PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aboubacar Mandiang (ranked 2868 p4p, 4533 weight class) and Aaron Spears (ranked 364 p4p, 517 weight class). Mandiang comes into the arena with Oliver Twist blaring out of the sound system. Aaron Spears is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Mandiang
vs
Spears

190 cm
21
210
3 - 1 - 0

186 cm
22
200
5 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Shadow Warrior Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aboubacar Mandiang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Spears!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spears throws a lazy uppercut
and Mandiang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mandiang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spears.
Mandiang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mandiang tries to score with a low kick but Spears moves his leg out of the way.
Spears tries to bum rush Mandiang with a series of wild strikes but Mandiang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice body punch from Mandiang.
Spears looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mandiang with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Spears to score with a decent uppercut.
Mandiang moves out of range as Spears strikes.
Spears misses with a lunging right hand
and Mandiang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Spears thinking.
Mandiang avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Spears throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mandiang misses with a looping left.
A good leg kick by Mandiang.
Spears misses with an uppercut
and Spears takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spears wants to slow Mandiang down by chopping away at his legs.
Spears chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mandiang can pounce on him.
Spears will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mandiang swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spears keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Spears throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mandiang makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Spears really felt that one!
Mandiang scores with a nice head shot.
Spears throws a hook to the side of Mandiang's head but Mandiang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spears throws a shot from downtown. Mandiang moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Mandiang misses the target.
Mandiang stuns Spears with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aboubacar Mandiang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spears darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mandiang lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Spears connects with a looping right hand.
Spears throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mandiang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mandiang slips under a jab.
Spears feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mandiangs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spears clobbers Mandiang with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mandiang works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mandiang with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spears throws an overhand right that lands on Mandiang's shoulder, as Mandiang tries to avoid the shot.
Spears lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Spears looks to land a right hand but Mandiang moved out of range.
Spears throws out a loose jab but Mandiang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mandiang is looking to slow Spears down with leg kicks.
Spears throws a jab but it's blocked by Mandiang.
It looked like Mandiang wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fighters circling - Spears throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mandiang looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Spears throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mandiang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spears looks to land a right hand but Mandiang moved out of range.
Spears lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Spears ducks right into an uppercut from Mandiang.
Mandiang lunges at Spears with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Spears's hand.
Mandiang misses with a wild body shot.
Mandiang is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mandiang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spears.
Spears misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spears looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spears scores with a body shot.
Mandiang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Spears misses with a hook.
Mandiang misses with a low kick.
Spears swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
It looks like Mandiang has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Mandiang misses with a straight right.
Mandiang looks to score with a jab to the body but Spears is just out of range.
Mandiang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spears manages to avoid it.
Spears misses with a lunging right hand
and Mandiang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spears misses with a hook
letting Mandiang counter with a right hand.
Spears throws a right hand that Mandiang ducks under and follows up with a left that Mandiang also avoids with ease.
Spears throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Spears as he connects with a hook.
Spears misses with a leg kick
and Mandiang counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mandiang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spears is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mandiang.

Spears pushes Mandiang up against the cage in a clinch.

Mandiang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spears scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
An inside leg kick lands from Mandiang.
Mandiang scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Spears throws a looping overhand right but Mandiang ducks down to avoid it.
Mandiang looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mandiang misses with a looping right.
Spears on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mandiang looks to score with a jab to the body but Spears is just out of range.
Spears throws a one two combo.
Good exchange - Spears coming out on top.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mandiang misses with a looping right.
Spears swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Spears feints a jab promting Mandiang to slip. Spears then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mandiang slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mandiang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aboubacar Mandiang dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Spears misses with a wild body shot.
Spears slips a straight right by Mandiang.
Spears tried to score with a low kick but Mandiang checks it.
It looked like Mandiang was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Spears.
Mandiang slips under a jab from Spears.
Mandiang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Spears has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mandiang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spears.
Spears connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Spears shoots in for a takedown but Mandiang shows good takedown defense.
Spears tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mandiang swivels and escapes.
Spears throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Mandiang misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Spears misses the target.
Mandiang half committed to a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mandiang throws a jab but it's blocked by Spears.
Spears misses with a hook.
Mandiang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Spears.
Spears throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandiang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spears.
Mandiang thinks about countering with a body kick.
Spears tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mandiang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Spears's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mandiang under the eye.
Mandiang throws a leg kick which misses Spears's front leg but catches the back leg as Spears tries to avoid it.
Jab from Spears.
Mandiang lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Aaron Spears seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spears looks to land a right hand but Mandiang moved out of range.
Mandiang throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Aboubacar Mandiang is winning the standup battle so far.
Spears looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Aboubacar Mandiang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Spears.
A left and a right from Spears both land. Nice combination.
A big left from Mandiang misses.
Mandiang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A punch combination from Spears misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spears throws a jab but it's blocked by Mandiang.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spears misses with a straight left.
Spears connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Spears looks to throw the jab but Mandiang is out of range.
Mandiang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spears.
Mandiang was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Crunch! Mandiang slams his shin into Spears's torso.
Spears ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spears! But no joy.
Mandiang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mandiang swings for the body but Spears moves out of range.
Mandiang jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Spears fails with a takedown attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Mandiang as he connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Mandiang. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mandiang.
Mandiang blocks a jab.

Mandiang cracks Spears with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Spears looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Mandiang finish him?
Mandiang scores with a jab to the head.

Spears is rocked!
Spears throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spears throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mandiang counters with a crisp right that sends Spears to the canvas! Mandiang follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aboubacar Mandiang!
Aboubacar Mandiang seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.