PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joosep Toots (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Manson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toots comes to the cage accompanied by dogs out. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Toots
vs
Manson

188 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
208 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joosep Toots!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charlie Manson!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Manson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Toots is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Toots trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Manson decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Manson misses with a wild combination.
Manson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Toots sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Manson somewhat.
Some wild striking there from Toots.
Toots scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toots throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Manson moves into range and clinches up with Toots.
Toots is trying to force a seperation but Manson has the dominant position.

Manson pulls guard effortlessly.
Toots tries to stand but Manson is controlling from the bottom.
Manson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Manson has a closed guard, preventing Toots from standing up.

Toots got a little sloppy there for a moment and Manson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Toots has managed to get both his arms back between Manson's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manson looks gassed!

Manson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Manson shoots in but no luck this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toots dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Toots throws a combination that misses

and Manson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Toots's guard now.
Toots wants to stand but Manson is controlling the position.
Manson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Manson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Toots is keeping the position for now.
Toots wants to stand up but Manson is controlling him.
Manson distracts Toots with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Manson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Manson advances to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Manson lands a nice short elbow.

Manson stands up out of the half guard.

Manson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Manson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Toots has managed to free his arm - good work.
Manson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Toots's head.
Manson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Toots on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Toots tries to get out of the position.
Toots taking some punishment here, with Manson in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Manson.
Manson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Toots keeps working.
Manson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Toots looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Manson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Manson.
Toots stuffs the takedown.

Manson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Toots is trying to stand up.
Manson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Toots is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Toots knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Manson on the ground.
Manson scoring with strikes but Toots is staying in there.
Manson with a couple of short strikes.
Manson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Toots?
Manson raining down shots from the mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toots is in a horrible position here. Manson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Manson landing strikes from the mount and Toots is in trouble!
Toots wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
A nice elbow there by Manson.
Manson breaks from Toots's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Toots is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Manson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Manson scoring with strikes but Toots is staying in there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toots wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Manson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Toots hang on?
Charlie Manson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Manson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Manson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
BOOM! Manson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The referee warns Toots that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Manson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
BOOM! Manson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Toots wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manson looking to finish Toots with some ground and pound. This is bad for Toots!
BOOM! Manson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Manson scoring with strikes but Toots is staying in there.
Manson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Manson controlling the pace for now.
Manson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Manson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manson landing shots from mount.
Toots is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Manson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Toots is squirming around, avoiding Manson's attempts to control the action.
Toots really wants to buck Manson off and get back to his feet.
Manson landing strikes from the mount.
BOOM! Manson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Manson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Toots?
Manson is landing with some decent strikes but Toots is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Toots is trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Manson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Toots's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Toots misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Manson is defended easily by Toots.
Toots looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Toots scores with a shot to the body.
Manson shoots in but Toots avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Toots scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Toots leaves Manson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Joosep Toots has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Manson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toots fails to land with a series of punches.
Toots scores with a hook to the body. Manson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Manson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Toots pinned against the cage. Toots gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Toots rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Manson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manson tries for a takedown but Toots sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Manson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Manson misses with a double jab
and Toots counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Toots misses with a wild combination.

Manson gets a takedown into half guard.
Toots is looking to escape.
Manson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Manson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Toots taking some punishment here, with Manson in his half guard.
Manson is nestled in close to Toots, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Toots is looking to escape.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Manson connects with a nice short shot to Toots's temple.
Toots is trying to stand.

Manson stands up from half guard.
Toots misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manson fails in his attempt to clinch.

Manson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Manson showed some decent athleticism there.
Manson stops Toots from getting back to his feet.
Manson drops an elbow to the side of Toots's head.
Manson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Toots on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Manson escapes and gets back to his feet.
Manson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toots misses with the combination.
Manson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Toots is fending him off so far but Manson persists. Nope, Toots circles away and we're back to standing.
Manson looks to clinch
and Toots counters with a straight right hand.
Charlie Manson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Joosep Toots is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Toots displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Manson.
Toots stuffs the takedown.
Toots lands the left hand.
Manson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manson fails with a takedown attempt.
Joosep Toots has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Horrible takedown by Manson or perhaps it was just good defense by Toots which made him look bad.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Manson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Manson 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Manson!