PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between mike mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krsto Frankopan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think mann might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to COB:war inside my head. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

mann
vs
Frankopan

200 cm
18
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

208 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, mike mann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Krsto Frankopan!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Frankopan has taken the fight to the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as mann takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
mann has Frankopan pressed against the cage, preventing Frankopan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
mann stops a takedown attempt from Frankopan.

Frankopan is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. mann can't fight it off and eventually Frankopan manages to take the fight to the floor. mann looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Frankopan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
mann trying to control the position.
Frankopan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with mann. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

mann has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Frankopan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
mann doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

mann had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Frankopan defends it easily.

Frankopan got a little sloppy there for a moment and mann has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Frankopan has managed to get both his arms back between mann's legs - danger averted.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frankopan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
mann on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if mann tries to get out of the position.

mann had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Frankopan defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankopan postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Frankopan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

mann has his foot on Frankopan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Frankopan works his way back into a safe position though.
Frankopan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as mann works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Frankopan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

mann has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Frankopan doesn't defend quickly enough and mann has managed to lock this one up! Can Frankopan escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to mann on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). mike mann!