PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Mangold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adis Djurdjevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mangold kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dead Prez "Be Healthy". Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Mangold
vs
Djurdjevic

190 cm
31
220 lbs
12 - 2 - 1

194 cm
27
216 lbs
16 - 8 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Crippler's Corner
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Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Danny Mangold!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Adis Djurdjevic!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Mangold.
Mangold connects with a leg kick. Djurdjevic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mangold misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Djurdjevic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Djurdjevic crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mangold - the referee stops the clock and Djurdjevic gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mangold. Djurdjevic manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Djurdjevic is looking to clinch.
Adis Djurdjevic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Djurdjevic throws a head kick but Mangold moves out of range.
Mangold stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Djurdjevic.
Djurdjevic tries to land a front kick but Mangold steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Djurdjevic misses with a wild combination.
Djurdjevic throws a lazy uppercut
and Mangold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Djurdjevic thows a body kick. Mangold tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Djurdjevic throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mangold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Djurdjevic manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Djurdjevic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangold lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Djurdjevic connects with a crisp jab.
Mangold closes the distance and clinches up with Djurdjevic, looking for a takedown. Mangold pushes Djurdjevic against the cage but Djurdjevic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice jab there from Mangold.
Djurdjevic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Mangold drives through with a takedown into Djurdjevic's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mangold looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mangold pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Djurdjevic is keeping the position for now.
Djurdjevic working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djurdjevic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mangold wants to pass the guard but Djurdjevic is keeping the position.

Mangold avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mangold chips away with some ground and pound.
Mangold lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mangold content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mangold is working Djurdjevic over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mangold keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Djurdjevic's head.
Mangold trying to control the position from guard on top but Djurdjevic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mangold tries to free his leg and advance position but Djurdjevic is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangold stays in close to Djurdjevic's body and controls the position.
Mangold distracts Djurdjevic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Djurdjevic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mangold preventing the sweep.
Djurdjevic keeping moving, preventing Mangold from controlling successfully.
Mangold 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.

Djurdjevic working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mangold doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mangold manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Djurdjevic has momentary wrist control but Mangold slips an elbow through the middle.
Mangold showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Djurdjevic trying to control the position.
Mangold scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangold missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Djurdjevic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mangold postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mangold throwing strikes from guard but Djurdjevic blocks nicely.
Djurdjevic is controlling Mangold's posture.
Mangold scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mangold accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mangold is looking to work some ground and pound but Djurdjevic has wrist control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mangold trying to control but Djurdjevic is working from the bottom.
Djurdjevic looking for a sweep. Not yet Djurdjevic, not yet.
Mangold working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Mangold dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mangold blocks a head kick by Djurdjevic.
Djurdjevic misses with a low kick.
Mangold misses with an uppercut.
Mangold scores with a push kick.
Djurdjevic throws a lazy head kick
and Mangold counters with a thumping low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mangold.
Mangold moves out of range of the strikes.
Djurdjevic misses with a straight right.
Mangold dives in and grabs Djurdjevic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Djurdjevic pushes down on Mangold's head and hops out.
A clash of legs there as Djurdjevic blocks the low kick.
Djurdjevic throws a lazy right hand but Mangold sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adis Djurdjevic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mangold takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mangold throws out a leg kick but Djurdjevic moves out of range and Mangold only half commits.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Djurdjevic moves out of range as Mangold strikes.
Mangold is trying hard to land a takedown here. Djurdjevic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mangold throws a sloppy head kick and Djurdjevic moves out of range easily.
Djurdjevic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Djurdjevic tries to close the distance and clinch but Mangold swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mangold tries to work over Djurdjevic's front leg with a kick but Djurdjevic checks it.
Nice body punch from Djurdjevic.
Mangold moves out of range of the leg kick from Djurdjevic.
Mangold throws a leg kick but Djurdjevic moved away.
Djurdjevic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mangold moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Djurdjevic cracks Mangold with a good jab.

