PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scott Walpole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Si Mandzusk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Walpole
vs
Mandzusk

200 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

189 cm
25
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Scott Walpole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Si Mandzusk!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandzusk tries to clinch up.
Walpole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walpole moves in looking to clinch but Mandzusk pushes him off.
Mandzusk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walpole moves away.
Mandzusk has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Mandzusk misses with a wild combination.
Walpole lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mandzusk lands a body shot.
Walpole tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mandzusk smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Walpole really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Walpole tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mandzusk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Walpole circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Walpole 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mandzusk throws a right and a left that Walpole avoids nicely.

Mandzusk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Walpole tries to work over Mandzusk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mandzusk misses with a punch on the inside.
Mandzusk has a couple of punches blocked by Walpole.
Mandzusk misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walpole is trying to break the clinch but Mandzusk is controlling him.
Mandzusk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Mandzusk.
Mandzusk working aggressively here.
Walpole is trying to push Mandzusk away but Mandzusk has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mandzusk misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Mandzusk.
A head punch on the inside from Mandzusk fails to land.
Mandzusk swings wildly with an uppercut but Walpole uses good head movement to avoid it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mandzusk lands with a right to the head.
Mandzusk misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walpole.
Mandzusk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mandzusk throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walpole blocking some punches.
Mandzusk misses with a punch on the inside.
Walpole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mandzusk misses with some punches.
Mandzusk throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Mandzusk.
Mandzusk lands a right hand.
Mandzusk gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Walpole.
Mandzusk scores with a shoulder strike.
Mandzusk misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Walpole pulls guard effortlessly.
Walpole utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mandzusk distracts Walpole with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mandzusk throws an elbow that misses. Walpole uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mandzusk's guard. Nice move by Walpole!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walpole trying to control but Mandzusk is working from the bottom.
Walpole in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Walpole is looking to work some ground and pound but Mandzusk has wrist control.
Walpole trying to control but Mandzusk is working from the bottom.
Walpole will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Scott Walpole wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Mandzusk has closed the distance and engaged Walpole in a clinch.
Mandzusk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Walpole tries to pull guard but Mandzusk holds him up against the cage and eventually Walpole drops back down to his feet.
Mandzusk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mandzusk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walpole will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mandzusk up against the cage.
Walpole working hard to break the clinch.
Mandzusk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mandzusk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Walpole is breathing heavily.
Mandzusk throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walpole.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walpole.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Si Mandzusk dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Walpole tries to close the distance and clinch but Mandzusk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walpole tries to clinch but Mandzusk moves out of range.

Mandzusk has Walpole up against the cage in a clinch.
Mandzusk swings wildly with an uppercut but Walpole uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walpole.
Walpole looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Walpole is trying to break the clinch but Mandzusk has him pressed against the cage.
Mandzusk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walpole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mandzusk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mandzusk misses with the head strike.
Walpole is working for takedown but Mandzusk is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mandzusk throws a punch but it's blocked by Walpole.
Walpole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mandzusk swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandzusk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walpole is trying to pull guard but Mandzusk has him pressed against the cage.
Mandzusk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mandzusk misses with a punch on the inside.
Walpole looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Walpole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walpole tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mandzusk smiles and moves away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Walpole doesn't manage to clinch there - Mandzusk circles away.
Walpole will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A cross from Mandzusk lands.

Walpole is rocked!
Mandzusk connects with a jab.
Oh Walpole is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Si Mandzusk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mandzusk changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walpole takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Mandzusk clinches up against the cage.
Mandzusk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mandzusk misses with some punches.
Mandzusk misses with the head strike.
Mandzusk throws a punch but it's blocked by Walpole.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walpole stalling in the clinch but Mandzusk improves position.
Mandzusk working aggressively here.
Mandzusk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mandzusk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mandzusk misses with a punch on the inside.
Walpole is trying to pull guard but Mandzusk has him pressed against the cage.
Mandzusk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mandzusk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mandzusk misses with some punches.
Mandzusk throws a punch but it's blocked by Walpole.
Walpole blocks an uppercut.
Mandzusk has a couple of punches blocked by Walpole.
Walpole blocks an uppercut.
Walpole seems to have got his legs back now.
Mandzusk working aggressively here.
A short right from Mandzusk.
A right handed body shot lands from Walpole.
Mandzusk throws a punch but it's blocked by Walpole.
Mandzusk misses with the head strike.
Mandzusk misses with some punches.
Walpole fails to pull guard.
Mandzusk throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandzusk swings wildly with an uppercut but Walpole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walpole blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Walpole's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Walpole blocking some punches.
Walpole blocking some punches.
Walpole digs a right hand underneath Mandzusk's ribcage. Mandzusk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walpole.
Si Mandzusk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Walpole wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mandzusk misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Mandzusk fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Mandzusk fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mandzusk.
Mandzusk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mandzusk swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandzusk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walpole wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mandzusk misses with some punches.
Walpole blocks an uppercut.
Mandzusk has a couple of punches blocked by Walpole.
Mandzusk swings wildly with an uppercut but Walpole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mandzusk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mandzusk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Walpole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mandzusk throws a punch but it's blocked by Walpole.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walpole blocks an uppercut.
Mandzusk lands with a right to the head.
Walpole tries to land a knee to the head but Mandzusk blocks with his arms.
Walpole tries to work over Mandzusk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Si Mandzusk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Mandzusk doesn't manage to clinch there - Walpole circles away.
Walpole defending well as Mandzusk loads up on a big left hand.
Si Mandzusk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walpole fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mandzusk avoids it really well and circles away.
Walpole is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Walpole takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Walpole moves into the clinch.
Mandzusk lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mandzusk.
Mandzusk misses with some punches.
Walpole's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mandzusk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walpole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mandzusk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mandzusk throws a punch but it's blocked by Walpole.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mandzusk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walpole tries to break free but Mandzusk pushes him back against the cage.
Mandzusk lands an uppercut.
Walpole tries to throw a body punch but Mandzusk avoids it by throwing Walpole back against the cage.
Walpole tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mandzusk just stands there and leans against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Mandzusk.
Mandzusk lands with a light punch inside.
Mandzusk throws a punch but it's blocked by Walpole.
Mandzusk creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Walpole's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Walpole drops to his knees and Mandzusk pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Si Mandzusk!