PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Mamba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Linhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mamba comes to the cage accompanied by 2pac-Uppercut . Linhares has chosen Los Sicarios, Sokol, Koras - A veces as his entrance music. Hector Linhares has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mamba
vs
Linhares

178 cm
42
163 lbs
43 - 11 - 0

176 cm
31
165 lbs
26 - 12 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Conquer
Sun-Tzu

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 43 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Magnus Mamba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Linhares!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linhares tries a low kick but Mamba avoids it.
Mamba throws a head kick that Linhares semi-blocks.
Linhares lands with a good body shot.
Linhares moves into range and connects with a jab.
Linhares looks to throw the jab but Mamba is out of range.
Linhares throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mamba throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Linhares.
Hector Linhares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mamba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Linhares looks to land a body kick but Mamba moved away.
Mamba needs to keep his hands up - Linhares had a free shot at his head there.
Mamba attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Linhares misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Linhares takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Hector Linhares has been cut.
Mamba misses with a two punch combination.
Nice jab there from Linhares.
Linhares shoots in but no luck this time.
A jab from Mamba does it's job there.
Linhares has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamba blocks a head kick by Linhares.
Mamba looks to score with a jab to the body but Linhares is just out of range.
Linhares tries a low kick but Mamba avoids it.
Mamba getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mamba staying out of range there.
Linhares finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Linhares is looking to land body kicks.
Linhares waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mamba.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mamba. Linhares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mamba scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Linhares blocks a jab.
Mamba looks to score with a jab to the body but Linhares is just out of range.
Linhares misses the shot to the body.
Linhares throws a jab but it's blocked by Mamba.
Linhares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mamba.
Mamba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamba cracks the inside of Linhares's front leg.
Mamba connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A lazy left from Linhares finds it's target.
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 lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mamba scores with a one two! Linhares had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Linhares is rocked!
Mamba dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Linhares. That did some damage!
Linhares is still on wobbly legs! Can Mamba finish him?
Linhares keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Linhares seems to have recovered his senses.
Linhares lands with a straight right. Mamba didn't see that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Linhares misses the target.
Linhares misses with a looping left.
Mamba checks a leg kick.
Linhares jabs Mamba right on the nose. Mamba blinks but takes it well.
Magnus Mamba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mamba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Linhares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Linhares lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Linhares explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mamba thuds a left hand into Linhares's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamba uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Linhares throws a combination. Mamba tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mamba stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Linhares.
Linhares bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mamba's head backwards.
Linhares blocks a jab.
Linhares throws a sloppy head kick and Mamba moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Linhares misses
and Mamba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mamba throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Linhares misses the jab.
A quick step to the side and Mamba tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Linhares tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Linhares throws a poor cross that misses

and Mamba counters with a nice right hand that sends Linhares toppling to the canvas! Linhares scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Mamba finish him?!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mamba tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Linhares is able to avoid easily.
A big right from Linhares misses.
Linhares misses with an uppercut
and Mamba counters with a crisp right that sends Linhares to the canvas! Mamba follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Magnus Mamba!
Magnus Mamba thanked the fans post fight for their support.