PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jrock Mandela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tha Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man has chosen lukenback texas as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mandela
vs
Man

180 cm
25
195 lbs
11 - 6 - 1

180 cm
21
189 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

SPARTAN FIGHTWARE
Crippler's Corner

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 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jrock Mandela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tha Man!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandela fails with a takedown attempt.
Mandela shoots in for a double leg but Man sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mandela fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jrock Mandela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mandela pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mandela shoots in looking for a takedown. Man tries to sprawl out of it but Mandela keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Man manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mandela shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Man defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Man closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandela is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Man gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Man throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mandela blocks it with crossed arms.
Man lands a good knee to the midsection. Mandela won't want to take too many of those.
Mandela fails to pull guard.
Mandela takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Jrock Mandela has been cut.
Man lands a good knee to the midsection. Mandela won't want to take too many of those.
Man with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Man lands an elbow inside that Mandela shrugs off.
Man lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mandela takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mandela is breathing heavily.
Man is pressed up against the cage. Mandela has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Man down to the mat. Man avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mandela fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Man avoids it really well and circles away.
Mandela shoots in for a takedown but Man shows good takedown defense.

Man darts in and clinches Mandela up against the cage.
Man with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Jrock Mandela's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Man obliges.
Man lands a nice knee to the body.
Man landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man is leaning against Mandela and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Man lands a knee to the head.
Man lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Man lands an elbow inside.
Mandela takes a knee to the side of the body.
Man comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees to the body from Man.
Mandela takes an elbow to the temple.
Man lands an elbow that stopped Mandela in his tracks for a moment.

Jrock Mandela's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Man lands an elbow inside.
Man working Mandela over with knees to the body.
Man prevents a body shot from Mandela.
Man crunches a lovely knee into Mandela's ribcage.
Man scores a nice knee to the body.
Man lands a good knee to the midsection. Mandela won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Man obliges.
Man lands an elbow inside.
Man scores with a knee to the head.

Jeez, Jrock Mandela's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Man lands an elbow that stopped Mandela in his tracks for a moment.
Man crunches a lovely knee into Mandela's ribcage.
Man lands a knee to the head.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tha Man!