It looks like Danny Mangold has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djurdjevic moves out of range of the body kick from Mangold.
Djurdjevic swings for the body but Mangold moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Djurdjevic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Djurdjevic is looking to land body kicks.
Djurdjevic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mangold.
Djurdjevic attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mangold.
Mangold avoids the head kick by Djurdjevic.
An inside leg kick from Djurdjevic misses.
Djurdjevic tries to land a front kick but Mangold steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Djurdjevic moves out of range of the body kick.
Djurdjevic moves out of range as Mangold throws a body kick.
An inside leg kick from Djurdjevic misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangold connects with an inside leg kick.
No joy there for Djurdjevic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Djurdjevic throws a leg kick which misses Mangold's front leg but catches the back leg as Mangold tries to avoid it.
Djurdjevic misses with a two punch combination.
Djurdjevic throws a solid leg kick but Mangold takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Djurdjevic.
Mangold scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Djurdjevic steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mangold. That one must have hurt.
Djurdjevic is looking to land body kicks.
Djurdjevic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mangold moves out of range as Djurdjevic throws a body kick.
Mangold tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Djurdjevic is able to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Djurdjevic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Djurdjevic throws out a leg kick but Mangold moves out of range and Djurdjevic only half commits.
Djurdjevic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Djurdjevic throws a low kick but Mangold moves out of range easily.
Djurdjevic jabs at Mangold's body.
Djurdjevic defending well as Mangold loads up on a big left hand.
Djurdjevic walks into a stiff left hand from Mangold.
Djurdjevic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mangold fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Djurdjevic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mangold throws a body punch but Djurdjevic moves out of range.
Mangold chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Djurdjevic can pounce on him.
A clash of legs there as Mangold blocks the low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adis Djurdjevic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Danny Mangold's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice cross by Djurdjevic.
Djurdjevic misses with a body kick.
Djurdjevic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mangold is out of range and Djurdjevic settles back down.
Djurdjevic takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mangold blocks the body kick.
Mangold thows a left - swing and a miss!
Djurdjevic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mangold fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No joy there for Djurdjevic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mangold scores with a leg kick.
Mangold throws a body punch but Djurdjevic moves out of range.
Djurdjevic misses with a hook. Mangold ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Djurdjevic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Djurdjevic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mangold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Djurdjevic.
Mangold takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A leg kick checked by Mangold.
Djurdjevic throws a lazy right hand but Mangold sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mangold avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mangold lands a right hook to the body.
Mangold dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Djurdjevic. That did some damage!
A jab from Djurdjevic does it's job there.
Mangold is looking to land body kicks.
Djurdjevic connects with a leg kick. Mangold looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mangold fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djurdjevic throws a push kick but Mangold slaps the foot to one side.
Djurdjevic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mangold checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mangold thows a body shot but no joy.
Djurdjevic misses with a hook.
Djurdjevic misses with a low kick.
Mangold connects with a looping right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mangold uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Djurdjevic.
Mangold moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Djurdjevic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mangold throws a hook to the side of Djurdjevic's head but Djurdjevic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangold blocks the body kick.
Mangold avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Djurdjevic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mangold does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Djurdjevic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mangold in his tracks.
Mangold misses with a low kick.
Mangold blocks the body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Mangold 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Djurdjevic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Djurdjevic looks to throw a body kick
and Mangold counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Djurdjevic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mangold on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Djurdjevic misses with a few strikes there.
Djurdjevic walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mangold.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mangold avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mangold misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mangold scores with a kick to the midsection.
Djurdjevic throws a lazy right hand but Mangold sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Djurdjevic ducks under a wild hook from Mangold.
Mangold takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Djurdjevic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Djurdjevic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mangold. That's going to slow Djurdjevic down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adis Djurdjevic really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Mangold's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mangold shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Djurdjevic checks a leg kick.
Djurdjevic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Djurdjevic avoids the body shot from Mangold.
Djurdjevic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Djurdjevic tries to clinch but Mangold moves out of range.
Djurdjevic thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mangold if he has to take too many more of those.
Mangold misses with a low kick.
Djurdjevic scores with a kick to the midsection.
Djurdjevic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mangold. That did some damage!
A big left from Djurdjevic misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mangold checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Djurdjevic moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Djurdjevic. That's going to slow Mangold down.
