PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Mangold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anatoliy Lapikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mangold comes into the arena with Dead Prez blaring out of the sound system. Lapikov has chosen AC/DC - Hells Bells as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Mangold
vs
Lapikov

190 cm
38
235 lbs
20 - 10 - 1

186 cm
29
220 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Danny Mangold!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anatoliy Lapikov!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mangold stuffs the takedown.
Lapikov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lapikov misses with a looping left.
Mangold shoots in for a double leg but Lapikov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A nice side step and Lapikov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lapikov throws a leg kick
enabling Mangold to counter with a crisp jab.
Mangold on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mangold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lapikov.
Lapikov lands a head shot.
Anatoliy Lapikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mangold misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lapikov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lapikov wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Mangold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lapikov thuds his right hand into Mangold's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A good leg kick by Lapikov.
Mangold shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lapikov sprawls well. Lapikov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mangold gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapikov connects with a jab.

It looks like Danny Mangold has been cut.
Mangold takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lapikov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mangold checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lapikov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mangold throws out the jab.
Mangold avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lapikov with a nice cross.
Lapikov lands a jab to the nose.
Lapikov misses with an uppercut.
A counter left hand to the body from Mangold misses its target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapikov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mangold is out of range.
Lapikov throws a jab when Mangold was well out of range.
It looked like Mangold wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lapikov.
Mangold has a takedown stuffed.
Mangold shoots in looking for a takedown but Lapikov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mangold's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mangold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lapikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mangold.

Mangold scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mangold trying to control the action but Lapikov is working from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mangold connects with a nice short shot to Lapikov's temple.
Lapikov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mangold.

Lapikov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangold missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mangold controlling the pace.

Lapikov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mangold pulls his head out easily.
Mangold missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lapikov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mangold with a nice head shot there.

Lapikov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mangold can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mangold distracts Lapikov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lapikov keeping moving, preventing Mangold from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangold throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lapikov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mangold connects with a couple of short punches.

Lapikov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mangold gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lapikov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mangold can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Lapikov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mangold defends well.
Mangold trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mangold makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mangold working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mangold scoring with some ground and pound.

Mangold got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lapikov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mangold has managed to get both his arms back between Lapikov's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anatoliy Lapikov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Mangold's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice sprawl there from Lapikov as Mangold shoots in.
Lapikov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lapikov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A bone on bone clash there as Mangold blocks the leg kick.
Mangold dodges the punch combination from Lapikov.
It looked like Mangold was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lapikov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lapikov.
Mangold slips under a jab from Lapikov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lapikov cracks a nice hook into Mangold's ribs.
Mangold takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lapikov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mangold shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangold blocks a low kick nicely.
A good leg kick by Lapikov.
Lapikov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Danny Mangold's cut is getting worse.
Lapikov misses with a body shot.
Mangold moves away from the strike by Lapikov.
Lapikov misses with a hook.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Lapikov enables Mangold to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lapikov manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Mangold with a flurry of punches that miss.

Lapikov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Our spies down at at Facebreaker Academy - Striking inform us that Lapikov has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Lapikov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Mangold looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lapikov is in close to Mangold's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Danny Mangold overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mangold is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Mangold scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Lapikov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lapikov trying to control but Mangold postures up.
Lapikov tries to get to full guard but Mangold has control of the leg.
Mangold lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lapikov gets back to full guard.

Lapikov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mangold can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangold postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mangold working some strikes from top position.
Mangold lands a couple of digs.
Mangold lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Lapikov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mangold defends it easily.
Mangold working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mangold drops back looking for a leg! Lapikov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lapikov manages to kick Mangold off! Mangold jumps back into Lapikov's guard.

Lapikov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mangold keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lapikov's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangold won't allow Lapikov to sweep him here.
Mangold working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mangold arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Lapikov's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Danny Mangold!
Danny Mangold retains his super heavyweight title!
An out of breath Danny Mangold thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.