PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Salim Al Mansur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raje Malapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Mansur comes to the cage accompanied by The Rock - Mustapha Ibrahim. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Al Mansur
vs
Malapitan

167 cm
26
152 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

169 cm
27
154 lbs
8 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Salim Al Mansur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raje Malapitan!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malapitan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Al Mansur is looking to slow Malapitan down with leg kicks.
Nice shot by Al Mansur.
Al Mansur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Malapitan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Malapitan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Al Mansur has managed to free his arm - good work.

Malapitan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Al Mansur has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malapitan is thwarting Al Mansur's attempts to control the position.
Al Mansur is trying to get back to full guard.
Al Mansur is trying to maintain the position but Malapitan is very close to passing his half guard.

Malapitan seems to be working for a kimura but Al Mansur defends the submission attempt.

Malapitan is looking for a kimura here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Mansur trying to hold on to Malapitan's head to control him but Malapitan postures up.
Malapitan works his foot free and advances to mount.

Malapitan looking to secure an arm triangle but Al Mansur defends it well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Al Mansur reaches up and holds on to Malapitan to control the position.

Malapitan is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Al Mansur can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Al Mansur wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Malapitan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Malapitan jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Al Mansur is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Al Mansur and Malapitan has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Al Mansur manages to work his way to half guard, despite Malapitan's best efforts.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Al Mansur is looking to control Malapitan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Al Mansur avoid being mounted?

Malapitan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Al Mansur regains full guard. Nicely done.
Al Mansur avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Al Mansur wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malapitan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan throws an elbow that misses. Al Mansur uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Malapitan's guard. Nice move by Al Mansur!
Al Mansur pushes down on Malapitan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Malapitan is looking for a sweep. Al Mansur is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Al Mansur is pressing down on Malapitan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Malapitan is holding on for now.
Al Mansur throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Malapitan trying to control from the bottom.
Malapitan is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Mansur is trying to control. Malapitan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Al Mansur wants to work for an arm triangle but Malapitan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Al Mansur looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Malapitan is in trouble now - Al Mansur has advanced to mount!
Al Mansur is looking to take Malapitan's back but instead Malapitan gets back to half guard. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Al Mansur seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Malapitan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Salim Al Mansur will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nice cross by Al Mansur.
Nice defenses there by Al Mansur.
Al Mansur misses the jab.
Al Mansur swinging wildly here.
Malapitan looks to land a combination. Al Mansur sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Malapitan shoots for a takedown but Al Mansur saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Malapitan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Malapitan seems to be looking for submissions.
Al Mansur moves into full guard.
Al Mansur preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Malapitan wants to pass the guard but Al Mansur is keeping the position.

Al Mansur pushes Malapitan off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malapitan misses with a few strikes there.
Malapitan throws a head kick that misses.
Malapitan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Al Mansur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Al Mansur stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Al Mansur wants it to stay on the feet.
Salim Al Mansur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raje Malapitan.
Malapitan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Al Mansur counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Malapitan is breathing heavily.
Malapitan throws a body punch but Al Mansur moves out of range.
Al Mansur turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Al Mansur lands a left and a right that send Malapitan crashing to the mat, dazed. Al Mansur thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Malapitan is rocked!

It looks like Raje Malapitan has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Mansur lands a nice leg kick that just misses Malapitan's sensitive parts.
Malapitan is still on wobbly legs! Can Al Mansur finish him?
Salim Al Mansur is winning the standup battle so far.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Al Mansur, right into the meat.
Malapitan seems to have recovered his senses.
Al Mansur scores with a nice body kick.
Al Mansur cracks the inside of Malapitan's front leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Al Mansur throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Malapitan is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Salim Al Mansur!
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