Djurdjevic is looking to clinch but Mangold is avoiding it.
Mangold wants to land a leg kick but Djurdjevic is out of range.
Djurdjevic throws a lazy right hand but Mangold sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mangold misses with a head kick.
Mangold fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Djurdjevic.
Good leg kick by Djurdjevic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mangold does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Djurdjevic throws a chopping leg kick but Mangold manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A big right from Mangold misses.
A left and a right from Djurdjevic both land. Nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djurdjevic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mangold blocks a head kick by Djurdjevic.
Djurdjevic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mangold shoots in looking for a takedown but Djurdjevic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mangold's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mangold throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Djurdjevic has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mangold.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mangold delivers a nice body kick.
Djurdjevic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mangold throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mangold. Djurdjevic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Djurdjevic avoids a kick to the body.
Mangold lands a leg kick that knocks Djurdjevic off balance momentarily.
Mangold scores with a decent looking hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djurdjevic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mangold.
Mangold lands a nice looking body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Djurdjevic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A solid body kick from Mangold.
Djurdjevic scores with a jab. Mangold acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mangold throws a leg kick but Djurdjevic sees it coming and moves out of range.
Djurdjevic 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.
Adis Djurdjevic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mangold's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Djurdjevic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mangold scrambles back to his feet.
Djurdjevic doesn't manage to clinch there - Mangold circles away.
Djurdjevic takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangold throws a jab when Djurdjevic was well out of range.
Mangold slips under a jab from Djurdjevic.
Djurdjevic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Djurdjevic throws a head kick that half lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mangold moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick misses from Djurdjevic.
Djurdjevic avoids the body shot from Mangold.
Djurdjevic checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mangold. Djurdjevic does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mangold fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mangold 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adis Djurdjevic dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Danny Mangold's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Djurdjevic wants to slow Mangold down by chopping away at his legs.
Mangold thuds his right hand into Djurdjevic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Djurdjevic misses with a low kick.
Donk. Djurdjevic catches Mangold right on the button with a cross.
Crunch! Djurdjevic slams his shin into Mangold's torso.
Djurdjevic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Djurdjevic is looking to score with low kicks.
Djurdjevic misses with a straight right.
Djurdjevic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mangold, right into the meat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Djurdjevic, right into the meat.
Djurdjevic throws a push kick but Mangold slaps the foot to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangold swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mangold swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Djurdjevic throws an overhand right that lands on Mangold's shoulder, as Mangold tries to avoid the shot.
Mangold tries to land a front kick but Djurdjevic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Djurdjevic looks to land a right hand but Mangold moved out of range.
Djurdjevic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mangold checks a leg kick.
Djurdjevic misses with a hook. Mangold ducked under it nicely.
Djurdjevic connects with a crisp jab.
Mangold checks a low kick from Djurdjevic.
Good standup being displayed there by Mangold as he connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djurdjevic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mangold lands with a good body shot.
Mangold throws the kick towards the body but Djurdjevic avoids it.
Djurdjevic lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mangold takes a step back to recover.
Djurdjevic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mangold avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Djurdjevic checks a leg kick nicely.
Mangold connects with a body shot that sends Djurdjevic's belly button to the back.
Mangold walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Djurdjevic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Djurdjevic cracks Mangold with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djurdjevic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mangold checks a low kick from Djurdjevic.
Djurdjevic misses with a low kick.
Mangold fails with a takedown attempt.
Mangold connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Djurdjevic's hands.
A bone on bone clash there as Djurdjevic blocks the leg kick.
Djurdjevic tries to land a leg kick but Mangold saw it coming and moves away.
Mangold throws a leg kick but Djurdjevic sees it coming and moves out of range.
Djurdjevic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangold cracks a nice hook into Djurdjevic's ribs.

Mangold closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Djurdjevic to the mat! Djurdjevic manages to get full guard.
Mangold stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Djurdjevic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Djurdjevic is trying to control the position but Mangold postures up.
Djurdjevic wants to sweep but no luck.
Djurdjevic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mangold.
Djurdjevic wants to sweep here but Mangold controlling him for the moment.
Mangold in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Djurdjevic trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mangold connects with a couple of short punches.
Danny Mangold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Djurdjevic is trying to control the position but Mangold postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adis Djurdjevic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Djurdjevic has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 46:49
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 46:49
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adis Djurdjevic!
Adis Djurdjevic is the new light heavyweight champion!
After the big win, Adis Djurdjevic made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Crippler's Corner and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.