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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Pinaglabanan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jandre Vorster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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171 cm
31
144 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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152 cm
29
137 lbs
17 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, John Pinaglabanan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jandre Vorster! The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pinaglabanan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vorster was well out of range. Poor timing from Pinaglabanan. Pinaglabanan closes the distance and pushes Vorster back into the cage. A nice left hand lands by Pinaglabanan.
A right hook to the body lands for Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan prevents the takedown attempt.
Pinaglabanan misses with some punches.
Pinaglabanan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vorster backwards. Pinaglabanan is pressed up against the cage. Vorster has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pinaglabanan down to the mat. Pinaglabanan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Pinaglabanan throws a looping overhand right but Vorster ducks down to avoid it. Pinaglabanan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pinaglabanan misses with an uppercut. Pinaglabanan lands a jab to the nose. Vorster blocks a jab. Vorster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pinaglabanan.
Vorster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pinaglabanan paws at him with a jab and circles away. Vorster doesn't manage to clinch there - Pinaglabanan circles away.
Vorster gets a clinch. Vorster turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Vorster manages to end up in side control. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Pinaglabanan is looking for a sweep. Vorster tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vorster has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round. Pinaglabanan struggling a bit here. Pinaglabanan is holding Vorster down, trying to stall. Pinaglabanan is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Vorster is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pinaglabanan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Pinaglabanan tries to buck Vorster off but Vorster is having none of it. Vorster is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Pinaglabanan looks calm but he's in trouble here. Vorster gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Pinaglabanan is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Vorster lets go of the hold and Pinaglabanan can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jandre Vorster! Jandre Vorster bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
43% |
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