PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Mandela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramon Valdez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson Mandela has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Mandela
vs
Valdez

190 cm
23
210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

195 cm
23
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nelson Mandela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ramon Valdez!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandela misses with an attempted mid kick.
Valdez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mandela moves out of range of the body kick.
Mandela blocks the body kick.
Nelson Mandela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mandela lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mandela with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mandela scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Valdez throws a leg kick

and Mandela counters by clinching up.
Mandela lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Ramon Valdez has been cut.
Valdez throws an elbow but it misses.
Mandela pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mandela comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Mandela.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mandela looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mandela throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandela throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mandela lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That has opened up Ramon Valdez's cut even more.
Mandela dodges an elbow strike from Valdez.
Mandela throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Valdez lands a nice elbow.
Valdez blocks an elbow strike.
Valdez throws an elbow but it misses.
Mandela blocks the elbow strike.
Valdez takes an elbow to the temple.
Mandela lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mandela just misses with a elbow thrown towards Valdez's brow.
Mandela looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mandela throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mandela comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

The cut above Ramon Valdez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mandela comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mandela looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Valdez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Valdez blocks an elbow strike from Mandela.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mandela blocks the elbow strike.
Mandela creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mandela as Valdez tries to tie him up.
Mandela creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Valdez avoids the elbow strike from Mandela, against the cage.
Mandela creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Valdez's defenses.

Ramon Valdez's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ramon Valdez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nelson Mandela!