PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Rambo (ranked 5433 p4p, 4149 weight class) and Slainte Mhath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rambo
vs
Mhath

179 cm
18
195
1 - 2 - 0

178 cm
18
185
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Rambo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Slainte Mhath!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mhath changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mhath throws a leg kick which misses Rambo's front leg but catches the back leg as Rambo tries to avoid it.
Mhath thumps Rambo with a low kick.
Mhath moves out of range of the leg kick from Rambo.
Mhath lands with a cross.
Mhath fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rambo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Rambo moves into the clinch.
Mhath is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Mhath breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rambo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rambo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mhath checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mhath connects with a leg kick.
Mhath feints a jab promting Rambo to slip. Mhath then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rambo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rambo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mhath can pounce on him.
Mhath throws the kick towards the body but Rambo avoids it.
Rambo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Mhath.
Mhath scoring well with a low kick there.
Rambo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rambo misses with a kick to the body
and Mhath counters with a body kick that stops Rambo in his tracks momentarily.
Rambo throws a right and a left that Mhath avoids nicely.
Despite the aggression on Mhath's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mhath lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rambo wants to clinch.
Rambo throws a hook but Mhath avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Mhath's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mhath lands with a good body shot.
Rambo throws a hook but Mhath avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Mhath on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rambo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mhath lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rambo circles away quickly and effectively.

Rambo rushes Mhath and presses him up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mhath goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rambo has a couple of punches blocked by Mhath.
Rambo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rambo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rambo tries a knee to the head but Mhath blocks it.

Rambo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mhath with the inside leg kick.
Mhath lands a body shot.

Rambo moves into the clinch.

Mhath pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mhath is looking to slow Rambo down with leg kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mhath. That's going to slow Rambo down.
Rambo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mhath.
Rambo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mhath scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rambo in his tracks.
Good leg kick by Mhath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mhath thumps Rambo with a low kick.
Mhath slips a jab and a cross from Rambo.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mhath.
Rambo is breathing heavily.
Mhath fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rambo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rambo throws a leg kick but Mhath checks it.
Rambo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mhath avoids a punch combination nicely.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mhath!
John Rambo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mhath throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mhath scores with a kick to the body.
Rambo thows a leg kick but Mhath checks it
and Mhath finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Mhath with a nice calf kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mhath throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rambo's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rambo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mhath uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mhath lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mhath scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mhath ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rambo loads up on a big right hand but Mhath slips the punch.
A jab from Mhath does it's job there.
A left and a right from Mhath both land. Nice combination.
Rambo throws a jab when Mhath was well out of range.
Mhath scores with the left hand. Rambo knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rambo throws an overhand right that lands on Mhath's shoulder, as Mhath tries to avoid the shot.
Rambo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mhath counters with a leg kick.
Rambo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mhath throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Slainte Mhath dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Mhath is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rambo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mhath to score with a decent uppercut.
Mhath keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rambo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mhath moves away.
Rambo throws a looping overhand right but Mhath ducks down to avoid it.
Mhath buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rambo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rambo misses with a body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mhath!
Mhath buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rambo misses with an uppercut
and Mhath counters with a leg kick.
Rambo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mhath counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mhath scores with a hook.
Rambo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mhath has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mhath with a nice calf kick.

Rambo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mhath - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mhath looking to slow down the pace here.
Rambo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mhath.
Rambo lands a knee to the body.
Mhath looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mhath manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Rambo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rambo lands a left hand.
Rambo has a couple of punches blocked by Mhath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mhath trying to stall but Rambo improves his position.
Rambo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mhath backwards.
Still in the clinch, Rambo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mhath on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rambo pushes off an throws an elbow but Mhath leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mhath throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rambos head.

Rambo breaks the clinch.
Rambo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rambo throws a head kick that misses.
Mhath lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rambo misses the shot to the body.
Rambo moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMhath.
Rambo throws a low kick but Mhath avoids it.
Rambo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mhath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mhath lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mhath moves out of range of the strikes.

Rambo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mhath, pushing him back against the cage.
Mhath goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rambo pushes off an throws an elbow but Mhath leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rambo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mhath wants to get back to striking at distance but Rambo won't allow it.
Rambo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mhath.
Rambo blocks a body shot from Mhath.

Rambo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mhath scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Slainte Mhath is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rambo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mhath counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mhath lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rambo will feel that in the morning.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mhath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Mhath tenderised Rambo's leg. Rambo is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mhath lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rambo throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot by Mhath.
Rambo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mhath throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rambo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Slainte Mhath seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mhath fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rambo.
Rambo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rambo slips a jab and a cross from Mhath.

Rambo takes the fight into the clinch.
Mhath changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rambo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mhath takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Slainte Mhath 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!

Rambo clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rambo throws an elbow but misses.
Mhath wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rambo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rambo lands with a right to the head.
Rambo misses with a knee to the head.

Mhath pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mhath chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That kick from Mhath tenderised Rambo's leg. Rambo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rambo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mhath with a nice calf kick.
A head kick by Rambo misses
and Mhath counters with a three punch combo that has Rambo backing up. Rambo nods at Mhath to acknowledge the strikes.
Mhath fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mhath lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mhath takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rambo throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mhath ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Both fighters circling a little - Mhath finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Rambo instigates a clinch.
Mhath wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mhath blocks an uppercut.
Mhath swings wildly with an uppercut but Rambo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Rambo.
Mhath can't find room to land a body shot as Rambo controls the action.
Rambo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mhath tries to stall but Rambo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Rambo breaks the clinch.
Mhath keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mhath.

Rambo forces Mhath back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rambo lands with a right to the head.
Rambo scores with a nice hook to the head.

Mhath is rocked!
Rambo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mhath is still on wobbly legs! Can Rambo finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Rambo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rambo lands with a big right hook that stumbles Mhath - he's out on his feet here! Rambo follows up with another monster hook that separates Mhath from consciousness! Mhath falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Rambo stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Rambo!
In his post fight interview, John Rambo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.