PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mahandry Andriamboavonjy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jafar Agrabah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Andriamboavonjy
vs
Agrabah

175 cm
26
169 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

182 cm
38
164 lbs
38 - 12 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mahandry Andriamboavonjy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jafar Agrabah!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agrabah throws a front kick that sends Andriamboavonjy stumbling back into the cage.
Andriamboavonjy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Agrabah's head backwards.
Andriamboavonjy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Agrabah ducks under a wild hook from Andriamboavonjy.
Agrabah is looking to clinch but Andriamboavonjy is avoiding it.
Andriamboavonjy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andriamboavonjy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good leg kick by Agrabah there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Andriamboavonjy cracks a nice hook into Agrabah's ribs.
Andriamboavonjy scores with a sloppy right hand. Agrabah should have avoided that one.
Agrabah throws a head kick but Andriamboavonjy moves out of range.
Agrabah lands a head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Agrabah throws a nice inside leg kick.
Agrabah throws a head kick but Andriamboavonjy moves out of range.
Agrabah connects with a high kick.
Andriamboavonjy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Agrabah can pounce on him.
Andriamboavonjy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy 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.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Agrabah.
Agrabah doesn't manage to clinch there - Andriamboavonjy circles away.

Agrabah forces Andriamboavonjy back against the cage and clinches.
Agrabah is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Andriamboavonjy is keeping busy.
Agrabah pushes Andriamboavonjy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Andriamboavonjy swings wildly with an uppercut but Agrabah uses good head movement to avoid it.

Andriamboavonjy breaks the clinch.
Jafar Agrabah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andriamboavonjy throws a body punch but Agrabah moves out of range.
Andriamboavonjy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Agrabah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Andriamboavonjy connects with a crisp jab.
Agrabah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jafar Agrabah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Agrabah throws a sloppy head kick and Andriamboavonjy moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agrabah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Agrabah closes the distance and pushes Andriamboavonjy back into the cage.
Andriamboavonjy tries for a takedown but Agrabah manages to get underhooks.

Andriamboavonjy breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andriamboavonjy misses with the combination.
Andriamboavonjy cracks a nice hook into Agrabah's ribs.
A left lands for Agrabah.
Andriamboavonjy is looking to wear down Agrabah with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Agrabah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Andriamboavonjy looks to score with a jab to the body but Agrabah is just out of range.
Andriamboavonjy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Andriamboavonjy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Agrabah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Andriamboavonjy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Agrabah moves into range and clinches up with Andriamboavonjy.
A short right from Andriamboavonjy.
Andriamboavonjy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Agrabah prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a punch to the body.
Agrabah wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Andriamboavonjy has him pressed against the cage.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Andriamboavonjy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Agrabah gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mahandry Andriamboavonjy. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Agrabah manages to break the clinch.
Andriamboavonjy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Agrabah darts in trying to clinch
and Agrabah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Agrabah moves in looking to clinch but Andriamboavonjy pushes him off.
Agrabah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andriamboavonjy.
Andriamboavonjy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a straight left.
Andriamboavonjy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Agrabah. Agrabah obviously looking to wear him down.
Andriamboavonjy avoids the head kick by Agrabah.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy swats away the attempt to clinch by Agrabah.
Agrabah takes one to the side of the head.
Agrabah fails in his attempt to clinch.
Agrabah slips under a jab from Andriamboavonjy.
Agrabah takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Agrabah looks to score with a jab to the body but Andriamboavonjy is just out of range.
Andriamboavonjy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Agrabah on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A jab from Andriamboavonjy finds it's way through Agrabah's defenses.

Andriamboavonjy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Agrabah throws his legs up looking for a submission but Andriamboavonjy uses it to pass to side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andriamboavonjy lands an elbow.
Andriamboavonjy working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jafar Agrabah will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Agrabah misses with an uppercut.

Andriamboavonjy closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Agrabah's guard.
Agrabah working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Andriamboavonjy.
Agrabah pulls Andriamboavonjy in to control the position.

Agrabah uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A leg kick checked by Andriamboavonjy.
Jafar Agrabah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Andriamboavonjy throws out a powerful jab.
Agrabah wants to clinch.
Agrabah fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a looping right.
Agrabah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andriamboavonjy.
Andriamboavonjy scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agrabah plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Agrabah gets caught napping as Andriamboavonjy dives in and scores a takedown. Agrabah manages to retain guard.

