PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Fury (ranked 783 p4p, 1083 weight class) and Aboubacar Mandiang (ranked 112 p4p, 147 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mandiang's choice of entrance music: Oliver Twist. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fury
vs
Mandiang

191 cm
27
226
13 - 5 - 0

190 cm
26
210
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

SynCity Fightwear
Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

Urban Fighter

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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aboubacar Mandiang!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandiang tries to land a leg kick but Fury saw it coming and moves away.
A big right from Fury misses.
Fury looks to land a right hand but Mandiang moved out of range.
Fury takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mandiang misses with a shot to the body
and Fury counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Aboubacar Mandiang has been cut.
Mandiang scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury throws a hook to the side of Mandiang's head but Mandiang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fury waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mandiang.
Mandiang misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury looks to land a right hand but Mandiang moved out of range.
Mandiang moves out of range of the strikes.
Mandiang wants to counter the offense by Fury and move into the clinch position.
Fury swings widly with a right hand
and Mandiang counters with a straight right hand.
Fury misses with a hook. Mandiang ducked under it nicely.
Mandiang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mandiang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fury sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fury takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mandiang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Fury.
Fury is looking to counter punch.
Mandiang walks into a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fury has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mandiang.
Fury throws an off balance right hand
and Mandiang counters with a nice uppercut.
Mandiang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Fury misses.
Mandiang jabs Fury to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Aboubacar Mandiang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fury misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fury checks a low kick from Mandiang.
Fury definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A slow jab from Mandiang misses its intended target.
Fury seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mandiang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fury throws out the jab.
Fury takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mandiang misses with an uppercut
and Fury counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mandiang takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fury on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang lands with a good body shot.
Fury takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mandiang connects with a single shot there.
Mandiang connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mandiang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mandiang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That has opened up Aboubacar Mandiang's cut even more.
Fury swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fury takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fury is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mandiang lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mandiang takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aboubacar Mandiang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aboubacar Mandiang's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Fury lands with a straight right. Mandiang didn't see that one coming.
Fury punishes Mandiang's body with a nice straight punch.
Mandiang misses with a low kick.
Mandiang throws a jab but it's blocked by Fury.
Fury checks a leg kick.
Mandiang clobbers Fury with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mandiang needs to keep his hands up - Fury had a free shot at his head there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandiang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fury has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fury checks a leg kick.
Fury moves out of range as Mandiang strikes.
Fury was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mandiang scores with a jab to the body.
Aboubacar Mandiang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mandiang digs a good hook to Fury's body.
Mandiang slips under a jab.
Fury misses with a left hand
and Mandiang counters with a low kick, right behind Fury 's knee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang misses with a leg kick
and Fury cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fury misses with an uppercut.
Mandiang throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mandiang throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Fury misses the target.
Mandiang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mandiang misses with a right hand

and Fury counters with a crisp right hand that drops Mandiang! Fury lets Mandiang back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

The cut above Aboubacar Mandiang's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mandiang fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fury checks it well.
A low kick from Mandiang is predictable there

and Fury counters with a crisp right hand that drops Mandiang! Fury lets Mandiang back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Mandiang is rocked!

Aboubacar Mandiang's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Fury is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fury is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mandiang.
Fury blocks a low kick nicely.
Fury misses with a kick to the body
and Mandiang counters with a stiff right hand.
Mandiang swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mandiang scores with the left hand. Fury knows he should have avoided that one.
Fury misses with a left hand
and Mandiang counters with a low kick, right behind Fury 's knee.
Mandiang catches Fury with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mandiang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fury looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mandiang misses with a low kick.
Fury throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mandiang swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mandiang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fury slips a jab from Mandiang.
Mandiang connects with the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that John Fury will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aboubacar Mandiang's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Mandiang throws a solid leg kick but Fury takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mandiang.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mandiang.
Mandiang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fury sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fury is looking for a counter combo.
Mandiang wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fury gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mandiang tries to land a front kick but Fury steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury checks a leg kick.
Fury on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mandiang. Mandiang obviously looking to wear him down.
Fury misses with the body kick
and Mandiang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandiang lands with a cross.
Mandiang throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fury's head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mandiang lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fury has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fury and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fury was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mandiang connects with the punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mandiang.
Fury fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mandiang on the side of the head.
Mandiang throws a poor cross that misses
and Fury cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fury takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fury, as that shot connected.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Aboubacar Mandiang's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John Fury!
Our winner, John Fury, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.