PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Perry Charcobeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Mamba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charcobeau comes to the cage accompanied by Fortunate Son. The crowd seem to be enjoying Mamba's choice of entrance music: 2pac-Uppercut . The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Charcobeau
vs
Mamba

177 cm
34
161 lbs
20 - 7 - 1

178 cm
42
163 lbs
42 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Perry Charcobeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Magnus Mamba!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamba misses with a straight left.
Charcobeau 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.
Mamba just misses with a punch to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Charcobeau.
Charcobeau misses the body punch
letting Mamba counter with a right hand.
Charcobeau misses with a body kick.
Charcobeau misses the shot to the body.
Mamba avoids the head kick by Charcobeau.
Charcobeau scores with the left hand. Mamba knows he should have avoided that one.
Mamba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Charcobeau throws a half hearted mid kick.
Charcobeau looks to throw a body kick
and Mamba counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Perry Charcobeau has been cut.
Mamba looks to score with a jab to the body but Charcobeau is just out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Mamba.
Mamba moves out of range as Charcobeau throws a body kick.
Charcobeau throws a leg kick
and Mamba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mamba scores with a nice right hand.

Charcobeau is rocked!
Mamba feints and then cracks Charcobeau's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Charcobeau down.
Oh Charcobeau is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charcobeau blocks a leg kick.
Charcobeau seems to have got his legs back now.
Charcobeau looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mamba lands with a straight right. Charcobeau didn't see that one coming.
Mamba throws a shot from downtown. Charcobeau moves away and avoids it.
Mamba takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Charcobeau goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mamba throws a right hand that misses
and Charcobeau counters with a nice body kick.
Charcobeau moves out of range of the strikes.
Charcobeau throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Mamba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Charcobeau with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mamba throws a sloppy head kick and Charcobeau moves out of range easily.
Mamba throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mamba stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Charcobeau.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mamba scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Charcobeau fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Charcobeau with a hook.
Mamba has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Charcobeau.
Charcobeau fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Charcobeau stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mamba.
Mamba throws a jab but it's blocked by Charcobeau.
Charcobeau was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Charcobeau swings for the body but Mamba moves out of range.
Charcobeau is looking to wear down Mamba with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Charcobeau throws a sloppy body shot
and Mamba counters with a nice uppercut.
Charcobeau has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Charcobeau throws a leg kick
and Mamba counters with a stiff right hand.
Charcobeau looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Charcobeau works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mamba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mamba throws a good cross that connects.
Charcobeau checks a low kick from Mamba.
Mamba's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mamba's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charcobeau throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mamba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mamba throws a jab when Charcobeau was well out of range.
Charcobeau looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Charcobeau takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mamba stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Charcobeau.
Charcobeau just misses with a punch to the body.
Mamba feints a counter leg kick.
Mamba scores with a nice head shot.
Charcobeau fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mamba feints and then cracks Charcobeau's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Charcobeau down.
A decent looking cross lands there for Charcobeau.
Mamba throws a head kick but Charcobeau moves out of range.
Charcobeau lands a leg kick that knocks Mamba off balance momentarily.
Charcobeau looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Charcobeau scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mamba connects with a body shot that sends Charcobeau's belly button to the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charcobeau misses with a kick to the body.
Mamba is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Charcobeau had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Mamba misses with a straight left.
Charcobeau fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mamba is out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Charcobeau.
Mamba throws a body punch but Charcobeau moves out of range.
Mamba's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Decent striking displayed by Charcobeau there.
Mamba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Charcobeau sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Charcobeau moves away from the strike by Mamba.
Charcobeau is looking to score with low kicks.
Mamba's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Charcobeau connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mamba scrambles back to his feet.
Charcobeau cracks Mamba with an open hand slap.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Charcobeau lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mamba's sensitive parts.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mamba checks a leg kick.
Charcobeau misses with a hook.
Charcobeau avoids the body shot from Mamba.
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 Perry Charcobeau will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Perry Charcobeau's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mamba throws a leg kick that is checked
and Charcobeau counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Mamba. Those never looked like landing.
Perry Charcobeau is winning the standup battle so far.
Charcobeau misses with a looping right.
Charcobeau looks to score with a jab to the body but Mamba is just out of range.
Mamba will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mamba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Charcobeau misses
and Mamba makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Charcobeau chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Charcobeau stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mamba.
Mamba lands with a nice body punch.
Charcobeau pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charcobeau moves out of range of the strikes.
Charcobeau on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Charcobeau lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Charcobeau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mamba moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Charcobeau there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Charcobeau checks a low kick from Mamba.
Mamba staying out of range there.
Mamba feints a counter leg kick.
A big left from Mamba misses.
Charcobeau takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Charcobeau throws a body shot but no joy.
Mamba lands with a cross.
Mamba misses with a left hand
and Charcobeau counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mamba getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Charcobeau digs a good body shot into Mamba's ribs.
Mamba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mamba misses with a body shot.
Charcobeau misses with a left hand
and Mamba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Charcobeau wants to slow Mamba down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Charcobeau throws a jab when Mamba was well out of range.
Mamba swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charcobeau is looking to land body kicks.
Mamba swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Charcobeau misses with a wild body shot.
Charcobeau missing with a left hand there. Mamba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mamba scores with a head kick.
Mamba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Charcobeau throws out the jab.
Charcobeau scores with a punch to the head.
Mamba misses with a shot to the body
and Charcobeau counters with a straight right hand.
Mamba scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Charcobeau misses with a left hand
and Mamba counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Charcobeau thinking.
Mamba checks the leg kick nicely there.
Charcobeau throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Charcobeau throws a sloppy head kick
and Mamba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mamba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Charcobeau moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Charcobeau is looking to slow Mamba down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamba throws a leg kick but Charcobeau checks it.
Charcobeau slips a straight right by Mamba.
Charcobeau wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Charcobeau lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mamba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
An inside leg kick from Charcobeau misses.
Mamba lands with a good body shot.
A slow jab from Mamba misses its intended target.
Charcobeau was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice jab there from Mamba.
Charcobeau is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mamba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Charcobeau throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mamba throws an overhand right that lands on Charcobeau's shoulder, as Charcobeau tries to avoid the shot.

