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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brent Banger (ranked 19882 p4p, 484 weight class) and Squidward Squarepants (ranked 4594 p4p, 231 weight class). 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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135 lbs
4 - 15 - 0 |
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170 cm
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
4 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Brent Banger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Squidward Squarepants!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Squarepants misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Squarepants fails with a takedown attempt.
Banger keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brent Banger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Squidward Squarepants.
Squarepants shoots in but no luck this time.
Squarepants clinches up with Banger and pushes him back against the cage.
Banger looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Squarepants leaning his opponent against the cage.
Squarepants'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.
The crowd are getting on Squarepants's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Squarepants keeps control of Banger as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Squarepants jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Banger walks away with a smile on his face. Squarepants gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Squarepants has taken the fight to the clinch.
Squarepants stalling.
Squarepants is trying to pull guard but Banger has him pressed against the cage.
Banger wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Squarepants comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Squarepants gets control of Banger's arms and successfully pulls guard. Squarepants will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Banger has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Squarepants is proving hard to escape from.
Squarepants wants to sweep here but Banger controlling him for the moment.
Squarepants has his hands on Banger's head, controlling the position.
Squarepants working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squarepants is looking for a triangle but Banger pushes his legs off easily.
Squarepants has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Banger can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Squarepants is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Banger is aware though and is defending well.
Squarepants manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Banger manages to get himself to full guard.
Squarepants sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Banger is looking to stand up but Squarepants isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squarepants stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Squarepants looking to score a takedown here. Banger is defending well but Squarepants drives through and ends up in Banger's guard.
Squarepants is standing up over Banger. Banger looks to escape but Squarepants dives into side control.
Banger is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Squarepants passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Banger!
Squarepants controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squarepants with good strikes from the mount here!
The referee warns Banger that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Squarepants raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Squarepants lands a heavy elbow.
Squarepants can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Banger is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Squarepants lands a couple of good shots and Banger has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Squidward Squarepants dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Banger throws a nice looking combination but Squarepants bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Squarepants is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Banger's half guard.
Banger scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Squarepants manages to mount him!
Squarepants breaks from Banger's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banger takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Squarepants working Banger over with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee warns Banger that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Squarepants tries to control but Banger wriggling away.
Squarepants stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banger stuffs the takedown.
Banger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Squarepants fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Banger to the ground. Squarepants is now in Banger's guard.
Squarepants not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Squarepants gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squarepants misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Squarepants shoots in and gets a takedown into Banger's guard.
Banger wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Squarepants manages to pass to side control.
Squarepants lands strikes from half guard.
Squarepants with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squarepants thows a huge punch but Banger dodges it nicely.
Banger keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Squarepants sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Squarepants postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Banger to stand up.
Banger gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Squarepants to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Squarepants lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squarepants stays in close to Banger's body and controls the position.
Squarepants's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Squarepants working some strikes from top position.
Squarepants's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Banger wants to stand but Squarepants is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Squidward Squarepants showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Banger keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Squarepants dodges the punch combination from Banger.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Squarepants.
Squarepants fails with the takedown.
Brent Banger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Squidward Squarepants.
Squarepants closes the distance and clinches.
Banger is trying to break free.
Squarepants is trying to drag Banger to the mat but Banger just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banger tries to break free but Squarepants pushes him back against the cage.
Banger avoiding damage as Squarepants throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Squarepants gets control of Banger's arms and successfully pulls guard. Squarepants will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Squarepants pushes Banger off and gets back to his feet.
Banger tries to clinch but Squarepants moves out of range.
Squarepants misses with a head kick.
Banger feinted with a counter takedown.
Banger misses with a combination
and Squarepants counters with a nice body shot.
Banger throws a combination that misses
and Squarepants holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Squarepants pulls guard effortlessly.
Squarepants has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Squarepants wants to stand up but Banger is controlling him.
Squarepants manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Banger manages to get himself to full guard.
Squarepants passes easily into side control. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Squarepants working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squarepants has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Squarepants.
Squarepants controls the position.
Squarepants stands up and beckons Banger to his feet.
Squarepants scores with a takedown into Banger's guard.
Squarepants works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Squarepants lands a nice short elbow.
Squarepants looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Squarepants has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Squarepants passes to full mount!
Squarepants wants to finish this one by submission but Banger is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Squarepants.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squarepants looking to control and managing it successfully.
Squarepants fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Squarepants lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Banger hang on?
Squarepants controlling his opponent.
Brent Banger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Banger is bucking up trying to escape but Squarepants cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Squidward Squarepants comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Squarepants winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Squidward Squarepants!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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