PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Crocodile Dundee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jrock Mandela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Dundee
vs
Mandela

192 cm
21
198 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

180 cm
26
195 lbs
13 - 9 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crocodile Dundee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jrock Mandela!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dundee closes the distance and clinches up with Mandela, looking for a takedown. Dundee pushes Mandela against the cage but Mandela circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Mandela gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Mandela looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dundee is looking to work some ground and pound but Mandela has wrist control.
Mandela has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mandela avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dundee throws a big right hand that misses.
Mandela is adopting a defensive guard.
Dundee content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dundee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mandela is controlling Dundee's posture.
Dundee stopping the sweep attempt from Mandela.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dundee lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dundee throws a big right hand that misses.
Dundee is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mandela not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dundee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dundee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mandela controls Dundee momentarily but Dundee frees himself.
Dundee is looking to work some ground and pound but Mandela has wrist control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mandela uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dundee.
Dundee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mandela throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mandela pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mandela misses with a few strikes there.
Dundee fails to land the takedown.

Dundee shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dundee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mandela is trying to get back to full guard.
Dundee lands strikes from half guard.
Mandela is pressing down on Dundee's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dundee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mandela is trying to keep Dundee in close.
Dundee has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mandela lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dundee!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dundee really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mandela tries to control but Dundee wriggling away.
Dundee really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dundee is working hard here to advance position.
Mandela is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dundee is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mandela scoring with strikes but Dundee is staying in there.
Dundee is looking to get to half guard.

Mandela is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Dundee has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Dundee is looking to improve his position but Mandela isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mandela throws a hook to the side of Dundee's head but Dundee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Dundee shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mandela is trying to control but can't.
Mandela gets back to full guard.
Dundee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dundee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dundee makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Mandela is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dundee is aware though and is defending well.

Mandela escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dundee gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dundee working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandela has his hands on Dundee's head, controlling the position.
Mandela keeping moving, preventing Dundee from controlling successfully.
Dundee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dundee throwing strikes from guard but Mandela blocks nicely.
Dundee stands up over Mandela, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dundee postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mandela trying to control the position.
Dundee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dundee scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dundee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mandela swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mandela trying to control the position.
Dundee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dundee throws a big right hand that misses.
Dundee preventing the sweep.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dundee changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mandela tries to avoid it but Dundee manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mandela to the ground. Mandela escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Crocodile Dundee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dundee is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mandela sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dundee tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mandela sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dundee somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crocodile Dundee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dundee lands with an uppercut that bounces Mandela off the cage and back into rage.

Dundee scores with a takedown into Mandela's guard.
Mandela looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dundee is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dundee works over Mandela with some ground and pound from guard.
Dundee stands up over Mandela, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mandela trying to keep a closed guard but Dundee is proving a slippery customer.
Dundee preventing the sweep.
Dundee throwing strikes from guard but Mandela blocks nicely.
Dundee being controlled here momentarily.
Dundee is in close to Mandela's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dundee will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dundee wants to control from the top but Mandela keeps moving.
Dundee scoring with some ground and pound.
Mandela is pulling down on Dundee's head to control his posture.
Mandela lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dundee!
Mandela can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dundee is looking to escape.
Mandela with a couple of short strikes.
Dundee can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crocodile Dundee dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Dundee drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mandela tries to bench press Dundee off him but Dundee keeps the position.
Mandela manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Mandela keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Dundee is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mandela defends it well.
Dundee is keen to just control but Mandela is a slippery customer.
Mandela taking some punishment here, with Dundee in his half guard.

Dundee is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mandela doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dundee.
Mandela gets back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandela utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dundee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dundee won't allow Mandela to sweep him here.
Dundee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dundee won't allow Mandela to sweep him here.
Mandela is trying to keep Dundee in close.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dundee fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mandela avoids it really well and circles away.
Mandela takes a swing at Dundee's ribcage but misses.
Mandela throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mandela is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dundee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Dundee punishes Mandela's body with a nice straight punch.
Dundee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dundee lands a with a good body shot.
Mandela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dundee shoots for a takedown but Mandela saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crocodile Dundee. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dundee changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mandela looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mandela manages to get back to half guard.
Mandela tries to get to full guard but Dundee has control of the leg.
Crocodile Dundee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mandela avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dundee.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mandela makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mandela.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dundee preventing the sweep.
Mandela is trying to control the position but Dundee postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dundee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dundee seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dundee trying to control but Mandela is working from the bottom.
Mandela is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dundee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dundee landing some decent shots from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dundee throws a big right hand that misses.
Jrock Mandela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Dundee shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dundee was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Crocodile Dundee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mandela is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dundee pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dundee landing strikes from the mount and Mandela is in trouble!
Dundee lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mandela hang on?
Dundee wants to control the pace but Mandela is squirming around nicely.
Dundee pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Crocodile Dundee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dundee, 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crocodile Dundee!