Mamba lands a left and a right that send Charcobeau crashing to the mat, dazed. Mamba thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mamba moves out of range as Charcobeau throws a body kick.
Charcobeau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mamba was well out of range. Poor timing from Charcobeau.
Charcobeau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mamba manages to avoid it.
Charcobeau tries a low kick but Mamba avoids it.
Charcobeau tries to land a front kick but Mamba steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Charcobeau scores with a sloppy right hand. Mamba should have avoided that one.
Charcobeau throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mamba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mamba blocks the body kick.
Charcobeau misses the shot to the body.
Charcobeau on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mamba. Mamba obviously looking to wear him down.
Charcobeau slips a jab from Mamba.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mamba bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Charcobeau's head.
The fighters circling - Mamba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Charcobeau thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Magnus Mamba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Perry Charcobeau's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Charcobeau checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Charcobeau misses with a body shot.
Charcobeau takes a swing at Mamba's ribcage but misses.
Charcobeau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mamba manages to avoid it.
Charcobeau steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mamba.
Nice shot by Mamba.
Mamba throws a leg kick which misses Charcobeau's front leg but catches the back leg as Charcobeau tries to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Charcobeau, right into the meat.
Charcobeau throws a chopping leg kick but Mamba manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mamba lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamba scores with a hook to the body. Charcobeau takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Charcobeau throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mamba throws a leg kick that is checked
and Charcobeau counters with a right hand to the body.
Mamba lands a leg kick that knocks Charcobeau off balance momentarily.
An inside leg kick from Mamba misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamba looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Charcobeau scores with a push kick.
Charcobeau will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mamba misses with a leg kick
and Charcobeau counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mamba throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Charcobeau was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mamba.
Mamba avoids a kick to the body.
No joy there for Mamba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Charcobeau connects with a leg kick. Mamba looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Charcobeau cracks Mamba with an open hand slap.
Mamba throws a jab but it's blocked by Charcobeau.
Charcobeau looks for the body kick but Mamba saw that one coming.
Charcobeau throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mamba on the side of the head.
Mamba has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Charcobeau.
Charcobeau throws a body punch but Mamba moves out of range.
Charcobeau bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Charcobeau.
This has been an exciting period of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mamba.
A leg kick checked by Mamba.
Charcobeau swings for the body but Mamba moves out of range.
Mamba looks to land a left hand but Charcobeau moved out of range nicely.
Charcobeau throws a shot from downtown. Mamba moves away and avoids it.
Charcobeau walks into a left hand.
Charcobeau walks into a straight right hand from Mamba.
Mamba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mamba stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Charcobeau.
Charcobeau misses with a head kick.
Charcobeau throws a lazy uppercut

and Mamba counters with a crisp right hand that drops Charcobeau! Mamba lets Charcobeau back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Mamba shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Charcobeau takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Mamba sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Charcobeau bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Magnus Mamba!
Our winner, Magnus Mamba, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.