PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tevin Mangrove Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Zeller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Mangrove Jr
vs
Zeller

199 cm
28
246 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

210 cm
28
270 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tevin Mangrove Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cody Zeller!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeller scores with a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Mangrove Jr.
Mangrove Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zeller moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Zeller is looking to clinch.
It looked like Mangrove Jr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Zeller.
Zeller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mangrove Jr throws out the jab.
Mangrove Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Zeller.
Mangrove Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Zeller on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mangrove Jr. Mangrove Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Mangrove Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Sweat Lodge in the buildup to the fight.
Mangrove Jr bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mangrove Jr slips a straight right by Zeller.
Mangrove Jr digs a good hook to Zeller's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mangrove Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zeller moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice cross by Zeller.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangrove Jr swings for the body but Zeller moves out of range.
Zeller throws a sloppy head kick and Mangrove Jr moves out of range easily.
Mangrove Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zeller.
Mangrove Jr misses with a body shot.
Mangrove Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Zeller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zeller has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Zeller throws a head kick that Mangrove Jr semi-blocks.
Zeller takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mangrove Jr throws the left hand but Zeller avoids the punch easily.
Cody Zeller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Zeller or perhaps it was just good defense by Mangrove Jr, which made it look bad.
Zeller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mangrove Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Zeller's head.
Mangrove Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeller misses with a looping right.
Zeller fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mangrove Jr avoids it really well and circles away.
Zeller takes a swing at Mangrove Jr's ribcage but misses.
Zeller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zeller with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zeller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mangrove Jr half committed to a counter leg kick.
Zeller lands with a straight right. Mangrove Jr didn't see that one coming.
Zeller throws the left hand but Mangrove Jr avoids the punch easily.
Mangrove Jr throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mangrove Jr lands a jab to Zeller's midsection.
Mangrove Jr is looking to wear down Zeller with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mangrove Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mangrove Jr misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove Jr lands with a good body shot.
Mangrove Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zeller looks winded!
A slapping leg kick lands for Zeller.
Mangrove Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zeller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mangrove Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Mangrove Jr connects with a leg kick. Zeller looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice defenses there by Mangrove Jr.

Mangrove Jr darts in and clinches Zeller up against the cage.
Mangrove Jr is leaning against Zeller and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mangrove Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zeller struggles to land a body shot inside as Mangrove Jr controls his hands.
Zeller has a couple of punches blocked by Mangrove Jr.
Mangrove Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Zeller controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mangrove Jr.
Zeller tries to throw a body punch but Mangrove Jr avoids it by throwing Zeller back against the cage.
Zeller working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zeller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mangrove Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Zeller tries to throw a body punch but Mangrove Jr avoids it by throwing Zeller back against the cage.
Zeller tries a knee to the head but Mangrove Jr blocks it.
Mangrove Jr dodges an elbow strike from Zeller.
Mangrove Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Zeller's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mangrove Jr lands an uppercut.
Zeller manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Zeller is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tevin Mangrove Jr dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mangrove Jr looks for the body kick but Zeller saw that one coming.
Zeller tries to counter with a clinch but Mangrove Jr shakes him off and moves away.
Zeller takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mangrove Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zeller can do to turn this around?
Zeller tests Mangrove Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mangrove Jr throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Zeller.
Mangrove Jr throws a front kick that sends Zeller stumbling back into the cage.
Zeller throws a low kick but Mangrove Jr avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zeller. That's going to slow Mangrove Jr down.
A jab from Mangrove Jr does it's job there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zeller.
Mangrove Jr quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Zeller throws a leg kick but Mangrove Jr moved away.
Jab, jab by Zeller - just one landing.
Mangrove Jr tries a low kick but Zeller avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangrove Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Zeller.
Mangrove Jr looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mangrove Jr throws a push kick but Zeller slaps the foot to one side.
Zeller tries to land a leg kick but Mangrove Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Mangrove Jr is looking to counter with a body kick.
Mangrove Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Zeller.
Mangrove Jr throws a quick counter kick to the body but Zeller avoids it.
Zeller dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mangrove Jr. That did some damage!
Mangrove Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mangrove Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zeller fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mangrove Jr checks it well.
Tevin Mangrove Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A cross from Mangrove Jr lands.
Zeller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice straight punches there by Zeller. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zeller.
Nice shot by Mangrove Jr.
Mangrove Jr checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Zeller.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove Jr lets loose with a powerful body kick. Zeller will feel that in the morning.
Zeller has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zeller is breathing heavily.
Zeller tries to land a body kick
letting Mangrove Jr counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mangrove Jr lands a front kick.
Mangrove Jr throws a leg kick which misses Zeller's front leg but catches the back leg as Zeller tries to avoid it.
Zeller pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mangrove Jr is out of range and Zeller settles back down.
Mangrove Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mangrove Jr jabs Zeller right on the nose. Zeller blinks but takes it well.
Mangrove Jr scores with a hook to the body. Zeller takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mangrove Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zeller was well out of range. Poor timing from Mangrove Jr.
Zeller misses with a left hand
and Mangrove Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mangrove Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mangrove Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters circling a little - Mangrove Jr finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeller takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mangrove Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mangrove Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zeller shoots in for a double leg but Mangrove Jr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mangrove Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mangrove Jr.
Mangrove Jr moves out of range as Zeller throws a body kick.
Mangrove Jr thinks about countering with a head kick.

Zeller forces Mangrove Jr back against the cage and clinches.
Zeller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mangrove Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zeller's elbow.
Mangrove Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Mangrove Jr lands with a right to the head.
Mangrove Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Zeller controls his hands.
Zeller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zeller misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mangrove Jr avoids it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Zeller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mangrove Jr's elbow.
Zeller has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mangrove Jr.
Mangrove Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zeller can't find room to land a body shot as Mangrove Jr controls the action.
Mangrove Jr pushes Zeller back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mangrove Jr tries to throw a body punch but Zeller avoids it by throwing Mangrove Jr back against the cage.
Mangrove Jr lands a body punch.
Mangrove Jr lands with a light punch inside.

Zeller is rocked!
Mangrove Jr pushes Zeller against the cage. Mangrove Jr is working some dirty boxing. Mangrove Jr pushes off with a quick right hook! Zeller goes down! Zeller tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Mangrove Jr moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tevin Mangrove Jr!
In his post fight interview, Tevin Mangrove Jr started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.