PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Mangabeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwight Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Howard's choice of entrance music: Superman. Rodrigo Mangabeira could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dwight Howard's chin.

Mangabeira
vs
Howard

185 cm
34
193 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

201 cm
27
185 lbs
7 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Mangabeira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dwight Howard!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mangabeira avoids the head kick by Howard.
Howard tries for a takedown but Mangabeira circles away easily

and Mangabeira counters by moving into the clinch.
Mangabeira scores with a shoulder strike.
Mangabeira lands with a right to the head.
Howard stalling in the clinch but Mangabeira improves position.
Howard takes a shot to the head.
Mangabeira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Howard's defenses.

It looks like Dwight Howard has been cut.
Mangabeira is pushing Howard up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mangabeira lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Howard is rocked!
Howard tries a body shot but Mangabeira blocks it.
Howard is still on wobbly legs! Can Mangabeira finish him?
Stalling in the clinch from Mangabeira.
Nice elbow from Mangabeira.
A short left from Mangabeira.
Mangabeira unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Howard! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Mangabeira is unloading with more strikes now! Howard drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodrigo Mangabeira!