PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between A Man Duh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Supa Mangana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Supa Mangana was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Man Duh
vs
Mangana

180 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
135 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, A Man Duh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Supa Mangana!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Duh cracks Mangana with a right hand to the side of the head.
Duh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mangana circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circling - Duh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mangana with the counter takedown but Duh avoids it easily.
Mangana throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Duh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mangana circles away quickly and effectively.
Mangana avoids the body shot from Duh.
Mangana ducks under a wild hook from Duh.

Mangana gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mangana blocking some punches.
Duh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Duh misses with the head strike.
Duh misses with a body punch.
Mangana comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice left hand lands by Duh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duh working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mangana tries to land knees in the clinch but Duh avoids the damage to the body.
Duh stalling in the clinch.
Duh managing to block the knees to the body from Mangana.
Duh is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mangana blocking some punches.
Mangana is trying to stall.
Mangana stalling in the clinch but Duh improves position.
Duh stops a takedown attempt from Mangana.
Nice body punch from Duh.
Duh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Duh.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mangana just misses with a elbow thrown towards Duh's brow.
Duh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mangana tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Duh avoids it.
Duh takes an elbow to the temple.
Mangana's coach down at Island Top Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mangana's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Duh dodges an elbow strike from Mangana.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duh blocks an elbow strike from Mangana.
Mangana is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Duh slowing the pace effectively.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mangana obliges.
Duh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mangana backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mangana is trying to drag Duh to the mat but Duh just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A Man Duh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Supa Mangana.
Mangana's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Duh.
Mangana throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Duh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mangana backwards.
Duh really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Duh blocks the elbow strike.
Mangana pushes off an throws an elbow but Duh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Duh misses with a punch to the body.
Duh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Duh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duh avoids a wild elbow strike from Mangana.
Duh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Duh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mangana with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Duh manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mangana pushes off an throws an elbow but Duh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Duh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mangana backwards.
Mangana lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A shot in the inside from Duh.
Mangana missing with knees to the body.
Duh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mangana is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mangana takes a shot to the head.
Mangana throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
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!
Duh avoids a wild elbow strike from Mangana.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Duh stops a takedown attempt from Mangana.
Mangana creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Duh's defenses.
A short left from Duh.
A short right from Duh on the inside.
Duh lands a left hand.
Mangana misses with an elbow strike.
Duh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Duh takes an elbow to the temple.
Mangana trying to stall but Duh improves his position.
Duh dodges an elbow strike from Mangana.
Duh scores with a shoulder strike.
Duh lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Mangana is rocked!
Mangana takes a shot to the head.
Mangana is still on wobbly legs! Can Duh finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short body shot lands from Duh as the two fighters clinch.
Mangana gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Duh.
Mangana tries a knee to the head but Duh blocks it.
Mangana looks winded!
Mangana throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Duh lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A Man Duh dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Duh works the jab nicely.
Duh misses with an uppercut. Mangana saw that one coming.
Mangana seems to have recovered his senses.
Mangana lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Duh misses with an uppercut. Mangana saw that one coming.
Mangana tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Duh on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Duh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mangana moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Duh scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mangana slips a straight right by Duh.
Duh sets himself, and Mangana steps forward looking for the clinch! Duh avoids it this time.
Duh throws a looping overhand right but Mangana ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duh scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Mangana scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Duh tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Mangana manages to move to mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mangana prevents Duh from getting the reversal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangana scoring with strikes but Duh is staying in there.
Duh is trying to stand.
Mangana breaks from Duh's wrist control and lands an elbow.
A nice elbow there by Mangana.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mangana lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mangana landing strikes from the mount.
Mangana raining down hammerfists from mount.
BOOM! Mangana connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mangana with a couple of short strikes.

Duh is rocked!
Mangana dominating with strikes here.
Oh Duh is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mangana putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Duh on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Duh tries to get out of the position.
Mangana looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Duh covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Supa Mangana!