PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chest Mangold (ranked 2060 p4p, 2190 weight class) and Mario Santos (ranked 210 p4p, 222 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Mangold
vs
Santos

179 cm
21
155
3 - 1 - 0

173 cm
21
145
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Conquer

Brooklyn Threads
Brooklyn Apothecary

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chest Mangold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mario Santos!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Santos swings widly with a right hand
enabling Mangold to counter with a crisp jab.
Santos blocks a jab.
Mangold ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
Mangold ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
Mangold throwing a counter right hand but Santos manages to avoid it.
Santos lands a right hook to the body.
Mangold misses with a low kick.
Mangold misses with a straight right.
Santos defending well as Mangold loads up on a big left hand.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
Mangold swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mangold punishes Santos's body with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Mangold throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice side step and Santos releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangold misses with a low kick.
Santos swings for the body but Mangold moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Mangold misses the target.
Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Santos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A lazy body kick from Mangold
and Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santos misses with an uppercut
and Mangold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mangold defending well as Santos loads up on a big left hand.
Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mangold keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangold throws a jab when Santos was well out of range.
Santos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mangold looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Santos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Santos misses with an uppercut.
Santos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Santos throws an overhand right that lands on Mangold's shoulder, as Mangold tries to avoid the shot.
Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Mangold moves away from the strike by Santos.
Santos throws a lazy uppercut
and Mangold counters with a straight right hand.
Santos throws a shot from downtown. Mangold moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangold tries to clinch up but Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Mario Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos throws an overhand right that lands on Mangold's shoulder, as Mangold tries to avoid the shot.
Mangold takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mangold slips a jab from Santos.
Mangold appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Santos moves out of range of the leg kick from Mangold.
Mangold gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab lands there for Santos.
Nice jab there from Mangold.
Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mangold swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Santos misses with a body shot.
Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Mangold counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mangold on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Mangold.
Nice cross by Santos.
Santos misses with a shot to the body
enabling Mangold to counter with a crisp jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Santos blocks the leg kick.
Santos appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Santos misses with a looping left.
Mangold is looking to counter punch.
Santos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mangold momentarily.
Mangold defending well as Santos loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Mangold on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mangold throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Santos dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Santos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mangold looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mangold throws an overhand right that lands on Santos's shoulder, as Santos tries to avoid the shot.
Mangold takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mangold takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mangold takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Santos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mangold doesn't seem bothered though.
Santos cracks Mangold with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mangold slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
An attempted straight right counter from Mangold misses the target.
Santos stuns Mangold with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Santos works Mangold's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos misses with a hook.
Santos cracks a nice hook into Mangold's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos lands with a cross.
Mangold takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Santos misses with a looping right.
Mangold throws a hook but Santos avoids it easily.
It seemed like Santos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mangold throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mangold misses with a jab to the body
and Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donk. Santos catches Mangold right on the button with a cross.
Mangold throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.
Santos lands a jab to Mangold's midsection.
Nice cross by Santos.
We've been told by Mangold's head coaches at Primal Concrete Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mangold pivots, looking for a leg kick but Santos is out of range and Mangold settles back down.
Santos staying out of range there.
Santos throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Mangold counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Mangold is predictable there
letting Santos counter with a right hand.
Mangold walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Santos lands with a good body shot.
A shot to the liver by Santos. Beautiful body shot.
Santos connects with the punch.
Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mangold.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mangolds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice jab there from Santos.
Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Santos connects with a body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Mangold might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Santos loads up on a big right hand but Mangold slips the punch.
Santos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mangold in his tracks.
Santos with a hook.
Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Mangold.
Santos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mangold connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangold uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santos.
Mangold feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mangold uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santos.
Mangold was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Santos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mangold has time to react.
A jab from Mangold misses.
Santos let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A shot to the body from Santos misses
and Mangold cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santos misses with a right hand
and Mangold cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Santos throws a hook but Mangold avoids it easily.
Mangold looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A shot to the body from Santos misses
and Mangold counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos lands with a cross.
Mangold throws a lazy right hand but Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Santos misses with a combination
and Mangold counters with a leg kick.
Santos throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Mangold counter with a right hand.
Mangold throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Mangold was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Santos misses with a hook to the body
and Mangold counters with a body kick.
Santos blocks a leg kick.
Mangold throws out a leg kick but Santos moves out of range and Mangold only half commits.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Santos, as that shot connected.
Nice defenses there by Mangold.
Mangold throwing a counter right hand but Santos manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangold tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Santos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Mangold throwing a counter right hand but Santos manages to avoid it.
Santos cracks Mangold with an open hand slap.
Mangold uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santos.
Mangold swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Santos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mangold doesn't seem bothered though.
Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mangold jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Santos misses with a left hand
and Mangold counters with a left to the body.
Mangold misses with an attempted mid kick.
Santos let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Santos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mangold counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santos lands with a hook. Mangold tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mangold sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Santos backs away, Mangold returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Mario Santos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos cracks Mangold with a good jab.
Mangold uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santos.
Mario Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mangold was well out of range. Poor timing from Santos.
Mangold jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos scores with a shot to the body.
Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mangold.
Santos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mangold counters with a straight right hand.
Mangold walks into a left hand.
Santos connects with a looping right hand.
Mangold throws a looping overhand right but Santos ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos missing with a left hand there. Mangold was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Santos connects with a single shot there.
Mangold ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
Mangold defending well as Santos loads up on a big left hand.
Santos loads up on a big right hand but Mangold slips the punch.
Mangold misses with a double jab
and Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santos throws a right hand that misses
and Mangold cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mangold uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santos.
Mangold ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mangold was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands a jab to Mangold's midsection.
Mangold moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Mangold wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mangold needs to keep his hands up - Santos had a free shot at his head there.
The fighters circling - Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Santos lands a nice shot to the body.
Chest Mangold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santos throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Santos misses.
Santos scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos lands with a shot to the body.
Mangold throws a left and a right that both miss
and Santos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mangold throwing a counter right hand but Santos manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Santos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Santos!