PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Psiris Fuhren (ranked 1343 p4p, 960 weight class) and Aboubacar Mandiang (ranked 181 p4p, 133 weight class). Fuhren kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Everybody Dies. Mandiang has chosen Oliver Twist as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Fuhren
vs
Mandiang

185 cm
31
197
16 - 12 - 0

190 cm
29
194
17 - 12 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction

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 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Psiris Fuhren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aboubacar Mandiang!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Watson and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuhren attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mandiang misses the jab.
Fuhren was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mandiang takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

It looks like Aboubacar Mandiang has been cut.
Mandiang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fuhren.
Fuhren on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mandiang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fuhren throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mandiang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mandiang connects with an inside leg kick.
Fuhren takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fuhren on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mandiang connects with a body shot that sends Fuhren's belly button to the back.
Mandiang throws a big shot that misses.
Fuhren ducks under a wild hook from Mandiang.
Mandiang with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuhren with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fuhren throws a hook but Mandiang blocks it.
Fuhren connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mandiang avoids the body shot from Fuhren.
Mandiang is trying to counter with his kicks.
Fuhren uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mandiang.
Fuhren swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mandiang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mandiang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fuhren has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Rubber Guard Emporium in the buildup to the fight.
Fuhren connects with a body shot that sends Mandiang's belly button to the back.
Mandiang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mandiang uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fuhren has time to react.
Mandiang with the inside leg kick.
Mandiang jabs Fuhren right on the nose. Fuhren blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mandiang takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mandiang avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang fakes the leg kick and cracks Fuhren in the body.
Mandiang misses with a leg kick
and Fuhren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mandiang lands the left hand.
Mandiang throws a poor cross that misses
and Fuhren counters with a stiff right hand.
Mandiang misses with a right hand
and Fuhren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mandiang walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fuhren checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mandiang throws a hook but Fuhren blocks it.
Mandiang with a nice calf kick.
Mandiang tests Fuhren's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fuhren cracks Mandiang with a good jab.
Fuhren misses with a straight right.
Mandiang wants to slow Fuhren down by chopping away at his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang scores with the left hand. Fuhren knows he should have avoided that one.
Fuhren lands with a straight right. Mandiang didn't see that one coming.

