PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Mangold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomislav Vukovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mangold comes to the cage accompanied by Dead Prez "Be Healthy". Vukovic comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rammstein - Feuer Frei! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mangold
vs
Vukovic

190 cm
24
220 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
220 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Danny Mangold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tomislav Vukovic!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vukovic misses with a hook. Mangold ducked under it nicely.
Vukovic misses with a low kick as Mangold jumps back.
Vukovic throws a shot to the body.
Vukovic misses with a double jab.
Vukovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mangold throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Vukovic misses its intended target.
Mangold throws a shot to the body.
Mangold avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mangold misses the shot to the body.
Vukovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Mangold stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mangold misses with a shot to the body
and Vukovic counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vukovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangold misses with a wild body shot.
Mangold throws a hook but Vukovic avoids it easily.
Vukovic misses with a leg kick.
Vukovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Mangold is breathing heavily.
Mangold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vukovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Mangold.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vukovic.
Mangold blocks a jab.

Vukovic moves into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Vukovic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vukovic misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Vukovic fails to land.
Vukovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mangold can't find room to land a body shot as Vukovic controls the action.
A short right from Vukovic on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangold's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vukovic misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Vukovic.
Vukovic throws a head punch that misses.
Mangold lands with a right to the head.
Mangold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Vukovic as the two fighters clinch.
Vukovic digs a right hand into Mangold's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mangold's gas tank.
Vukovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vukovic stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mangold stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vukovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mangold misses with a punch to the body.
Vukovic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vukovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Mangold controls his hands.
Vukovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vukovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Mangold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vukovic tries to throw a body punch but Mangold avoids it by throwing Vukovic back against the cage.
Vukovic scores with a shot to the side of Mangold's head.
Mangold tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vukovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mangold lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mangold.
A head punch on the inside from Vukovic fails to land.
Vukovic misses with the head strike.
Vukovic misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vukovic.

Mangold breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mangold. Vukovic does a little dance to reset his feet.

Vukovic forces Mangold back against the cage and clinches.
Vukovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mangold scores with a shot to the side of Vukovic's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vukovic tries to throw a body punch but Mangold avoids it by throwing Vukovic back against the cage.
Mangold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vukovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Mangold controls his hands.
Mangold looking for a takedown.
Mangold swings wildly with an uppercut but Vukovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Mangold scores with a shot to the side of Vukovic's head.
Mangold lands a shot to the body.
Vukovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mangold or not.
Mangold struggles to land a body shot inside as Vukovic controls his hands.
Mangold can't find room to land a body shot as Vukovic controls the action.
Mangold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vukovic.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mangold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vukovic misses with a punch to the body.
Mangold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vukovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Mangold controls his hands.

Vukovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomislav Vukovic dominated that round.
That's time! Mangold's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Vukovic lands a nice hook to Mangold's body. Mangold takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vukovic scores with a body shot.
Vukovic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mangold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vukovic.
Tomislav Vukovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vukovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Mangold circles away.
Tomislav Vukovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vukovic misses with a low kick.
Vukovic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mangold throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Vukovic clinches up against the cage.
Vukovic prevents a body shot from Mangold.
Vukovic digs a right hand underneath Mangold's ribcage. Mangold let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mangold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Vukovic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangold will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vukovic up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vukovic scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Vukovic.
Vukovic lands a nice uppercut.
Vukovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mangold backwards.
Vukovic lands a nice uppercut.

It looks like Danny Mangold has been cut.
Vukovic digs a right hand underneath Mangold's ribcage. Mangold let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vukovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mangolds head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vukovic lands with a left to the head.
Vukovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vukovic lands with a light punch inside.
Vukovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tomislav Vukovic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vukovic.
A body shot lands from Vukovic.
Vukovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vukovic lands a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vukovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mangold backwards.
Vukovic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vukovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vukovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Vukovic.

Mangold is rocked!
Vukovic lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Mangold to his knees! Vukovic keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomislav Vukovic!