PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monster Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Mamba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hero comes to the cage accompanied by Laki-Laki. Mamba comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Here Comes The Hotstepper kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Hero
vs
Mamba

191 cm
25
239 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

197 cm
31
270 lbs
16 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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GREEN!160
Spartan Nutrition

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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Monster Hero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Mamba!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Mamba keeps the fight on the outside.
Mamba has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Mamba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hero 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 Mamba has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mamba and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Hero has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hero lands a right hand.
Mamba prevents a body shot from Hero.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamba prevents a body shot from Hero.

Mamba pulls guard successfully.
Hero lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Mamba is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hero is aware though and is defending well.
Hero wants to stand but Mamba has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamba is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Mamba prevents Hero from improving his position.
Hero is trying is best to control the position here.
Hero is trying to stand back up but Mamba is controlling him
Hero is looking to improve his position.
Hero's coaches at Wolf Training Lair have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Hero is refusing to be controlled, as Mamba sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mamba wants to work for an arm triangle but Hero is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mamba missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hero tries to kick Mamba off but Mamba keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mamba scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hero wants to improve his position but Mamba is controlling well.
Mamba controlling the action here.
Mamba is trying to control the action in half guard but Hero is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamba not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hero throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mamba content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A clash of legs there as Mamba blocks the low kick.
Mamba drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hero defends it well.
Hero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mamba.

Hero closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hero throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mambas head.
Hero stops a takedown attempt from Mamba.
Mamba tries to pull guard but Hero forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mamba.
A shot in the inside from Hero.
Hero swings wildly with an uppercut but Mamba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hero misses with a body punch.
Hero can't find room to land a body shot as Mamba controls the action.
Hero misses with a body punch.
Hero throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mambas head.
Mamba has Hero pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hero manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Monster Hero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Mamba.
Mamba takes a shot to the head.
Hero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hero swings wildly with an uppercut but Mamba uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hero struggles to land a body shot inside as Mamba controls his hands.
Hero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hero swings wildly with an uppercut but Mamba uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Monster Hero dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hero swings for the body but Mamba moves out of range.
Hero tries to clinch but Mamba is having none of it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hero here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Sloppy strikes from Hero. Those never looked like landing.
Mamba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And Mamba tries to counter it with a takedown but Hero pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hero wants to clinch up but Mamba keeps it at a distance.
Monster Hero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hero lands a slapping body shot.
Mamba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mamba feints the counter takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mamba is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mamba feints the counter takedown.
Hero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mamba changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Monster Hero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hero pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And Mamba tries to counter it with a takedown but Hero pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mamba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hero fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mamba tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hero throws a poor cross that misses

and Mamba counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee asks Mamba politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Mamba prefers to stall for the moment though.
An elbow from Mamba crashes against the mat.
Hero tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hero covering up well and avoiding damage.
You can see the frustration on Hero's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamba is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Hero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mamba can do to turn this around?

Mamba is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
You can see the frustration on Hero's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Hero is trying to get back to his feet but Mamba has full control of the position and if anything, Hero has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Mamba lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Hero looking very determined here, making life difficult for Mamba.

Mamba has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero tries to escape the position.
Mamba really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Hero.
Hero is trying to break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mamba wants to control the position but Hero frees himself and scrambles - Mamba manages to regain control in side control.
Hero is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Mamba asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Mamba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Hero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mamba moves away.
Hero wants to slow Mamba down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hero, right into the meat.
Hero doesn't manage to clinch there - Mamba circles away.
Mamba feints the counter takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mamba checks a low kick from Hero.
Mamba with the counter takedown but Hero avoids it easily.
Hero looks to clinch

so Mamba counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hero is pulling down on Mamba's head to control his posture.
Mamba won't allow Hero to sweep him here.
Hero is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Mamba has passed into side control.
Hero defending against the ground and pound.
Hero is looking for a sweep.
Mamba moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Mamba trying to control the position but Hero is working away.
Hero is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamba trying to control the position but Hero is working away.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hero gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hero works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hero is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hero keeping moving, preventing Mamba from controlling successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hero throws a hook to the side of Mamba's head but Mamba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mamba takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hero throws out a leg kick but Mamba moves out of range and Hero only half commits.
Mamba is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Monster Hero showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hero has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Monster Hero!
A relieved looking Monster Hero thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.