PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Mangabeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ambitionz Az A Ridah. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Hardy
vs
Mangabeira

178 cm
30
202 lbs
18 - 13 - 0

185 cm
35
193 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Mangabeira!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mangabeira wants to clinch up but Hardy keeps it at a distance.
Hardy fails to land with a series of punches.
Mangabeira is looking to clinch but Hardy is avoiding it.
Hardy with a nice cross.
Mangabeira throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hardy connects with a jab.
Mangabeira staying out of range there.
Hardy throws a lazy right hand but Mangabeira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mangabeira.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mangabeira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mangabeira on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mangabeira tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Hardy to counter with a crisp jab.
Hardy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mangabeira on the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Hardy.
Mangabeira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mangabeira tries to clinch
and Hardy counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for Hardy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
Hardy throws the left hand but Mangabeira avoids the punch easily.
Mangabeira fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hardy on the side of the head.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
Hardy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hardy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hardy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Mangabeira counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mangabeira.
A head punch on the inside from Mangabeira fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangabeira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hardy blocks an uppercut.
Mangabeira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardy blocks an elbow strike.
Hardy blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mangabeira.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mangabeira.
Mangabeira stalls.
Mangabeira has Hardy pressed against the cage, preventing Hardy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mangabeira.
Mangabeira working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangabeira lands a left hand.
Mangabeira misses with the head strike.
Hardy blocking some punches.
Hardy is trying to break free.
Mangabeira lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
Mangabeira has a couple of punches blocked by Hardy.
Hardy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mangabeira misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mangabeira.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mangabeira creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mangabeira.
Hardy blocks an uppercut.
Mangabeira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Mangabeira dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hardy throws a looping overhand right but Mangabeira ducks down to avoid it.
Mangabeira moves out of range as Hardy strikes.
Hardy throws a combination. Mangabeira tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hardy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Andre Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy misses with a hook. Mangabeira ducked under it nicely.
Hardy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mangabeira takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mangabeira avoids the body shot from Hardy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy lands with a nice body punch.
Mangabeira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mangabeira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hardy throws out the jab.
Hardy connects with a nice looking jab.
Hardy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Mangabeira has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mangabeira misses with some punches.
Mangabeira lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangabeira misses with the head strike.
Mangabeira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mangabeira throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardy.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mangabeira - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hardy blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mangabeira.
Hardy blocks an elbow strike from Mangabeira.
Hardy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mangabeira content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mangabeira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mangabeira is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hardy is keeping busy.
Hardy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardy.
Mangabeira tries to stall but Hardy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hardy is trying to force a seperation but Mangabeira has the dominant position.
Mangabeira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mangabeira has him pressed against the cage.
Mangabeira tries to stall but Hardy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hardy wants to get back to striking at distance but Mangabeira won't allow it.
Mangabeira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mangabeira lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
Mangabeira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardy.
Mangabeira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangabeira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rodrigo Mangabeira seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mangabeira.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardy.
Mangabeira throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mangabeira throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardy.
Mangabeira creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hardy has had enough of the clinch but Mangabeira keeps him there for the moment.
Mangabeira misses with the head strike.
Mangabeira working aggressively here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mangabeira.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardy being controlled against the cage.
Hardy is trying to break the clinch but Mangabeira is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Mangabeira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hardy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Andre Hardy is winning the standup battle so far.
Mangabeira moves in looking to clinch but Hardy pushes him off.
Mangabeira closes the distance but Hardy moves to the side
and Hardy counters with a series of strikes. Mangabeira will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hardy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Mangabeira gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hardy blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardy.
Hardy blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangabeira throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mangabeira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mangabeira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mangabeira is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mangabeira has a couple of punches blocked by Hardy.
Hardy blocks an uppercut.
Hardy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hardy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mangabeira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mangabeira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mangabeira.
Andre Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodrigo Mangabeira is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mangabeira content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hardy scores with a hook to the body.
Mangabeira lands with a right to the head.
Hardy tries to break the clinch but Mangabeira is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy working hard to break the clinch.
Hardy throws a punch but it's blocked by Mangabeira.
A head punch on the inside from Hardy fails to land.
Mangabeira softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mangabeira prevents Hardy from breaking the clinch.
Hardy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mangabeira has him pressed against the cage.
Mangabeira keeps control of Hardy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mangabeira lands a nice uppercut.
Hardy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mangabeira has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Mangabeira on the inside.
Hardy misses with some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rodrigo Mangabeira.
I've got Mangabeira winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Mangabeira!