PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Masato Kobayashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc Mambolou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marc Mambolou struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kobayashi
vs
Mambolou

174 cm
21
175 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

186 cm
21
188 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Masato Kobayashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marc Mambolou!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kobayashi wants to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Mambolou misses the target.
Mambolou shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kobayashi sprawls well. Kobayashi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mambolou gets slowly back to his feet.
Mambolou will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marc Mambolou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Kobayashi.
Mambolou scores with a nice head shot.
Mambolou will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kobayashi misses with a body kick.

Mambolou lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Kobayashi sprawling to the canvas. Mambolou follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Kobayashi hang on?
Mambolou is trying to control. Kobayashi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kobayashi is looking to escape.
Mambolou lands strikes from half guard.
Mambolou sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kobayashi defending well though.
Mambolou throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mambolou thows a huge punch but Kobayashi dodges it nicely.
Kobayashi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mambolou.
Mambolou is just content to waste time from the top position. Kobayashi takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Mambolou controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mambolou landing with the ground and pound.
Kobayashi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mambolou working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kobayashi's head.
Mambolou loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mambolou trying to control the position from guard on top but Kobayashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kobayashi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mambolou lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mambolou wants to control from the top but Kobayashi keeps moving.
Mambolou with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mambolou has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mambolou makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mambolou won't allow Kobayashi to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mambolou accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kobayashi keeping moving, preventing Mambolou from controlling successfully.
Mambolou in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mambolou is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mambolou working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mambolou trying to control but Kobayashi is working from the bottom.
Mambolou makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mambolou stands up over Kobayashi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mambolou is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mambolou won't allow Kobayashi to get back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mambolou accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mambolou working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mambolou thows a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mambolou trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kobayashi is breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mambolou accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marc Mambolou dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mambolou takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mambolou cracks a nice hook into Kobayashi's ribs.
Kobayashi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kobayashi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mambolou manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kobayashi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mambolou throws a series of punches but Kobayashi avoids them all with ease.
Mambolou jabs Kobayashi right on the nose. Kobayashi blinks but takes it well.

Mambolou moves into the clinch.
Kobayashi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kobayashi tries to land a knee to the head but Mambolou blocks with his arms.
Mambolou fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kobayashi tries a knee to the head but Mambolou blocks it.

Mambolou breaks from the clinch.
Kobayashi lands with a slapping head kick.
Mambolou looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kobayashi is fending him off so far but Mambolou persists. Nope, Kobayashi circles away and we're back to standing.
Mambolou moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Mambolou pushes Kobayashi up against the cage in a clinch.
Kobayashi with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Mambolou breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Mambolou, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mambolou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kobayashi.
Mambolou avoids the head kick by Kobayashi.
Masato Kobayashi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mambolou misses with a low kick.
Kobayashi is looking to clinch.
Mambolou takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mambolou connects with a looping right hand.
A head kick from Kobayashi lands but Mambolou takes it in his stride.
Kobayashi checks a low kick from Mambolou.
Kobayashi is looking to land body kicks.
Kobayashi moves in looking to clinch but Mambolou pushes him off.
Kobayashi throws a leg kick but Mambolou sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kobayashi tries to clinch there but Mambolou circles away.
Mambolou with a jab.
Mambolou swings for the body but Kobayashi moves out of range.
Mambolou misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mambolou avoids the head kick by Kobayashi.

Mambolou clinches up with Kobayashi and pushes him back against the cage.
Kobayashi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kobayashi misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Mambolou has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Kobayashi clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Kobayashi covering up well and avoiding damage.
Mambolou scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Kobayashi is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Kobayashi is trapped and Mambolou is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Mambolou is punishing Kobayashi with some ground and pound.
Mambolou lands strikes to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mambolou is working the ground and pound. Can Kobayashi escape?
Mambolou lands strikes to the head.
Kobayashi is covering up but some of the strikes from Mambolou are getting through and doing damage.
Mambolou looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Mambolou lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Mambolou really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Kobayashi.
Mambolou lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Mambolou.
Mambolou lands a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mambolou is looking to control Kobayashi but Kobayashi is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Kobayashi looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Kobayashi takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mambolou has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Kobayashi's body.
Kobayashi looking very determined here, making life difficult for Mambolou.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mambolou lands punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marc Mambolou 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!

Kobayashi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mambolou paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mambolou has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Mambolou bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Check out the look on Mambolou's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kobayashi is not content to let Mambolou control the position.
Kobayashi is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Mambolou asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Marc Mambolou has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mambolou scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mambolou takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mambolou is putting a hurting on Kobayashi here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mambolou lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Mambolou lands a few punches from side control.
Mambolou lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kobayashi down.
Mambolou lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kobayashi down.
Mambolou throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Mambolou looks up at the clock and then as Kobayashi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mambolou smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mambolou in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kobayashi is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Mambolou asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Mambolou looks up at the clock and then as Kobayashi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mambolou smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Mambolou lands an elbow.
Mambolou trying to control the position but Kobayashi is working away.
Mambolou takes a little break here. Kobayashi wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mambolou looks up at the clock and then as Kobayashi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mambolou smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mambolou in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Mambolou cracks Kobayashi with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Mambolou working the ground and pound.
Kobayashi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mambolou on the ground.
Mambolou lands an elbow.
Mambolou throws an elbow but Kobayashi slips to the side and avoids it well.
Mambolou in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Mambolou wants to control for a moment but Kobayashi uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Mambolou working over Kobayashi with some ground and pound. Kobayashi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Marc Mambolou is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mambolou working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mambolou not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mambolou is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kobayashi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mambolou.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mambolou controlling the action here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marc Mambolou comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mambolou 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 William Peck scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marc Mambolou!