PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba McFly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Mangold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McFly comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - All Nightmare Long. The crowd seem to be enjoying Mangold's choice of entrance music: Dead Prez . Bubba McFly had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

McFly
vs
Mangold

191 cm
37
250 lbs
26 - 16 - 1

190 cm
34
220 lbs
13 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Bubba McFly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Danny Mangold!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McFly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mangold.
Mangold tries to close the distance and clinch up but McFly swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Mangold clinches with his opponent.
McFly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McFly throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mangold blocks it with crossed arms.
Mangold tries to work over McFly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mangold swings wildly with an uppercut but McFly uses good head movement to avoid it.
McFly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McFly obliges.

McFly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mangold moves to clinch but McFly breaks away
and McFly makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mangold wants to clinch but McFly slips to the side
and McFly counters with a good low kick that Mangold was not able to check.
Mangold on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mangold tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McFly paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McFly throws out a leg kick but Mangold moves out of range and McFly only half commits.
McFly lands a front kick.
McFly throws a low kick, looking for Mangold's leg but Mangold calmly moves out of range.
Mangold's coach down at Hilo Conditioning and Sparring was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mangold's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

Mangold fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McFly, pushing him back against the cage.
McFly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McFly connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mangold's face.

It looks like Danny Mangold has been cut.
McFly definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McFly working aggressively here.
Mangold misses with some punches.
Mangold is working McFly over against the cage.
Mangold lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McFly backwards.
Mangold swings wildly with an uppercut but McFly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mangold wants to break free but McFly has control.
Mangold has McFly pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFly swings wildly with an uppercut but Mangold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mangold cracks McFly with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mangold misses with a hook to the ribs.

McFly manages to break the clinch.
Mangold fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mangold is looking to clinch but McFly is avoiding it.
Mangold tries to clinch up
and McFly makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
McFly throws a hook but Mangold avoids it easily.
Mangold tries to close the distance and clinch up but McFly swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangold tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McFly throws a head kick that misses.
Mangold tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McFly counters with a right hand to the body.
Mangold tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McFly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McFly circles away from the clinch attempt
and McFly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McFly throws a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFly shoots for a double leg takedown but Mangold sprawls well. He's pushed McFly's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mangold looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mangold fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mangold moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mangold is looking to clinch but McFly is avoiding it.
McFly just misses with a punch to the body.
McFly circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mangold wants to clinch but McFly slips to the side
and McFly counters with a nice body shot.
McFly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mangold tries to clinch
and McFly counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mangold thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bubba McFly will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Danny Mangold's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mangold tries to clinch up but McFly circles away and keeps his distance.
McFly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Danny Mangold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from McFly is predictable there
and Mangold counters with a nice body kick.
Mangold fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mangold looks to clinch
and McFly counters with a straight right hand.

Mangold takes the fight into the clinch.
Mangold lands a left hand that snaps the head of McFly backwards.
Mangold looking to stall.
McFly misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from McFly.
McFly misses with a hook from the clinch.
McFly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangold lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McFly throws a punch but it's blocked by Mangold.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mangold.
A frustrated look appears on McFly's face as he tries to break the clinch.

McFly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mangold tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McFly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mangold moves out of range as McFly throws a body kick.
McFly pushes Mangold away with a front kick.
McFly fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mangold is out of range.
Mangold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McFly.
Mangold tries to clinch but McFly moves out of range.
McFly throws a nice inside leg kick.
Danny Mangold is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFly circles away from the clinch attempt
and McFly counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mangold's knee momentarily.
Mangold tries to clinch but fails miserably

and McFly counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McFly is looking to work some ground and pound but Mangold has wrist control.
Mangold wants to get back to his feet but McFly passes into half guard.
Mangold tries to kick McFly off but McFly keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
McFly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mangold keeps working.
Mangold tries to kick McFly off but McFly keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
McFly is looking to take a break and control but Mangold is keeping him honest, looking to work 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. McFly connects with a nice short shot to Mangold's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangold wants to get back to his feet.
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. McFly connects with a nice short shot to Mangold's temple.
McFly missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mangold wants to get back to his feet.

McFly is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mangold is trying to stand back up but McFly is controlling him
Mangold is refusing to be controlled, as McFly sits in half guard.
McFly sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangold is looking to escape.

McFly is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mangold defends it well.
McFly trying to mount his opponent but Mangold defends it.
McFly not doing much here.

Mangold is defending against the submission attempts here by McFly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mangold is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bubba McFly dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Danny Mangold's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

McFly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mangold looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McFly misses with a body kick.
McFly throws a wild body kick that Mangold sees coming a mile off.
Mangold looks to clinch
enabling McFly to counter with a crisp jab.
McFly lands with a nice combination. Mangold backs away looking to recover.
McFly looks for the body kick but Mangold saw that one coming.
McFly swats away the attempt to clinch by Mangold.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mangold in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Mangold tries to clinch but McFly moves away
and McFly makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangold is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mangold moves in looking to clinch but McFly pushes him off.

Mangold drives through and clinches with McFly against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mangold.

McFly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mangold darts in trying to clinch
and McFly counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
McFly is looking to wear down Mangold with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McFly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mangold looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Mangold has closed the distance and engaged McFly in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Mangold.
McFly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mangold has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McFly.
Mangold scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McFly throws a head punch that misses.
McFly takes a shot to the head.
McFly throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mangold blocks it with crossed arms.
Mangold struggles to land a body shot inside as McFly controls his hands.
Bubba McFly has scored more points in the clinch so far.

McFly breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McFly circles away from the clinch attempt.
McFly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McFly misses with a jab to the body
and Mangold counters with a nice leg kick.
Mangold uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McFly.
McFly motions for Mangold to come forward. McFly throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangold fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mangold wants to clinch
and McFly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Danny Mangold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bubba McFly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McFly circles away from the clinch attempt
and McFly makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mangold fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mangold fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mangold tries to clinch
and McFly counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangold tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McFly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mangold closes the distance but McFly moves to the side
and McFly counters with a slapping leg kick.
McFly misses with a leg kick.
Mangold tries to clinch but McFly moves out of range.
McFly gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mangold counters with an outside leg kick.
Mangold darts in trying to clinch
and McFly counters with a left to the body.
Bubba McFly is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mangold jabs McFly right on the nose. McFly blinks but takes it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Danny Mangold.
Well McFly has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bubba McFly!
Danny Mangold was interviewed post fight and said 'I have fallen this once, but I promise to pick myself up again. I will never ever disappoint the millions of my fans again. The road to success is long, but I am a fighter, and I will persevere. '.