PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenneth Mansour (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kosh Josheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josheck has chosen Get down with The Sickness as his entrance music. Kosh Josheck has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mansour
vs
Josheck

190 cm
26
180 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

178 cm
20
169 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kenneth Mansour!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kosh Josheck!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Josheck gets a double leg takedown into Mansour's guard.
Josheck controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Josheck trying to control the position from guard on top but Mansour is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Josheck stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mansour swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mansour knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Josheck on the ground.
Mansour can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Josheck controls the pace.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mansour looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Josheck thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Josheck trying to control but Mansour is working from the bottom.
Josheck looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Josheck stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mansour swivels though and keeps the full guard.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Kosh Josheck hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mansour throws a looping overhand right but Josheck ducks down to avoid it.
Josheck shoots and misses
and Josheck takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mansour digs a good hook to Josheck's body.
Josheck fails with a takedown attempt.
Mansour throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Josheck.
Josheck moves to clinch but Mansour breaks away
letting Mansour counter with a right hand.
Kosh Josheck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Josheck tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mansour counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mansour fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kenneth Mansour is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mansour is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice takedown defense from Mansour. No joy for Josheck on that attempt.
Kenneth Mansour has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kosh Josheck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mansour throws a lazy right hand but Josheck sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Josheck tries to clinch but Mansour moves away
and Mansour counters with a left and a right that stings Josheck.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Josheck.
Josheck moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mansour throws out a loose jab but Josheck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Josheck shoots in for a double leg but Mansour sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mansour works Josheck's body with a nice hook.
Josheck fails with the takedown.
Josheck with a poor takedown
and Mansour counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Josheck looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Josheck.
Josheck has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Josheck there as he acknowledges the shot.
Josheck moves to clinch but Mansour breaks away
and Mansour counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mansour ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mansour lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Josheck backs up against the cage.
Mansour uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Josheck has time to react.
Mansour misses with an uppercut.
Mansour slaps away a takedown attempt from Josheck, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenneth Mansour dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Josheck shoots and misses
and Mansour counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Josheck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Josheck tries for a takedown but Mansour sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Josheck shoots in looking for a takedown. Mansour tries to sprawl out of it but Josheck keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mansour manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kenneth Mansour has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kosh Josheck.
Josheck doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mansour counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice uppercut lands for Mansour. That snapped Josheck's head back.
Mansour is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mansour takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Josheck is breathing heavily.
Mansour wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mansour cracks Josheck with a good jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Mansour.
Mansour attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Josheck shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mansour but Mansour pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Josheck takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mansour uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Josheck misses with a takedown attempt
and Mansour counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mansour tests Josheck's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mansour scores with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mansour swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mansour swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mansour cracks Josheck with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Josheck with a poor takedown
and Mansour counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mansour scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mansour is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mansour throws a looping overhand right but Josheck ducks down to avoid it.
Mansour throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mansour throws a shot to the body.
Josheck looks to clinch
and Josheck takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mansour misses with a hook.
Mansour scores with a shot to the body.
Josheck takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Josheck shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mansour but Mansour pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Josheck on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Mansour scores with a four punch combination!
Nice uppercut there from Mansour.
Mansour ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Josheck gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Mansour, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mansour lands with a good body shot.
Kenneth Mansour is winning the standup battle so far.
Mansour throws a shot from downtown. Josheck moves away and avoids it.
Josheck closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mansour counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mansour lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Josheck at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mansour cracks Josheck with a good jab.
Mansour scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mansour fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big right from Mansour misses.
Josheck tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mansour counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mansour lands a jab to Josheck's midsection.
Josheck blocks a jab.
Mansour scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mansour lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Josheck at a distance.
Mansour misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mansour throws an overhand right that lands on Josheck's shoulder, as Josheck tries to avoid the shot.
Josheck takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Josheck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mansour throws a body punch but Josheck moves out of range.
Josheck takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Josheck takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mansour tried to score with a low kick but Josheck checks it.
Josheck throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mansour's waist but Mansour gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Josheck off to one side.
Mansour throws a series of punches but Josheck moves out of range.
Mansour throws out a powerful jab.
Josheck gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mansour counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Mansour does no damage.
Mansour with a nice cross.
Josheck shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mansour cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kenneth Mansour has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kosh Josheck.
Mansour tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Josheck was well out of range. Poor timing from Mansour.
Mansour ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mansour connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Josheck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mansour.
Josheck is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mansour.
Kosh Josheck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mansour throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Josheck tries to clinch up
and Mansour counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Josheck looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mansour wants to control but Josheck is keeping busy.

Josheck is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mansour sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mansour wants to get back to his feet.
Mansour on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mansour tries to get out of the position.

Josheck is looking for a kimura here.
Josheck wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mansour keeps working.
Josheck throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenneth Mansour showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mansour, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenneth Mansour!