PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Remo Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Mangler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Williams might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Living Colour - Cult Of Personality. Mangler is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Stand Alone. Remo Williams had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Williams
vs
Mangler

190 cm
21
250 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

193 cm
24
255 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Remo Williams!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Seth Mangler!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a leg kick but Mangler sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Mangler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mangler thows a body shot but no joy.
Mangler takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mangler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams throws the kick towards the body but Mangler avoids it.
Mangler connects with a looping right hand.

It looks like Remo Williams has been cut.
Mangler checks a low kick from Williams.

Mangler closes the distance and clinches.
Williams creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mangler's defenses.
Williams avoiding damage as Mangler throws knees to the body.
Williams misses with an elbow over the top.
Mangler misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangler blocks an elbow strike.
Mangler can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.
Mangler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mangler avoids the elbow strike from Williams, against the cage.
Williams pushes off an throws an elbow but Mangler leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mangler throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Mangler tries to break the clinch but Williams is controlling the position.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
Mangler dodges an elbow strike from Williams.
Mangler tries to land a knee to the head but Williams blocks with his arms.
Mangler is trying to force a seperation but Williams has the dominant position.
Mangler wants a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mangler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Williams throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mangler fails to pull guard.
Williams can't find room to land a body shot as Mangler controls the action.
Mangler blocking some punches.
Mangler misses with a body punch.
Williams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mangler tries to break the clinch but Williams is controlling the position.
Mangler blocks an elbow strike.
Mangler misses with a body punch.
Williams takes a shot to the head.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mangler lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Mangler.
Williams lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Seth Mangler has been cut.
A right hand to the body from Mangler.
Williams pushes off an throws an elbow but Mangler leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mangler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mangler works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Williams creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mangler tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mangler wants a takedown but no success here.
Remo Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seth Mangler.
Williams pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mangler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mangler with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mangler's efforts to push away.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Williams just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mangler's brow.
Williams has Mangler pressed against the cage, preventing Mangler from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mangler works on Williams's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Mangler - that landed with a thud.
Mangler wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams struggles to land a body shot inside as Mangler controls his hands.
Williams lands an elbow that stopped Mangler in his tracks for a moment.

Mangler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mangler throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
No luck for Mangler with that takedown attempt.
Williams misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seth Mangler dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Williams takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Williams comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mangler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
A head kick by Mangler misses
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Seth Mangler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams misses with a low kick.
A head kick by Williams misses
and Mangler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mangler scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Williams stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Williams wants it to stay on the feet.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick
and Mangler counters with an inside leg kick.
A head kick from Mangler lands but Williams takes it in his stride.

Mangler has Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Williams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Mangler.
A shot in the inside from Mangler.
A hook to the body from Mangler.
Mangler lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mangler has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Williams is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mangler dodges an elbow strike from Williams.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Mangler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mangler lands with a right to the head.
Seth Mangler seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mangler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mangler in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mangler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
Williams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Remo Williams's cut is getting worse.
Williams throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Mangler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mangler misses with a body shot.
Williams has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mangler.
Mangler misses with a few strikes there.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mangler.
Remo Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Mangler looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangler passes Williams's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Mangler is looking for a kimura but Williams is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mangler to get the leverage.
Mangler passes the guard and advances to mount!
Mangler can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Williams is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mangler is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Williams has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Williams!

Mangler working for submissions but it's allowed Williams to get to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Mangler looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seth Mangler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mangler throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Williams chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mangler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Mangler.
Williams walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Mangler has taken the fight to the clinch.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Mangler struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
Mangler looking for a takedown.
Mangler takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mangler tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mangler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mangler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Williams.
Mangler is trying to drag Williams to the mat but Williams just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Williams lands a damaging elbow.
Mangler tries to throw a body punch but Williams avoids it by throwing Mangler back against the cage.
Williams throws an elbow that misses.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Mangler avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangler working hard to break the clinch.
Mangler blocks an elbow strike from Williams.
Williams creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mangler takes a knee to the side of the body.
Williams misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mangler.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
Mangler tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mangler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Williams throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Williams.
Mangler blocks an elbow strike from Williams.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mangler.
Williams lands an elbow that stopped Mangler in his tracks for a moment.
Mangler fails to pull guard.
Remo Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seth Mangler.
Mangler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams prevents a body shot from Mangler.
Mangler misses with some punches.
Williams lands with a left to the head.
Mangler swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mangler taking a breather.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangler has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
Mangler misses with a punch on the inside.
Mangler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mangler takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mangler lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mangler.
Williams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mangler avoids it.
Mangler tries to break free but Williams pushes him back against the cage.

Mangler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mangler misses with a straight right.
Mangler misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mangler thows a leg kick but Williams checks it
and Williams counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remo Williams clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Williams lands with a straight right. Mangler didn't see that one coming.
Nice takedown defense from Williams. No joy for Mangler on that attempt.
Mangler connects with a solid leg kick.
Mangler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
Williams looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mangler tries to score a power double leg takedown but Williams sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mangler somewhat.
Williams uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mangler has time to react.

Mangler is rocked!
Mangler is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams connects with an inside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Williams.
Mangler is still on wobbly legs! Can Williams finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangler gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Williams points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Mangler wakes up just in time to hear Williams thank his coaches in the post fight interview.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Remo Williams!
Remo Williams retains his heavyweight title!