PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Mando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Weidman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge Mando had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mando
vs
Weidman

190 cm
25
204 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

185 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Can Moonwalk

Sun-Tzu

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jorge Mando!
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, Luke Weidman!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mando misses with a head kick.
Mando buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Weidman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mando backs up against the cage.
Weidman misses with the combination.
Luke Weidman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weidman tries a head kick but it misses.
Weidman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mando misses with a series of wild punches.
Weidman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Weidman falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Mando to counter with a crisp jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mando.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mando darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Weidman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Weidman throws a right and a left that Mando avoids nicely.
Weidman looks to land a combination but Mando avoids it well.
Mando misses with a wild combination.
Mando connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Weidman's hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Mando.
Weidman looks winded!
Mando connects with a body shot.
Jorge Mando is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mando lands with a nice body punch.

Mando lands a big head kick that sends Weidman tumbling to the mat! Mando takes a step backwards and waves Weidman back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Weidman is rocked!
Weidman drops his hands momentarily and Mando needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Weidman just on the top of the head. Weidman drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Weidman - he's done!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jorge Mando!