That has opened up Aboubacar Mandiang's cut even more.
Mandiang misses with a leg kick
and Fuhren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fuhren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mandiang.
Sloppy strikes from Fuhren. Those never looked like landing.
Mandiang connects with a nice looking jab.
Fuhren avoids a kick to the body.
Fuhren pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fuhren throws a shot from downtown. Mandiang moves away and avoids it.
Fuhren checks a leg kick nicely.
Fuhren steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mandiang. That one must have hurt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mandiang.
Mandiang misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fuhren. Fuhren obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mandiang throws the kick towards the body but Fuhren avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mandiang. That's going to slow Fuhren down.
Mandiang checks the leg kick.
Fuhren throws a poor cross that misses
and Mandiang counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Fuhren does it's job there.
Mandiang misses with a hook. Fuhren ducked under it nicely.
A leg kick checked by Fuhren.
Fuhren throws a shot from downtown. Mandiang moves away and avoids it.
Mandiang misses with a straight left.
Mandiang throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fuhren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mandiang throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fuhren on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fuhren looks to land a right hand but Mandiang moved out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Aboubacar Mandiang will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aboubacar Mandiang's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mandiang missing with a left hand there. Fuhren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fuhren moves out of range of the body kick from Mandiang.
Fuhren misses with a straight left.
Fuhren defending well as Mandiang loads up on a big left hand.
Fuhren lands with a cross.
Fuhren on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fuhren tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mandiang connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mandiang scores with a punch to the head.
Aboubacar Mandiang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuhren looks to throw the jab but Mandiang is out of range.
A jab from Mandiang misses.
The fighters circling - Mandiang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mandiang swings widly with a right hand
and Fuhren counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mandiang has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Fuhren misses with an uppercut
and Mandiang counters with a solid body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandiang tests Fuhren's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mandiang slips under a jab from Fuhren.
Fuhren jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mandiang follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Mandiang misses with a right hand
and Fuhren counters with a nice uppercut.
Mandiang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mandiang misses with a body kick.
It looked like Fuhren wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mandiang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Fuhren wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fuhren on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mandiang lands a leg kick that knocks Fuhren off balance momentarily.
Mandiang throws a hook but Fuhren blocks it.
Fuhren swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mandiang throws a leg kick but Fuhren moved away.
Mandiang lands with an overhand left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Mandiang slams his shin into Fuhren's torso.
Fuhren throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mandiang on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fuhren blocks the body kick.
Fuhren throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fuhren tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A lazy body kick from Mandiang
and Fuhren counters with a stiff right hand.
Mandiang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fuhren.
Fuhren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mandiang.
Mandiang defending well as Fuhren loads up on a big left hand.
Fuhren looks to land a right hand but Mandiang moved out of range.
Mandiang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fuhren's sensitive parts.
Fuhren lands an overhand right.
Nice shot by Mandiang.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuhren connects with a body shot.
Fuhren lands a nice hook to Mandiang's body. Mandiang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fuhren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mandiang moves away.
Fuhren slips a straight right by Mandiang.
Fuhren moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Mandiang misses its intended target.
Mandiang moves away from the strike by Fuhren.
Fuhren closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mandiang.
Fuhren throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mandiang throws out a loose jab but Fuhren uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Fuhren misses the target.
Fuhren moves out of range as Mandiang strikes.
A low kick from Fuhren is predictable there
and Mandiang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuhren moves out of range of the strikes.
Fuhren was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fuhren misses with a looping left.
Fuhren misses with a straight right.
Fuhren keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mandiang.
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!
Fuhren takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mandiang jabs Fuhren right on the nose. Fuhren blinks but takes it well.
Mandiang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fuhren slips under a jab from Mandiang.
Fuhren stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mandiang.
Mandiang lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Fuhren might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Mandiang throws an off balance right hand
and Fuhren counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mandiang throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fuhren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aboubacar Mandiang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aboubacar Mandiang's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Mandiang looks to throw the jab but Fuhren is out of range.
Fuhren avoids a kick to the body.
Mandiang throws a lazy right hand but Fuhren sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fuhren went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Fuhren tries to land a leg kick but Mandiang saw it coming and moves away.
Fuhren jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fuhren is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fuhren throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mandiang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fuhren darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mandiang misses with a left hand
and Fuhren counters with a straight right hand.
Fuhren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fuhren half committed to a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mandiang misses with an uppercut. Fuhren saw that one coming.
Mandiang tries to score with a low kick but Fuhren moves his leg out of the way.
Mandiang pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mandiang throws a low kick but Fuhren moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandiang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fuhren looks to throw the jab but Mandiang is out of range.
Fuhren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mandiang.
Fuhren throws a jab when Mandiang was well out of range.
Mandiang swings widly with a right hand
and Fuhren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

The cut above Aboubacar Mandiang's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mandiang tests Fuhren's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mandiang takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mandiang moves out of range of the leg kick from Fuhren.
Mandiang tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fuhren swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fuhren looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fuhren shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mandiang connects with a crisp jab.
Mandiang with a nice cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuhren misses with an uppercut. Mandiang saw that one coming.
Fuhren looks to throw the jab but Mandiang is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fuhren avoids a kick to the body.
Fuhren half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mandiang throws an off balance right hand
and Fuhren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fuhren throws a shot to the body.
Mandiang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A bone on bone clash there as Fuhren blocks the leg kick.
Mandiang is looking to score with low kicks.
Aboubacar Mandiang is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mandiang misses with a right hand
and Fuhren counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mandiang connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mandiang moves out of range of the strikes.
Mandiang throws out a counter right but Fuhren avoids it with no problem.
Mandiang scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuhren dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mandiang. That did some damage!
A big right from Fuhren misses.
Mandiang misses with a right hand
letting Fuhren counter with a right hand.
Fuhren takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mandiang misses with a hook. Fuhren ducked under it nicely.
Mandiang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fuhren takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fuhren misses with a wild body shot.
Fuhren waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mandiang.
Fuhren takes one to the chin there.
Mandiang tries to land a front kick but Fuhren steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mandiang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang throws a leg kick which misses Fuhren's front leg but catches the back leg as Fuhren tries to avoid it.
Mandiang thumps Fuhren with a low kick.
Mandiang tries to score with a low kick but Fuhren moves his leg out of the way.
Fuhren gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mandiang.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fuhren just misses with a punch to the body.
Mandiang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fuhren lands the left hand.
Fuhren throws a hook but Mandiang blocks it.
Psiris Fuhren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fuhren checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Mandiang. That snapped Fuhren's head back.
Mandiang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Fuhren misses its target.
Mandiang throws a body punch but Fuhren moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aboubacar Mandiang.
Well Mandiang has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aboubacar Mandiang!
A victorious Aboubacar Mandiang thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Psiris Fuhren was interviewed post fight and said 'Well Shit.'.