PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Belgian Maniac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Imposer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Maniac
vs
Imposer

175 cm
25
155 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

170 cm
20
160 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Belgian Maniac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Will Imposer!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maniac throws a combination. Imposer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Horrible takedown by Imposer or perhaps it was just good defense by Maniac which made him look bad.
Maniac throws and low kick but Imposer moves out of range easily.
Imposer checks the leg kick.
Imposer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Imposer stuns Maniac with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Will Imposer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Imposer throws the kick towards the body but Maniac avoids it.
Maniac misses with a kick to the body.
Maniac tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maniac takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Imposer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maniac steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Imposer.
Imposer throws a body punch but Maniac moves out of range.
Maniac connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Imposer's hands.
Nice sprawl there from Maniac as Imposer shoots in.
Imposer misses with an uppercut.
Maniac throws a hook but Imposer avoids it easily.

Imposer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maniac, pushing him back against the cage.
Imposer crunches a lovely knee into Maniac's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maniac misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maniac misses with a body punch.
Imposer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Imposer lands a shot to the body.
Imposer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maniac prevents a body shot from Imposer.
Maniac misses with a hook to the ribs.
Imposer trying to land knees to the body.
Imposer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maniac.
Imposer stalling in the clinch but Maniac improves position.
Maniac softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Imposer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maniac.
Imposer tries to throw a body punch but Maniac avoids it by throwing Imposer back against the cage.
Imposer lands a nice knee to the body.
Maniac landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Imposer looks gassed!
Imposer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maniac managing to block the knees to the body from Imposer.
Maniac cracks Imposer with a nice body shot.
Maniac misses with a punch to the body.
Imposer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maniac is working Imposer over against the cage.
Maniac lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Imposer tries to work over Maniac's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maniac trying to stall but Imposer improves his position.
Maniac throws an elbow that misses.
Imposer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maniac lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Imposer misses with a knee strike.
Maniac lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maniac connects with a nasty looking knee right to Imposer's face.
Maniac tries to stall but Imposer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Imposer lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knees to the body from Imposer.
Imposer missing with knees to the body.
Imposer missing with knees to the body.
Imposer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maniac or not.
Maniac throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Imposer tries a body shot but Maniac blocks it.
Maniac is trying to maintain a safe position but Imposer gets an underhook and turns Maniac into the cage.
Imposer blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Maniac.
Nice body punch from Maniac.
Maniac misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Imposer.
Maniac has Imposer pressed against the cage.
Imposer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maniac tries to throw a body punch but Imposer avoids it by throwing Maniac back against the cage.
Imposer misses with a body punch.
Maniac is working Imposer over against the cage.
Maniac lands a body punch.
Maniac scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maniac manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Maniac lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Maniac.
Imposer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maniac.
Maniac working aggressively here.
Imposer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Imposer prevents a body shot from Maniac.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Imposer.
Maniac comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Maniac misses with the head strike.
Maniac taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Imposer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maniac.
Maniac trying to stall but Imposer improves his position.
Imposer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maniac pressing his opponent against the cage.
Imposer tries to land knees in the clinch but Maniac avoids the damage to the body.
Maniac presses Imposer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Imposer as Maniac tries to tie him up.
Imposer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Belgian Maniac has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Imposer.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maniac.
Maniac wants to stall.
Maniac lands a body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Maniac.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imposer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maniac scores a nice knee to the body.
Maniac throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Imposer blocks it with crossed arms.
Maniac blocks a body shot from Imposer.
A body shot lands from Maniac.
Maniac dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Imposer tries to land knees in the clinch but Maniac avoids the damage to the body.
Imposer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Maniac missing with knees to the body.
Imposer tries a knee to the head but Maniac blocks it.
Maniac presses Imposer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Imposer is leaning against Maniac and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Maniac working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Imposer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Maniac prevents a body shot from Imposer.
A nice left hand lands by Maniac.
Maniac lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maniac scores with a hook to the body.
Imposer looking to throw knees to the head but Maniac is blocking nicely.
Maniac lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maniac tries to throw a body punch but Imposer avoids it by throwing Maniac back against the cage.
Imposer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Maniac stalls.
Imposer works on Maniac's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maniac.
Imposer thows a body shot but no joy.
Maniac misses with a wild body shot.
Imposer misses with a body shot