Andriamboavonjy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Agrabah is looking to stand up but Andriamboavonjy isn't so interested in that idea.
Agrabah has momentary wrist control but Andriamboavonjy slips an elbow through the middle.
Andriamboavonjy landing some decent shots from guard.
Andriamboavonjy 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.
Andriamboavonjy slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Agrabah keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Andriamboavonjy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Andriamboavonjy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Agrabah defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agrabah wants to get back to his feet.
Andriamboavonjy thows a huge punch but Agrabah dodges it nicely.

Agrabah looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Andriamboavonjy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Andriamboavonjy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Andriamboavonjy is trying to work for a kimura but Agrabah is defending well.
Agrabah has hold of Andriamboavonjy's hands but Andriamboavonjy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Andriamboavonjy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Andriamboavonjy slips a nice elbow through Agrabah's hands, connecting with Agrabah's forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Andriamboavonjy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Andriamboavonjy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andriamboavonjy working over Agrabah with some ground and pound. Agrabah looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Andriamboavonjy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Agrabah is trying is best to control the position here.
Andriamboavonjy throwing shots but Agrabah is blocking nicely.

Andriamboavonjy is looking for a kimura here.

Agrabah pushes Andriamboavonjy off and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agrabah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Andriamboavonjy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andriamboavonjy throws a big shot that misses.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Agrabah.
Agrabah avoids the body shot from Andriamboavonjy.
Andriamboavonjy swats away the attempt to clinch by Agrabah.
Agrabah throws a sloppy head kick and Andriamboavonjy moves out of range easily.
Agrabah moves forwards but Andriamboavonjy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a series of wild punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Agrabah lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Agrabah tries to bum rush Andriamboavonjy with a series of wild strikes but Andriamboavonjy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Agrabah lands a nice looking kick to the body. Andriamboavonjy takes a step back to recover.
No luck for Andriamboavonjy with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mahandry Andriamboavonjy dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Andriamboavonjy lands a slapping body shot.
Andriamboavonjy thows a body shot but no joy.
Agrabah lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Agrabah blocks a jab.
Andriamboavonjy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Agrabah. Agrabah obviously looking to wear him down.
Andriamboavonjy throws out a loose jab but Agrabah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andriamboavonjy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Agrabah chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a wild body shot.
Andriamboavonjy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Agrabah.
Andriamboavonjy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Agrabah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Andriamboavonjy scores with a decent looking hook.
Agrabah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Andriamboavonjy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Agrabah wants to clinch up but Andriamboavonjy keeps it at a distance.
Agrabah lands a right hook to the body.
Andriamboavonjy throws a lazy right hand but Agrabah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Agrabah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Agrabah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andriamboavonjy.
Agrabah lunges at Andriamboavonjy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Andriamboavonjy's hand.

Andriamboavonjy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Agrabah is trying to stand.
Agrabah blocking the ground and pound attempt from Andriamboavonjy.
Agrabah on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Andriamboavonjy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Agrabah has managed to free his arm - good work.
Andriamboavonjy wants to pass to mount but Agrabah is defending the position.
Agrabah wants to control but Andriamboavonjy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andriamboavonjy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Andriamboavonjy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Agrabah wants to control but Andriamboavonjy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Andriamboavonjy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Andriamboavonjy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Agrabah's head.
Agrabah keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Andriamboavonjy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Agrabah wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agrabah avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Andriamboavonjy.
Agrabah avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Andriamboavonjy.
Agrabah tries to kick Andriamboavonjy off but Andriamboavonjy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Andriamboavonjy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Agrabah trying to control but Andriamboavonjy postures up.
Agrabah keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Andriamboavonjy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Agrabah's head.

Andriamboavonjy seems to be working for a kimura but Agrabah defends the submission attempt.
Agrabah holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Andriamboavonjy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Andriamboavonjy throws a strike but Agrabah avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Andriamboavonjy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Agrabah is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mahandry Andriamboavonjy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Andriamboavonjy landing some decent shots from guard.
Agrabah is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Andriamboavonjy is controlling him.
Andriamboavonjy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andriamboavonjy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Agrabah works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Andriamboavonjy is looking to work some ground and pound but Agrabah has wrist control.
Andriamboavonjy throws a big elbow that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mahandry Andriamboavonjy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Andriamboavonjy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mahandry Andriamboavonjy!