PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Teppo Mansikka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mansikka comes to the ring accompanied by Icepick - Born to Crush You. Teppo Mansikka has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Mansikka
vs
Anderson

184 cm
22
195 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

185 cm
28
190 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Teppo Mansikka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arnold Anderson!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Mansikka counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Arnold Anderson has been cut.
Anderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Anderson misses with a double jab
and Mansikka makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Anderson really felt that one!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Mansikka has closed the distance and engaged Anderson in a clinch.

Mansikka manages to break the clinch.
Mansikka wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
Mansikka wants to clinch.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick
and Mansikka counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Mansikka pushes Anderson up against the ropes in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Mansikka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mansikka landing knees to the body.
Anderson looks gassed!
A short right from Mansikka on the inside.
Mansikka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Anderson.
Mansikka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mansikka lands a left hand.

Mansikka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mansikka bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mansikka tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mansikka connects with a body shot that sends Anderson's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mansikka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mansikka lands with a shot to the body.

Anderson gets caught flat footed, as Mansikka shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mansikka sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Mansikka slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mansikka with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mansikka trying to mount his opponent but Anderson defends it.
Mansikka trying to control the pace.
Mansikka wants to control but Anderson is keeping him busy.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Teppo Mansikka just wasn't active enough.
Anderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Mansikka counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
letting Mansikka counter with a right hand.
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and Mansikka counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mansikka tries to clinch up.

Mansikka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mansikka - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mansikka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mansikka lands a hook that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Mansikka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Mansikka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mansikka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mansikka takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A nice left hand lands by Mansikka.
Mansikka lands with a light punch inside.
Anderson taking a breather.
Anderson avoids a wild elbow strike from Mansikka.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mansikka.
A frustrated look appears on Anderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mansikka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

Mansikka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mansikka wants to clinch but Anderson slips to the side
enabling Anderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Mansikka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mansikka has a takedown stuffed.
Mansikka fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mansikka looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Mansikka takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Mansikka with a nice cross.
Mansikka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mansikka counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anderson thinking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mansikka scores with a hook to the body. Anderson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mansikka throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Anderson's waist but Anderson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mansikka off to one side.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mansikka's jab looks to have found its range, popping Anderson under the eye.
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Mansikka.
Mansikka fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Anderson avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teppo Mansikka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson swings widly with a right hand
and Mansikka counters with a left to the body.
Mansikka's corner calls for a 1-2. Mansikka obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Anderson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and Mansikka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arnold Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Anderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mansikka counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Anderson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Anderson misses with a left hand

and Mansikka counters by moving into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mansikka blocks it with crossed arms.
A short uppercut from Mansikka.

Mansikka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mansikka tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mansikka is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and Mansikka counters with a big head kick but Anderson shrugs it off.
Anderson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mansikka wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Mansikka misses.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mansikka throws a head kick that half lands.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Mansikka.
Anderson misses the body punch
and Mansikka counters with an inside leg kick.
Mansikka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson throws a sloppy body shot

and Mansikka counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Anderson's guard now.
Anderson can't keep his opponent in guard - Mansikka advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teppo Mansikka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arnold Anderson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Mansikka tries to clinch up.
Mansikka tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Anderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Mansikka counters with a straight right hand.
Anderson is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and Mansikka counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Decent striking displayed by Mansikka there.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Anderson misses with a double jab
and Mansikka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Anderson
and Mansikka counters with a three punch combo that has Anderson backing up. Anderson nods at Mansikka to acknowledge the strikes.
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Mansikka counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anderson thinking.
Mansikka tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it.

Mansikka pushes Anderson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Anderson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mansikka is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mansikka.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mansikka.
Mansikka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anderson can do to turn this around?
Anderson jumps guard but Mansikka stands there with Anderson around his waist. Anderson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Mansikka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mansikka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mansikka swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Mansikka.
Mansikka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mansikka pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Anderson back to the ropes. Mansikka follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mansikka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Anderson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mansikka wants to clinch.
Mansikka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mansikka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mansikka takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Anderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Mansikka counters with a nice body kick.
Mansikka connects with a body shot.
Mansikka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson misses with a double jab
and Mansikka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mansikka pushes Anderson up against the ropes in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Mansikka as the two fighters clinch.

Mansikka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson throws a leg kick

and Mansikka counters by clinching up.
Mansikka lands a body shot.
Mansikka pushes Anderson back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.

Mansikka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mansikka scores with a jab. Anderson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Mansikka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mansikka stuns Anderson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Anderson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Anderson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Anderson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Mansikka counters by moving into the clinch.
Mansikka pushes Anderson back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Mansikka scores with a shot to the side of Anderson's head.
Anderson takes an elbow to the temple.
Mansikka lands with a short shot to the head.

Mansikka manages to break the clinch.
Mansikka lands a head kick!
Mansikka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anderson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Mansikka shoots in and gets a takedown into Anderson's guard.
Mansikka sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Anderson's guard.
Mansikka moves nicely into side control.
Mansikka is looking to take a break and control but Anderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mansikka happy to just control the position for now.
Arnold Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mansikka has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Mansikka sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Anderson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mansikka. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mansikka moves to the back.
Mansikka keeps control of the position easily here as Anderson tries to buck him off.
Teppo Mansikka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Mansikka keeps control of the position easily here as Anderson tries to buck him off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Teppo Mansikka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mansikka has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Teppo Mansikka!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Teppo Mansikka!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Teppo Mansikka!

Teppo Mansikka wins by unanimous decision!