PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Dansworth (ranked 1015 p4p, 1770 weight class) and Kevin Mamar (ranked 142 p4p, 234 weight class). Mamar comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Slipkibieber - Psychosocial Babe kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dansworth
vs
Mamar

191 cm
23
218
9 - 3 - 0

187 cm
23
209
13 - 6 - 0

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World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Dansworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Mamar!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dansworth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mamar.
Dansworth misses with a series of wild punches.
Dansworth misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mamar! But no joy.
Mamar misses with a double jab
and Dansworth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dansworth lands a right hook to the body.
Dansworth wants to clinch
and Mamar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Greg Dansworth has been cut.
Dansworth throws an off balance right hand
and Mamar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Mamar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mamar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mamar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dansworth throws out the jab.
Dansworth misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dansworth misses with a shot to the body

and Mamar decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dansworth's guard.
Mamar controlling from the top position.
Mamar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mamar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dansworth is trying to keep Mamar in close.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dansworth holds on and takes a little breather.
Dansworth looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dansworth definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mamar postures up in Dansworth's guard and throws a big left but Dansworth blocks it.
Mamar is fighting to break Dansworth's control of his arms but Dansworth is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dansworth trying to keep a closed guard but Mamar is proving a slippery customer.
Mamar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mamar connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dansworth holds on and takes a little breather.
Mamar lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mamar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mamar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mamar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mamar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dansworth looking for a sweep. Not yet Dansworth, not yet.
Dansworth trying to keep a closed guard but Mamar is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamar is working Dansworth over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mamar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mamar scoring with some ground and pound.
Mamar lands a couple of elbows.
Mamar stands up over Dansworth, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dansworth bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mamar's guard.

Dansworth wants to stand but Mamar is controlling his posture from full guard.
Dansworth trying to control the position from guard on top but Mamar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mamar has control of Dansworth's left arm, preventing Dansworth from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamar keeping moving, preventing Dansworth from controlling successfully.
Mamar is adopting a defensive guard.
Let's hope that Mamar has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dansworth trying to control the position from guard on top but Mamar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Mamar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Greg Dansworth's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dansworth connects with a looping right hand.
Dansworth swings for the body but Mamar moves out of range.
Mamar misses with a wild body shot.
Mamar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mamar throws a jab when Dansworth was well out of range.
Greg Dansworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mamar defending well as Dansworth loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Mamar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dansworth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mamar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dansworth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mamar was well out of range. Poor timing from Dansworth.
Mamar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mamar works the jab nicely.
Mamar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mamar throws a lazy right hand but Dansworth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Mamar misses.

Mamar tries to keep at a distance but Dansworth has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mamar has Dansworth pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dansworth manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Mamar wants the takedown. Dansworth is fighting it off but Mamar persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Dansworth's guard against the cage.
Mamar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dansworth lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Mamar keeping full guard, as Dansworth tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dansworth trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Mamar manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Mamar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mamar trying to control but Dansworth is working from the bottom.
Dansworth is trying to control the position but Mamar postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mamar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mamar throws an elbow that misses. Dansworth uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mamar's guard. Nice move by Dansworth!

This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dansworth prevents Mamar from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dansworth trying to control but Mamar is working from the bottom.
Dansworth stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mamar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dansworth wants to control from the top but Mamar keeps moving.
Kevin Mamar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mamar looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dansworth stops Mamar from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mamar 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.
Dansworth passes Mamar's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dansworth is looking to take a break and control but Mamar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mamar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mamar controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dansworth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mamar manages to avoid it.
Dansworth scores with a nice right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Greg Dansworth will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Greg Dansworth's cut.
That's time! Dansworth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.

Dansworth swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mamar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mamar lands an overhand right.
Nice jab there from Dansworth.
Dansworth dodges the punch combination from Mamar.
Dansworth swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mamar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dansworth.
Mamar doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mamar shoots in for a double leg but Dansworth sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A slow jab from Mamar misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Dansworth on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dansworth tries to clinch but Mamar moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamar misses with a looping right.
Dansworth swings for the body but Mamar moves out of range.
Dansworth throws out a loose jab but Mamar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dansworth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mamar was well out of range. Poor timing from Dansworth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamar throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Dansworth to counter with a crisp jab.
Dansworth throws a shot from downtown. Mamar moves away and avoids it.
Greg Dansworth is winning the standup battle so far.
Dansworth looks to score with a jab to the body but Mamar is just out of range.
Dansworth lands with a shot to the body.
Mamar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dansworth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mamar misses with a straight right.
Mamar might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mamar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dansworth.
Dansworth misses with a wild body shot.
Dansworth swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mamar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Greg Dansworth's cut is getting worse.
Dansworth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mamar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mamar misses with a hook.
Dansworth throwing a counter right hand but Mamar manages to avoid it.
Dansworth throws a right hand that misses
and Mamar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dansworth misses with a straight left.
Dansworth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mamar.
Mamar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dansworth scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dansworth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mamar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mamar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Mamar darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dansworth manages to get to full guard.
Mamar trying to control the position from guard on top but Dansworth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamar postures up and lands a big shot to Dansworth's brow.
Dansworth is trying to control the position but Mamar postures up.
Dansworth wants to sweep here but Mamar controlling him for the moment.
Mamar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mamar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dansworth is pulling down on Mamar's head to control his posture.
Mamar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mamar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dansworth's head.

Dansworth escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mamar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dansworth trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamar scoring with some ground and pound.

Jeez, Greg Dansworth's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Greg Dansworth's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kevin Mamar!