PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Ebert (ranked 1558 p4p, 1718 weight class) and Mandlenkosi Thulani (ranked 71 p4p, 85 weight class). Thulani is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Zara - Sojaboy. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Ebert
vs
Thulani

191 cm
28
250
12 - 9 - 0

206 cm
27
282
11 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Ebert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mandlenkosi Thulani!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ebert throws a leg kick but Thulani moved away.
Thulani is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ebert.
And Ebert counters with a quick kick to the body but Thulani blocks it.
Thulani swings widly with a right hand
and Ebert counters with a series of strikes. Thulani will be more careful next time no doubt.
A big left from Thulani misses.
Ebert uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thulani.
Ebert fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thulani manages to avoid it.
Ebert displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thulani throws out the jab.
We've been informed that Thulani has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Thulani throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ebert stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ebert cracks a nice hook into Thulani's ribs.

Ebert rushes Thulani and presses him up against the cage.
Ebert tries to work over Thulani's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ebert.
Ebert throws a head punch that misses.
Ebert swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Thulani breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ebert tries to bum rush Thulani with a series of wild strikes but Thulani uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thulani wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ebert misses the shot to the body.
Thulani misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ebert is looking to clinch.
A jab from Thulani finds it's way through Ebert's defenses.

It looks like Jason Ebert has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ebert swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thulani throws a hook to the side of Ebert's head but Ebert sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ebert feinted with a counter takedown.
Thulani lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ebert tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thulani swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thulani looks to throw the jab but Ebert is out of range.
Mandlenkosi Thulani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ebert misses with a double jab.
Thulani throws a hook but Ebert avoids it easily.
Ebert throws a nice looking combination but Thulani bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thulani throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ebert takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ebert finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ebert tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thulani manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ebert moves out of range of the strikes.
Ebert throws a body punch but Thulani moves out of range.
Ebert looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ebert steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thulani.
Ebert moves in looking to clinch but Thulani pushes him off.
Ebert ducks under a wild hook from Thulani.
Ebert slips a jab from Thulani.
Thulani is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thulani pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ebert walks into a stiff left hand from Thulani.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ebert lands a nice shot to the body.
Ebert defending well as Thulani loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Thulani.
Ebert feinted with a counter takedown.
Thulani takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ebert is looking to wear down Thulani with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thulani swats away the attempt to clinch by Ebert.
Thulani throws a hook but Ebert avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Ebert tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

Ebert gets a clinch.
Thulani lands a right hand.
Ebert struggles to land a body shot inside as Thulani controls his hands.

Thulani escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Thulani cracks Ebert with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Thulani has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Ebert to stand back up!

Ebert is rocked!
Ebert avoids the body shot from Thulani.
Oh Ebert is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ebert tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thulani manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice combination there by Ebert.
Thulani takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ebert seems to have got his legs back now.
Ebert tries to close the distance and clinch but Thulani swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thulani moves out of range as Ebert throws a body kick.
Ebert fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ebert lets loose with a powerful body kick. Thulani will feel that in the morning.
Ebert takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thulani throws a lazy right hand but Ebert sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ebert was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ebert tries to score with a low kick but Thulani moves his leg out of the way.
It seemed like Thulani was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ebert tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thulani paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thulani looks to land a left hand but Ebert moved out of range nicely.
Ebert is looking for a counter combo.
Thulani pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ebert tries to clinch up but Thulani circles away and keeps his distance.
Thulani takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Ebert moves into the clinch successfully.
Ebert throws a punch but it's blocked by Thulani.
Ebert scores with a shoulder strike.
Ebert fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ebert working aggressively here.

Thulani escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Ebert clinches up with Thulani and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thulani blocks a body shot from Ebert.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Thulani escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thulani thuds a left hand into Ebert's body.
Ebert throws out a leg kick but Thulani moves out of range and Ebert only half commits.
Ebert moves in looking to clinch but Thulani pushes him off.
Ebert slips a jab from Thulani.
Ebert misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thulani.
Thulani misses with a body shot.
Thulani throws a hook but Ebert avoids it easily.
Thulani misses with a hook.
Thulani throws a lazy uppercut
and Ebert counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ebert keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thulani.
It looked like Ebert was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Thulani.
Ebert throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ebert tries to clinch up but Thulani circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thulani missing with a left hand there. Ebert was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice leg kick from Ebert, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ebert tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thulani was well out of range. Poor timing from Ebert.
Ebert wants to clinch up but Thulani keeps it at a distance.
Thulani doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ebert slips a jab from Thulani.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mandlenkosi Thulani dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Ebert's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ebert misses with a low kick.
Thulani is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ebert with a body shot.
Thulani catches Ebert with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ebert ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thulani moves away.
Thulani is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ebert.
Thulani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ebert was well out of range. Poor timing from Thulani.
Thulani tests Ebert's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mandlenkosi Thulani seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Danga de danga de dang - Ebert scores with a four punch combination!
Thulani throws the left hand but Ebert avoids the punch easily.
Ebert swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ebert lands a nice shot to the body.
Thulani lands a slapping body shot.
Thulani lands a nice looking body shot.
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!
A big left from Thulani misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Thulani misses the target.
Thulani throws a lazy right hand but Ebert sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thulani throws a jab but it's blocked by Ebert.
Thulani missing with a left hand there. Ebert was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ebert tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thulani swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thulani misses with a straight right.
Thulani looks to throw the jab but Ebert is out of range.
Thulani misses the jab.
A quick step to the side and Ebert tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Ebert. Those never looked like landing.
Ebert fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thulani.
Ebert throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thulani might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ebert throws a body shot but no joy.
Thulani keeps the fight on the outside.
Thulani looks to throw the jab but Ebert is out of range.
Thulani with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thulani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ebert moves away.
A quick step to the side and Ebert tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ebert tries to clinch but Thulani is having none of it.
Ebert scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ebert tries to close the distance and clinch but Thulani swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ebert misses the shot to the body.
Ebert moves away from the strike by Thulani.
As Thulani backs away, Ebert returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ebert throws a sloppy head kick and Thulani moves out of range easily.
As Ebert backs off Thulani throws a huge counter combo but Ebert manages to avoid it all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Thulani as he checks the leg kick.
Ebert misses with a wild body shot.
Thulani throws a hook to the side of Ebert's head but Ebert sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ebert throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ebert. Thulani does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thulani lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Ebert goes down and covers up as Thulani starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mandlenkosi Thulani!
After winning the bout, Mandlenkosi Thulani thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.