PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Douchan Mandic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyron Woodley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Woodley is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Seek & Destroy - Metallica. Tyron Woodley looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Mandic
vs
Woodley

180 cm
25
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
28
163 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Douchan Mandic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyron Woodley!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woodley walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mandic.
Mandic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Woodley is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Mandic. Those never looked like landing.
Woodley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mandic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Woodley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Woodley slips a jab and a cross from Mandic.
Woodley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Douchan Mandic has been cut.
Mandic looks to throw the jab but Woodley is out of range.

Mandic gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Woodley stops Mandic from standing up.
Woodley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mandic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Woodley throws a big right hand that misses.
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!
Mandic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Woodley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mandic has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mandic.
Mandic not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mandic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mandic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mandic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Woodley defending well though.

Mandic is working for a kimura but Woodley is defending it quite comfortably.
Mandic is trying to control the action in half guard but Woodley is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodley has hold of Mandic's hands but Mandic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mandic trying to mount his opponent but Woodley defends it.
Mandic performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mandic wants to control but Woodley is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodley trying to hold on to Mandic's head to control him but Mandic postures up.
Mandic wants to take a breather but Woodley is having none of it.
Mandic not landing any meaningful shots this time.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Douchan Mandic wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A head kick misses from Mandic.
Woodley misses with a head kick.
Mandic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Woodley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Woodley has a takedown stuffed.
Woodley connects with a nice looking jab.
A good leg kick by Woodley.
Mandic throws a head kick but Woodley moves out of range.
Woodley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mandic pinned against the cage. Mandic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Woodley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Douchan Mandic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyron Woodley.
Woodley looks gassed!
Mandic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mandic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Woodley circles away quickly and effectively.
Mandic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Woodley lands a nice shot that snaps Mandic's head back.
Woodley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mandic throws a right and a left that Woodley avoids nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woodley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mandic.
Woodley scores with a kick to the midsection.
Woodley with a hook.
Mandic misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Douchan Mandic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Douchan Mandic's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Woodley manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mandic on his heels. He'll look to pass Mandic's guard now, I'm sure.
Woodley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Woodley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mandic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mandic is on top in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Woodley can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mandic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Woodley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mandic wants to control from the top but Woodley keeps moving.
Mandic throws an elbow that misses. Woodley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mandic's guard. Nice move by Woodley!

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandic working a defensive guard here.

Mandic pushes Woodley off and scrambles back to his feet.
A punch combination from Mandic misses.
Woodley with a hook.
Woodley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mandic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Woodley lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Woodley.
Woodley avoids the head kick by Mandic.
Woodley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Woodley feints and then cracks Mandic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mandic down.
Woodley lands a really nice looking cross but Mandic seems unphased.
Woodley throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Douchan Mandic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Woodley is breathing heavily.
Woodley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mandic tries to avoid it but Woodley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mandic to the ground. Mandic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandic thows a body shot but no joy.
Douchan Mandic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Woodley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mandic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Douchan Mandic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyron Woodley.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mandic scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mandic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Woodley.
Woodley throws a leg kick but Mandic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mandic moves in looking to clinch but Woodley pushes him off.
Mandic throws a left and a right that both miss

and Woodley counters with a shoot takedown. Mandic fights it but they end up in guard.
Douchan Mandic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Mandic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Woodley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Woodley works over Mandic with some ground and pound from guard.
Woodley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Woodley stops Mandic from standing up.
Woodley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Woodley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mandic is looking to stand up but Woodley isn't so interested in that idea.
Woodley throws a big right hand that misses.
Woodley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Woodley stops Mandic from standing up.
Mandic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Woodley throws an elbow that misses. Mandic uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Woodley's guard. Nice move by Mandic!
Mandic trying to control but Woodley is working from the bottom.
Woodley wants to sweep here but Mandic controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mandic looking to pass the guard.
Mandic throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tyron Woodley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Douchan Mandic's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Danga de danga de dang - Woodley scores with a four punch combination!
Woodley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mandic wants to clinch.
Mandic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mandic cracks the inside of Woodley's front leg.
Mandic throws a sloppy head kick and Woodley moves out of range easily.
Tyron Woodley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Woodley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Woodley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mandic but Mandic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mandic throws a combination. Woodley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A combination from Woodley does no damage.
Woodley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mandic throws a sloppy head kick and Woodley moves out of range easily.
Mandic misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandic throws out a loose jab but Woodley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyron Woodley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Woodley scores with a one two! Mandic had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mandic avoids the head kick by Woodley.
Mandic tries to close the distance and clinch but Woodley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Woodley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mandic.
Mandic misses with a double jab
and Woodley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mandic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Woodley scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mandic struggling a bit here.
Mandic is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Woodley has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Woodley working the ground and pound.
Mandic is trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodley is putting a hurting on Mandic here, landing some big shots from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mandic on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Mandic is rocked!
Mandic gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Woodley slips a nice elbow through Mandic's hands, connecting with Mandic's forehead.
Oh Mandic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Woodley is nestled in close to Mandic, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mandic seems to have got his legs back now.
Mandic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Woodley.
Mandic is looking to improve his position.
Woodley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mandic's head.
Woodley working the head and body with strikes.
Woodley scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodley working Mandic over with strikes.
Mandic is looking to control Woodley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mandic avoid being mounted?
Woodley working over Mandic with some ground and pound. Mandic looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mandic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Woodley lands with a punch from half guard.
Woodley is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mandic wants to control but Woodley is keeping busy.
Woodley lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Woodley stalling away here and it's allowed Mandic to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodley won't allow Mandic to sweep him here.
Woodley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Woodley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Woodley landing some decent shots from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woodley stands up over Mandic, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Woodley throwing strikes but missing.
Woodley throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Woodley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Woodley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mandic's head.
Woodley postures up in Mandic's guard and throws a big left but Mandic blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyron Woodley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Woodley 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyron Woodley!
A victorious Tyron Woodley thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.