PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leighton Matias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lan Mandragoran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matias comes into the arena with Killing In The Name blaring out of the sound system. Mandragoran is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Danny Boy. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Matias
vs
Mandragoran

195 cm
29
280 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

194 cm
27
240 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leighton Matias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lan Mandragoran!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Matias has managed to clinch.
Matias misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mandragoran.
Mandragoran landing knees to the body.
Mandragoran lands an elbow inside that Matias shrugs off.

It looks like Leighton Matias has been cut.
Matias managing to block the knees to the body from Mandragoran.
Matias with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Matias looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mandragoran takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Lan Mandragoran has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mandragoran lands an elbow just above Matias 's eye.
Matias pushes off an throws an elbow but Mandragoran leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Matias unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mandragoran lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Matias blocks an elbow strike.
Mandragoran lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mandragoran misses with a knee to the head.
Mandragoran avoiding damage as Matias throws knees to the body.
Mandragoran blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Matias landing knees to the body.
Mandragoran looks winded!
Mandragoran throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mandragoran throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Matias using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mandragoran has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mandragoran just misses with a elbow thrown towards Matias's brow.
Matias throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mandragoran blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandragoran using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matias has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matias is stalling here.
Matias misses with a knee to the head.
Matias blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mandragoran creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mandragoran pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mandragoran blocks an elbow strike from Matias.
Mandragoran trying to land knees to the body.
Mandragoran throws an elbow that misses.
Matias blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mandragoran lands an elbow just above Matias 's eye.
Mandragoran throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mandragoran with a knee to the head.
Matias throws a knee to the head but misses.
Matias lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mandragoran takes an elbow to the temple.

That has opened up Lan Mandragoran's cut even more.
Mandragoran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matias throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandragoran blocks an elbow strike.
Mandragoran looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matias is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mandragoran is defending well for now.
Matias scores a nice knee to the body.
Matias with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Matias looking to throw knees to the head but Mandragoran is blocking nicely.
Mandragoran lands an elbow just above Matias 's eye.
Mandragoran using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matias has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matias utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Matias crunches a lovely knee into Mandragoran's ribcage.
Matias gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The cut above Lan Mandragoran's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Matias throws an elbow that misses.
Matias trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Matias.

Lan Mandragoran's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Mandragoran takes an elbow to the forehead.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lan Mandragoran's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Leighton Matias!
After winning the bout, Leighton Matias thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.