PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Christopher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mango Mango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Christopher
vs
Mango

170 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryan Christopher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mango Mango!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mango has a takedown stuffed.
Mango throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mango shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Christopher but Christopher pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mango dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mango is looking to clinch but Christopher is avoiding it.
A jab from Mango finds it's way through Christopher's defenses.

Christopher closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mango to the mat! Mango manages to get full guard.
Mango wants to stand and escape but Christopher is having none of it.
Christopher trying to control but Mango is working from the bottom.
Christopher trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Mango manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mango is looking to stand up but Christopher won't let him.
Christopher looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mango looking to pass the guard.
Christopher trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mango wants to stand and escape but instead Christopher has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Christopher gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mango circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mango counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Christopher is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Christopher swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mango counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Christopher.
Mango takes a swing at Christopher's ribcage but misses.
Christopher is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christopher swats away the attempt to clinch by Mango.
The fight stays on the outside here - Christopher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Christopher throws a sloppy head kick and Mango moves out of range easily.
Christopher is looking to clinch.
Christopher misses with a shot to the body
and Mango counters with a left and a right that stings Christopher.
Mango jabs at Christopher's body.
Christopher is breathing heavily.
Christopher sizes up Mango with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Christopher throws a jab but it's blocked by Mango.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mango thows a body shot but no joy.
Christopher takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mango tries for a takedown but Christopher circles away easily

and Christopher counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bryan Christopher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mango Mango.
Mango trying to control the position.
Christopher is stalling in the full guard.
Christopher won't allow Mango to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Christopher dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Christopher shoots in looking for a takedown. Mango tries to sprawl out of it but Christopher keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mango manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mango just misses with a punch to the body.
Christopher misses with a kick to the body.
Horrible takedown by Christopher or perhaps it was just good defense by Mango which made him look bad.
Christopher tries to close the distance and clinch but Mango swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christopher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mango tries to close the distance and clinch up but Christopher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mango tries to close the distance and clinch up but Christopher swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christopher shoots in for a double leg but Mango sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Christopher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mango will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mango looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Christopher is fending him off so far but Mango persists. Nope, Christopher circles away and we're back to standing.
Mango doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Christopher counters with a series of strikes. Mango will be more careful next time no doubt.
A shot to the body from Christopher misses
and Mango counters with a nice uppercut.
Christopher has his takedown stuffed
and Mango counters with a head kick.
Mango lands with a shot to the body.

Christopher shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Christopher was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christopher lands a big shot there that rocks Mango but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mango squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

Christopher stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Christopher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Christopher misses with a right hand

and Mango counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christopher is trying to control Mango's posture but Mango avoids it.
Christopher is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mango is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Mango crashes against the mat.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Christopher bucks up and tries to throw Mango off but instead Mango has got his back!
Mango tries to keep control of the position but Christopher is staying busy.
Christopher wants to control his opponent's hands but Mango gets his hands free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Christopher has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Christopher tries to escape the position.
Will Mango go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Christopher just trying to survive but Mango is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Mango doesn't have the hooks in and Christopher manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bryan Christopher will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Mango lands the left hand.
Christopher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mango throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Christopher looks to clinch
and Mango counters with a right hand to the body.
Mango swings for the body but Christopher moves out of range.
Mango misses with a two punch combination.
Mango takes a swing at Christopher's ribcage but misses.
Mango fails with the takedown

and Christopher counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Christopher.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mango wants to break the clinch but can't.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mango tries to pull guard but Christopher holds him up against the cage and eventually Mango drops back down to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mango wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christopher is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Christopher tries to pull guard but Mango holds him up against the cage and eventually Christopher drops back down to his feet.
Mango tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Christopher just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bryan Christopher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mango Mango.
Mango is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Christopher blocks an elbow strike.
Mango pushes Christopher back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Christopher is stalling here.
Christopher managing to block the knees to the body from Mango.
Mango misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Christopher.
Christopher scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Christopher avoiding damage as Mango throws knees to the body.

Christopher gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Christopher working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Christopher keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mango's head.
Christopher trying to control but Mango is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mango working a defensive guard but Christopher passes into half guard.
Christopher is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Christopher wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mango keeps working.
Mango is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mango tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Christopher manages to move to mount!
Christopher connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Christopher working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Christopher lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mango wants to try and get back to his feet.
Mango tries to control the position but Christopher now has his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christopher is looking to control Mango but Mango is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Mango can't escape the position.
Christopher wants to control but Mango manages to buck him off and is now in Christopher's guard! Nice work there by Mango!
Mango Mango has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mango missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mango preventing the sweep.
Mango throws a strike but Christopher rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Mango is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Christopher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Christopher, 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Christopher!