PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kurtis Hugs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugs's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ready to Die- Andrew W.K.. Mannerheim has chosen Touch Of Red as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Hugs
vs
Gustaf Emil Mannerheim

180 cm
19
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

182 cm
20
174 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kurtis Hugs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hugs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Mannerheim clinches up against the cage.
Mannerheim stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mannerheim misses with a knee strike.
Mannerheim is pressed up against the cage. Hugs has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mannerheim down to the mat. Mannerheim avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hugs walks into a left hand.

It looks like Kurtis Hugs has been cut.
Mannerheim is looking to clinch.
Hugs throws a right and a left that Mannerheim avoids nicely.

Hugs closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mannerheim is looking to improve his position.
Hugs stalling.
Mannerheim has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hugs is working away from the top position though.
Hugs not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Hugs is looking for a kimura here.
Hugs trying to pass the guard but Mannerheim defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannerheim is looking to improve his position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mannerheim.
A nice combination there by Hugs.
Hugs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hugs throws an off balance right hand
and Mannerheim counters with a big head kick but Hugs shrugs it off.
Hugs is breathing heavily.
Mannerheim moves out of range of the strikes.

Mannerheim moves into the clinch successfully.
Hugs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mannerheim missing with knees to the body.
Hugs is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mannerheim with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannerheim unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hugs lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mannerheim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mannerheim's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mannerheim connects with a knee to the head.
Hugs tries a body shot but Mannerheim blocks it.
Hugs is trying to stall.
Mannerheim lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mannerheim changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hugs fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hugs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mannerheim throws a sloppy head kick and Hugs moves out of range easily.
Hugs throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mannerheim counters with a nice body kick.
Mannerheim works over Hugs's head and body with a nice combination.
Hugs throws a leg kick
and Mannerheim counters with a left to the body.
Hugs misses with a looping left.
Horrible takedown by Hugs or perhaps it was just good defense by Mannerheim which made him look bad.

Hugs scores with a takedown into Mannerheim's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hugs wants to pass the guard but Mannerheim is keeping the position.
Hugs content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mannerheim utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Mannerheim uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Hugs lands with a hook. Mannerheim tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hugs jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hugs throws a head kick but Mannerheim moves out of range.
Hugs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kurtis Hugs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hugs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hugs missing with a left hand there. Mannerheim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mannerheim lands with a right hand.
Mannerheim lands a high kick!
Hugs lands with a slapping head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hugs throws a nice head kick!

Mannerheim is rocked!
Hugs connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mannerheim is still on wobbly legs! Can Hugs finish him?
Hugs connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hugs fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mannerheim checks it well.
Mannerheim gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mannerheim on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hugs throws a shot from downtown. Mannerheim moves away and avoids it.
Mannerheim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hugs moves away.
Hugs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mannerheim seems to have recovered his senses.

Mannerheim moves into the clinch successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Mannerheim breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mannerheim throws a nice head kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mannerheim lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mannerheim throws a sloppy head kick

and Hugs counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mannerheim won't be happy with that.
Mannerheim is looking for a sweep.
Hugs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mannerheim keeps working.
Hugs misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kurtis Hugs'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.

A thudding body kick lands there by Hugs!
Mannerheim throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hugs fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mannerheim is out of range.
Hugs shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mannerheim as he jumps to the side.
Mannerheim misses with a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Mannerheim as Hugs shoots in.
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mannerheim tries to clinch but Hugs is having none of it.
Hugs misses with a series of wild punches.
Mannerheim goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mannerheim tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hugs paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Mannerheim has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mannerheim working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mannerheim with a knee to the head.
Mannerheim misses with a knee strike.

Mannerheim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hugs misses with a right hand
letting Mannerheim counter with a right hand.
Hugs throws a right hand that misses
and Mannerheim counters with a solid body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hugs throws a combination that misses
and Mannerheim counters with a nice body shot.
Mannerheim tries to clinch up but Hugs circles away and keeps his distance.
Mannerheim wants to clinch up but Hugs keeps it at a distance.
Mannerheim connects with a high kick.
Mannerheim connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hugs's hands.
Mannerheim tries to clinch but Hugs moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hugs is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mannerheim pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurtis Hugs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mannerheim landing knees to the head.
Mannerheim goes for a takedown attempt but Hugs pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hugs shoots in looking for a takedown. Mannerheim tries to sprawl out of it but Hugs keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mannerheim manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hugs thows a body kick. Mannerheim tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hugs, right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Hugs misses with a left hand
and Mannerheim counters with a head kick. That will keep Hugs thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hugs throws a leg kick
and Mannerheim connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hugs misses with an uppercut

and Mannerheim decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hugs's guard.

