PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Murhaa (ranked 732 p4p, 745 weight class) and Aboubacar Mandiang (ranked 107 p4p, 109 weight class). Mandiang has chosen Oliver Twist as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Murhaa
vs
Mandiang

185 cm
42
199
39 - 16 - 0

190 cm
29
189
18 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 39 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ispa Murhaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aboubacar Mandiang!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa moves in looking to clinch but Mandiang pushes him off.
Mandiang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Murhaa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mandiang shoots in for a double leg but Murhaa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mandiang staying out of range there.
Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mandiang manages to avoid it.
Mandiang drops his hands momentarily and Murhaa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Murhaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murhaa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mandiang is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ispa Murhaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Murhaa closes the distance and clinches.
Murhaa gets through Mandiang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murhaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murhaa lands a nice uppercut.

Murhaa breaks the clinch.
Murhaa misses the shot to the body.
Murhaa throws the left hand but Mandiang avoids the punch easily.
Mandiang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horrible takedown attempt by Mandiang or perhaps it was just good defense by Murhaa, which made it look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa misses with a straight left.
Murhaa misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mandiang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murhaa slaps away a takedown attempt from Mandiang, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ispa Murhaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aboubacar Mandiang.
Murhaa scores with a jab. Mandiang acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mandiang shoots for a double leg takedown but Murhaa sprawls well. He's pushed Mandiang's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Murhaa swats away the attempt to clinch by Mandiang.
Nice uppercut lands for Murhaa. That snapped Mandiang's head back.
Mandiang shoots in for a takedown but Murhaa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Murhaa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a head kick but Mandiang moves out of range.
Mandiang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mandiang unleashes a big counter combination but Murhaa bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

Murhaa drives through and clinches with Mandiang against the cage.
Murhaa has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Murhaa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mandiang pushes off an throws an elbow but Murhaa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Murhaa is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Murhaa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Murhaa clinches up against the cage.
Murhaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Murhaa breaks from the clinch.
Mandiang slips a jab and a cross from Murhaa.
Murhaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mandiang looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Murhaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murhaa throws a right hand that misses
and Mandiang counters with an inside leg kick.
Murhaa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mandiang.
Mandiang has a takedown stuffed.
Murhaa throws a big counter combination but Mandiang scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang looks for a takedown but Murhaa sprawls well.
Murhaa scores with a head kick. Mandiang tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Murhaa misses with the combination.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mandiang or perhaps it was just good defense by Murhaa, which made it look bad.
Murhaa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mandiang's hands.
Murhaa throws a head kick that misses.
Mandiang is looking to clinch but Murhaa is avoiding it.
Murhaa stuffs the takedown attempt from Mandiang. Mandiang gets slowly back to his feet.
Mandiang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murhaa.

Murhaa clinches up with Mandiang and pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mandiang breaks from the clinch.
Murhaa blocks a head kick by Mandiang.
Mandiang closes the distance and clinches up with Murhaa, looking for a takedown. Mandiang pushes Murhaa against the cage but Murhaa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Murhaa lands a jab.

Mandiang moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mandiang.
Murhaa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Mandiang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mandiang tries to clinch there but Murhaa circles away.

Mandiang closes the distance and clinches.
Murhaa is trying to force a seperation but Mandiang has the dominant position.
A right hand to the body from Mandiang.
Mandiang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murhaa stops a takedown attempt from Mandiang.
Murhaa is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Murhaa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ispa Murhaa dominated that round.
That's time! Murhaa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Murhaa wants to clinch.
Mandiang steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Murhaa.
Murhaa throws a head kick but Mandiang moves out of range.
Good exchange - Murhaa coming out on top.
Mandiang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mandiang shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Murhaa defends it nicely.
Murhaa misses with a straight left.
Murhaa swings for the body but Mandiang moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa tries to bum rush Mandiang with a series of wild strikes but Mandiang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murhaa is looking to clinch.
Murhaa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Murhaa misses with a head kick.
Mandiang shoots for a takedown but Murhaa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Murhaa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mandiang counters with a nice body shot.
Murhaa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mandiang can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa misses with a body shot.
Mandiang is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mandiang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murhaa wants to clinch
enabling Mandiang to counter with a crisp jab.
Mandiang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mandiang shoots in but Murhaa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ispa Murhaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aboubacar Mandiang.
Murhaa misses with a shot to the body
and Mandiang counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Murhaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murhaa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mandiang raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Murhaa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mandiang throws a right and a left that Murhaa avoids nicely.
Nice body punch from Murhaa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murhaa thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Murhaa.

