PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borys Mankowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Sotrokipolis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mankowski comes to the cage accompanied by Sobota-raczej. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mankowski
vs
Sotrokipolis

175 cm
21
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
23
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Borys Mankowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Sotrokipolis!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mankowski slaps away a takedown attempt from Sotrokipolis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mankowski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mankowski throws a front kick aimed at Sotrokipolis's knee but Sotrokipolis avoids it well.

Sotrokipolis closes the distance and clinches.
Sotrokipolis gets underhooks to prevent Mankowski's takedown attempt.
Mankowski misses with a knee strike.
Mankowski tries to land a knee to the head but Sotrokipolis blocks with his arms.
Sotrokipolis slowing the pace effectively.
Sotrokipolis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mankowski looking to throw knees to the head but Sotrokipolis is blocking nicely.
Sotrokipolis missing with knees to the body.
Mankowski missing with knees to the body.
Sotrokipolis is trying to break the clinch but Mankowski is controlling him.

Mankowski pulls guard successfully.
Mankowski wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotrokipolis controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sotrokipolis wants to control from the top but Mankowski keeps moving.

Sotrokipolis gets to his feet. Mankowski looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sotrokipolis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Mankowski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mankowski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sotrokipolis blocks it with crossed arms.

Mankowski pulls Sotrokipolis into guard.
Mankowski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sotrokipolis on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sotrokipolis decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mankowski, up you get!
Mankowski tries to clinch but Sotrokipolis moves out of range.

Sotrokipolis darts in and clinches Mankowski up against the cage.
Sotrokipolis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mankowski displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sotrokipolis up against the cage.
Mankowski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sotrokipolis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sotrokipolis jumps guard but Mankowski stands there with Sotrokipolis around his waist. Sotrokipolis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Borys Mankowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Sotrokipolis.
Mankowski trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mankowski looking to throw knees to the head but Sotrokipolis is blocking nicely.
Sotrokipolis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mankowski jumps guard and drags Sotrokipolis to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sotrokipolis wants to control from the top but Mankowski keeps moving.
Mankowski working a defensive guard but Sotrokipolis passes into half guard.
Mankowski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sotrokipolis.
Mankowski is refusing to be controlled, as Sotrokipolis sits in half guard.
Sotrokipolis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sotrokipolis is trying to control the action in half guard but Mankowski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mankowski wants to get back to full guard.
Mankowski is breathing heavily.
Sotrokipolis is taking a breather. Mankowski says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jake Sotrokipolis was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Mankowski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sotrokipolis.
Mankowski tries to clinch up.
Mankowski leaves Sotrokipolis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Mankowski clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mankowski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mankowski taking a breather.
Sotrokipolis jumps guard but Mankowski turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jake Sotrokipolis will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sotrokipolis moves into range and clinches up with Mankowski.
Sotrokipolis is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mankowski to keep the fight standing.
Mankowski is pressed up against the cage. Sotrokipolis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mankowski down to the mat. Mankowski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mankowski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Borys Mankowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sotrokipolis misses with a kick to the body.
Sotrokipolis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mankowski is fending him off so far but Sotrokipolis persists. Nope, Mankowski circles away and we're back to standing.
Borys Mankowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Sotrokipolis.

