PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Suk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mihail Mansurov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mansurov's choice of entrance music: Kreator - Impossible Brutality. The key to victory for Kurt Suk has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Suk
vs
Mansurov

180 cm
26
179 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

178 cm
21
182 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kurt Suk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mihail Mansurov!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mansurov. That did some damage!
Suk misses with a wild body shot.
Suk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Suk tries to clinch up but Mansurov circles away and keeps his distance.
Mihail Mansurov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mansurov throws a looping overhand right but Suk ducks down to avoid it.
Suk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

It looks like Kurt Suk has been cut.
Suk scores with a push kick.
A punch lands to the side of Suk 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Suk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suk swings for the body but Mansurov moves out of range.
Suk lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mansurov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Suk throws out the jab.

Mansurov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Suk is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mansurov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Suk wants to get back to full guard.
Mansurov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mansurov thows a huge punch but Suk dodges it nicely.
Mansurov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Suk's head.
Mansurov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mansurov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mansurov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Suk is looking to escape.
Mansurov throwing shots but Suk is blocking nicely.
Mansurov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mansurov working the head and body with strikes.
Mansurov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mansurov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Suk is staying active underneath Mansurov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mansurov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suk wants to get back to full guard.
Mansurov passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Suk!
Suk is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mansurov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mansurov lands with some strikes.
Mansurov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mansurov landing shots from mount.
Mansurov with a couple of short strikes.
Mansurov throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Suk because Mansurov loaded up on that one.
Mansurov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Suk is looking to improve his position but Mansurov isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suk tries to hold on but Mansurov pushes him away.
Suk on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Suk tries to get out of the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mansurov controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mansurov wants to control the pace but Suk is squirming around nicely.
Suk tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mansurov raining down hammerfists from mount.
Mansurov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Suk is looking to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suk is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mihail Mansurov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kurt Suk's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mansurov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mansurov stops Suk from getting back to his feet.
Mansurov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Suk defending well though.
Mansurov is trying to control. Suk wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Suk wants to get back to full guard.
Mansurov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Suk keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mansurov misses with a head shot. Suk uses the momentum to regain guard.
Mansurov pushing down on Suk's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mansurov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mansurov stops Suk from getting back to his feet.
Mansurov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Still in half guard, Mansurov seems content to control.
Suk is looking to improve his position.
Suk is in trouble now - Mansurov has advanced to mount!
Mansurov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mansurov scoring with strikes but Suk is staying in there.
Mansurov raining down shots from the mount!
Suk taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suk tries to reverse the position but Mansurov maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mansurov controlling the position easily from mount.
Mansurov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Suk is trying to escape the mount.
Suk tries to hold on but Mansurov pushes him away.
Suk is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mansurov scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Suk is rocked!
Mansurov lands a heavy elbow.
Oh Suk is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mansurov lands a big shot to the head and Suk winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mihail Mansurov!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Mihail Mansurov waved his t-shirt featuring M/S Paint Fightwear's logo in front of the cameras.