PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ng Andu Magande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Rudbeck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magande comes to the cage accompanied by ?. The crowd seem to be enjoying Rudbeck's choice of entrance music: Volbeat - A Warrior's Call . Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Andu Magande
vs
Rudbeck

195 cm
25
275 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

194 cm
25
263 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ng Andu Magande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leo Rudbeck!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rudbeck tries to clinch up.
Magande takes a jab right on the kisser.
Magande swings widly with a right hand
and Rudbeck makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Magande throws a hook but Rudbeck avoids it easily.
Magande lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rudbeck circles away quickly and effectively.
Magande throws out a loose jab but Rudbeck uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rudbeck is defended easily by Magande.
Magande leaves Rudbeck with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Magande keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rudbeck checks a low kick from Magande.
Magande throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Magande throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rudbeck shoots for a takedown but Magande saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ng Andu Magande has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Rudbeck.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rudbeck tries to clinch there but Magande circles away.
Rudbeck throws a body punch but Magande moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Magande.
Rudbeck moves to clinch but Magande breaks away
and Magande counters with a one-two to the body.
Magande fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rudbeck manages to avoid it.
Magande throws a good cross that connects.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rudbeck.
Rudbeck slips a jab from Magande.
Rudbeck tries to clinch up.
Rudbeck shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rudbeck moves out of range of the leg kick from Magande.
Rudbeck fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rudbeck darts in trying to clinch
and Magande counters with a two punch combo.
Magande throws a leg kick but Rudbeck sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rudbeck changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Magande tries to avoid it but Rudbeck manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Magande to the ground. Magande escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rudbeck ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rudbeck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Magande paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Magande fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rudbeck tries to clinch up but Magande circles away and keeps his distance.
Magande fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Magande throws a right and a left that Rudbeck avoids nicely.
Rudbeck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magande.
Magande takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rudbeck has a takedown stuffed.
Ng Andu Magande seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rudbeck.
Rudbeck looks gassed!
Magande throws a body punch but Rudbeck moves out of range.
Magande throws a body punch but Rudbeck moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rudbeck gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rudbeck jumps guard but Magande turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Magande's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rudbeck tries to clinch but Magande is having none of it.
Magande avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Magande takes a swing at Rudbeck's ribcage but misses.
Magande swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Magande looks to land a right hand but Rudbeck moved out of range.
Magande finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rudbeck closes this distance looking for a takedown but Magande circles away.
Rudbeck is looking to clinch.
Rudbeck takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Magande connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magande ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magande connects with a crisp jab.
Rudbeck tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Magande manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ng Andu Magande is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rudbeck checks a leg kick.
Magande avoids the body shot from Rudbeck.
Rudbeck scores with a jab.
Rudbeck tries to clinch up.
Rudbeck wants to clinch up but Magande keeps it at a distance.
Rudbeck shoots in but Magande avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Magande tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rudbeck shoots in looking for a takedown. Magande tries to sprawl out of it but Rudbeck keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Magande manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rudbeck moves in looking to clinch but Magande pushes him off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Magande throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ng Andu Magande dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Magande stuffs the takedown.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Magande lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rudbeck has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rudbeck and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rudbeck is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Magande rather than just go for the knockout.
No luck for Rudbeck with that takedown attempt.
Magande throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Magande misses with a jab, cross combination.

Oh, that's a big right hand from Magande and Rudbeck goes tumbling to the canvas! Magande follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Magande is thwarting Rudbeck's attempts to control the position.

Magande stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Rudbeck to get to his feet.
Ng Andu Magande is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rudbeck shoots in looking for a takedown but Magande manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rudbeck's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ng Andu Magande has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Rudbeck.
Magande throws a leg kick but Rudbeck moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Magande. No joy for Rudbeck on that attempt.
Rudbeck shoots in looking for a takedown but Magande manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rudbeck's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rudbeck shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Magande sprawls well. Magande wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rudbeck gets slowly back to his feet.
Rudbeck is breathing heavily.
Magande does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Magande misses with a few strikes there.
Rudbeck tries to score a power double leg takedown but Magande sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rudbeck somewhat.
Rudbeck shoots in for a takedown but Magande shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Magande misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rudbeck.
Rudbeck fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Magande avoids it really well and circles away.
Magande swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rudbeck looks up at the clock. Bad move! Magande lands a right hand from hell, dropping Rudbeck. Magande pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ng Andu Magande!