Mankowski gets a clinch.
Mankowski prevents the takedown attempt.
Sotrokipolis is trying to pull guard but Mankowski has him pressed against the cage.
Mankowski wants a takedown but no success here.
Sotrokipolis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mankowski walks away with a smile on his face. Sotrokipolis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sotrokipolis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mankowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sotrokipolis is breathing heavily.
Sotrokipolis throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mankowski rushes Sotrokipolis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mankowski misses with a knee strike.
Mankowski misses with some punches.
Mankowski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sotrokipolis blocks it with crossed arms.
Mankowski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sotrokipolis blocks it with crossed arms.
Mankowski working aggressively here.
Mankowski jumps guard but Sotrokipolis stands there with Mankowski around his waist. Mankowski gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mankowski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mankowski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sotrokipolis is trying to break the clinch but Mankowski is controlling him.
Mankowski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mankowski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sotrokipolis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mankowski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sotrokipolis is looking for a takedown.
Mankowski tries a knee to the head but Sotrokipolis blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mankowski takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mankowski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sotrokipolis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mankowski misses with a knee strike.
Sotrokipolis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mankowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sotrokipolis tries to stall but Mankowski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotrokipolis missing with knees to the body.
Mankowski stalls.
Sotrokipolis gets underhooks to prevent Mankowski's takedown attempt.
Sotrokipolis has had enough of the clinch but Mankowski keeps him there for the moment.
Sotrokipolis tries to throw a body punch but Mankowski avoids it by throwing Sotrokipolis back against the cage.
Mankowski misses with an elbow strike.
Mankowski really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mankowski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mankowski keeps control of Sotrokipolis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sotrokipolis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mankowski just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sotrokipolis managing to block the knees to the body from Mankowski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mankowski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sotrokipolis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mankowski holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sotrokipolis looking to stall.
Sotrokipolis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mankowski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sotrokipolis wants a takedown but no success here.
Sotrokipolis avoids a wild elbow strike from Mankowski.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mankowski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sotrokipolis is trying to break free.
Mankowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sotrokipolis is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Borys Mankowski will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Sotrokipolis closes the distance and clinches up with Mankowski, looking for a takedown. Sotrokipolis pushes Mankowski against the cage but Mankowski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sotrokipolis closes the distance and clinches up with Mankowski, looking for a takedown. Sotrokipolis pushes Mankowski against the cage but Mankowski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sotrokipolis looks to score with a jab to the body but Mankowski is just out of range.

Sotrokipolis rushes Mankowski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sotrokipolis stops a takedown attempt from Mankowski.
Sotrokipolis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sotrokipolis looking to throw knees to the head but Mankowski is blocking nicely.
Mankowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mankowski misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sotrokipolis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mankowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sotrokipolis is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mankowski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sotrokipolis can't break the clinch.
Come on Mankowski - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sotrokipolis trying to control the position but instead, Mankowski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sotrokipolis into the cage.
Mankowski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sotrokipolis tries a knee to the head but Mankowski blocks it.
Mankowski stalling in the clinch.
Mankowski is trying to pull guard but Sotrokipolis turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sotrokipolis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mankowski is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Borys Mankowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Sotrokipolis.
Sotrokipolis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotrokipolis is working for takedown but Mankowski is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sotrokipolis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sotrokipolis stalling in the clinch but Mankowski improves position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mankowski throws an elbow but misses.
Mankowski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mankowski throws an elbow that misses.
Mankowski misses with a knee strike.
Mankowski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sotrokipolis's efforts to push away.
Sotrokipolis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mankowski tries to land a knee to the head but Sotrokipolis blocks with his arms.
Mankowski wants to take the fight to the mat but Sotrokipolis manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mankowski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sotrokipolis's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotrokipolis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mankowski is defending well.
Mankowski jumps guard but Sotrokipolis turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mankowski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mankowski is stalling here.
Borys Mankowski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sotrokipolis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sotrokipolis tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mankowski just leaning against Sotrokipolis, taking a breather.
Mankowski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sotrokipolis is keeping busy.

Sotrokipolis gets control of Mankowski's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sotrokipolis will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mankowski won't allow Sotrokipolis to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sotrokipolis is on top in guard.
Mankowski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mankowski tries to get out of the position.
Mankowski is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Sotrokipolis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sotrokipolis controls from within his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jake Sotrokipolis.
I think Sotrokipolis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight for Jake Sotrokipolis!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Jake Sotrokipolis!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Jake Sotrokipolis!

Jake Sotrokipolis wins by unanimous decision!