PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manny Manfred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rhett Kellens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Manfred
vs
Kellens

190 cm
25
290 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manny Manfred!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rhett Kellens!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Manfred.
Kellens on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Manfred. Manfred obviously looking to wear him down.

Manfred cracks Kellens with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Manfred has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kellens to stand back up!

It looks like Rhett Kellens has been cut.
Kellens looks winded!
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!
Kellens blocks a head kick by Manfred.
Kellens throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Manfred tries a head kick but it misses.
Manfred digs a good hook to Kellens's body.
Manfred lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Manfred throws a head kick but Kellens moves out of range.
Manfred misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kellens.

Manfred sends Kellens crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Manfred is motioning to the referee to let Kellens up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Kellens moves out of range of the body kick from Manfred.
Kellens takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Kellens closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manfred tries a body shot but Kellens blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kellens lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Manfred pushes Kellens back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Manfred lands with a light punch inside.

That has opened up Rhett Kellens's cut even more.
Kellens blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Manfred trying to stall but Kellens improves his position.
Manfred blocks a body shot from Kellens.
Manfred misses with a body punch.
Kellens struggles to land a body shot inside as Manfred controls his hands.
Kellens blocks a body shot from Manfred.
Manfred can't find room to land a body shot as Kellens controls the action.
Manfred stalling.
Kellens misses with a hook to the ribs.
Manfred struggles to land a body shot inside as Kellens controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Manfred.
Kellens blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manfred dodges an elbow strike from Kellens.
Kellens pushes off an throws an elbow but Manfred leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kellens lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kellens is working Manfred over against the cage.
Manfred tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Manfred misses with a hook from the clinch.
Manfred goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Come on Manfred - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kellens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Manfred's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Manfred creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Manfred misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manfred.
Kellens tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manfred avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kellens struggles to land a body shot inside as Manfred controls his hands.
Kellens looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kellens misses with an elbow over the top.
Kellens tries to throw a body punch but Manfred avoids it by throwing Kellens back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Manfred can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Kellens tries to throw a body punch but Manfred avoids it by throwing Kellens back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kellens as Manfred tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manfred.
Kellens misses with a punch to the body.
Kellens goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manfred.
Manfred misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kellens blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kellens blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kellens creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Manfred working aggressively here.
Manfred misses with a hook from the clinch.
Manfred misses with a hook to the ribs.
Manfred trying to stall but Kellens improves his position.
Manfred struggles to land a body shot inside as Kellens controls his hands.
Kellens struggles to land a body shot inside as Manfred controls his hands.
Kellens blocks an uppercut.
Kellens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Manfred's elbow.
Manfred fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manfred misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kellens pushes Manfred back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Manfred dodges an elbow strike from Kellens.
Manfred misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kellens lands a nice shot to the body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Manfred throws a punch but it's blocked by Kellens.
Kellens misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Manfred misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Manfred.
Kellens stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kellens throws an elbow but it misses.
Manfred has a couple of punches blocked by Kellens.
Manfred lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kellens backwards.
Manfred avoiding damage as Kellens throws knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Kellens.
Manfred looking to stall.
Manfred misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kellens as Manfred tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kellens.
Kellens tries a body shot but Manfred blocks it.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Manfred softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kellens lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kellens lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manfred is trying to stall.
Manfred can't find room to land a body shot as Kellens controls the action.
Kellens scores with a hook to the body.
Manfred lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kellens prevents a body shot from Manfred.
Kellens doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kellens lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Manfred backwards.
Kellens blocking some punches.
Manfred is trying to stall.
Kellens tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kellens tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rhett Kellens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Manfred misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kellens tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kellens pushes Manfred back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Kellens.
Kellens tries to work over Manfred's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manfred tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Manfred dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kellens misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kellens tries to work over Manfred's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kellens misses with an elbow over the top.
Manfred fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Kellens.
Kellens misses with some punches.
Manfred can't find room to land a body shot as Kellens controls the action.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kellens presses Manfred against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manfred tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kellens lands a hook that snaps the head of Manfred backwards.
Kellens lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hand to the body from Kellens.
Kellens lands a nice shot to the body.
Kellens makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kellens misses with an elbow strike.
Kellens lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Kellens.
Kellens lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kellens is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Manfred is defending well for now.
Kellens lands a right hand that snaps the head of Manfred backwards.
Kellens struggles to land a body shot inside as Manfred controls his hands.
Manfred on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Kellens.
Kellens misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Kellens as the two fighters clinch.
Kellens digs a right hand underneath Manfred's ribcage. Manfred let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kellens throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kellens misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manfred.
Kellens misses with a punch to the body.
Kellens pushes Manfred back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Kellens.
Kellens can't find room to land a body shot as Manfred controls the action.
Kellens blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kellens is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Manfred is defending well for now.
A short right from Kellens.
Manfred on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kellens misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manfred avoids a wild elbow strike from Kellens.
Kellens can't find room to land a body shot as Manfred controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Kellens.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Manny Manfred.
I think Manfred has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Manny Manfred!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Manny Manfred!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Manny Manfred!

Manny Manfred wins by unanimous decision!