PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Howie Mandell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Cabana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mandell comes to the cage accompanied by Yes. Rocky Cabana has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Mandell
vs
Cabana

177 cm
20
160 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

165 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Howie Mandell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rocky Cabana!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mandell moves into the clinch successfully.
Cabana looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Cabana takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Rocky Cabana has been cut.
Cabana tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mandell lands a nice elbow.

Mandell lands a takedown into guard.
Mandell distracts Cabana with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mandell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mandell trying to control but Cabana is working from the bottom.

Mandell stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Mandell closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cabana trying to control but Mandell postures up.
Cabana is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mandell scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mandell working the head and body with strikes.
Mandell passes to full mount!
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!
Mandell lands a big shot there that rocks Cabana but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cabana is in a horrible position here. Mandell smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mandell lands a heavy elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandell fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mandell fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mandell is landing with some decent strikes but Cabana is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mandell trying to control but Cabana is having none of it.
Mandell putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mandell with shots to the head and body - Cabana looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mandell lands with some strikes.
Mandell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mandell looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mandell lands a heavy elbow.
Mandell cracks Cabana with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cabana really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by Mandell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandell lands a heavy elbow.
Mandell lands a big elbow.
Cabana tries to buck Mandell off but he can't manage it.

Mandell has isolated one of Cabana's arms. Cabana looking to fight him off but Mandell twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Howie Mandell!