PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lan Mandragoran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Estripador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mandragoran
vs
Estripador

194 cm
21
240 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
265 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lan Mandragoran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Estripador!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Estripador fails in his attempt to clinch.
Estripador misses with a jab, cross combination.
Estripador takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mandragoran throws a solid leg kick but Estripador takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mandragoran.
Mandragoran staying out of range there.
Estripador is looking to clinch.
A punch combination from Estripador misses.
Estripador ducks under a wild hook from Mandragoran.
Estripador wants to clinch up but Mandragoran keeps it at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Mandragoran.
Mandragoran thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Estripador if he has to take too many more of those.
Estripador connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

It looks like Lan Mandragoran has been cut.
Mandragoran scores with a head kick. Estripador tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
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!
Estripador tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mandragoran manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Estripador both land. Nice combination.
A head kick misses from Mandragoran.
Nice uppercut there from Estripador.

Mandragoran is rocked!
Mandragoran misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oh Mandragoran is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mandragoran throws a leg kick but Estripador checks it.
Mandragoran dodges the punch combination from Estripador.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Estripador throws a right and a left that Mandragoran avoids nicely.
Mandragoran seems to have got his legs back now.
Mandragoran defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Estripador.
That kick from Mandragoran tenderised Estripador's leg. Estripador is trying to keep his angry face on.
Donk. Mandragoran catches Estripador right on the button with a cross.
Lan Mandragoran is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Estripador is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Estripador has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mandragoran.
Estripador feints a jab promting Mandragoran to slip. Estripador then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mandragoran slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Estripador tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mandragoran's jab looks to have found its range, popping Estripador under the eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mandragoran cracks the inside of Estripador's front leg.
Estripador misses with a low kick.
Estripador fails to land with a series of punches.
Estripador walks into a straight right hand from Mandragoran.
Estripador throws a head kick but Mandragoran moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estripador is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mandragoran lands a leg kick that knocks Estripador off balance momentarily.
Mandragoran lands a nice leg kick that just misses Estripador's sensitive parts.
Estripador on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Estripador looks gassed!
Mandragoran slips under a jab from Estripador.
Mandragoran fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Estripador manages to avoid it.
Estripador tries to clinch but Mandragoran is having none of it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mandragoran.
Estripador moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mandragoran, right into the meat.
Estripador misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A good leg kick by Mandragoran.
Estripador fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mandragoran lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mandragoran lands a high kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandragoran throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mandragoran throws a nice head kick!
Estripador blocks a head kick by Mandragoran.
Mandragoran delivers a nice body kick.
Mandragoran lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Estripador on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mandragoran lands with a slapping head kick.
Estripador stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mandragoran.
Mandragoran throws a leg kick which misses Estripador's front leg but catches the back leg as Estripador tries to avoid it.
A solid body kick from Mandragoran.
Mandragoran throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Mandragoran does no damage.
Estripador tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mandragoran scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Estripador.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandragoran lands a nice leg kick that just misses Estripador's sensitive parts.
Mandragoran throws a leg kick which misses Estripador's front leg but catches the back leg as Estripador tries to avoid it.
Mandragoran delivers a nice body kick.
Mandragoran connects with a high kick.
Mandragoran throws a head kick that half lands.
Estripador chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mandragoran can pounce on him.
Mandragoran swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Estripador is looking to clinch but Mandragoran is avoiding it.
Estripador throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mandragoran throws a nice head kick!
Mandragoran plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Estripador is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mandragoran throws a nice outside leg kick.
Estripador is still on wobbly legs! Can Mandragoran finish him?
Mandragoran and Estripador are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Mandragoran throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Estripador into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Mandragoran knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lan Mandragoran!