PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kunglung Mang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smelly Nickers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smelly Nickers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mang
vs
Nickers

179 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
140 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kunglung Mang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Smelly Nickers!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nickers shoots for a takedown but Mang saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mang wants to clinch up but Nickers keeps it at a distance.
Mang ducks under a wild hook from Nickers.

Nickers moves into the clinch.
Mang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nickers has him pressed against the cage.

Nickers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nickers leaves Mang with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nickers misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kunglung Mang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Smelly Nickers.
Nickers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Mang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nickers, pushing him back against the cage.
Mang changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nickers fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mang shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nickers as he avoids it easily.
Nickers throws out a loose jab but Mang uses good head movement to avoid it.

Nickers has managed to clinch.
Nickers blocks an elbow strike.

Nickers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mang paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mang shoots in for a takedown but Nickers shows good takedown defense.
Mang tries to clinch up

and Nickers moves into the clinch.
Nickers stalling.
Mang tries to pull guard but Nickers holds him up against the cage and eventually Mang drops back down to his feet.

Nickers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nickers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nickers throws a jab but it's blocked by Mang.
Nickers gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Mang counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nickers's guard now.
Nickers looks gassed!
Nickers keeping moving, preventing Mang from controlling successfully.
Mang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nickers is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickers pulls Mang in to control the position.
Mang wants to control from the top but Nickers keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mang accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mang accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mang trying to control the position from guard on top but Nickers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mang throws a big right hand that misses.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mang fails with the takedown.
Nickers throws a hook but Mang avoids it easily.
Mang dives in and grabs Nickers's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nickers pushes down on Mang's head and hops out.
Mang shoots in for a takedown but Nickers shows good takedown defense.
Mang is looking to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Nickers as Mang shoots in.
Nickers missing with a left hand there. Mang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mang fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mang with a poor takedown

and Nickers counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mang won't be happy with that.
Mang is not content to let Nickers control the position.
Nickers misses with the ground and pound.
Nickers fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Mang is trying to control Nickers's posture but Nickers avoids it.
Nickers working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Mang is trying to get back to half guard.
Nickers fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Smelly Nickers dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mang shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nickers pinned against the cage. Nickers gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mang shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nickers pinned against the cage. Nickers gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nickers shoots for a double leg takedown but Mang sprawls well. He's pushed Nickers's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mang tries to clinch but Nickers moves out of range.
Mang tries to clinch but Nickers is having none of it.
Nickers keeps the fight on the outside.
Kunglung Mang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mang misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nickers is breathing heavily.
Mang shoots in for a takedown but Nickers shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kunglung Mang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mang tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nickers sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mang somewhat.
Nickers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mang looks to throw a body kick

and Nickers holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mang changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nickers fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Nickers shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Mang is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nickers pulls his head out easily.
Nickers lands strikes from half guard.

Mang is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nickers pulls his head out easily.
Nickers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mang keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickers throwing shots but Mang is blocking nicely.
Mang avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nickers.
Mang tries to roll over but Nickers keeps him under control.
Mang pushes Nickers off looking to stand but Nickers dives back in and keeps control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mang.
Nickers shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mang as he avoids it easily.
Mang shoots for a takedown but Nickers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mang shoots in for a takedown but Nickers shows good takedown defense.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nickers, as that shot connected.
Mang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good exchange - Mang coming out on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mang looks for a takedown but Nickers sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Nickers. No joy for Mang on that attempt.
Mang gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mang fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nickers is out of range.
Nickers shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mang as he jumps to the side.
Nice sprawl there from Nickers as Mang shoots in.
Mang lands with a nice combination. Nickers backs away looking to recover.
Mang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nickers.
Mang leaves Nickers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nickers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mang lands the left hand.
Mang fails with a takedown attempt.
Mang throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nickers.
Mang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nickers.
Nickers is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Mang wants to clinch.
Mang doesn't manage to clinch there - Nickers circles away.
Nickers checks the leg kick.
Mang ducks under a wild hook from Nickers.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mang fails to land the takedown.
A head kick by Mang misses
and Nickers counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nickers stuffs the takedown attempt from Mang. Mang gets slowly back to his feet.
Nickers swats away the attempt to clinch by Mang.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Smelly Nickers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nickers misses with a head kick.
Nickers is looking to clinch but Mang is avoiding it.
Mang shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mang fails with the takedown.
Mang wants to clinch

and Nickers counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nickers has Mang pressed against the cage, preventing Mang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Nickers manages to break the clinch.
Mang fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kunglung Mang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mang.
Nickers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mang tries to clinch but Nickers moves away

and Nickers counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nickers.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nickers has Mang pressed against the cage, preventing Mang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mang has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nickers is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickers tries to break the clinch but Mang is controlling the position.
Nickers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mang tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nickers smiles and moves away.
Mang really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mang throws a good cross that connects.
Mang tries to clinch there but Nickers circles away.
Nickers throws a head kick that misses
and Mang counters with a right hand to the body.
Mang wants to clinch up but Nickers keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mang is defended easily by Nickers.
Nickers lands with a kick to the temple. Mang shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mang is looking to clinch.
Mang shoots in but Nickers avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nickers fails with the takedown

and Mang counters with a shoot takedown. Nickers fights it but they end up in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mang looking to sit in guard and control but Nickers gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nickers scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nickers is in close to Mang's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nickers postures up.
Mang trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Nickers has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mang is proving hard to escape from.

Mang looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mang is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice uppercut lands for Nickers. That snapped Mang's head back.
Mang misses with a body kick.
Nickers takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nickers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smelly Nickers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mang connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nickers's hands.
Nickers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters circling - Nickers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mang tries to clinch but Nickers moves out of range.
Mang is looking to clinch but Nickers is avoiding it.
Mang shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nickers defends it nicely.

That's four 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.
Mang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nickers blocks a low kick nicely.
Nickers shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mang as he jumps to the side.
Mang is looking to clinch but Nickers is avoiding it.
Mang is looking to clinch.
Mang blocks a jab.
Mang connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nickers might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nickers is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mang.
Mang misses with a low kick as Nickers jumps back.
Mang shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nickers as he jumps to the side.
Mang shoots in for a takedown but Nickers shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kunglung Mang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nickers has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Smelly Nickers!