PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leyte Gulf (ranked 699 p4p, 1096 weight class) and Ruben Ruiz Mangas (ranked 108 p4p, 174 weight class). Gulf's entrance music is For Heavy Metal we will die!. A fine choice. Mangas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I'm a Soldier kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Gulf
vs
Mangas

188 cm
32
185
15 - 7 - 0

187 cm
28
201
12 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Heavy Metal Drugs
Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

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 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leyte Gulf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ruben Ruiz Mangas!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gulf throws a sloppy head kick and Mangas moves out of range easily.
Gulf scores with a nice right hand.

It looks like Ruben Ruiz Mangas has been cut.
Gulf waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mangas.
Mangas throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mangas has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mangas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gulf's sensitive parts.
Gulf blocks a head kick by Mangas.
Nice body punch from Mangas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gulf avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gulf lands a nice shot that snaps Mangas's head back.
Mangas with the inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangas throws a lazy uppercut
and Gulf counters with a straight right hand.
Gulf misses with a hook
and Mangas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gulf lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gulf doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gulf throws the left hand but Mangas avoids the punch easily.
A nice side step and Mangas releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gulf looks for the body kick but Mangas saw that one coming.
Mangas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gulf.
Leyte Gulf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mangas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangas scores with a jab.
Mangas misses with a kick to the body
and Gulf counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mangas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mangas ducks under a wild hook from Gulf.
Mangas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gulf.
Gulf bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ruben Ruiz Mangas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mangas scoring well with a low kick there.
Mangas throws a poor cross that misses
and Gulf counters with a nice uppercut.
Mangas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gulf takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gulf is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gulf misses with a hook. Mangas ducked under it nicely.
Mangas misses with a hook to the body
enabling Gulf to counter with a crisp jab.
Mangas wants to land a leg kick but Gulf is out of range.
Gulf is looking for a counter combo.
Mangas throws a leg kick
and Gulf counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gulf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mangas.
Mangas replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Gulf blocks it well.
Gulf waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mangas.
Mangas throws a body punch but Gulf moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Gulf misses its target.
Mangas throws a leg kick
and Gulf connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gulf bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mangas throws a chopping leg kick but Gulf manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Gulf misses the target.
Mangas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gulf.
Mangas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gulf tries to land a leg kick but Mangas saw it coming and moves away.
Mangas misses with a takedown attempt - Gulf sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gulf just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mangas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mangas misses with a hook to the body
and Gulf counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mangas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mangas throws the left hand but Gulf avoids the punch easily.
Mangas scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice leg kick from Mangas, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mangas misses with a leg kick
and Gulf counters with a straight right hand.
Mangas throws a body shot but no joy.
Gulf is looking to counter punch.
A big right from Mangas misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangas swings for the body but Gulf moves out of range.
Gulf is looking to counter punch.
Nice defenses there by Gulf.
Mangas scores with a nice right hand.
Mangas tries to move into range but Gulf moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mangas drops his hands momentarily and Gulf takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mangas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mangas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gulf checks a low kick from Mangas.
Mangas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Gulf has Mangas up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gulf tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mangas tries to throw a body punch but Gulf avoids it by throwing Mangas back against the cage.
Mangas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gulf misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Gulf's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gulf darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mangas misses with a jab to the body
and Gulf counters with a straight right hand.
Gulf looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gulf throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mangas misses with a body shot.
Gulf takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A slow jab from Gulf misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangas throws a sloppy body shot
and Gulf counters with a stiff right hand.
Gulf drops Mangas with a big left hand! Mangas is injured, injured bad! Gulf jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leyte Gulf!
After winning the bout, Leyte Gulf thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.