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Play
by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
LFC 16
Date: Jan 11, 2017 |
#R1#
Pandan misses with a series of wild punches.
#CL2#
Pandan rushes Drum and presses him up against the cage.
Drum tries to pull guard but Pandan won't allow it.
#BC2#
Pandan breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Pandan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Drum jumps guard but Pandan stands there with Drum around his waist. Drum gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short right from Pandan on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandan misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC#
Drum manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Pandan moves into range and clinches up with Drum.
Drum is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pandan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bongo Drum. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1##TD#
Drum manages to pull guard.
Pandan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drum works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Drum preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Drum really is a fat lump.
Pandan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drum works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pandan wants to control from the top but Drum keeps moving.
Pandan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pandan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #SUB#
Drum working for a triangle but Pandan defends it easily.
Drum keeping moving, preventing Pandan from controlling successfully. #T2#
Pandan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drum works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pandan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drum works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pandan lands a couple of elbows.
Pandan landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pandan connects with a couple of short punches.
Drum is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pandan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Drum. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Drum is looking for a triangle but Pandan pushes his legs off easily.
Pandan told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Pandan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pandan throwing strikes but missing.
Pandan wants to control from the top but Drum keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pandan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB#
Pandan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Drum has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pandan has managed to get both his arms back between Drum's legs - danger averted.#SUB#
Drum has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pandan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pandan postures up in Drum's guard and throws a big left but Drum blocks it. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pandan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pandan looking to sit in guard and control but Drum gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##SUB2#
Pandan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Drum doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Drum manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Pandan has an active guard here but Drum has managed to pass into half guard.
Drum trying to control from half guard but Pandan is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pandan is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Pandan 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.
#R2#
Nice takedown defense from Pandan. No joy for Drum on that attempt.
Pandan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pandan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Drum takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Drum gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pandan cracks Drum with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Drum looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#TD2#
Pandan fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Drum to the ground. Pandan is now in Drum's guard.
Drum avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Drum has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pandan trying to control but Drum is working from the bottom. #T1#
Drum pulls Pandan in to control the position. #SUB#
Drum escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pandan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pandan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Drum is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#SUB#
Drum looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Greg Pandan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Drum keeping moving, preventing Pandan from controlling successfully. #T2#
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.
Drum is pulling down on Pandan's head to control his posture.
Pandan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pandan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drum works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Drum might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pandan trying to control the position from guard on top but Drum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pandan postures up in Drum's guard and throws a big left but Drum blocks it. #SUB#
Pandan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Drum wants to sweep here but Pandan controlling him for the moment. #T3##SUB#
Pandan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pandan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pandan wants to control from the top but Drum keeps moving. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pandan lands with a cross.
Drum tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pandan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Drum somewhat.
And Pandan tries to counter it with a takedown but Drum pushes his down on his head and steps out.#T4#
Pandan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bongo Drum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
Pandan takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Drum pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pandan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drum shoots in for a takedown but Pandan shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bongo Drum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#TD2#
Pandan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Drum on his heels. He'll look to pass Drum's guard now, I'm sure.
Pandan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pandan throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Pandan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! 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.
#R3#
Good shot there by Pandan.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pandan!
Drum walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pandan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
#CL2#
Pandan has managed to clinch.
Drum is trying to pull guard but Pandan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Drum blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pandan throws an elbow that misses.
Pandan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pandan taking a breather.
Pandan leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Pandan's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. #T1#
Pandan misses with a punch on the inside.
#TD#
Drum jumps guard.
#SUB#
Drum has his foot on Pandan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pandan works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB#
Pandan stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Drum throws up his legs and catches Pandan in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Pandan tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Drum! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Bongo Drum!
Bongo Drum was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
LFC 13
Date: Dec 24, 2016 |
#R1#
McReynolds looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pandan is fending him off so far but McReynolds persists. Nope, Pandan circles away and we're back to standing.
Pandan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McReynolds. #CL#
McReynolds drives through and clinches with Pandan against the cage.
Pandan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McReynolds wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daley McReynolds. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice left hand lands by Pandan.
Pandan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pandan throws a punch but it's blocked by McReynolds.
Pandan wants a takedown but no success here.
Pandan misses with a punch on the inside.
McReynolds misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandan is trying to break the clinch but McReynolds is controlling him.
McReynolds is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pandan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McReynolds has Pandan pressed against the cage.
Pandan is trying to push McReynolds away but McReynolds has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#T1#
McReynolds will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pandan up against the cage.
Pandan misses with an elbow strike.
Pandan stops a takedown attempt from McReynolds.
Pandan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McReynolds is looking to control Pandan's arms but Pandan gets an underhook and turns him. Now McReynolds has his back to the cage.
McReynolds managing to block the knees to the body from Pandan.
McReynolds blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#TD#
McReynolds works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
McReynolds preventing the sweep.
McReynolds controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pandan wants to sweep but no luck. #T2#
Pandan controls McReynolds momentarily but McReynolds frees himself.
McReynolds looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #SUB2#
McReynolds has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Pandan to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! McReynolds is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Pandan pulls down on the head and he's put McReynolds to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Greg Pandan!
A victorious Greg Pandan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
TUF Finale!
Date: Oct 22, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Pandan clinches up with Durand and pushes him back against the cage.
Pandan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Durand putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pandan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Durand using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Durand scores a nice knee to the body.
Durand connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pandan's face.
Pandan looks winded!
