PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Mamba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Slevin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mamba kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Here Comes The Hotstepper. Slevin has chosen timber as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Mamba
vs
Slevin

197 cm
30
270 lbs
16 - 13 - 0

196 cm
22
265 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

AnonymouS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Mamba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Slevin!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamba has his takedown stuffed
and Mamba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mamba shoots in looking for a takedown. Slevin tries to sprawl out of it but Mamba keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Slevin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mamba throws a lazy right hand but Slevin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamba bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mamba shoots in for a takedown but Slevin shows good takedown defense.
Mamba has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Mamba. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Mamba clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slevin tries to break free but Mamba pushes him back against the cage.
Mamba keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Slevin's efforts to push away.
Slevin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mamba takes a shot to the head.

Slevin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mamba shoots in for a takedown but Slevin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Slevin clobbers Mamba with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
No luck for Mamba with that takedown attempt.
Slevin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Slevin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mamba under the eye.

It looks like Bobby Mamba has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Mamba.
Mamba half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mamba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Slevin throws a jab but it's blocked by Mamba.

Mamba drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Slevin looking for a sweep. Not yet Slevin, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slevin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mamba distracts Slevin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mamba wants to control from the top but Slevin keeps moving.
Slevin wants to stand and escape but Mamba is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamba controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Mamba avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mamba is in close to Slevin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Slevin keeping moving, preventing Mamba from controlling successfully.

Slevin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mamba passes into side control.

Mamba is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Slevin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mamba staying calm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slevin is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Mamba lands an elbow.
Slevin is looking for a sweep.
Mamba trying to control the action but Slevin is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slevin tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Mamba trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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 Bobby Mamba will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bobby Mamba's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mamba tries to score a power double leg takedown but Slevin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mamba somewhat.
Mamba fails with a takedown attempt.
Slevin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Slevin misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamba tries for a takedown but Slevin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Mamba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slevin misses with a straight right.
Mamba attempts a counter takedown but Slevin avoids it well and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mamba shoots in and bounces Slevin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Slevin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mamba is controlling him.

Slevin is looking for a triangle but Mamba pushes his legs off easily.

Slevin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mamba passes into half guard.
Slevin wants to get back to his feet.

Slevin actively working from the bottom here.
Slevin is staying active underneath Mamba, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Mamba there.
Slevin wants to improve his position but Mamba is controlling well.
Slevin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mamba slows the pace down in half guard.
Mamba passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Slevin!
Bobby Mamba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mamba with the ground and pound from mount.
Slevin felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamba looking to control but Slevin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
You get the feeling that Slevin really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Mamba looking to control but Slevin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Slevin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mamba trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Slevin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mamba lands a big elbow.
Mamba working the ground and pound effectively.
Mamba controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slevin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mamba lands a big shot there that rocks Slevin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Slevin wants to try and get back to his feet.
Slevin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Slevin trying desperately to get to his feet.
Slevin is squirming around, avoiding Mamba's attempts to control the action.
Slevin is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mamba tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mamba 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.
Slevin wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Mamba dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Mamba's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Mamba looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mamba is controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamba seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Slevin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Slevin is trying to stand back up but Mamba is controlling him

Slevin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Slevin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mamba scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamba seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mamba is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Slevin is looking to escape.
Mamba takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slevin tries to kick Mamba off in order to stand up. Mamba Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Slevin is trying to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here.
Mamba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slevin can do to turn this around?
Mamba landing a few strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slevin is letting Mamba control him for a moment.
Mamba creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Slevin wants to get back to his feet but Mamba drags him back down.
Mamba happy to just control the position for now.
Mamba prevents Slevin from escaping the position.
Mamba is staying tight to Slevin's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Slevin is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Slevin tries to buck Mamba off but Mamba is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Mamba stalls from top position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mamba.
Slevin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A jab from Slevin does it's job there.
Slevin throws a jab when Mamba was well out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Slevin as Mamba shoots in.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Slevin! But no joy.
Slevin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

Slevin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamba trying to control the position from guard on top but Slevin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mamba slips nicely into half guard.
Mamba controlling the pace.

Slevin has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Mamba. Oh but Slevin has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Mamba goes limp - he's gone! Slevin jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tony Slevin!
As Tony Slevin got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Tiocfaidh ár lá'.