PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marc Mambolou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Vujeva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vujeva has chosen Wild Boys as his entrance music. Marc Mambolou had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Mambolou
vs
Vujeva

186 cm
21
188 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
19
180 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marc Mambolou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mirko Vujeva!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vujeva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mambolou throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vujeva's waist but Vujeva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mambolou off to one side.
Mambolou lands with a nice combination. Vujeva backs away looking to recover.
Marc Mambolou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mambolou thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mambolou scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vujeva throws a combination that misses
and Mambolou cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vujeva moves out of range of the strikes.
Mambolou looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vujeva is fending him off so far but Mambolou persists. Nope, Vujeva circles away and we're back to standing.
Mambolou looks to score with a jab to the body but Vujeva is just out of range.
Mambolou throws a low kick, looking for Vujeva's leg but Vujeva calmly moves out of range.
Vujeva staying out of range there.
Vujeva connects with a single shot there.
Mambolou fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marc Mambolou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mambolou is breathing heavily.
Mambolou will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mambolou does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mambolou throws a nice looking combination but Vujeva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mambolou shoots in and bounces Vujeva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Vujeva wants to stand up but Mambolou is controlling him.
Vujeva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vujeva has Mambolou pulled in close to control his posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mambolou accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vujeva wants to sweep but no luck.
Vujeva is looking to stand up but Mambolou isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mambolou throws and elbow that misses. Vujeva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mambolou's guard. Nice move by Vujeva!
Vujeva stops Mambolou from standing up.
Vujeva slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mirko Vujeva wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mambolou swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vujeva swinging wildly here.
Mambolou tries a low kick but Vujeva avoids it.
Mambolou misses with a hook.
Mambolou fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vujeva on the side of the head.
A combination from Vujeva does no damage.
Mambolou pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good shot there by Mambolou.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mambolou.
Vujeva walks into a straight right hand from Mambolou.
Mambolou throws a lazy right hand but Vujeva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mambolou looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mambolou misses with a hook. Vujeva ducked under it nicely.
Vujeva swats away the attempt to clinch by Mambolou.
Mambolou misses with a low kick.
Vujeva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mambolou in his tracks.
Mambolou misses with a double jab
and Vujeva counters with a one-two to the body.
Mirko Vujeva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mambolou tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vujeva counters with a left and a right that stings Mambolou.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mambolou misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mambolou takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marc Mambolou dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A thudding body kick lands there by Vujeva!
Mambolou misses with a jab to the body
and Vujeva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mambolou rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vujeva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vujeva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mambolou misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vujeva throws a series of punches but Mambolou moves out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Vujeva in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Mambolou misses with a double jab
and Vujeva counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Vujeva fails to land with a series of punches.
Vujeva defending well as Mambolou loads up on a big left hand.
Nice cross by Vujeva.
Mambolou misses with a hook to the body
and Vujeva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vujeva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mambolou.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vujeva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mambolou looks to land a right hand but Vujeva moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vujeva throws a series of punches but Mambolou avoids them all with ease.
Vujeva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Vujeva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vujeva moves away from the strike by Mambolou.
Mambolou takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mambolou misses with a double jab
and Vujeva finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
No joy there for Vujeva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mambolou misses with a combination
and Vujeva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mambolou dodges the punch combination from Vujeva.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vujeva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mambolou moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mambolou misses with a looping right.
Mambolou misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vujeva.
Mambolou shoots and misses
enabling Vujeva to counter with a crisp jab.
Vujeva fails to land with a series of punches.
Vujeva throws a right and a left that Mambolou avoids nicely.
Mambolou avoids a kick to the body.
Mambolou throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vujeva counters with a one-two to the body.
Vujeva throws a leg kick which misses Mambolou's front leg but catches the back leg as Mambolou tries to avoid it.
Vujeva throws a sloppy head kick and Mambolou moves out of range easily.
Vujeva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vujeva.
Mambolou dodges the punch combination from Vujeva.
Vujeva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Vujeva does no damage.
Vujeva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vujeva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mambolou.
Danga de danga de dang - Vujeva scores with a four punch combination!
Vujeva slips under a jab from Mambolou.
Vujeva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mambolou misses with a double jab
and Vujeva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mirko Vujeva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mambolou showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vujeva.
Mambolou misses with a shot to the body
and Vujeva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A cross from Vujeva lands.
Mambolou dodges the punch combination from Vujeva.
Vujeva throws a series of punches but Mambolou moves out of range.
Mambolou has his takedown stuffed
and Vujeva counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mambolou has his takedown stuffed
and Vujeva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marc Mambolou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vujeva with a hook.
Mambolou avoids the head kick by Vujeva.
Mambolou swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vujeva tries to bum rush Mambolou with a series of wild strikes but Mambolou uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vujeva scores with a three punch combo!
Vujeva fails to land with a series of punches.
Vujeva throws a combination. Mambolou tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mambolou has his takedown stuffed
and Vujeva counters with a left and a right that stings Mambolou.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vujeva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vujeva defending well as Mambolou loads up on a big left hand.
Vujeva stalks Mambolou and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mambolou's face. Mambolou staggers backwards, shaken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirko Vujeva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Vujeva throws a series of punches but Mambolou moves out of range.
Mambolou has his takedown stuffed
and Vujeva counters with a series of strikes. Mambolou will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vujeva throws a series of punches but Mambolou avoids them all with ease.
Vujeva swinging wildly here.
Mambolou shoots for a double leg takedown but Vujeva sprawls well. He's pushed Mambolou's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vujeva misses with a leg kick.
Vujeva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vujeva!
Mambolou tries to clinch but Vujeva moves away
and Vujeva counters with a two punch combo.
Mambolou doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vujeva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marc Mambolou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jab from Vujeva.
Vujeva throws a combination. Mambolou tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Mambolou is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mambolou tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vujeva counters with a huge left! Mambolou is in big trouble! He's backing up but Vujeva isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Mambolou from any more damage. A dominating finish by Vujeva!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mirko Vujeva!