and Maniac counters by moving into the clinch.
Maniac tries to throw a body punch but Imposer avoids it by throwing Maniac back against the cage.
Maniac scores with a hook to the body.
Imposer prevents a body shot from Maniac.
Maniac digs a right hand underneath Imposer's ribcage. Imposer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Maniac is trying to maintain a safe position but Imposer gets an underhook and turns Maniac into the cage.
Maniac fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Imposer presses Maniac against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Imposer works on Maniac's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Maniac.
Maniac looking to slow down the pace here.
Imposer blocking some punches.
Imposer tries a knee to the head but Maniac blocks it.
Maniac blocks an uppercut.
Maniac on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maniac managing to block the knees to the body from Imposer.
Maniac landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Imposer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maniac lands a nice uppercut.
Maniac struggles to land a body shot inside as Imposer controls his hands.
Maniac lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Imposer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Maniac - that landed with a thud.
Maniac stalls.
Maniac misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Imposer tries to work over Maniac's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Imposer lands a shot to the body.
Maniac unloads a knee to the mid-section. Imposer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maniac is leaning against Imposer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Imposer avoiding damage as Maniac throws knees to the body.
Maniac fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maniac avoiding damage as Imposer throws knees to the body.
Maniac throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maniac goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maniac looking to stall.
Imposer crunches a lovely knee into Maniac's ribcage.
Imposer working aggressively here.
Maniac misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Imposer tries to land knees in the clinch but Maniac avoids the damage to the body.
Belgian Maniac has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Maniac fails to land.
Maniac looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice body punch from Imposer - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Maniac.
Imposer misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Maniac working aggressively here.
Maniac avoiding damage as Imposer throws knees to the body.
Good body shot from Maniac.
Maniac lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maniac lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Imposer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maniac.
Maniac lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Imposer.
Maniac digs a right hand underneath Imposer's ribcage. Imposer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Maniac lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Imposer or not.
Imposer misses with a punch to the body.
Imposer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maniac misses with the head strike.
Maniac misses with the head strike.
Imposer trying to land knees to the body.
Maniac managing to block the knees to the body from Imposer.
Maniac is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Knees to the body from Maniac.
Maniac works on Imposer's body with a couple of short punches.
Maniac gets through Imposer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Imposer. Maniac does a little dance to reset his feet.
Imposer throws a hook but Maniac blocks it.
Maniac lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maniac throws a series of punches but Imposer moves out of range.
Belgian Maniac is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Imposer swats away the attempt to clinch by Maniac.
Imposer gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Maniac makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Imposer really felt that one!
Imposer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maniac tries to land a leg kick but Imposer saw it coming and moves away.
Maniac misses with an uppercut. Imposer saw that one coming.
Imposer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Maniac rather than just go for the knockout.
Maniac keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Maniac throws a right hand that Imposer ducks under and follows up with a left that Imposer also avoids with ease.
Maniac lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Maniac on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Maniac pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maniac lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maniac tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Imposer was well out of range. Poor timing from Maniac.

Imposer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Maniac looking for a guillotine here but Imposer defends easily.

Imposer decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Maniac, up you get!
Imposer checks a leg kick nicely.
Imposer throws a hook to the side of Maniac's head but Maniac sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Imposer misses with a takedown attempt
and Maniac counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Imposer misses
and Maniac counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maniac scores with a punch to the head.
Imposer throws a body punch but Maniac moves out of range.
Maniac avoids the body shot from Imposer.
Imposer fails with the takedown
and Maniac counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Belgian Maniac dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Imposer throws a low kick, looking for Maniac's leg but Maniac calmly moves out of range.
Maniac throws a low kick but it's checked well by Imposer.
Imposer lands a nice shot that snaps Maniac's head back.
Imposer needs to keep his hands up - Maniac had a free shot at his head there.
Maniac throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Maniac takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Maniac attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Maniac wants to clinch.
Maniac stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maniac blocks a leg kick.
Maniac throws a head kick but Imposer moves out of range.
Imposer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maniac misses with a straight right.
Maniac misses with a head kick.
Maniac slips a straight right by Imposer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Imposer throws a big shot that misses.
Imposer shoots and misses
and Maniac counters with an inside leg kick.
Maniac motions for Imposer to come forward. Maniac throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Imposer misses with a body punch
and Maniac counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Imposer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Maniac counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Imposer tries to keep at a distance but Maniac has taken the fight into the clinch.
Maniac scores with a shot to the side of Imposer's head.
A body shot lands from Maniac.
Imposer misses with a punch on the inside.
Imposer throws a punch but it's blocked by Maniac.
Imposer prevents a body shot from Maniac.
Maniac lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Imposer backwards.
Imposer misses with the head strike.
Maniac stalling in the clinch but Imposer improves position.
Maniac works on Imposer's body with a couple of short punches.
Imposer blocks a body shot from Maniac.
Maniac lands a right hand that snaps the head of Imposer backwards.
Maniac lands with a right to the head.
Maniac tries to work over Imposer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Maniac can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imposer works on Maniac's body with a couple of short punches.
Maniac misses with an elbow strike.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maniac. Imposer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Imposer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Imposer blocks a head kick by Maniac.
Maniac scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Imposer misses with a shot to the body
and Maniac counters with a big head kick but Imposer shrugs it off.
Maniac is looking to chop away at Imposer's legs.
A slow jab from Imposer misses its intended target.

Imposer closes the distance and clinches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maniac. Imposer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Imposer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maniac takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Maniac throws out a leg kick but Imposer moves out of range and Maniac only half commits.
Belgian Maniac is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maniac throws a combination. Imposer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Imposer throws a leg kick but Maniac checks it.
Maniac looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imposer closes the distance but Maniac moves to the side
and Maniac counters with a nice leg kick.
Imposer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maniac as he jumps to the side.
Belgian Maniac has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Imposer.
Maniac misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Imposer.

Imposer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Maniac keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Imposer stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Maniac moves out of range of the body kick from Imposer.
A leg kick checked by Imposer.
Maniac throws a head kick that misses.
Imposer misses the shot to the body.
Imposer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Maniac checks a leg kick.
Maniac moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Maniac is looking to land body kicks.
Belgian Maniac is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maniac plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Maniac takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Imposer takes a swing at Maniac's ribcage but misses.
Imposer misses with a straight left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maniac.
Maniac rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Imposer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Imposer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maniac with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Imposer digs a good body shot into Maniac's ribs.
Maniac misses with a low kick as Imposer jumps back.
Will Imposer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Imposer throws a sloppy head kick
and Maniac counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Imposer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Belgian Maniac showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maniac, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Belgian Maniac!