PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Armand Agasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ludwig Manres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manres has chosen Aqualung - Jethro Tull as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Agasi
vs
Manres

177 cm
32
180 lbs
19 - 16 - 0

182 cm
31
187 lbs
16 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Armand Agasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ludwig Manres!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agasi misses the shot to the body.
Manres slips a straight right by Agasi.
Agasi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Agasi throws a hook to the side of Manres's head but Manres sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Manres has his takedown stuffed
and Agasi counters with a straight right hand.
Manres shoots and misses
and Agasi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Manres has his takedown stuffed
and Agasi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Armand Agasi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ludwig Manres.
Agasi lands a nice looking body shot.
Manres misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Agasi to counter with a crisp jab.
Agasi scores with a jab. Manres acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Agasi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Agasi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Agasi is looking to wear down Manres with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agasi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Agasi misses the shot to the body.
Agasi punishes Manres's body with a nice straight punch.
Agasi misses with a series of wild punches.
Armand Agasi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manres fails to land the takedown.
Manres will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Agasi. Manres does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manres takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Agasi scores with a jab.
Agasi swings widly with a right hand
and Manres counters with a solid body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agasi misses the shot to the body.
Manres gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Agasi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Manres takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Manres tries for a takedown but Agasi circles away easily
and Agasi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Agasi throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Agasi misses with a left hand
and Manres counters with a nice body shot.
Agasi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Manres's hands.
Agasi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Manres misses with a takedown attempt
and Agasi counters with a left and a right that stings Manres.
Manres misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Agasi to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agasi throws a jab but it's blocked by Manres.
Agasi connects with a single shot there.
Manres fails with the takedown
and Agasi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Agasi works Manres's body with a nice hook.
Manres doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Agasi counters with a straight right hand.
Agasi lands a glancing blow to the side of Manres's head.
Agasi connects with a jab.
Manres takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Agasi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Manres defending well as Agasi loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manres looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Agasi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Manres on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Agasi digs a good body shot into Manres's ribs.
Agasi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Agasi stuffs the takedown.
Manres takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manres avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manres is trying desperately to land a takedown but Agasi is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Manres.
Agasi lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armand Agasi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Manres takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Manres moves away from the strike by Agasi.
Manres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manres shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Agasi pinned against the cage. Agasi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Manres needs to keep his hands up - Agasi had a free shot at his head there.
Agasi throws out a loose jab but Manres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Agasi misses with an uppercut. Manres saw that one coming.
Manres shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Agasi defends it nicely.
Armand Agasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Agasi misses with a lunging right hand

and Manres holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Manres jumps guard but Agasi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Armand Agasi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ludwig Manres.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agasi has a couple of punches blocked by Manres.
Manres goes for a takedown attempt but Agasi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Manres is trying hard to land a takedown here. Agasi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Agasi lands a glancing blow to the side of Manres's head.
Manres misses with a takedown
and Agasi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ludwig Manres is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Agasi lands a jab to Manres's midsection.
Agasi misses with a double jab.
Manres tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Agasi swivels and escapes.
Agasi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manres was well out of range. Poor timing from Agasi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Agasi does no damage.
Agasi takes a swing at Manres's ribcage but misses.
Agasi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manres.
Some wild striking there from Agasi.
Agasi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Agasi throws a shot to the body.

Agasi gets caught flat footed, as Manres shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Agasi looking to control but Manres passes into half guard.
Manres missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Agasi is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manres thows a huge punch but Agasi dodges it nicely.
Still in half guard, Manres seems content to control.

Manres looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Manres wants to pass to mount but Agasi is defending the position.
Manres is keen to just control but Agasi is a slippery customer.
Manres might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Agasi haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Agasi actively working from the bottom here.
Manres wants to lay and pray for a moment but Agasi keeps working.
Agasi wants to improve his position but Manres is controlling well.
Manres is looking to advance position but Agasi won't allow it.
Agasi is looking to improve his position.
Manres works his way into full mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Agasi tries to hold on but Manres pushes him away.
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 Armand Agasi will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Agasi scores with a punch to the head.
Agasi misses with a wild combination.
Agasi cracks Manres with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Armand Agasi is winning the standup battle so far.
Agasi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manres moves away.
Agasi misses with a looping right.
Agasi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manres avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Agasi lands with an overhand left.
Agasi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Agasi lands a right hook to the body.
Manres slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agasi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manres was well out of range. Poor timing from Agasi.
Manres shoots in but no luck this time.
Manres on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Manres throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Agasi was covering up waiting for the punch and Manres finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Manres with a flurry of punches that miss.
Agasi controls Manres momentarily but Manres frees himself.
Manres landing with the ground and pound.
Manres wants to control from the top but Agasi keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agasi wants to get back to his feet but Manres is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Agasi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Agasi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Manres looking to pass the guard.
Agasi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Agasi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Agasi keeping full guard, as Manres tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manres trying to control but Agasi is working from the bottom.
Manres throws a strike but Agasi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Agasi looking to pass the guard.
Agasi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agasi stands and throws Manres's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Agasi wants to control but Manres is keeping him busy.
Armand Agasi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ludwig Manres has got the better of the ground game so far.
Agasi 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.
Manres is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Agasi's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Armand Agasi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Agasi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armand Agasi!
In his post fight interview, Armand Agasi started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.