PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khahel Mondragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goran Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Mondragon
vs
Schwarzeneg

185 cm
19
203 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

187 cm
19
210 lbs
2 - 8 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Khahel Mondragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Goran Schwarzeneg!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mondragon gets a takedown into half guard.
Mondragon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mondragon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schwarzeneg keeps working.
Mondragon blocks the strikes from Schwarzeneg.
Mondragon wants to get back to his feet.
Schwarzeneg keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Mondragon slips a nice elbow through Schwarzeneg's hands, connecting with Schwarzeneg's forehead.
Schwarzeneg keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Mondragon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mondragon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Schwarzeneg's head.
Schwarzeneg wants to get back to his feet.
Mondragon thows a huge punch but Schwarzeneg dodges it nicely.
Schwarzeneg has hold of Mondragon's hands but Mondragon slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Schwarzeneg is looking to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Schwarzeneg can do anything to dispel that myth.

Mondragon is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Schwarzeneg is pressing down on Mondragon's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Schwarzeneg is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Schwarzeneg preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mondragon trying to control but Schwarzeneg is working from the bottom.
Schwarzeneg controlling Mondragon's posture.
Mondragon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Schwarzeneg working a defensive guard here.
Mondragon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Schwarzeneg is looking to stand up but Mondragon isn't so interested in that idea.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Schwarzeneg tries to clinch up.

Schwarzeneg darts in and clinches Mondragon up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg prevents the takedown attempt.
Mondragon can't get the takedown.
Mondragon is breathing heavily.

Mondragon manages to pull guard.
Schwarzeneg wants to control from the top but Mondragon keeps moving.
Mondragon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mondragon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mondragon is keen to just control but Schwarzeneg is a slippery customer.
Schwarzeneg is looking to get back to full guard here but Mondragon has managed to pass to side control instead.
Mondragon throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Mondragon 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.
The referee warns Schwarzeneg that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mondragon lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mondragon landing punches.
Schwarzeneg wants to hold on but Mondragon pushes him away.
Mondragon unloads with some shots from mount but Schwarzeneg bucks and avoids them well.
Poor strikes thrown by Mondragon there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Schwarzeneg is looking to get to half guard.
Schwarzeneg blocking the ground and pound.
Mondragon looking to finish with strikes here!
Schwarzeneg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mondragon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Schwarzeneg wants to control but Mondragon is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mondragon raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khahel Mondragon dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mondragon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Schwarzeneg is fending him off so far but Mondragon persists. Nope, Schwarzeneg circles away and we're back to standing.
Horrible takedown by Mondragon or perhaps it was just good defense by Schwarzeneg which made him look bad.
Mondragon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khahel Mondragon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mondragon wants to clinch.

Schwarzeneg scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mondragon is looking for a sweep.
Schwarzeneg is looking to take a break and control but Mondragon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Schwarzeneg tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Mondragon pushes Schwarzeneg away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Schwarzeneg gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mondragon tries to improve position but can't.
Mondragon is working hard here to advance position.
Schwarzeneg in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Schwarzeneg closes the distance and clinches.
Schwarzeneg is working for takedown but Mondragon is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mondragon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Schwarzeneg gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Schwarzeneg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mondragon fails with the takedown

and Schwarzeneg decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mondragon's guard.
Schwarzeneg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mondragon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mondragon throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Schwarzeneg not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Schwarzeneg wanted to stand there but Mondragon had control of the position.
Schwarzeneg wants to control from the top but Mondragon keeps moving.
Mondragon thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Mondragon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ground and pound from Mondragon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg is holding on to half guard well.
Mondragon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mondragon throws a strike but Schwarzeneg avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Mondragon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mondragon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mondragon works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mondragon is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Schwarzeneg is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mondragon putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Schwarzeneg is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mondragon landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mondragon raining down shots from the mount!
Mondragon punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mondragon lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mondragon with shots to the head and body - Schwarzeneg looks very uncomfortable down there.
Schwarzeneg keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mondragon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Goran Schwarzeneg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Schwarzeneg throws a right hand that Mondragon ducks under and follows up with a left that Mondragon also avoids with ease.

Mondragon shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mondragon was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mondragon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Schwarzeneg?
Mondragon unloading with bombs!
Mondragon is landing with some decent strikes but Schwarzeneg is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Schwarzeneg holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mondragon tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schwarzeneg is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Khahel Mondragon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mondragon cracks Schwarzeneg with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mondragon raining down shots from the mount!

Mondragon goes for an armbar but Schwarzeneg turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Schwarzeneg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mondragon wants to sweep but no luck.
Mondragon looking to control.
Schwarzeneg prevents Mondragon from getting back to his feet.
Schwarzeneg stopping the sweep attempt from Mondragon.
Schwarzeneg passes into half guard.
Mondragon misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Schwarzeneg blocks the strikes from Mondragon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mondragon wants to get back to full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mondragon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Schwarzeneg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Schwarzeneg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mondragon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mondragon tries for a takedown but Schwarzeneg sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Schwarzeneg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mondragon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Mondragon fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Schwarzeneg sprawls well initially but Mondragon persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
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. Mondragon connects with a nice short shot to Schwarzeneg's temple.
Schwarzeneg on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mondragon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Schwarzeneg does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mondragon uses his free foot to push down on Schwarzeneg's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Schwarzeneg.
Mondragon is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Mondragon.
Mondragon lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Schwarzeneg hang on?
Mondragon with shots to the head and body - Schwarzeneg looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mondragon dominating with strikes here.
Mondragon with good strikes from the mount here!
Mondragon avoids the attempt from Schwarzeneg to control.
Mondragon breaks from Schwarzeneg's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mondragon scoring with strikes but Schwarzeneg is staying in there.
Mondragon looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mondragon lands with some strikes.
Mondragon with the ground and pound from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mondragon landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mondragon in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mondragon landing punches.
Mondragon with a couple of short strikes.
Mondragon looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mondragon putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mondragon punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mondragon looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mondragon lands a big elbow.
Mondragon landing strikes, looking to finish!
Schwarzeneg in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mondragon working the ground and pound effectively.

And that's the end of the fight!
Khahel Mondragon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mondragon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khahel Mondragon!