PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Scott Kannberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Supa Mangana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kannberg comes to the cage accompanied by Pavement: 'Date with IKEA'. This should be fireworks!

Kannberg
vs
Mangana

167 cm
19
141 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

165 cm
26
135 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Scott Kannberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Supa Mangana!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mangana throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kannberg lands a right hook to the body.
Kannberg throws out a powerful jab.
Nice defenses there by Mangana.
Kannberg has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ReVoLuT!oN !sL@nD GYM in the buildup to the fight.
Mangana just misses with a punch to the body.
Mangana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kannberg tries to counter with a takedown but Mangana is quick to defend against it.
Kannberg throws a right hand that Mangana ducks under and follows up with a left that Mangana also avoids with ease.
Mangana misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Mangana.
Mangana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mangana.
Mangana lands with a kick to the temple. Kannberg shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mangana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kannberg misses with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kannberg throws out a loose jab but Mangana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kannberg throws a jab but it's blocked by Mangana.
Kannberg does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mangana misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kannberg shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mangana wants to get back to full guard but Kannberg has mounted him!
Mangana regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kannberg throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kannberg 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.
Kannberg not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mangana wants to get back to full guard.
Kannberg not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kannberg wants to pass to mount but Mangana is defending the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kannberg sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kannberg missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Kannberg there.
Kannberg passes to side control.
Kannberg in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangana is trying to improve his position.
Mangana wants to control but Kannberg postures up.
Mangana tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kannberg wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kannberg is working Mangana over with some ground and pound from side control.
Mangana taking a bit of punishment here - Kannberg scoring with strikes.
Mangana takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sloppy strikes there by Kannberg.
Mangana takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Kannberg crashes against the mat.
Kannberg wants to control but Mangana is keeping him busy.
Kannberg landing a few strikes.
Mangana tries to bench press Kannberg off him but Kannberg keeps the position.
Mangana really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kannberg. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mangana takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kannberg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mangana keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kannberg working the ground and pound.
Kannberg postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Kannberg dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mangana fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mangana fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Kannberg wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mangana throws a head kick but Kannberg moves out of range.
Kannberg blocks a head kick by Mangana.
Kannberg throws a low kick but Mangana moves out of range easily.
Kannberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mangana connects with a leg kick. Kannberg looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mangana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kannberg.
Mangana stuns Kannberg with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kannberg blocks a head kick by Mangana.
Kannberg seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kannberg walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mangana checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mangana raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kannberg misses with a wild combination.
Kannberg misses with the combination.

Mangana moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangana connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kannberg's face.
Nice elbow from Mangana.
Mangana lands an elbow just above Kannberg 's eye.

Kannberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Mangana clinches with his opponent.
Mangana stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mangana with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kannberg lands a hook that snaps the head of Mangana backwards.
Mangana putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kannberg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mangana prevents a body shot from Kannberg.
Mangana landing knees to the head.
Kannberg can't find room to land a body shot as Mangana controls the action.
Kannberg stalls.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kannberg is trying to break the clinch but Mangana has him pressed against the cage.
Mangana pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kannberg fails to pull guard.
Mangana creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kannberg's defenses.
Mangana throws an elbow but it misses.
Kannberg tries to break free but Mangana pushes him back against the cage.
Mangana using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Kannberg successfully pulls guard.
Mangana throws a big elbow that misses.
Kannberg lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Mangana keeping moving, preventing Kannberg from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kannberg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mangana looking for a sweep. Not yet Mangana, not yet.
Kannberg keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mangana's head.
Kannberg cracks Mangana with a solid left hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kannberg's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kannberg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mangana can do to turn this around?
Mangana wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kannberg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kannberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Mangana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kannberg postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kannberg throwing strikes from guard but Mangana blocks nicely.
Kannberg passes Mangana's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kannberg trying to mount his opponent but Mangana defends it.
Mangana wants to control but Kannberg is keeping busy.
Kannberg works his foot free and advances to mount.
Kannberg is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Scott Kannberg will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Mangana throws a head kick that half lands.
Mangana connects with a high kick.
Mangana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kannberg.
Mangana scores with a head kick.
Mangana scores with a head kick.
Mangana tries to clinch but Kannberg moves out of range.
Mangana tries a head kick but it misses.
Kannberg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mangana takes a swing at Kannberg's ribcage but misses.
Mangana throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Kannberg was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mangana.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mangana lands a leg kick that knocks Kannberg off balance momentarily.
Mangana takes one to the chin there.
Supa Mangana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mangana throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
Kannberg is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mangana sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangana avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mangana lands with a kick to the temple. Kannberg shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mangana fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mangana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mangana throws a front kick aimed at Kannberg's knee but Kannberg avoids it well.
Kannberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Kannberg shoots in and gets a takedown into Mangana's guard.
Kannberg trying to control but Mangana is working from the bottom.
Kannberg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mangana wants to sweep but no luck.
Scott Kannberg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kannberg postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kannberg advances to half guard.
Mangana moves into full guard.
Kannberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Mangana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kannberg slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangana wants to improve his position but instead Kannberg has moved into half guard.
Kannberg is nestled in close to Mangana, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kannberg controlling the action here.
Kannberg lands strikes from half guard.
Kannberg works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kannberg is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mangana is surviving well by controlling Kannberg's body position as best he can.
Supa Mangana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kannberg breaks from Mangana's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mangana tries to hold on but Kannberg postures up.
Kannberg lands a big shot there that rocks Mangana but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mangana tries to get back to half guard but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Scott Kannberg.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kannberg, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Kannberg!
After winning the bout, Scott Kannberg thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.