Hugs is rocked!
Hugs has momentary wrist control but Mannerheim slips an elbow through the middle.
Oh Hugs is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mannerheim sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hugs's guard.
Mannerheim looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hugs seems to have got his legs back now.

Mannerheim is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hugs is just riding it out for now. Mannerheim eventually gives up the hold.
Hugs won't allow Mannerheim to pass to mount.
Mannerheim lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hugs works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mannerheim tries to free his leg and advance position but Hugs is retaining full guard.
Mannerheim postures up in Hugs's guard and throws a big left but Hugs blocks it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hugs is on top in guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hugs trying to control the position from guard on top but Mannerheim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mannerheim bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hugs's guard.
Hugs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mannerheim scoring with some ground and pound.
Mannerheim stands up over Hugs, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hugs looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mannerheim is one step ahead there.

Hugs pushes Mannerheim off and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannerheim throws a head kick that misses.
Hugs fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mannerheim checks it well.
Hugs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hugs tries to land a front kick but Mannerheim steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hugs scores with a one two! Mannerheim had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hugs throws a lazy uppercut

and Mannerheim holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mannerheim tries to land a knee to the head but Hugs blocks with his arms.
Hugs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hugs is looking to break free of the clinch but Mannerheim has double underhooks.
Hugs looking to stall.
Mannerheim is trying to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hugs looking to stall.
Mannerheim with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Mannerheim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck for Mannerheim with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kurtis Hugs's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hugs walks into a left hand.
Mannerheim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mannerheim drops Hugs with a left right combo! Mannerheim follows him down to the ground into side control.
Mannerheim advances to full mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mannerheim cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mannerheim controlling the position easily from mount.
Mannerheim pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mannerheim cracks Hugs with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mannerheim has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mannerheim scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kurtis Hugs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mannerheim with a couple of short strikes.
Hugs tries to reverse the position but Mannerheim maintains control.
Mannerheim landing strikes from the mount.
Hugs tries to hold on but Mannerheim postures up.
Hugs is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannerheim takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mannerheim unloads with some shots from mount but Hugs bucks and avoids them well.
Hugs wants to control but Mannerheim is having none of it.
Hugs is looking to improve his position but Mannerheim isn't that keen on the idea.
Mannerheim landing shots from mount.
Hugs is trying desperately to improve position.
Hugs wants to control but Mannerheim is having none of it.
Mannerheim postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hugs looks a forlorn figure.
Mannerheim punishing his opponent with strikes.
The referee warns Hugs that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hugs is wriggling around trying to escape.

Mannerheim is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hugs is surviving well by controlling Mannerheim's body position as best he can.
Hugs manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Hugs is trying to maintain the position but Mannerheim is very close to passing his half guard.
Mannerheim stalling.
Mannerheim is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hugs is trying to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mannerheim connects with a nice short shot to Hugs's temple.
Hugs is trying to maintain the position but Mannerheim is very close to passing his half guard.
Hugs missing with punches from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannerheim lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mannerheim is trying to control the action in half guard but Hugs is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hugs trying to control here.
Mannerheim trying to pass the guard but Hugs defending well.
Hugs is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mannerheim's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mannerheim's back!
Hugs is punishing Mannerheim with strikes - can he finish him?!
Hugs keeps control of the position as Mannerheim tries to break free.
Hugs scores with punches from the back.
Hugs trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Mannerheim doesn't escape.
Mannerheim manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hugs's guard. Nice work there by Mannerheim.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannerheim passes into half guard.
Hugs wants to improve his position but Mannerheim is controlling well.
Mannerheim is thwarting Hugs's attempts to control the position.

Hugs is defending against the submission attempts here by Mannerheim.
Hugs keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mannerheim passes to full mount!
Hugs wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Mannerheim.
Kurtis Hugs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Mannerheim working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Hugs turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Mannerheim off and cradles Hugs's limp body as Mannerheim celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim!