PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Isiah Mansfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mansfield comes to the cage accompanied by Ain't I by Yung LA ft. Young Dro & T.I.. Isiah Mansfield has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Mansfield
vs
Thompson

179 cm
26
137 lbs
14 - 11 - 2

167 cm
26
145 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 14 - 11 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Isiah Mansfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hunter Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thompson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Mansfield has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice elbow from Mansfield.

It looks like Hunter Thompson has been cut.
Thompson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mansfield.

Mansfield tightens his grip and picks Thompson up, before dumping him to the ground. Thompson manages to land in guard.
Mansfield wants to pass the guard but Thompson is keeping the position.

Thompson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mansfield is aware though and is defending well.
Mansfield forces his way into half guard.
Thompson wants to get back to full guard.
Mansfield looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Thompson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mansfield moves into full mount! Thompson won't be happy about that!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Mansfield working for a submission but Thompson is keeping him at bay.

Mansfield looking to secure an arm triangle but Thompson defends it well.
Thompson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mansfield is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Thompson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mansfield prevents Thompson from getting the reversal.
Mansfield punishing his opponent with strikes.
Thompson is desperately trying to improve his position but Mansfield has a good base and remains in mount.
Mansfield scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Thompson?
Thompson is working to get back to half guard.
Mansfield postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Thompson looks a forlorn figure.
Thompson is working to get back to half guard.
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!
Mansfield lands a big elbow.

Mansfield looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Thompson working to try and regain half guard.
Thompson wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mansfield tries to control but Thompson wriggling away.

Mansfield is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Thompson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Mansfield is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Thompson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Thompson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mansfield fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mansfield cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mansfield postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Thompson looks a forlorn figure.
Mansfield lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Thompson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mansfield scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Thompson?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mansfield lands a heavy elbow.
The referee warns Thompson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Thompson is trying desperately to improve position.
Thompson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mansfield punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mansfield can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thompson is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Mansfield.
Mansfield trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mansfield manages to capitalize on a mistake by Thompson to take his back!
Mansfield punishes Thompson with strikes from the back mount.
Thompson is in bad spot here.
Mansfield lands shots from the back.
Mansfield connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Thompson to escape the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mansfield is working the ground and pound. Can Thompson escape?
Thompson looking very determined here, making life difficult for Mansfield.
Mansfield scores with punches and elbows.
Thompson is trapped and Mansfield is scoring with shots to the head and body.

Thompson is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mansfield connects with a big shot to the side of Thompson's head.
Mansfield will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mansfield lands shots from the back.
Thompson is still in real trouble! Can Mansfield finish him?

Mansfield working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Mansfield controlling well, preventing Thompson from escaping the position.
Thompson seems to have recovered his senses.

Mansfield is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Thompson knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Thompson for a finish.
Thompson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Mansfield looking to control and managing it successfully.
Thompson gets back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mansfield trying to pass the guard but Thompson defending well.
Thompson is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Isiah Mansfield dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hunter Thompson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice sprawl there from Mansfield as Thompson shoots in.
Thompson fails to land with a series of punches.
Mansfield is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thompson can do to turn this around?
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch but Mansfield swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thompson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mansfield defends it nicely.

Thompson tries to keep at a distance but Mansfield has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thompson tries to score a body lock takedown but Mansfield shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Isiah Mansfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hunter Thompson.
Thompson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mansfield 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 manages to pull guard.
Thompson postures up.

Mansfield is looking for a triangle but Thompson pushes his legs off easily.
Thompson is looking to work some ground and pound but Mansfield has wrist control.
Mansfield is trying to control the position but Thompson postures up.
Mansfield is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Thompson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mansfield controlling Thompson's posture.
Thompson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Isiah Mansfield wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Mansfield bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mansfield scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Thompson to see if he's OK.
Thompson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mansfield wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mansfield works to advance to full mount. Thompson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Thompson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
Mansfield with good strikes from the mount here!
BOOM! Mansfield connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mansfield postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Thompson looks a forlorn figure.
Mansfield looking to control but Thompson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Thompson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mansfield takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mansfield is nestled in close to Thompson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Mansfield is looking for a kimura but Thompson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mansfield to get the leverage.
Thompson tries to roll over but Mansfield keeps him under control.
Thompson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mansfield is trying to work for a kimura but Thompson is defending well.
Mansfield wants to free his trapped foot but Thompson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Thompson is trying to get back to full guard.
Isiah Mansfield overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mansfield takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mansfield is nestled in close to Thompson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Thompson is looking for a sweep. Mansfield is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thompson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mansfield looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Thompson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mansfield performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Mansfield is working for a submission of some sort.

Thompson actively working from the bottom here.
Mansfield works his way into side control.
Mansfield working the ground and pound from side control.
Mansfield works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mansfield landing a few strikes.
Mansfield is working Thompson over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mansfield landing a few strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson is not content to let Mansfield control the position.
Mansfield has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Thompson!
Mansfield cracks Thompson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mansfield lands a heavy elbow.
Mansfield landing strikes from the mount.
Mansfield unloading with bombs!
Mansfield raining down shots from the mount!

Mansfield quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Mansfield but it's paid off an Thompson is forced to tap! Nice work by Mansfield.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Isiah Mansfield!
During a confident post fight interview, Isiah Mansfield thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.