PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xander Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steev Mandanda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Cage
vs
Mandanda

200 cm
25
211 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Xander Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steev Mandanda!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cage works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

It looks like Steev Mandanda has been cut.
Mandanda throws a body shot but no joy.
Cage on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mandanda avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mandanda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cage.
Mandanda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cage manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Cage.
Mandanda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mandanda throws a body punch but Cage moves out of range.
Mandanda misses with a wild body shot.
Cage lands a jab to Mandanda's midsection.
Cage connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mandanda momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mandanda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cage lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cage.
Cage punishes Mandanda's body with a nice straight punch.
Cage cracks Mandanda with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Mandanda falls to his knees and Cage doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xander Cage!
Xander Cage decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.