PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ludwig Mandrill (ranked 1599 p4p, 170 weight class) and Thing Thing (ranked 1646 p4p, 174 weight class). Thing has chosen Thing as his entrance music. Thing Thing is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Mandrill
vs
Thing

172 cm
21
155 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

150 cm
20
145 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ludwig Mandrill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thing Thing!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thing is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mandrill feinted with a counter takedown.
Ludwig Mandrill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mandrill.
Thing wants to counter the offense by Mandrill and move into the clinch position.

Thing closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mandrill quickly recovers to half guard.
Thing drops an elbow to the side of Mandrill's head.
Mandrill is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Thing's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Thing's back!
Mandrill lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Mandrill not allowing Thing to control his hands.
Mandrill lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Thing hold on?!
Mandrill has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Mandrill lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Thing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thing trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandrill doesn't have the hooks in and Thing manages to turn into his guard.
Thing working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thing trying to control the position from guard on top but Mandrill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thing told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Mandrill looking to control.

Mandrill throws his legs up looking for a submission but Thing uses it to pass to side control.
Thing controlling the position from side mount.
Mandrill is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Thing's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mandrill wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandrill moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mandrill is on top in guard.

Thing avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mandrill distracts Thing with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Thing working for a triangle but Mandrill defends it easily.
Mandrill keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Thing's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mandrill cracks Thing with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandrill is stalling in the full guard.
Thing trying to keep a closed guard but Mandrill is proving a slippery customer.

Mandrill avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mandrill makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mandrill with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Thing controls Mandrill momentarily but Mandrill frees himself.
Mandrill throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Thing controls Mandrill momentarily but Mandrill frees himself.
Mandrill landing some decent shots from guard.
Thing keeping moving, preventing Mandrill from controlling successfully.
Mandrill lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mandrill working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Thing's head.
Thing trying to keep a closed guard but Mandrill is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mandrill postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ludwig Mandrill dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Thing leaves Mandrill with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mandrill shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thing sprawls well. Thing wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mandrill gets slowly back to his feet.
Thing loads up on a big right hand but Mandrill slips the punch.
Mandrill tries to counter with a takedown but Thing is quick to defend against it.

Thing shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Thing was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mandrill is not content to let Thing control the position.
Mandrill is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thing throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mandrill on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mandrill 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandrill trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Thing manages to pass to mount!
Thing trying to control but Mandrill is having none of it.
Mandrill is trying to escape the mount.
Mandrill is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Thing postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mandrill looks a forlorn figure.
Thing raining down hammerfists from mount.

Thing working for a guillotine from mount but Mandrill is in no mood to give up.
Mandrill is bucking up trying to escape but Thing cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Thing connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Thing raining down hammerfists from mount.
Thing landing strikes from the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thing lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Thing is landing with some decent strikes but Mandrill is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Thing with good strikes from the mount here!
Mandrill gets back to half guard.
Mandrill wants to improve his position but Thing is controlling well.

Mandrill actively working from the bottom here.
Mandrill trying to control but Thing postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thing prevents Mandrill from improving his position.
Mandrill blocking the ground and pound attempt from Thing.
Mandrill is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mandrill is working hard here to advance position.
Thing not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thing not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thing is looking to take a break and control but Mandrill is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thing is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Thing is just content to waste time from the top position. Mandrill takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Thing is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mandrill looking for a sweep. Not yet Mandrill, not yet.
Mandrill is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mandrill has momentary wrist control but Thing slips an elbow through the middle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mandrill is on top in guard.

Thing has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mandrill can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Thing not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thing Thing showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mandrill scores with a takedown into Thing's guard.
Mandrill working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Thing's head.

Thing has his foot on Mandrill's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mandrill works his way back into a safe position though.

Thing is looking for a triangle but Mandrill pushes his legs off easily.
Mandrill makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Thing is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Thing looking for a guillotine here but Mandrill defends easily.

Thing is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mandrill is aware though and is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thing being controlled here, momentarily.
Mandrill working some strikes from top position.
Mandrill landing with the ground and pound.
Mandrill will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mandrill postures up.
Mandrill is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Thing Thing has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mandrill with a nice head shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Thing is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mandrill is aware though and is defending well.
Mandrill stays in close to Thing's body and controls the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mandrill accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mandrill trying to control but Thing is working from the bottom.

Thing has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mandrill can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Mandrill scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mandrill scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandrill prevents Thing from improving his position.

Thing actively working from the bottom here.
Mandrill winds up and cracks Thing with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Thing actively working from the bottom here.
Mandrill lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Thing looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mandrill content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four 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.
Mandrill wants to control but Thing is keeping him busy.
Mandrill working Thing over with strikes.
Mandrill wants to control but Thing is keeping him busy.
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. Mandrill connects with a nice short shot to Thing's temple.
Thing keeping control of the position.
Mandrill seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thing wants to get back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ludwig Mandrill showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mandrill 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ludwig Mandrill!
Thing Thing spoke after the fight, saying 'THING!'.