PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takanori Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomi has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mann
vs
Gomi

194 cm
25
193 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Mann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Takanori Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Mann lands but Gomi takes it in his stride.
Mann lands a head kick!
Mann throws a head kick that half lands.
Mann tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gomi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mann wants to clinch.
Mann is looking to clinch.
Gomi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mann tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mann tries to clinch up.
Mann lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gomi's sensitive parts.
Gomi looks gassed!
Mann doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomi circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi swats away the attempt to clinch by Mann.
Mann moves in looking to clinch but Gomi pushes him off.
Mann is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gomi.
Gomi shoots in looking for a takedown but Mann manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gomi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mann tries to clinch but Gomi moves away
and Gomi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gomi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gomi is looking to clinch.

Mann gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mann swings wildly with an uppercut but Gomi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomi blocks a body shot from Mann.
Mann is trying to push Gomi away but Gomi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Mann fails to land.
Mann tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gomi's elbow.
Mann wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gomi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mann avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Alexander Mann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takanori Gomi.
Mann misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mann slowing the pace effectively.
Mann doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gomi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gomi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mann is stalling here.
Gomi has Mann pressed against the cage, preventing Mann from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mann doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mann wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gomi has Mann pressed against the cage, preventing Mann from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mann tries to work over Gomi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mann.
Mann landing knees to the head.

Mann manages to break the clinch.
Gomi circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck for Gomi with that takedown attempt.
Mann wants to clinch.
Mann tries to clinch up but Gomi circles away and keeps his distance.
Mann fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick from Mann lands but Gomi takes it in his stride.
Mann doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomi circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mann moves in looking to clinch but Gomi pushes him off.
Gomi keeps the fight on the outside.
Mann misses the shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mann, right into the meat.
Whack! Mann lands a heavy head kick that drops Gomi. The ref tackles Mann to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Gomi was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Alexander Mann!