PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tico Ponce De Leon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mookie Magaba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ponce De Leon comes to the cage accompanied by Los Lobos - Canción Del Mariachi. Magaba comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Three Days Grace - Animal I Have Become kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Ponce De Leon
vs
Magaba

171 cm
29
149 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

171 cm
28
158 lbs
16 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tico Ponce De Leon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mookie Magaba!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ponce De Leon throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ponce De Leon tries a low kick but Magaba avoids it.
Magaba throws a series of punches but Ponce De Leon avoids them all with ease.
Magaba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ponce De Leon.
Nice shot lands for Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Magaba on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Magaba is rocked!
Magaba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Magaba is still on wobbly legs! Can Ponce De Leon finish him?
Magaba avoids a kick to the body.
Magaba seems to have recovered his senses.
Ponce De Leon thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Magaba if he has to take too many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Ponce De Leon has Magaba up against the cage in a clinch.
Ponce De Leon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ponce De Leon prevents a takedown attempt there.
Magaba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponce De Leon has a couple of punches blocked by Magaba.
Ponce De Leon lands an elbow inside.
Magaba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Magaba tries to pull guard but Ponce De Leon holds him up against the cage and eventually Magaba drops back down to his feet.
Ponce De Leon tries a body shot but Magaba blocks it.
Ponce De Leon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Magaba wants to take the fight to the mat but Ponce De Leon manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tico Ponce De Leon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mookie Magaba.
Ponce De Leon scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Ponce De Leon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Magaba ducks under a wild hook from Ponce De Leon.
An inside leg kick lands from Ponce De Leon.
Sloppy strikes from Magaba. Those never looked like landing.
Ponce De Leon missing with a left hand there. Magaba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ponce De Leon is looking to clinch but Magaba is avoiding it.
Ponce De Leon just misses with a punch to the body.
Ponce De Leon connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponce De Leon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ponce De Leon throws a lazy right hand but Magaba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Magaba throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ponce De Leon's waist but Ponce De Leon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Magaba off to one side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ponce De Leon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Magaba has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ponce De Leon looks to score with a jab to the body but Magaba is just out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Ponce De Leon. No joy for Magaba on that attempt.
Tico Ponce De Leon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Magaba misses the jab.
Ponce De Leon misses the shot to the body.
Magaba moves away from the strike by Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon throws a shot to the body.
Ponce De Leon throws a leg kick that is checked

and Magaba counters with a single leg into guard. Ponce De Leon didn't expect that.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ponce De Leon keeping full guard, as Magaba tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magaba won't allow Ponce De Leon to sweep him here.
Ponce De Leon seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Magaba stopping the sweep attempt from Ponce De Leon.
Magaba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ponce De Leon has Magaba pulled in close to control his posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tico Ponce De Leon wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Magaba checks a low kick from Ponce De Leon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ponce De Leon lands with a thumping leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Magaba is defended easily by Ponce De Leon.
Magaba tries to clinch up but Ponce De Leon circles away and keeps his distance.
Ponce De Leon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Magaba throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ponce De Leon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Magaba thinking.

Magaba changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ponce De Leon looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Magaba misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Magaba tries for a kimura but Ponce De Leon is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Magaba tries for a kimura but Ponce De Leon is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tico Ponce De Leon dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ponce De Leon has closed the distance and engaged Magaba in a clinch.
Magaba blocks a body shot from Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A left hand lands to the body for Ponce De Leon.
Magaba has Ponce De Leon pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ponce De Leon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ponce De Leon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ponce De Leon lands an elbow inside.
Ponce De Leon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Mookie Magaba has been cut.
Magaba drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ponce De Leon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tico Ponce De Leon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mookie Magaba.
Ponce De Leon throws out a powerful jab.
Magaba is breathing heavily.
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!
Ponce De Leon tries to clinch up.
Some wild striking there from Magaba.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magaba takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Magaba doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ponce De Leon counters with a thumping low kick.
Magaba drops his hands momentarily and Ponce De Leon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ponce De Leon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ponce De Leon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tico Ponce De Leon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ponce De Leon is looking to score with low kicks.
No luck for Magaba with that takedown attempt.

Ponce De Leon rushes Magaba and presses him up against the cage.
Ponce De Leon lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ponce De Leon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponce De Leon works on Magaba's body with a couple of short punches.
Magaba is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ponce De Leon to keep the fight standing.
Ponce De Leon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Magaba is trying to push Ponce De Leon away but Ponce De Leon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon lands a shoulder strike.
Ponce De Leon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Magaba can't get the takedown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon stalling in the clinch but Magaba improves position.
Magaba wants a takedown but no success here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Magaba's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Magaba drops to his knees and Ponce De Leon pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tico Ponce De Leon!
Our winner, Tico Ponce De Leon, 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.