PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lenny Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Paidean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lenny Bang looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Bang
vs
Paidean

188 cm
21
185 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

188 cm
24
185 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lenny Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Colin Paidean!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paidean takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bang lands with a nice combination. Paidean backs away looking to recover.
A punch combination from Bang misses.
Bang misses with a two punch combination.
Bang delivers a nice body kick.
Bang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bang seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bang feints a jab promting Paidean to slip. Bang then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Paidean slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bang misses with a wild combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paidean swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paidean looks winded!
Bang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paidean throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bang counters with a two punch combo.
Paidean misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bang is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A combination from Bang does no damage.
Paidean has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Paidean.
Bang throws a nice looking combination but Paidean bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Bang. No joy for Paidean on that attempt.
Paidean ducks right into an uppercut from Bang.
Bang throws a right and a left that Paidean avoids nicely.
Bang moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bang thuds a left hand into Paidean's body.
Bang scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
No joy there for Paidean, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bang fakes the leg kick and cracks Paidean in the body.
Bang works the jab nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang feints a jab promting Paidean to slip. Bang then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Paidean slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bang throws a good cross that connects.
Bang tries to clinch but Paidean is having none of it.
Paidean slips a jab and a cross from Bang.
Paidean misses with a double jab
and Bang counters with a left and a right that stings Paidean.
Bang misses with a series of wild punches.
Bang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Paidean fails to land with a series of punches.
Bang swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bang tries to bum rush Paidean with a series of wild strikes but Paidean uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bang shoots in and drives through. Paidean sprawls well.
Paidean fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Paidean misses.
Bang lands a lovely overhand right.
Paidean defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bang.
Bang throws a nice looking combination but Paidean bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Paidean looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Bang pushes Paidean off and gets back to his feet.
Bang works over Paidean's head and body with a nice combination.
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!
Bang dodges the punch combination from Paidean.
Bang appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Paidean on the side of the head.
A jab from Bang finds it's way through Paidean's defenses.
Paidean slips a jab and a cross from Bang.
Bang moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bang throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Paidean scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bang chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Paidean falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bang counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bang closes this distance looking for a takedown but Paidean circles away.
Paidean changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lenny Bang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paidean misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lenny Bang dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bang thuds his shin into the meat of Paidean's side.
Bang shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Paidean but Paidean pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Paidean looks to land a combination but Bang avoids it well.
Bang throws a sloppy head kick and Paidean moves out of range easily.
Despite the aggression on Paidean's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bang lands with an overhand left.
Bang looks to land a combination but Paidean avoids it well.
Lenny Bang is winning the standup battle so far.
Bang feints a jab promting Paidean to slip. Bang then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Paidean slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bang throws a head kick but Paidean moves out of range.
Paidean misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paidean looks to land a combination but Bang avoids it well.
Bang misses with a few strikes there.
Bang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paidean.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Paidean does no damage.
Bang dodges the punch combination from Paidean.
Bang is looking to counter punch.
Paidean takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bang lands a nice looking kick to the body. Paidean takes a step back to recover.
Bang displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A punch combination from Paidean misses.
Bang lands a head kick!
The fighters circle momentarily. Bang darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bang lands with a right hand.
Paidean has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A head kick misses from Bang.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paidean throws a nice looking combination but Bang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bang scores with a one two! Paidean had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Paidean throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bang.
No joy there for Paidean, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paidean can do to turn this around?
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bang.
Paidean lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bang misses with a few strikes there.
Bang misses with the combination.
Bang with a poor takedown
and Paidean counters with a left and a right that stings Bang.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lenny Bang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paidean throws a nice looking combination but Bang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Paidean takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paidean throws a series of punches but Bang avoids them all with ease.
Bang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paidean paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bang closes this distance looking for a takedown but Paidean circles away.
Bang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bang looks to throw the jab but Paidean is out of range.
Bang throws a push kick but Paidean slaps the foot to one side.
Paidean has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Paidean throws a right hand that Bang ducks under and follows up with a left that Bang also avoids with ease.
Bang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bang cracks Paidean with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Paidean throws a series of punches but Bang avoids them all with ease.
Bang misses with a double jab.
A nice combination there by Paidean.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paidean swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bang counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang lands with a kick to the temple. Paidean shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sloppy strikes from Paidean. Those never looked like landing.
Paidean showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bang.
Paidean rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bang.
A punch combination from Paidean misses.
Some wild striking there from Paidean.
Bang tries to bum rush Paidean with a series of wild strikes but Paidean uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lenny Bang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paidean throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bang.
Bang wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bang is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Bang does no damage.
Bang tries to bum rush Paidean with a series of wild strikes but Paidean uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lenny Bang dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bang scores with a one two! Paidean had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Paidean lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bang backs up against the cage.
Bang throws a right and a left that Paidean avoids nicely.
Paidean fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bang scores with a sloppy right hand. Paidean should have avoided that one.
Bang misses with the combination.
Paidean takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Paidean manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bang on his heels. He'll look to pass Bang's guard now, I'm sure.

Bang pushes Paidean off and scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paidean throws a right hand that Bang ducks under and follows up with a left that Bang also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paidean misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paidean fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang tries to bum rush Paidean with a series of wild strikes but Paidean uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bang moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bang works over Paidean's head and body with a nice combination.
Paidean pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bang back to the cage. Paidean follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Danga de danga de dang - Bang scores with a four punch combination!
Paidean throws a series of punches but Bang moves out of range.
Bang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Paidean moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bang scores with a leg kick.
A punch combination from Paidean misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paidean throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bang is looking for a counter combo.
Paidean avoids the head kick by Bang.
Sloppy strikes from Bang. Those never looked like landing.
And Paidean tries to counter it with a takedown but Bang pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bang tests Paidean's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Paidean, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paidean misses with the combination.
Bang tries to counter with a takedown but Paidean is quick to defend against it.
Bang throws a series of punches but Paidean moves out of range.
Paidean takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Paidean will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bang half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Paidean is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bang.
A head kick misses from Bang.
Paidean is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Paidean misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab lands there for Bang.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Paidean. Those never looked like landing.
Bang throws a right and a left that both miss.
As Bang backs off Paidean throws a huge counter combo but Bang manages to avoid it all.
Bang avoids a punch combination nicely.
A left and a right from Bang both land. Nice combination.
Paidean displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bang.
Bang fails to land with a series of punches.
Paidean closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bang circles away.
Bang shoots for a takedown but Paidean saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Paidean goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bang lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Paidean backs up against the cage.
Bang misses with a head kick.
Paidean takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Paidean fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bang connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice shot lands for Bang.
Paidean slips a jab and a cross from Bang.
Bang closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lenny Bang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paidean misses with a wild combination.
Colin Paidean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paidean misses with a wild combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lenny Bang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bang has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lenny Bang!