PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Da Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mann's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Watcher. Smith has chosen Let The Bodies Hit The Floor as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Mann
vs
Smith

177 cm
18
166 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Hell's Balls Nutrition

ACME Fight Food Q150 promotion 30 dollar

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Da Mann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Smith!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a combination. Mann tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Da Mann has been cut.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Mann.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Smith lands a nice shot that snaps Mann's head back.
Mann fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Smith avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for Mann on that attempt.
Mann shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Da Mann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice defenses there by Mann.
Mann tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mann looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mann shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Mann shoots in.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Smith. That snapped Mann's head back.
Mann swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mann is breathing heavily.
Mann gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Smith lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mann doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Mann tries to clinch
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Mann backing up. Mann nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
Dan Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith cracks Mann with an uppercut from hell and Mann crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Smith's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!

Mann is rocked!
Smith controlling from the top position.
Oh Mann is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith passes Mann's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mann seems to have got his legs back now.
Smith wants to take a breather but Mann is having none of it.
Smith is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mann looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Smith looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mann with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Smith wants to pass to mount but Mann is defending the position.
Smith perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mann tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mann keeps working.
Smith moves nicely into side control.
Mann gets back to half guard.
Smith prevents Mann from improving his position.
Smith throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is keen to just control but Mann is a slippery customer.

Mann looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Smith seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mann does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mann is looking to improve his position.
Mann moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mann works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Smith wants to slow Mann down by chopping away at his legs.
Mann tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Mann looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mann misses with a takedown
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mann shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A punch lands to the side of Mann 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mann.
Smith is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Mann had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith scores with a hook.
Smith scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mann showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mann shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
Mann shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Da Mann's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Smith scores with a jab to the jaw.
Smith lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mann shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mann shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mann tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Da Mann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith scores with a hook.
Mann walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mann fails with the takedown.
Nice cross by Smith.
Smith fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mann on the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mann moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith scores with a sloppy right hand. Mann should have avoided that one.
Da Mann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mann on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dan Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith scores with a jab to the head.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith lands with a cross.
Mann tries to clinch up
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Mann scores with a takedown into Smith's guard.
Smith will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Mann is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Smith pulls his head out easily.
Mann wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.

Mann looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Mann looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Smith tries to pass to full mount but Mann defends it.

Mann actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands strikes from half guard.
Mann is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mann has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mann tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mann.
Smith throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mann on the side of the head.
Mann on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mann gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mann stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice cross by Smith.
Smith throws a push kick but Mann slaps the foot to one side.
Good shot there by Smith.
Smith swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mann.
The crowd cheers as Smith lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mann doesn't seem phased though.
Mann with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mann with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Da Mann is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Mann tries to clinch but Smith moves away
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Da Mann's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Mann tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mann shoots in looking for a takedown. Smith tries to sprawl out of it but Mann keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith throws a good cross that connects.
Mann tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Mann misses with a takedown attempt
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mann swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith tries to bum rush Mann with a series of wild strikes but Mann uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mann moves out of range of the leg kick from Smith.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mann's head backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith motions for Mann to come forward. Smith throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann fails with the takedown
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Da Mann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mann gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Mann backing up. Mann nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice cross by Smith.
Mann dives in and grabs Smith's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes down on Mann's head and hops out.
Smith does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mann tries to score a power double leg takedown but Smith sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mann somewhat.
Smith scores with a decent looking hook.
Smith moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mann looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith jabs at Mann's body.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mann with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mann walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Mann, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Smith throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Smith scores with a decent looking hook.
Mann throws a lazy head kick
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Mann changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smith tries to avoid it but Mann manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smith to the ground. Smith escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Smith lands a jab to the head.
Smith sizes up Mann with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mann is able to avoid easily.
Mann closes the distance and clinches up with Smith, looking for a takedown. Mann pushes Smith against the cage but Smith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Smith throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mann on the side of the head.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Mann's shoulder, as Mann tries to avoid the shot.
Mann pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mann shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mann on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mann shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense.
Mann looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Smith throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mann on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mann walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mann looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mann walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
Mann gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mann takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith scores with a jab.
Mann shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mann dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Mann shoots in and drives through. Smith sprawls well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smith winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Smith!