PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gripp Lair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AkoSii MangKulot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Lair
vs
MangKulot

225 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gripp Lair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, AkoSii MangKulot!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

MangKulot scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lair is letting MangKulot control him for a moment.
MangKulot tries to stand but Lair is controlling his head.
A lull in the action here.
An elbow from MangKulot crashes against the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MangKulot wants to stand but Lair has his arm trapped.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

OK we're going to have a standup here. AkoSii MangKulot hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Lair gets caught napping as MangKulot dives in and scores a takedown. Lair manages to retain guard.
Lair avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
MangKulot stays in close to Lair's body and controls the position.
MangKulot stopping the sweep attempt from Lair.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
MangKulot looking to pass the guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by AkoSii MangKulot.

Lair tries to sprawl but MangKulot drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Lair moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lair is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MangKulot is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lair really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
MangKulot looking to pass the guard.
MangKulot must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
MangKulot wants to stand but Lair is controlling his posture from full guard.

AkoSii MangKulot has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

MangKulot shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lair manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lair looking to control.
MangKulot is looking to stand up but Lair won't let him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MangKulot sitting in guard here, content to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by AkoSii MangKulot.

MangKulot shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lair manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

AkoSii MangKulot dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lair tries a head kick but it misses.
Lair tries to close the distance and clinch up but MangKulot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
MangKulot throws a push kick but Lair slaps the foot to one side.

MangKulot looking to score a takedown here. Lair is defending well but MangKulot drives through and ends up in Lair's guard.
Lair has a closed guard, preventing MangKulot from standing up.
Lair looking to hit a scissor sweep but MangKulot is one step ahead there.
MangKulot is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MangKulot pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lair is keeping the position for now.
MangKulot trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
MangKulot showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lair will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by AkoSii MangKulot.

MangKulot shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. MangKulot showed some decent athleticism there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

OK we're going to have a standup here. AkoSii MangKulot hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
MangKulot throws a push kick but Lair slaps the foot to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

MangKulot gets a clinch.
Lair letting MangKulot take a breather here.

MangKulot is trying to trip Lair. He has hold of a leg but Lair is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. MangKulot persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
AkoSii MangKulot has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lair can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as MangKulot controls the pace.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
MangKulot throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lair is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

OK we're going to have a standup here. AkoSii MangKulot hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

MangKulot shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
MangKulot wants to stand but Lair is controlling his posture from full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MangKulot sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

AkoSii MangKulot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

MangKulot shoots in and gets a takedown into Lair's guard.
MangKulot is stalling in the full guard.

AkoSii MangKulot has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Lair gets tackled into the cage by MangKulot. MangKulot maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

MangKulot gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
MangKulot slows the pace down in half guard.

MangKulot is looking for a kimura but Lair is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for MangKulot to get the leverage.
Lair tries to get to full guard but MangKulot has control of the leg.
MangKulot scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

MangKulot is working for a submission of some sort.
MangKulot wants to free his trapped foot but Lair is holding on for dear life with his legs.
MangKulot has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lair trying to control but MangKulot postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MangKulot tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lair knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
MangKulot controlling the action here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
An inside leg kick from MangKulot misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

MangKulot pushes Lair up against the cage in a clinch.

MangKulot manages to pull guard.
MangKulot is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
MangKulot really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lair. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lair postures up and lands a big shot to MangKulot's brow.
Gripp Lair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Lair is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lair lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lair being controlled here momentarily.
AkoSii MangKulot is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lair missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
AkoSii MangKulot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well MangKulot has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... AkoSii MangKulot!