PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Infamous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ludwig Manres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manres comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Aqualung - Jethro Tull kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Infamous
vs
Manres

190 cm
26
184 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

182 cm
28
187 lbs
14 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
Basic striking
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Fighters First Nutrition
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Fighters First Nutrition
Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Infamous!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ludwig Manres!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Infamous throws a front kick aimed at Manres's knee but Manres avoids it well.
Manres shoots in and drives through. Infamous sprawls well.

Infamous closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Manres's guard.
Infamous missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Manres utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Manres tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Manres has his foot on Infamous's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Infamous works his way back into a safe position though.
Manres looking to control.
Infamous trying to control the position from guard on top but Manres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manres utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Infamous won't allow Manres to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Infamous accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manres looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Manres had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Infamous defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manres is trying to keep Infamous in close.
Manres working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Infamous.
Infamous loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Manres throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Infamous escapes and throws Manres's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Infamous is looking to take a break and control but Manres is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Infamous throwing strikes but Manres manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Infamous is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Manres cracks Infamous with a big right hand but Infamous just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Infamous manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Manres regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Infamous throws a big right hand that misses.
Manres working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Infamous.
Infamous trying to control the position from guard on top but Manres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Infamous throws an elbow that misses. Manres uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Infamous's guard. Nice move by Manres!

Manres drops back, looking for a kneebar! Infamous looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Infamous looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Infamous!
An elbow from Infamous crashes against the mat.
Manres wants to control but Infamous postures up.
Infamous misses with the ground and pound.
Manres parries the strikes from Infamous easily there. Infamous is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Manres to escape.
Manres sneaks back into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manres gets back to full guard.
Infamous looking to sit in guard and control but Manres gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Manres looking to pass the guard.
Infamous keeping moving, preventing Manres from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manres passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Infamous tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jack Infamous will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Manres blocks the body kick.
Infamous will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A big left from Infamous misses.

Infamous gets a double leg takedown into Manres's guard.

Manres looking for subs off his back but Infamous has passed one foot through into half guard.
Infamous lands with a punch from half guard.
Infamous thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Manres's head.
Manres wants to get back to full guard.
Infamous looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manres wants to improve his position but Infamous is controlling well.
Manres keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Infamous takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Infamous prevents Manres from improving his position.
Infamous not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Infamous is trying to control. Manres wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Manres regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Infamous.

Manres looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manres keeping moving, preventing Infamous from controlling successfully.
Infamous is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Manres is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Infamous throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Manres looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Infamous postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Infamous sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Infamous lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Infamous trying to control but Manres is working from the bottom.
Jack Infamous overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Manres is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Infamous trying to control the position from guard on top but Manres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Infamous has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Infamous landing with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Infamous prevents Manres from getting back to his feet.
Infamous throws a big elbow that misses.
Manres utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Infamous postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Infamous working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Manres's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Infamous throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manres keeping moving, preventing Infamous from controlling successfully.
Manres looking to hit a scissor sweep but Infamous is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Infamous dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Manres moves out of range of the body kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Manres.

Infamous looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Manres trying to control from the bottom.
Manres is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Infamous's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Infamous's back!
Infamous tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Infamous is looking to get to half guard.

Manres looking for a guillotine from mount but Infamous is having none of it.
Manres lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manres cracks Infamous with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Infamous is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Infamous regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Infamous manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Infamous looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Manres puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Manres takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Infamous is looking for a sweep. Manres is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Manres is nestled in close to Infamous, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Manres is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Infamous has managed to free his arm - good work.
Infamous is looking for a sweep. Manres is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Manres is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Infamous tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Manres has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Infamous is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Manres.

Manres is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Infamous to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Infamous shrugs it off.
Infamous sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Infamous makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Infamous.
Manres preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Infamous working a defensive guard here.
Manres won't allow Infamous to sweep him here.
Manres trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Infamous wants to sweep but no luck.
Manres trying to control the position from guard on top but Infamous is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Infamous trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Manres tries for a takedown but Infamous circles away easily

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Manres throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Infamous lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Infamous in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Infamous postures up in Manres's guard and throws a big left but Manres blocks it.
Infamous in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manres is adopting a defensive guard.
Infamous throws a strike but Manres rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Jack Infamous did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Manres gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Infamous to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Manres working a defensive guard here.
Infamous wants to control from the top but Manres keeps moving.
Infamous throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Manres works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Infamous throws a strike but Manres rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manres looking to pass the guard.
Manres is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Infamous is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Infamous looking to hit a scissor sweep but Manres is one step ahead there.
Infamous striking off his back but it's not causing Manres any problems.
Manres pushes down on Infamous's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Infamous is defending against the submission attempts here by Manres.
Infamous moves into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manres is pushing down on Infamous's leg trying to pass to half guard. Infamous is fighting to maintain full guard but Manres has managed to sneak the leg through.
Infamous is trying to get back to full guard.
Infamous is refusing to be controlled, as Manres sits in half guard.
Infamous wants to control but Manres is keeping busy.
Infamous is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Manres is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Manres prevents Infamous from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manres looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Infamous tries to roll over but Manres keeps him under control.
Infamous trying to control from the bottom.
Infamous throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Manres manages to pass to side control.
Manres works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Infamous gets back to half guard.

Manres is working for a submission of some sort.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Infamous tries to kick Manres off but Manres keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Manres missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Manres is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Infamous is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Manres's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Manres's back!
Infamous throws a series of strikes and Manres wriggles onto his back, so he's now mounted. He's in real trouble here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manres tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jack Infamous will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Infamous drives through with a takedown into guard.
Infamous looking to pass the guard.

Manres is looking for a triangle here but Infamous uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Infamous working the ground and pound from side control.
Infamous looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Manres is avoiding damage well.
Infamous throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Infamous throws an elbow but Manres slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Infamous wants to take a breather but Manres manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Infamous.
Infamous trying to control but Manres is working from the bottom.
Infamous lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Manres not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Infamous throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Manres works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Manres keeping moving, preventing Infamous from controlling successfully.
Manres is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Infamous throws an elbow that misses. Manres uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Infamous's guard. Nice move by Manres!
Manres trying to control but Infamous is working from the bottom.
Manres with a flurry of punches that miss.
Manres missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Infamous avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Infamous working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Manres.
Manres wants to control from the top but Infamous keeps moving.
Infamous is trying to control the position but Manres postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Infamous wants to get back to his feet but Manres is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Infamous wants to sweep here but Manres controlling him for the moment.
Manres trying to control but Infamous is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Infamous closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Manres did well to prevent Infamous getting side control.
Manres is looking to improve his position.
Manres avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Infamous.
Manres regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Infamous.
Infamous in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manres preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Manres controlling Infamous's posture.
Manres preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jack Infamous is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Infamous with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Infamous stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Manres swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Manres looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Infamous showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Infamous has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 48:47
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 50:47
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Infamous!
Jack Infamous is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Jack Infamous thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.