PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wiggum Ralph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isiah Mansfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mansfield is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ain't I by Yung LA ft. Young Dro & T.I.. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Ralph
vs
Mansfield

180 cm
23
140 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

179 cm
25
137 lbs
13 - 10 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Untouchable Fight Gear

Beast Body

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wiggum Ralph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Isiah Mansfield!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Mansfield does no damage.
Ralph really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mansfield shoots for a double leg takedown but Ralph sprawls well. He's pushed Mansfield's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mansfield. Ralph does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mansfield throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ralph throws a head kick that misses.
Ralph lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mansfield's sensitive parts.
Mansfield tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ralph scores with a jab to the head.
Ralph lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ralph lands a leg kick that knocks Mansfield off balance momentarily.
Ralph stuns Mansfield with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mansfield shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ralph lands a right hook to the body.
Ralph tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ralph lands a high kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ralph ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mansfield moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ralph tries to land a leg kick but Mansfield saw it coming and moves away.
Ralph looks for the body kick but Mansfield saw that one coming.
Ralph tries a head kick but it misses.
Mansfield blocks a leg kick.
Ralph misses the jab.
Ralph walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mansfield is looking to clinch but Ralph is avoiding it.
Ralph avoids the body shot from Mansfield.
Mansfield chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ralph can pounce on him.
Ralph scoring well with a low kick there.
Ralph throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mansfield stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ralph fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ralph scores with a sloppy right hand. Mansfield should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Mansfield. Those never looked like landing.
Ralph throws a head kick but Mansfield moves out of range.
Ralph avoids the head kick by Mansfield.

Mansfield closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ralph is positioning himself well to prevent Mansfield advancing to mount.

Mansfield is trying to work for a kimura but Ralph is defending well.
Ralph is looking to improve his position.
Mansfield sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ralph defending well though.

Ralph is defending against the submission attempts here by Mansfield.
Ralph is looking to improve his position.
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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mansfield is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ralph tries to roll over but Mansfield keeps him under control.

Mansfield is working for a kimura but Ralph is defending it quite comfortably.

Mansfield wants to work for an arm triangle but Ralph is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mansfield trying to mount his opponent but Ralph defends it.
Ralph trying to control from the bottom.
Ralph is trying is best to control the position here.
Still in half guard, Mansfield seems content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ralph is not content to let Mansfield control the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mansfield throws a head kick but Ralph moves out of range.
Ralph stuffs the takedown attempt from Mansfield. Mansfield gets slowly back to his feet.
Wiggum Ralph has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isiah Mansfield.
Ralph pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mansfield throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ralph.
Ralph misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mansfield.
Mansfield takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mansfield looks for a takedown but Ralph sprawls well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circling - Ralph throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mansfield stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ralph.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wiggum Ralph dominated that round.
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.

Mansfield changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ralph tries to avoid it but Mansfield manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ralph to the ground. Ralph escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ralph throws a sloppy head kick and Mansfield moves out of range easily.
Mansfield ducks under a wild hook from Ralph.
Ralph fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mansfield is out of range.
Wiggum Ralph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Ralph. No joy for Mansfield on that attempt.
Mansfield looks to land a right hand but Ralph moved out of range.
Mansfield misses with the combination.
Mansfield closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ralph circles away.
Wiggum Ralph has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isiah Mansfield.
Mansfield tries to clinch but Ralph moves away
and Ralph counters with a head kick.
Ralph fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mansfield has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ralph throws a head kick that Mansfield semi-blocks.
Ralph ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mansfield moves away.
Ralph throws a push kick but Mansfield slaps the foot to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mansfield closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ralph circles away.
Mansfield takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ralph throws a nice head kick!
Isiah Mansfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mansfield throws a right hand that Ralph ducks under and follows up with a left that Ralph also avoids with ease.
Both fighters circling a little - Ralph finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mansfield blocks a head kick by Ralph.
Jab, jab by Ralph - just one landing.
Ralph jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mansfield moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mansfield's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ralph stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ralph throws a leg kick but Mansfield sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mansfield misses with a takedown attempt - Ralph sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mansfield misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mansfield gets a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mansfield tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ralph just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Ralph stops a takedown attempt from Mansfield.
Mansfield tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ralph swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ralph is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mansfield is keeping busy.
Ralph misses with some punches.
Ralph wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mansfield has him pressed against the ropes.

Ralph escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ralph misses with a body shot.
Ralph throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mansfield throws a sloppy head kick and Ralph moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ralph.
Ralph moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ralph lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Isiah Mansfield has been cut.
Mansfield shoots for a takedown but Ralph saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ralph slaps away a takedown attempt from Mansfield, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mansfield is breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ralph.
Ralph lands a slapping body shot.
Ralph avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mansfield misses with an uppercut
and Ralph counters with a low kick, right behind Mansfield 's knee.
Mansfield tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ralph swivels and escapes.
Ralph pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mansfield is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ralph sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ralph uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mansfield has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good standup being displayed there by Ralph as he connects with a hook.
Mansfield tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ralph sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mansfield somewhat.
Mansfield shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ralph pinned against the ropes. Ralph gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ralph changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ralph. That's going to slow Mansfield down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ralph, right into the meat.
Mansfield shoots for a takedown but Ralph saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wiggum Ralph dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Isiah Mansfield's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Ralph tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mansfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Ralph.
Ralph pushes Mansfield away with a front kick.

Mansfield shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ralph controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

Mansfield is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ralph is looking to control Mansfield's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ralph avoid being mounted?
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Mansfield is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ralph is just riding it out for now. Mansfield eventually gives up the hold.
Ralph makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ralph.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ralph keeping full guard, as Mansfield tries to pass.
Mansfield trying to control the position from guard on top but Ralph is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mansfield won't allow Ralph to sweep him here.
Mansfield forces his way into half guard.
Ralph is trying to stand up here but Mansfield is controlling him well.
Ralph is not content to let Mansfield control the position.
Ralph tries to roll over but Mansfield keeps him under control.
Ralph makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ralph.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mansfield wants to pass the guard but Ralph is keeping the position.

Mansfield thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mansfield postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ralph working a defensive guard here.
Mansfield in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ralph wants to sweep here but Mansfield controlling him for the moment.
Isiah Mansfield has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ralph is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mansfield trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mansfield stopping the sweep attempt from Ralph.
Mansfield throws a big right hand that misses.
Mansfield trying to control but Ralph is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A leg kick checked by Mansfield.
Wiggum Ralph is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ralph throws a sloppy body shot

and Mansfield counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ralph!
Ralph manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ralph regains full guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mansfield looking to sit in guard and control but Ralph gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ralph pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mansfield is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mansfield looking for a sweep. Not yet Mansfield, not yet.

Ralph avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ralph controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Mansfield is looking for a triangle here but Ralph uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Isiah Mansfield.
I think Ralph 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wiggum Ralph!
Wiggum Ralph bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.