PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between bat man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jrock Mandela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.

man
vs
Mandela

180 cm
22
185 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
195 lbs
11 - 7 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, bat man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jrock Mandela!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandela shoots in and drives through. man sprawls well.
man shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mandela sprawls well. Mandela wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. man gets slowly back to his feet.

Mandela gets a takedown into half guard.
man is refusing to be controlled, as Mandela sits in half guard.

Mandela is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, man has managed to free his arm - good work.

man kicks Mandela off and gets back to his feet.

man scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
man wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mandela keeps working.
Mandela has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. man is working away from the top position though.
Mandela makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mandela.

That's one minute gone in the round.
man wanted to stand there but Mandela had control of the position.

Mandela is looking for a triangle but man pushes his legs off easily.
Mandela is pulling down on man's head. It's preventing any offense from man, at least for the moment.
Mandela is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

man is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

man drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mandela manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now man has Mandela in his guard.
man wants to stand but Mandela is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mandela scoring with some ground and pound.
Mandela trying to control but man is working from the bottom.
Mandela wants to pass the guard but man is keeping the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mandela passes man's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mandela lands a nice short elbow.
man is trying to stand.
man is breathing heavily.
Mandela scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
man is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mandela scores with a couple of nice shots.
man is trying to stand back up but Mandela is controlling him
Mandela lands strikes from half guard.

Mandela wants to work for an arm triangle but man is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mandela working over man with some ground and pound. man looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mandela working the head and body with strikes.

Mandela has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can man defend it? Mandela steps over the head and cranks it - man is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Mandela!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jrock Mandela!