PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Damian Bachaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Poo Ping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bachaj might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Disturbed - indestructible. Damian Bachaj had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 136.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Damian Bachaj has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bachaj
vs
Ping

176 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
22
130 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damian Bachaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Poo Ping!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bachaj feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ping should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ping looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Bachaj trying to control but Ping is working from the bottom.

Ping looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bachaj will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bachaj sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ping keeping moving, preventing Bachaj from controlling successfully.
Ping throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bachaj stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bachaj scores with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bachaj looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bachaj fails with a takedown attempt.
Bachaj is looking to land body kicks.
Damian Bachaj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bachaj moves into the clinch successfully.
Bachaj can't break the clinch.

Bachaj's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bachaj misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Bachaj drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ping not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bachaj trying to control but Ping is working from the bottom.
Bachaj stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ping swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Ping throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bachaj trying to control but Ping is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bachaj content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bachaj stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ping swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ping wants to sweep here but Bachaj controlling him for the moment.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Bachaj closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bachaj tries to break the clinch but Ping is controlling the position.

Bachaj breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Bachaj closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bachaj tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ping just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Bachaj. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bachaj wants to break the clinch but can't.

Ping breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bachaj fails to land with a series of punches.
Ping throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bachaj's waist but Bachaj gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ping off to one side.
Bachaj misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bachaj tries to close the distance and clinch but Ping swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ping steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bachaj. That one must have hurt.
Bachaj is looking to clinch but Ping is avoiding it.
Bachaj swinging wilding here.
Bachaj swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Bachaj dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bachaj shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ping but Ping pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Bachaj shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ping's guard.
Ping looking for a sweep. Not yet Ping, not yet.
Ping trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Ping looking for a guillotine here but Bachaj defends easily.

Ping is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bachaj has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bachaj won't allow Ping to get back to his feet.
Ping wants to sweep here but Bachaj controlling him for the moment.
Ping thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Ping wants to stand and escape but Bachaj is having none of it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bachaj misses with the combination.
Bachaj looks to land a combination but Ping avoids it well.

That's two 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.

Ping scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ping trying to pass the guard but Bachaj defending well.
Bachaj blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ping.
Bachaj is refusing to be controlled, as Ping sits in half guard.
Bachaj is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bachaj trying to control but Ping postures up.
Ping not doing much here.
Bachaj is trying to control but can't.

That's four 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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bachaj moves in looking to clinch but Ping pushes him off.
Bachaj works over Ping's head and body with a nice combination.
Ping shoots in for a takedown but Bachaj shows good takedown defense.
Bachaj jabs Ping right on the nose. Ping blinks but takes it well.
Ping swats away the attempt to clinch by Bachaj.
Bachaj finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bachaj swinging wilding here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bachaj misses with a takedown

and Ping counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ping content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Poo Ping showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bachaj with a lazy takedown attempt

and Ping counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bachaj is trying to control the position but Ping postures up.
Bachaj keeping moving, preventing Ping from controlling successfully.
Bachaj has a closed guard, preventing Ping from standing up.
Bachaj keeping full guard, as Ping tries to pass.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bachaj keeping moving, preventing Ping from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bachaj wants to control the position but Ping says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Bachaj trying to control but Ping postures up.
Bachaj is staying active underneath Ping, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bachaj throws a body kick that misses.
A low kick from Bachaj misses
and Ping counters with a two punch combo.
Bachaj misses with a double jab.

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.
Bachaj fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bachaj fails in his attempt to clinch.

Ping drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Poo Ping has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ping sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ping lands a couple of digs.
Ping would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bachaj has his hands on Ping's head, controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ping slips nicely into half guard.
Bachaj is refusing to be controlled, as Ping sits in half guard.

Bachaj makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's four 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.
A punch combination from Bachaj misses.
Ping misses with the combination.
Bachaj tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ping swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Bachaj. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bachaj wants to clinch up but Ping keeps it at a distance.
Bachaj fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ping blocks a head kick by Bachaj.

Ping closes the distance and clinches.

Ping breaks from the clinch.
Damian Bachaj is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bachaj misses with a body kick.
Ping shoots and misses

and Bachaj counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ping looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Poo Ping comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ping 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Poo Ping!