PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aboubacar Mandiang (ranked 1937 p4p, 2837 weight class) and Kobe Bryant (ranked 250 p4p, 340 weight class). Mandiang comes to the cage accompanied by Oliver Twist. Kobe Bryant acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Mandiang
vs
Bryant

190 cm
31
189
20 - 16 - 1

184 cm
31
195
15 - 17 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Conviction

Fantasy Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aboubacar Mandiang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mandiang lands a big head kick that sends Bryant tumbling to the mat! Mandiang takes a step backwards and waves Bryant back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Kobe Bryant has been cut.
Bryant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mandiang.
Bryant avoids the head kick by Mandiang.
Mandiang ducks under a wild hook from Bryant.
It looked like Mandiang wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mandiang cracks Bryant with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mandiang takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bryant's coach down at Sprawl N Brawl was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bryant's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mandiang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Bryant is rocked!
Aboubacar Mandiang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mandiang walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Bryant drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Mandiang swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Bryant's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aboubacar Mandiang!
Our winner, Aboubacar Mandiang, 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.