PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Hippo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mandla Bangizwe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hippo
vs
Bangizwe

190 cm
20
273 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

194 cm
26
230 lbs
10 - 3 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, King Hippo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mandla Bangizwe!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bangizwe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bangizwe ducks under a wild hook from Hippo.
Hippo just misses with a punch to the body.
Bangizwe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hippo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hippo throws a right hand that Bangizwe ducks under and follows up with a left that Bangizwe also avoids with ease.
Hippo misses with a series of wild punches.
Hippo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bangizwe.
Hippo takes a swing at Bangizwe's ribcage but misses.
Bangizwe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hippo.
Hippo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bangizwe circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Hippo does no damage.
Hippo misses with a series of wild punches.
Hippo throws a right and a left that Bangizwe avoids nicely.
Hippo takes a swing at Bangizwe's ribcage but misses.
Bangizwe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hippo is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bangizwe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hippo. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangizwe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bangizwe is looking to clinch but Hippo is avoiding it.
Bangizwe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hippo.
Bangizwe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bangizwe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hippo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bangizwe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hippo. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hippo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bangizwe. Bangizwe obviously looking to wear him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bangizwe.

Bangizwe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hippo takes an elbow to the temple.
Bangizwe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bangizwe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bangizwe is pushing Hippo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hippo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangizwe stalling the fight.
Hippo is looking to break free of the clinch but Bangizwe has double underhooks.
Bangizwe keeps control of Hippo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bangizwe misses with the head strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bangizwe.
Bangizwe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bangizwe stalling.

Hippo breaks from the clinch.
Hippo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bangizwe moves away.
Hippo looks to throw the jab but Bangizwe is out of range.
King Hippo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hippo throws out a loose jab but Bangizwe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hippo throws a lazy right hand but Bangizwe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Bangizwe.
Hippo looks to score with a jab to the body but Bangizwe is just out of range.
Hippo scores with a hook to the body. Bangizwe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bangizwe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hippo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangizwe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hippo.
Bangizwe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hippo throws a body punch but Bangizwe moves out of range.
Bangizwe lands a nice looking body shot.
Good leg kick by Bangizwe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hippo loads up on a big right hand but Bangizwe slips the punch.
Bangizwe moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bangizwe connects with a high kick.
Bangizwe takes a swing at Hippo's ribcage but misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bangizwe.
Bangizwe feints and then cracks Hippo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hippo down.
Bangizwe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bangizwe feints and then cracks Hippo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hippo down.
Bangizwe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hippo takes one to the chin there.
Bangizwe thumps Hippo with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bangizwe throws a front kick aimed at Hippo's knee but Hippo avoids it well.
Hippo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bangizwe.
Bangizwe lands a really nice looking cross but Hippo seems unphased.
Bangizwe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice body kick there by Bangizwe.
Bangizwe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hippo's sensitive parts.
Hippo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bangizwe scores with a nice body kick.
Bangizwe misses with a head kick.
Hippo misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bangizwe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hippo drops his hands momentarily and Bangizwe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hippo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bangizwe was well out of range. Poor timing from Hippo.
Hippo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bangizwe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A decent looking body kick lands there for Bangizwe.
Hippo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hippo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bangizwe counters with an inside leg kick.
Bangizwe throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hippo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hippo is looking to wear down Bangizwe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Bangizwe lands a big head kick that sends Hippo tumbling to the mat! Bangizwe takes a step backwards and waves Hippo back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like King Hippo has been cut.
Crunch! Bangizwe slams his shin into Hippo's torso.
Hippo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bangizwe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bangizwe bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bangizwe. That's going to slow Hippo down.
Bangizwe misses with a kick to the body.
Bangizwe throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bangizwe cracks the inside of Hippo's front leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bangizwe connects with a solid leg kick.
Bangizwe throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangizwe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bangizwe moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
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!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bangizwe.
Bangizwe lands with a hook. Hippo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bangizwe throws a head kick that misses.
Bangizwe doesn't manage to clinch there - Hippo circles away.
Hippo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bangizwe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Bangizwe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hippo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bangizwe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bangizwe scores with a shoulder strike.
Bangizwe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bangizwe misses with an elbow over the top.

Hippo manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hippo just misses with a punch to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bangizwe!
Bangizwe wants to clinch up but Hippo keeps it at a distance.
Bangizwe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hippo falls off balance throwing a combination

and Bangizwe moves into the clinch.
Bangizwe controlling the action here for a moment.
Bangizwe missing with knees to the body.
Bangizwe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bangizwe tries to land knees in the clinch but Hippo avoids the damage to the body.
Bangizwe taking a breather.
Bangizwe digs a right hand underneath Hippo's ribcage. Hippo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bangizwe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bangizwe throws an elbow but misses.
Hippo tries to break the clinch but Bangizwe is controlling the position.
Hippo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hippo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bangizwe has him pressed against the cage.
Bangizwe leaning his opponent against the cage.

Hippo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bangizwe slips a straight right by Hippo.
Bangizwe tries to clinch but Hippo is having none of it.
Hippo misses with a double jab
and Bangizwe counters with a nice kick to the body.

Bangizwe lands a big head kick that sends Hippo tumbling to the mat! Bangizwe takes a step backwards and waves Hippo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hippo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bangizwe manages to avoid it.
Hippo throws a combination that misses
and Bangizwe counters with a hugh head kick that removes Hippo from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mandla Bangizwe!
Mandla Bangizwe is the new heavyweight champion!