in a clinch.
Ninja is pushing Ondoy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ondoy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ninja prevents a body shot from Ondoy.
Ninja blocking some punches.

Ninja pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ondoy is looking to clinch.
Ninja just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Ondoy.
A head kick misses from Ninja.
A punch combination from Ninja misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ninja. Ondoy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ninja keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ondoy moves out of range of the leg kick from Ninja.
Ninja takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ondoy tries to bum rush Ninja with a series of wild strikes but Ninja uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ondoy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ondoy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ninja ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ondoy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Ondoy misses.
Ondoy lands with a nice combination. Ninja backs away looking to recover.
Ondoy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ninja can pounce on him.
A swing and a miss from Ondoy.
Ondoy cracks a nice hook into Ninja's ribs.
Ondoy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ninja fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ninja scores with a jab. Ondoy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ondoy lands with a straight right. Ninja didn't see that one coming.
Ninja slips a jab and a cross from Ondoy.
Ondoy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ninja.
Ninja lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ondoy backs up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ondoy throws a series of punches but Ninja avoids them all with ease.
Ninja fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ondoy manages to avoid it.
Ondoy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ondoy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ninja throws a leg kick that misses.
Ondoy scores with a body shot.
Ondoy defending well as Ninja loads up on a big left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ondoy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ondoy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ondoy misses with a double jab.
Ondoy throws a jab when Ninja was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Pepeng Ondoy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Ondoy moves away from the strike by Ninja.
A solid body kick from Ninja.
Ninja misses the shot to the body.
Ninja throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ondoy lunges at Ninja with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ninja's hand.
Ninja throws a hook but Ondoy blocks it.
Ninja fails to land with a series of punches.
Ondoy misses with a two punch combination.
Ninja will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ninja swats away the attempt to clinch by Ondoy.
Ondoy moves out of range of the strikes.
Ninja throws a leg kick which misses Ondoy's front leg but catches the back leg as Ondoy tries to avoid it.
Ninja throws a right and a left that Ondoy avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ondoy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ondoy is looking to clinch but Ninja is avoiding it.
Ondoy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ninja.
Ondoy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ondoy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ninja was well out of range. Poor timing from Ondoy.
Ninja scores with a jab to the head.
Ondoy throws a big shot that misses.
Ondoy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ninja connects with the punch.
Ondoy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ninja connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ondoy scrambles back to his feet.
Ondoy blocks a jab.
Ondoy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Ondoy darts in and clinches Ninja up against the cage.
Ninja blocking some punches.
Afro Ninja has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pepeng Ondoy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ondoy can't find room to land a body shot as Ninja controls the action.
A short uppercut from Ondoy.
Ninja stalling the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ninja working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ninja has had enough of the clinch but Ondoy keeps him there for the moment.
Ondoy effectively controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ondoy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ondoy letting Ninja take a breather here.
Ondoy tries to throw a body punch but Ninja avoids it by throwing Ondoy back against the cage.

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.
Ondoy struggles to land a body shot inside as Ninja controls his hands.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ninja takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pepeng Ondoy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ninja has a couple of punches blocked by Ondoy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ninja is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ninja prevents a body shot from Ondoy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Afro Ninja showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ondoy 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 47:49
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pepeng Ondoy!
Pepeng Ondoy is the new middleweight champion!
Pepeng Ondoy very nearly forgot to thank Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.