Pandan jumps guard but Durand stands there with Pandan around his waist. Pandan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Durand lands a good knee to the midsection. Pandan won't want to take too many of those.
Durand misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pandan.
Durand with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pandan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durand connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pandan's face.
Pandan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Durand misses with a knee to the head.
Durand tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pandan avoids it.
Durand leaning against his opponent.
Durand connects with a knee to the head.
#T1#
Pandan managing to block the knees to the body from Durand.
Durand crunches a lovely knee into Pandan's ribcage.
Pandan is looking for a takedown.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Durand obliges.
Durand missing with knees to the body.
Durand unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Durand stalling in the clinch.
Pandan managing to block the knees to the body from Durand.
Durand landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Durand trying to land knees to the body.
Durand on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Durand obliges.
Pandan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pandan tries to score a body lock takedown but Durand shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Siegfried Durand has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greg Pandan.
A bit of stalling here from Durand.
#T2#
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #TD2#
Pandan ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Pandan no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Pandan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pandan preventing the sweep.
Pandan trying to control but Durand is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Durand keeping full guard, as Pandan tries to pass. #T3#
Pandan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Durand keeping moving, preventing Pandan from controlling successfully.
Pandan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pandan is pushing down on Durand's leg trying to pass to half guard. Durand is fighting to maintain full guard but Pandan has managed to sneak the leg through.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pandan prevents Durand from standing back up.
Pandan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pandan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pandan moves into full mount! Durand won't be happy about that!
Durand wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Pandan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Siegfried Durand dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Pandan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#CL#
Durand moves into the clinch.
Durand lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pandan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Durand gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Durand landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pandan tries to pull guard but Durand forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pandan has Durand pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Durand manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Siegfried Durand has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greg Pandan.
Durand stalling.
Pandan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Durand lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Durand is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pandan can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pandan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knees in the clinch landing for Durand.
Durand taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Durand scores a nice knee to the body.
Pandan is breathing heavily.#T1#
Durand scores a nice knee to the body.
Durand tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Durand misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pandan.
Durand missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Durand fails to land.
Durand is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Our sources have told us that Durand has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Durand is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pandan is defending well for now.
Durand throws an elbow but it misses.
Pandan is trying to force a seperation but Durand has the dominant position.
Pandan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Durand missing with knees to the body.
Durand tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pandan avoids it.
Durand tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#T2#
Durand trying to control the position but instead, Pandan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Durand into the cage.
Durand landing knees to the body.
Durand using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pandan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pandan is trying to pull guard but Durand has him pressed against the cage.
Durand tries to land knees in the clinch but Pandan avoids the damage to the body.
Pandan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Durand on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Durand utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Durand landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Durand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durand scores a nice knee to the body.
Durand tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#T3#
Durand throws a knee to the head but misses.
Durand tries a body shot but Pandan blocks it.
Durand landing knees to the body.
Durand prevents the takedown attempt.
Durand tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pandan avoids it.
Pandan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Durand looking to stall.
Durand looking to slow down the pace here.
Durand is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pandan is defending well for now.
Pandan is trying to break the clinch but Durand is controlling him.
Pandan wants to take the fight to the mat but Durand manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.#T4#
Pandan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Durand tries to land knees in the clinch but Pandan avoids the damage to the body.
Pandan is struggling to control the position.
Pandan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Durand tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pandan avoids it.
A right hand to the body from Durand.
Durand putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pandan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Durand throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pandan blocks it with crossed arms.
Durand unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pandan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Durand crunches a lovely knee into Pandan's ribcage.
Durand landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Durand working Pandan over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durand lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Siegfried Durand dominated that second round.
That's time! Durand's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Durand throws a head kick that misses.
Durand tries to clinch up but Pandan circles away and keeps his distance.
Durand tries to clinch up but Pandan circles away and keeps his distance.
Pandan shoots in for a takedown but Durand shows good takedown defense.
Pandan shoots in for a double leg but Durand sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#CL#
Durand clinches.
Durand scores a nice knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandan is working for takedown but Durand is calmly controlling the position for now.
Siegfried Durand has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greg Pandan.
Durand unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pandan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pandan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Durand working Pandan over with knees to the body.
Pandan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Durand lands a good knee to the midsection. Pandan won't want to take too many of those.#T1#
Durand lands a knee to the head.
Durand crunches a lovely knee into Pandan's ribcage.
Durand landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Durand utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Durand gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Durand throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pandan blocks it with crossed arms.
Durand blocking some punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Durand.
Durand misses with a punch to the body.
Pandan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Durand prevents a body shot from Pandan.
Durand scores a nice knee to the body.
Durand tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T2#
Durand misses with a knee to the head.
Durand taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
#TD2#
Pandan jumps into guard, dragging Durand to the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durand looking to pass the guard.
Durand knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pandan on the ground.
Pandan working a defensive guard here.
Pandan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pandan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T3#
Pandan pulls Durand in close to prevent any damage.
Pandan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL#
Durand closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Durand misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pandan.
Durand tries to land knees in the clinch but Pandan avoids the damage to the body.
Pandan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pandan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Durand misses with a knee strike.
Pandan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Pandan fails to land. #BC2#
Pandan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pandan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durand was well out of range. Poor timing from Pandan.
Greg Pandan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durand stuffs the takedown.
Greg Pandan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#CL#
Durand moves into the clinch successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Siegfried Durand showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Durand, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Siegfried Durand!
During a confident post fight interview, Siegfried Durand thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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