PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Magnusson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Mondo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mondo has chosen No Fear by j57 as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Magnusson
vs
Mondo

190 cm
19
250 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

177 cm
26
235 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

Max Octane Fight Wear
Sin City Allstars

Zenith Nutrition (160q)
Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnus Magnusson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Mondo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magnusson lands a really nice looking cross but Mondo seems unphased.
Magnusson leaves Mondo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Magnusson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mondo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Magnusson avoids it really well and circles away.
Mondo shoots in for a takedown but Magnusson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've been hearing reports that Magnusson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Magnus Magnusson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Mondo.

Mondo closes the distance and pushes Magnusson back into the cage.
Mondo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mondo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magnusson stalling in the clinch.
Magnusson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mondo.
Magnusson is stalling here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mondo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Magnusson pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Magnusson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Magnusson lands a nice short elbow.
Magnusson working the head and body with strikes.
Magnusson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mondo defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magnusson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mondo's head.
Magnusson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Magnusson is controlling the pace.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Magnusson connects with a nice short shot to Mondo's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnusson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Magnusson lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mondo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Magnusson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mondo is trying to maintain the position but Magnusson is very close to passing his half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mondo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mondo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mondo is trying to get back to full guard.
Mondo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Magnusson.
Mondo 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.
Magnusson prevents Mondo from improving his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mondo wants to control but Magnusson is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnusson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mondo defending well though.
Magnusson throwing shots but Mondo is blocking nicely.
Magnusson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Magnusson 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.
Magnusson trying to control the action but Mondo is working from the bottom.
Mondo controlling the position for now.
Magnusson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Magnusson passes to side control.
Mondo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Magnusson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magnusson with the ground and pound but Mondo regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Magnusson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Magnusson working over Mondo with some ground and pound. Mondo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Magnusson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Magnusson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mondo is trying is best to control the position here.
Magnusson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Magnusson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Magnusson misses with a head shot. Mondo uses the momentum to regain guard.
Magnusson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Magnus Magnusson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mondo shoots in and drives through. Magnusson sprawls well.
Mondo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Magnusson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mondo somewhat.
Mondo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Magnusson. Beautiful body shot.
Magnusson lands with a hook. Mondo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magnusson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mondo.
Magnus Magnusson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Mondo.
Mondo is breathing heavily.
Magnusson stuffs the takedown attempt from Mondo. Mondo gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnusson lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Mondo up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Magnusson from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Mondo's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Magnus Magnusson!
Magnus Magnusson retains his heavyweight title!
Magnus Magnusson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sin City Allstars logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
The defeated Mike Mondo had this to say: 'Falling down only makes us stronger....'.