PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mr Mangan (ranked 6343 p4p, 5402 weight class) and Alak Mouskal (ranked 436 p4p, 401 weight class). Mangan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Xie hua piao piao. Alak Mouskal has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mr Mangan's chin.

Mangan
vs
Mouskal

190 cm
27
140
3 - 4 - 0

190 cm
26
150
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mr Mangan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alak Mouskal!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mangan shoots in but no luck this time.
Mangan looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Mangan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mangan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mouskal tries to clinch but Mangan is having none of it.
Mouskal tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mangan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mouskal somewhat.
Mangan fails to land the takedown.
Mouskal stuffs the takedown attempt from Mangan. Mangan gets slowly back to his feet.
Mouskal is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Mangan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mouskal misses with a low kick as Mangan jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mouskal changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mangan tries to avoid it but Mouskal manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mangan to the ground. Mangan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mr Mangan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mouskal shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mangan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mouskal.
Mouskal tries to counter with a clinch but Mangan shakes him off and moves away.
Mouskal shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mangan defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangan avoids the head kick by Mouskal.
Mouskal fails with the takedown.
Mangan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mouskal.
Mouskal defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mangan.

Mouskal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Mouskal can't get the takedown.

Mouskal manages to pull guard.
Mangan 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.
Mouskal is trying to control the position but Mangan postures up.
Mouskal pulls Mangan in to control the position.

Mouskal has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mangan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mouskal is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouskal is trying to control. Mangan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mouskal trying to mount his opponent but Mangan defends it.
Mangan is staying active underneath Mouskal, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mangan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mouskal on the ground.
Mouskal thows a huge punch but Mangan dodges it nicely.
Mouskal wants to take a breather but Mangan is having none of it.
Mouskal wants to stand up but Mangan is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouskal moves into full mount! Mangan won't be happy about that!
Mouskal throwing strikes here but Mangan is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Mouskal looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Mouskal misses with a head shot.
Mouskal controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mouskal has hold of Mangan's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mangan manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Mouskal wants to control the pace but Mangan is squirming around nicely.
Mangan blocking the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Poor strikes thrown by Mouskal there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Mouskal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mangan is looking to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alak Mouskal dominated that round.
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.

Mouskal moves into the clinch successfully.
Mouskal can't get the takedown.

Mouskal jumps guard and drags Mangan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mouskal doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Mouskal wants to sweep but no luck.
Mangan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mangan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mangan stopping the sweep attempt from Mouskal.
Mouskal has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mangan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mouskal is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mouskal is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mouskal trying to control but Mangan is working from the bottom.
Mouskal is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Mouskal 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 two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mouskal wants to stand but Mangan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mangan being controlled here, momentarily.
Mangan keeping moving, preventing Mouskal from controlling successfully.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mouskal walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mangan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouskal looks for a takedown but Mangan sprawls well.
Mouskal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mangan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mouskal.
Mouskal digs a good body shot into Mangan's ribs.
Mangan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mr Mangan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alak Mouskal.
Mangan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mouskal.
Mouskal throws a head kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Mouskal. Those never looked like landing.
Mouskal fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mouskal looks for the body kick but Mangan saw that one coming.
Mangan shoots in for a takedown but Mouskal shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mouskal moves in looking to clinch but Mangan pushes him off.
Mouskal shoots in for a takedown but Mangan shows good takedown defense.
Mouskal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mangan misses with a double jab.
Mangan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mr Mangan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mouskal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mouskal or perhaps it was just good defense by Mangan, which made it look bad.
It looked like Mangan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mangan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mouskal as he avoids it easily.
Mangan backing away here, and Mouskal unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mouskal pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mangan is out of range and Mouskal settles back down.
Mangan moves out of range of the body kick from Mouskal.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alak Mouskal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Sloppy strikes from Mangan. Those never looked like landing.
Mouskal throws a sloppy head kick and Mangan moves out of range easily.
Nice sprawl there from Mangan as Mouskal shoots in.
Mangan shoots in looking for a takedown. Mouskal tries to sprawl out of it but Mangan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Mouskal manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mouskal throws a body kick that misses.
Mouskal shoots in but Mangan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mouskal moves in looking to clinch but Mangan pushes him off.
Mouskal closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mangan circles away.
Mr Mangan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alak Mouskal.
Mouskal shoots in but Mangan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangan misses with a takedown attempt - Mouskal sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mouskal with the counter takedown but Mangan avoids it easily.
Mouskal misses with a two punch combination.
As Mouskal looks to move away, Mangan throws a big counter combo but Mouskal just gets out of the way.
Mouskal shoots for a takedown but Mangan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mouskal misses with a head kick.
Mangan misses with the combination.
Mouskal with the counter takedown but Mangan avoids it easily.
Mouskal tries to clinch up but Mangan circles away and keeps his distance.
Mouskal shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mangan tries to bum rush Mouskal with a series of wild strikes but Mouskal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mouskal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mouskal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouskal misses with a takedown attempt - Mangan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mangan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mouskal defends well and Mangan ends up having to push Mouskal into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mangan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mouskal just stands there and leans against the ropes.

Mouskal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mouskal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mouskal wants to clinch up but Mangan keeps it at a distance.
Mouskal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mangan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mangan fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouskal closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mangan circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Mangan as Mouskal shoots in.
Mangan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mouskal swivels and escapes.
A punch combination from Mangan misses.
Mangan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mouskal.
Mangan lands a jab-cross combination.
Mouskal shoots in for a takedown but Mangan shows good takedown defense.
Mangan appears to be looking for a big counter.
No luck for Mangan with that takedown attempt.
Mouskal changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mouskal shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mouskal slaps away a takedown attempt from Mangan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mouskal is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Mr Mangan is winning the standup battle so far.
Mangan swats away the attempt to clinch by Mouskal.
Mouskal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mangan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mangan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mouskal as he avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mouskal.
Mouskal throws a low kick but Mangan avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mouskal misses with a head kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mouskal.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Mangan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mouskal has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alak Mouskal!
Mr Mangan spoke after the fight, saying 'Ah thats hot, thats hot'.