PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cool Cucumber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Mangreg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cool Cucumber looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Cucumber
vs
Mangreg

182 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Arcticus University: London

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cool Cucumber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Mangreg!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Mangreg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cucumber attempts a counter takedown but Mangreg avoids it well and moves away.
Mangreg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cucumber shoots in looking for a takedown. Mangreg tries to sprawl out of it but Cucumber keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mangreg manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Mangreg takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cucumber fails to pull guard.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mangreg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mangreg.
Cucumber goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mangreg prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cool Cucumber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mangreg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mangreg crunches a lovely knee into Cucumber's ribcage.
Cucumber is breathing heavily.
Mangreg landing knees to the head.

It looks like Cool Cucumber has been cut.
Mangreg is stalling here.
Mangreg connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangreg is struggling to control the position.
Mangreg scores with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mangreg - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cucumber has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mangreg avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mangreg obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mangreg stalling the fight.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mangreg.
Mangreg content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Harry Mangreg.

Mangreg clinches up against the cage.
Cucumber wants a takedown but no success here.
Mangreg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Mangreg drops Cucumber onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Cucumber is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Mangreg is working Cucumber over with knees. Oh, he's thrown a big one to the head! Cucumber is out! One big shot and it's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Harry Mangreg!
After the fight, Harry Mangreg was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.