PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kahlua Zordick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth Mansour (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenneth Mansour will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Zordick
vs
Mansour

165 cm
26
160 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kahlua Zordick!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kenneth Mansour!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mansour thuds a left hand into Zordick's body.
Zordick looks to clinch
and Mansour counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zordick tries a head kick but it misses.
Zordick wants to clinch
and Mansour counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zordick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mansour circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mansour counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zordick tries to clinch but Mansour moves away
and Mansour counters with a stiff right hand.
Zordick fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mansour checks it well.
Zordick fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mansour ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zordick throws a leg kick but Mansour sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zordick.
Mansour circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mansour counters with a three punch combo that has Zordick backing up. Zordick nods at Mansour to acknowledge the strikes.

Zordick gets tackled into the cage by Mansour. Mansour maintains the clinch.
Mansour misses with some punches.
Zordick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zordick tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zordick jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mansour walks away with a smile on his face. Zordick gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kahlua Zordick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zordick closes the distance but Mansour moves to the side
and Mansour counters with a one-two to the body.
Mansour keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mansour lunges at Zordick with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zordick's hand.
Zordick wants to clinch
and Mansour counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Zordick throws a front kick aimed at Mansour's knee but Mansour avoids it well.

Zordick tries to keep at a distance but Mansour has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zordick tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mansour just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mansour pressing his opponent against the cage.
Zordick tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mansour smiles and moves away.
Kahlua Zordick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zordick tries to clinch
letting Mansour counter with a right hand.
Zordick tries to clinch

and Mansour moves into the clinch.
Zordick tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mansour smiles and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mansour checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zordick tries to clinch up
and Mansour cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zordick tries to clinch but Mansour moves away
letting Mansour counter with a right hand.
Zordick darts in trying to clinch
and Mansour counters with a left to the body.
Mansour lands a really nice looking cross but Zordick seems unphased.
Zordick misses with a head kick.
Mansour checks a leg kick.
Mansour is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mansour works Zordick's body with a nice hook.
Zordick closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mansour counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mansour cracks Zordick with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zordick doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Mansour moves into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mansour.
Zordick jumps guard but Mansour stands there with Zordick around his waist. Zordick gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mansour working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zordick jumps guard but Mansour stands there with Zordick around his waist. Zordick gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mansour lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenneth Mansour dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Zordick swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Mansour clinches with his opponent.
Mansour is working Zordick over against the cage.
Zordick fails to pull guard.
Mansour lands with a short shot to the head.
Zordick is looking to control Mansour's arms but Mansour gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zordick has his back to the cage.
Zordick tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mansour just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mansour misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zordick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Come on Mansour - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Zordick tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mansour smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kahlua Zordick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mansour lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mansour connects with a right hand. Zordick shakes it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zordick darts in trying to clinch
and Mansour counters with a nice uppercut.
Kenneth Mansour is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Mansour drives through and clinches with Zordick against the cage.
Mansour lands a shot to the body.
Zordick jumps guard but Mansour stands there with Zordick around his waist. Zordick gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Zordick manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Mansour got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zordick has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mansour has managed to get both his arms back between Zordick's legs - danger averted.
Mansour trying to control the position from guard on top but Zordick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mansour preventing the sweep.

Zordick looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mansour would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Zordick has his foot on Mansour's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mansour works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mansour controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Zordick has his foot on Mansour's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mansour works his way back into a safe position though.
Zordick wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Mansour manages to pass to side control.
Zordick tries to roll over but Mansour keeps him under control.

Zordick looking for submissions off his back.
Mansour really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zordick. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zordick moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mansour wants to stand and escape but instead Zordick has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Zordick passes into half guard.

Zordick is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mansour defends it well.

Zordick is working for a kimura but Mansour is defending it quite comfortably.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Zordick is working for a submission of some sort.

Zordick is trying to work for a kimura but Mansour is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zordick is keen to just control but Mansour is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kahlua Zordick dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Zordick tries to clinch up
letting Mansour counter with a right hand.
Mansour checks a low kick from Zordick.
Zordick closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Mansour to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice sprawl there from Mansour as Zordick shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zordick misses with a low kick as Mansour jumps back.
Zordick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zordick misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zordick attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Zordick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mansour listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zordick feints and then cracks Mansour's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mansour down.
Zordick wants to clinch
and Mansour counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mansour misses with a looping right.
Zordick moves out of range of the strikes.
Zordick misses with a low kick.
Zordick throws a leg kick but Mansour sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Zordick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zordick closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mansour counters with a stiff right hand.
Zordick closes the distance but Mansour moves to the side
and Mansour counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mansour circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zordick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zordick tries a low kick but Mansour avoids it.
Zordick shoots in but Mansour avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mansour has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zordick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mansour.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Zordick.
Zordick throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Mansour moves into the clinch.
Zordick tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mansour smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kahlua Zordick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mansour scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Zordick shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mansour pinned against the cage. Mansour gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zordick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mansour moves out of range of the leg kick from Zordick.
Kenneth Mansour seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mansour looks to land a left hand but Zordick moved out of range nicely.
Mansour lands with a good body shot.
Zordick throws a head kick that misses.
Zordick closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mansour circles away.
Zordick closes the distance but Mansour moves to the side
and Mansour counters with a straight right hand.
Zordick closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mansour cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenneth Mansour really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mansour thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zordick looks to clinch

and Mansour counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Zordick is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Zordick jumps guard but Mansour stands there with Zordick around his waist. Zordick gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Zordick is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zordick.
Zordick tries to pull guard but Mansour won't allow it.

Zordick has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mansour uses from the top position.

Zordick looking for a guillotine here but Mansour defends easily.

Zordick has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mansour off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Mansour as Zordick shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kahlua Zordick. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Mansour moves into range and clinches up with Zordick.
Zordick looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Zordick tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mansour just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mansour lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zordick backwards.
Zordick jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mansour walks away with a smile on his face. Zordick gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mansour circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mansour counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zordick wants to clinch but Mansour slips to the side
enabling Mansour to counter with a crisp jab.
Good work by Mansour as he checks the leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Mansour.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zordick throws a sloppy head kick and Mansour moves out of range easily.
Zordick throws a sloppy head kick and Mansour moves out of range easily.
Zordick closes the distance looking to clinch

and Mansour counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mansour.
Zordick jumps guard but Mansour stands there with Zordick around his waist. Zordick gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Zordick successfully pulls guard.

Zordick is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Zordick looking for a sweep. Not yet Zordick, not yet.

Zordick is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mansour defends well.
Mansour preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zordick has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mansour can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Zordick working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mansour doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mansour manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Zordick tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Zordick looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Zordick is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kahlua Zordick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Zordick had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mansour defends it easily.

Zordick pushes a forearm under Mansour's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Mansour is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kahlua Zordick!
Kahlua Zordick is the new welterweight champion!