It looks like Aboubacar Mandiang has been cut.
Murhaa throws a head kick but Mandiang moves out of range.
Ispa Murhaa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mandiang tries to clinch up but Murhaa circles away and keeps his distance.
Mandiang throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Murhaa's waist but Murhaa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mandiang off to one side.
A head kick misses from Murhaa.

Mandiang has closed the distance and engaged Murhaa in a clinch.
Mandiang keeps control of Murhaa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Murhaa breaks from the clinch.

Mandiang instigates a clinch.

Mandiang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mandiang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murhaa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murhaa misses with a head kick.
Murhaa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Murhaa wants it to stay on the feet.
Mandiang shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mandiang wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mandiang.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mandiang is defended easily by Murhaa.
Mandiang shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Murhaa pinned against the cage. Murhaa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mandiang avoids the head kick by Murhaa.
Ispa Murhaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mandiang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murhaa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murhaa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Murhaa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Murhaa clinches with his opponent.
Murhaa misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang takes a shot to the head.

Mandiang tightens his grip and picks Murhaa up, before dumping him to the ground. Murhaa manages to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Murhaa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murhaa seems keen to control Mandiang's posture.
Mandiang engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mandiang postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ispa Murhaa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aboubacar Mandiang's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mandiang manages to avoid it.

Murhaa gets a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murhaa.

Murhaa breaks the clinch.
Mandiang doesn't manage to clinch there - Murhaa circles away.

Mandiang rushes Murhaa and presses him up against the cage.
Mandiang tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Murhaa smiles and moves away.
Murhaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murhaa throws a series of punches but Mandiang avoids them all with ease.
Murhaa throws a head kick but Mandiang moves out of range.
Mandiang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Murhaa throws a head kick but Mandiang moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mandiang shoots in but no luck this time.
Murhaa tries to clinch up but Mandiang circles away and keeps his distance.
Mandiang wants to counter the offense by Murhaa and move into the clinch position.
No luck for Mandiang with that takedown attempt.
Ispa Murhaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aboubacar Mandiang.
Mandiang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murhaa paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandiang shoots in for a takedown but Murhaa shows good takedown defense.
It looked like Murhaa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mandiang looks for a takedown but Murhaa sprawls well.
Murhaa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Murhaa misses with a wild combination.
Murhaa avoids the head kick by Mandiang.
Murhaa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mandiang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mandiang tries to clinch but Murhaa is having none of it.
Murhaa went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mandiang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murhaa fails to land with a series of punches.
Mandiang is looking for the big counter here.
Murhaa dodges the punch combination from Mandiang.
Mandiang tries to score a power double leg takedown but Murhaa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mandiang somewhat.
Mandiang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Murhaa swivels and escapes.
Mandiang throws a nice looking combination but Murhaa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A quick step to the side and Murhaa tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mandiang looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Murhaa is fending him off so far but Mandiang persists. Nope, Murhaa circles away and we're back to standing.
Mandiang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mandiang shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Murhaa defends it nicely.
Murhaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mandiang dives in for a single leg takedown but Murhaa sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mandiang avoids the body shot from Murhaa.
Murhaa misses with a wild combination.
Nice body punch from Murhaa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Murhaa's waist but Murhaa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mandiang off to one side.
Murhaa lands a right hook to the body.
Murhaa throws a right and a left that both miss.
A shot to the liver by Murhaa. Beautiful body shot.
Mandiang with a lazy takedown attempt
and Murhaa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mandiang is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Murhaa throws a sloppy head kick and Mandiang moves out of range easily.
Mandiang let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Murhaa. Those never looked like landing.
Mandiang tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mandiang drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Murhaa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Murhaa looks to land a combination but Mandiang avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Murhaa.

Mandiang clinches up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mandiang is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Murhaa to keep the fight standing.

Murhaa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mandiang takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang closes this distance looking for a takedown but Murhaa circles away.
A head kick by Murhaa misses

and Mandiang holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Murhaa has had enough of the clinch but Mandiang keeps him there for the moment.
Mandiang prevents Murhaa from breaking the clinch.
Mandiang goes for a takedown attempt but Murhaa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Murhaa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mandiang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mandiang takes a jab right on the kisser.
Murhaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mandiang avoids the head kick by Murhaa.
Murhaa tries to bum rush Mandiang with a series of wild strikes but Mandiang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aboubacar Mandiang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murhaa throws a head kick but Mandiang moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ispa Murhaa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Murhaa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ispa Murhaa!