PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heinrich Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iron Jake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iron Jake has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mann
vs
Jake

191 cm
25
279 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
24
242 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heinrich Mann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iron Jake!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jake lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mann fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jake scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jake goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jake lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jake lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mann is looking to clinch.

Mann feints and as Jake raises his hands in defense, Mann changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Mann cracks Jake with a solid left hand.
Mann trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mann has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jake is looking to stand up but Mann isn't so interested in that idea.
Mann throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mann in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mann throwing strikes from guard but Jake blocks nicely.
Mann is looking to work some ground and pound but Jake has wrist control.
Mann stopping the sweep attempt from Jake.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann prevents Jake from getting back to his feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jake misses with the combination.
Mann doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jake lands a jab to the nose.
Mann dodges the punch combination from Jake.
Jake moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mann is looking to clinch but Jake is avoiding it.
Jake lands a two punch combo.
Mann dodges the punch combination from Jake.
Mann throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mann tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jake sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mann somewhat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jake darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mann fails with a takedown attempt.
Mann misses with a double jab
and Jake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jake scores with a jab to the head.
Jake lands a glancing blow to the side of Mann's head.
Jake fails to land with a series of punches.
Mann misses with a takedown attempt - Jake sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heinrich Mann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jake lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mann backs up against the cage.
Mann misses with a takedown attempt
and Jake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jake swinging wildly here.
Jake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mann throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jake's waist but Jake gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mann off to one side.
Jake scores with a three punch combo!
Nice straight punches there by Jake. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jake.
Jake tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mann swivels and escapes.
Jake ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mann misses with a takedown
and Jake counters with a straight right hand.
Mann is breathing heavily.
Jake lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mann at a distance.
Iron Jake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jake cracks Mann with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jake fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jake throws a combination. Mann tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice takedown defense from Mann. No joy for Jake on that attempt.
Mann fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jake avoids it really well and circles away.
Mann doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mann drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jake keeping moving, preventing Mann from controlling successfully.
Jake pulls Mann in to control the position.
Mann throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jake works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mann throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jake avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mann won't allow Jake to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mann missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mann stays in close to Jake's body and controls the position.
Jake 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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jake misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iron Jake dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Danga de danga de dang - Jake scores with a four punch combination!
Mann misses with a combination
and Jake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mann shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jake pinned against the cage. Jake gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mann with a poor takedown
and Jake counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mann with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jake counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heinrich Mann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jake throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mann on the side of the head.
Jake throws a one two combo.
Jake scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jake works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jake lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mann takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jake is working the combinations to good effect here.
Mann takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jake moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jake moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jake should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jake misses with a series of wild punches.
Jake throws a combination. Mann tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mann takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mann takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from Jake does it's job there.
Mann doesn't manage to clinch there - Jake circles away.
Jake scores with the left hand. Mann knows he should have avoided that one.
Jake lands the left hand.

Jake gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mann to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mann wants to control from the top but Jake keeps moving.
Jake preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jake has momentary wrist control but Mann slips an elbow through the middle.
Mann is working Jake over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jake is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mann is controlling him.
Mann passes into half guard.
Mann throwing shots but Jake is blocking nicely.
Mann working Jake over with strikes.
Jake pushes Mann off looking to stand but Mann dives back in and keeps control.
Jake is breathing heavily.
Jake on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mann thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jake's head.
Mann stalling away here and it's allowed Jake to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Mann slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jake is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jake avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mann not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mann working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mann accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mann wants to control from the top but Jake keeps moving.
Mann is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mann sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jake has momentary wrist control but Mann slips an elbow through the middle.
Mann is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jake keeping moving, preventing Mann from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Heinrich Mann.
Jake connects with a body shot.
Jake lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Iron Jake will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Mann tries to clinch there but Jake circles away.
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.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jake.
Jake throws a combination. Mann tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jake scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mann walks into a stiff left hand from Jake.
Jake swats away the attempt to clinch by Mann.
Jake keeps the fight on the outside.
Heinrich Mann is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mann fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jake scores with a shot to the body.

Mann shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jake has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mann is working away from the top position though.
Mann winds up and cracks Jake with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Jake. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jake taking some punishment here, with Mann in his half guard.
Mann is just content to waste time from the top position. Jake takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Mann stands and throws Jake's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mann passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Jake!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mann in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mann landing strikes from the mount.

Jake is rocked!
Mann unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Jake wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Mann celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heinrich Mann!