PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between CG Mannheim (ranked 2876 p4p, 1948 weight class) and Nevez Amadaus (ranked 170 p4p, 123 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mannheim
vs
Amadaus

163 cm
19
143
4 - 1 - 0

175 cm
19
136
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

FF Gear
Vegan Gains

Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, CG Mannheim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nevez Amadaus!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mannheim rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Amadaus to counter with a crisp jab.
Mannheim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mannheim misses the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Mannheim.
Amadaus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Amadaus wants it to stay on the feet.
Mannheim ducks under a wild hook from Amadaus.
Mannheim misses with a lunging right hand
and Amadaus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mannheim thinking.
Amadaus misses with a hook.
Mannheim looks to score with a jab to the body but Amadaus is just out of range.
Mannheim just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amadaus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mannheim stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Amadaus has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Mannheim misses with a takedown attempt - Amadaus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Amadaus! But no joy.
We've been hearing reports that Mannheim has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mannheim misses with a right hand
and Amadaus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mannheim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Amadaus was well out of range. Poor timing from Mannheim.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amadaus looks to land a combination but Mannheim avoids it well.
Amadaus lands a nice looking body shot.
Jab by Amadaus.
Amadaus throws a hook but Mannheim blocks it.
A big right from Mannheim misses.
Amadaus's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mannheim under the eye.
Mannheim changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mannheim throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Amadaus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Amadaus misses the body punch

so Mannheim counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mannheim looking to pass the guard.
Amadaus is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Amadaus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mannheim.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mannheim 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.
Amadaus pulls Mannheim in close to his closed guard and prevents Mannheim from doing any damage or advancing position.
Amadaus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mannheim is fighting to break Amadaus's control of his arms but Amadaus is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mannheim throwing strikes from guard but Amadaus blocks nicely.
Amadaus keeping moving, preventing Mannheim from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amadaus is pulling down on Mannheim's head. It's preventing any offense from Mannheim, at least for the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nevez Amadaus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Amadaus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mannheim.
Mannheim feinted with a counter takedown.
Amadaus is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Amadaus defending well as Mannheim loads up on a big left hand.
CG Mannheim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mannheim takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mannheim misses with a left hand
and Mannheim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Amadaus misses with a hook.
Amadaus throws a right hand that Mannheim ducks under and follows up with a left that Mannheim also avoids with ease.
Amadaus throws a nice looking combination but Mannheim bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Amadaus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mannheim sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mannheim wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Amadaus.
Mannheim misses with a takedown
and Amadaus counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for CG Mannheim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mannheim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Amadaus was well out of range. Poor timing from Mannheim.
Mannheim throws a hook but Amadaus blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Amadaus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mannheim throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Amadaus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mannheim misses with an uppercut
and Amadaus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Amadaus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Amadaus is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mannheim had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Amadaus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mannheim.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nevez Amadaus dominated that round.
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.

Mannheim lands a jab to the nose.
Amadaus takes a swing at Mannheim's ribcage but misses.
Mannheim looks to score with a jab to the body but Amadaus is just out of range.
A cross from Mannheim lands.
Mannheim takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Amadaus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good exchange - Mannheim coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amadaus misses with a hook. Mannheim ducked under it nicely.
Mannheim tries to counter with a takedown but Amadaus is quick to defend against it.
Mannheim swings widly with a right hand
and Mannheim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mannheim staying out of range there.
Mannheim misses with a left hand
and Amadaus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mannheim doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Amadaus counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amadaus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Amadaus is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mannheim pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mannheim throws a poor cross that misses
and Amadaus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mannheim takes one to the side of the head.

Mannheim is rocked!
Amadaus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Amadaus fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Mannheim out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Nevez Amadaus!