PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sehanine Moonbow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Howie Mandell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mandell has chosen Yes as his entrance music. Howie Mandell has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Moonbow
vs
Mandell

170 cm
22
165 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

177 cm
19
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Advantage XXX nutrition

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sehanine Moonbow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Howie Mandell!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Moonbow gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mandell prevents a takedown attempt there.
Moonbow wants a takedown but no success here.
Moonbow tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sehanine Moonbow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mandell gets underhooks to prevent Moonbow's takedown attempt.
Moonbow gets underhooks to prevent Mandell's takedown attempt.

Moonbow has clasped his hands together around Mandell's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Mandell is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mandell is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mandell takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Moonbow decides to stand back up.
Mandell fails with the takedown.
Moonbow takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mandell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Moonbow as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandell looks to clinch

and Moonbow counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Moonbow.
Mandell looking for a sweep. Not yet Mandell, not yet.
Mandell looks gassed!
Moonbow sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mandell's guard.
Moonbow looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mandell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mandell is trying to get back to full guard.
Moonbow stalling.
Moonbow prevents Mandell from improving his position.
Moonbow content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Moonbow is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Mandell!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moonbow controlling from the full mount.
Moonbow has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Mandell throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Moonbow landing strikes from the mount.
Moonbow takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mandell flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Moonbow controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moonbow landing strikes, looking to finish!
Moonbow looking to control and managing it successfully.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Sehanine Moonbow just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Mandell shoots and misses

and Moonbow counters with a single leg into guard. Mandell didn't expect that.
Moonbow slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mandell is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Moonbow decides to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandell misses with a takedown attempt

and Moonbow decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mandell's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moonbow seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mandell trying to keep a closed guard but Moonbow is proving a slippery customer.
Mandell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mandell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Mandell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mandell trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mandell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moonbow is one step ahead there.
Mandell wants to get back to his feet but Moonbow is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sehanine Moonbow dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Mandell with a lazy takedown attempt

and Moonbow counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Moonbow content to stall in guard here.
Moonbow tries to free his leg and advance position but Mandell is retaining full guard.
Mandell throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Moonbow looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mandell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Moonbow stays in close to Mandell's body and controls the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandell looking for a sweep. Not yet Mandell, not yet.
Mandell throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Mandell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moonbow is one step ahead there.

Mandell had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Moonbow is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Mandell Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Moonbow's back instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moonbow controlling his opponent's hands, preventing the submission attempt.

Moonbow manages to escape to his feet.

That's two 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.
Mandell shoots and misses

and Moonbow counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Moonbow lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mandell wants to sweep but Moonbow has passed to side control!
Mandell is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Moonbow asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Mandell manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mandell lands strikes from half guard.
Moonbow trying to control here.
Moonbow is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mandell is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mandell wants to stand but Moonbow has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandell prevents Moonbow from improving his position.
Mandell not landing any meaningful shots this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mandell has his takedown stuffed

so Moonbow counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sehanine Moonbow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Howie Mandell.
Mandell throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Moonbow would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Moonbow trying to control but Mandell is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moonbow not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Moonbow's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Sehanine Moonbow just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Mandell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Moonbow counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mandell!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sehanine Moonbow dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Moonbow moves into the clinch.

Moonbow gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Mandell regains guard.
Moonbow sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sehanine Moonbow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mandell wants to stand up but Moonbow is controlling him.
Moonbow keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mandell's head.
Moonbow wants to pass the guard but Mandell is keeping the position.
Mandell tries to strike from the bottom.

Mandell looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Moonbow passes into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moonbow advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandell working to try and regain half guard.
Moonbow looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mandell is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Moonbow tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mandell is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Moonbow controlling the position easily from mount.
Mandell is wriggling around trying to escape.
Moonbow connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mandell swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Mandell is looking to get to half guard.
Moonbow looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandell wants to control but Moonbow is having none of it.
Moonbow content just to control the position here.
Mandell really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Moonbow controlling his opponent.
Mandell really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Moonbow takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mandell manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Moonbow controlling the action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mandell is trying to maintain the position but Moonbow is very close to passing his half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sehanine Moonbow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Moonbow, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sehanine Moonbow!