PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mohandes Ghandi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mambo Five (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ghandi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Am I Demon. Mohandes Ghandi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Ghandi
vs
Five

187 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
18
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Concrete Clothing Co.

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohandes Ghandi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mambo Five!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Five avoids the head kick by Ghandi.

Five closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Five lands in his opponent's guard.
Ghandi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ghandi tries to get out of the position.
Five throws and elbow that misses. Ghandi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Five's guard. Nice move by Ghandi!
Five trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Five is striking but Ghandi is not phased and passes to half guard.
Five tries to roll over but Ghandi keeps him under control.
Five has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ghandi is working away from the top position though.
Five is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ghandi blocks the strikes from Five.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Ghandi pushes Five up against the cage in a clinch.
Ghandi connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Mambo Five has been cut.
Five managing to block the knees to the body from Ghandi.
Five managing to block the knees to the body from Ghandi.
Ghandi crunches a lovely knee into Five's ribcage.
Five gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ghandi.
Ghandi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Five.
Ghandi tries to land a knee to the head but Five blocks with his arms.
Five is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Ghandi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ghandi throws out a leg kick but Five moves out of range and Ghandi only half commits.
Ghandi shoots in and drives through. Five sprawls well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ghandi tries to clinch there but Five circles away.
Ghandi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Five paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Five fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ghandi manages to avoid it.

Ghandi clinches up against the cage.
Ghandi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ghandi lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghandi trying to land knees to the body.
Five drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ghandi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Five managing to block the knees to the body from Ghandi.
Five is trying to break the clinch but Ghandi has him pressed against the cage.
Ghandi tries to land knees in the clinch but Five avoids the damage to the body.
Ghandi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Five.
Ghandi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ghandi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ghandi can't break the clinch.
Ghandi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ghandi crunches a lovely knee into Five's ribcage.

Ghandi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghandi wants to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Five.
Mohandes Ghandi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mambo Five.
Five dodges the punch combination from Ghandi.

Five shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ghandi's guard.
Five stands and throws Ghandi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Five scores with punches from side control.
Ghandi gets back to half guard.
Five thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Five content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Five is looking to pass Ghandi's guard but actually Ghandi recovers to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghandi trying to control the position.
Five throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Five working some strikes from top position.
Ghandi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Five swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Five tries to hold on but Ghandi postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mohandes Ghandi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mambo Five's cut.
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.

Ghandi is looking to clinch but Five is avoiding it.
Five shoots in for a double leg but Ghandi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ghandi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Five shoots in looking for a takedown. Ghandi tries to sprawl out of it but Five keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ghandi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Ghandi gets a clinch.
Ghandi connects with a knee to the head.

Ghandi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Five showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ghandi.

Ghandi forces Five back against the cage and clinches.

Ghandi is trying to trip Five. He has hold of a leg but Five is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ghandi persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Five has control of Ghandi's left arm, preventing Ghandi from doing any damage.
Ghandi preventing the sweep.
Ghandi wants to pass the guard but Five is keeping the position.
Five throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Five trying to strike off his back.
Five not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ghandi stopping the sweep attempt from Five.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Five fails to land the takedown.
Mohandes Ghandi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mambo Five.
Ghandi wants to clinch up but Five keeps it at a distance.

Five shoots in and bounces Ghandi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Five throwing strikes from guard but Ghandi blocks nicely.
Fiveis looking to pass into half guard but Ghandi pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ghandi is in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Five tries to strike from the bottom.
Five bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ghandi's guard.
Five loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Five postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ghandi looking for a sweep. Not yet Ghandi, not yet.
Five throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ghandi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ghandi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Five accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Five accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ghandi looking for a sweep. Not yet Ghandi, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A left and a right from Ghandi both land. Nice combination.
Five shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ghandi as he avoids it easily.
Ghandi lands with a nice body kick.
Ghandi fails in his attempt to clinch.

Ghandi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Five manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ghandi is looking to take a break and control but Five is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Five tries to roll over but Ghandi keeps him under control.
Five is trying to maintain the position but Ghandi is very close to passing his half guard.
Ghandi wants to pass the guard but Five is defending well.
Five throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghandi trying to control from half guard but Five is working away.
Five tries to get to full guard but Ghandi has control of the leg.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Five gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Ghandi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Five misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
An elbow from Five crashes against the mat.
Ghandi is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Five's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Five is tying to control. Ghandi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohandes Ghandi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mambo Five's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Five gets a takedown into half guard.
Five wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ghandi keeps working.
Five with the ground and pound but Ghandi uses the opportunity to regain guard.

Ghandi manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Ghandi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ghandi lands a nice shot to the body.
Five has a couple of punches blocked by Ghandi.
Ghandi trying to land knees to the body.
Five has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ghandi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ghandi lands a nice knee to the body.

Ghandi turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ghandi manages to end up in side control.
Five is trying to control Ghandi's posture but Ghandi avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Five is trying to improve his position.
Five is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ghandi off and has taken his back!
Five missing with strikes from the back.
Five throwing sloppy strikes.
Five lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Five throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ghandi trying to control but not successfully.
Ghandi breaks Five's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Mohandes Ghandi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Five trying to control the position.
Five bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ghandi's guard.
Ghandi pulls Five in close to prevent any damage.
Five wants to control from the top but Ghandi keeps moving.
Five thows a big elbow that misses.
Ghandi will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Ghandi trying to control the position.
Mambo Five has got the better of the ground game so far.
Five is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghandi trying to control the position here.
Five trying to control but Ghandi is working from the bottom.
Five throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ghandi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Five missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ghandi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mambo Five has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ghandi trying to control the position.
Five trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ghandi holds on and takes a little breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Five gets the takedown into side control.
Ghandi is looking for a sweep.
Five creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ghandi can't do much from the bottom here.
Five tries to move into full mount but can't pass Ghandi's legs.
Five trying to control the action but Ghandi is working from the bottom.
Five scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ghandi tries to escape but Five is in control.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mambo Five.
I think Ghandi 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohandes Ghandi!