PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Markku Mannersormi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Bullock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seth Bullock acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Mannersormi
vs
Bullock

185 cm
26
193 lbs
19 - 5 - 0

178 cm
26
165 lbs
12 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Markku Mannersormi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seth Bullock!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mannersormi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bullock connects with a body shot.
Bullock with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mannersormi misses with a looping left.
Decent striking displayed by Bullock there.

Bullock gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mannersormi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mannersormi stopping the sweep attempt from Bullock.
Mannersormi stays in close to Bullock's body and controls the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mannersormi distracts Bullock with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannersormi postures up.
Mannersormi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mannersormi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bullock is trying to keep Mannersormi in close.
Mannersormi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bullock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mannersormi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mannersormi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mannersormi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mannersormi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mannersormi throws a low kick but Bullock moves out of range easily.
Bullock slips a straight right by Mannersormi.
Nice cross by Bullock.
Bullock leaves Mannersormi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
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!
Mannersormi shoots for a double leg takedown but Bullock sprawls well. He's pushed Mannersormi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mannersormi throws out a loose jab but Bullock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mannersormi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bullock sprawls well. Bullock wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mannersormi gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Markku Mannersormi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bullock. Mannersormi does a little dance to reset his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Markku Mannersormi.
I think Mannersormi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Markku Mannersormi!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight as a draw!

The fight ends as a draw!