PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Harris
vs
Mann

200 cm
20
210 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

188 cm
25
217 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Experienced

Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimmy Mann!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mann lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harris circles away quickly and effectively.
Mann takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Harris stuns Mann with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harris smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Harris lands a nice shot that snaps Mann's head back.
Harris scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mann has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mann there as he acknowledges the shot.
Good shot there by Harris.
Mann shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harris sprawls well. Harris wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mann gets slowly back to his feet.
Mann walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris connects with a looping right hand.
Harris is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Harris connects with the punch.
Harris is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Harris uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Mann pushes him off.
Mann keeps the fight on the outside.
Donk. Harris catches Mann right on the button with a cross.
Harris digs a good body shot into Mann's ribs.
Brian Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mann takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Harris lands a slapping body shot.
Mann walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann walks into a left hand.
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!
Mann circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris tries to clinch up.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harris connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mann's hands.
Harris dips to his left and cracks Mann with an uppercut!

Harris closes the distance and clinches.

Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris scores with a hook to the body. Mann takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mann looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harris is fending him off so far but Mann persists. Nope, Harris circles away and we're back to standing.
Mann takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from Harris finds it's way through Mann's defenses.
Brian Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mann in his tracks.
Mann has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Harris bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mann's head backwards.
Harris lands a head shot.
Harris slaps away a takedown attempt from Mann, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brian Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Mann.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris scores with a nice strike.
Harris tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Mann counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mann.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mann throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mann with a flurry of punches that miss.

Mann thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mann postures up.
Harris wants to stand up but Mann is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mann in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mann pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harris is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mann controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Harris knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mann on the ground.
Mann looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Harris dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Harris jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mann has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab from Harris does it's job there.
Harris throws a one two combo.
Mann shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harris as he avoids it easily.
Harris scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mann doesn't seem bothered though.
Harris scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mann doesn't seem bothered though.
Harris jabs Mann to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mann circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Harris uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris lands with a cross.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mann moves away.
Mann circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mann shoots in and drives through. Harris sprawls well.
Harris lands a jab to Mann's midsection.
Sloppy strikes from Harris. Those never looked like landing.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mann can do to turn this around?
Mann circles away from the clinch attempt.

Mann looking to score a takedown here. Harris is defending well but Mann drives through and ends up in Harris's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mann scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mann throws a big right hand that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mann is stalling in the full guard.
Mann stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harris swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann throwing strikes but missing.
Harris can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mann controls the pace.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mann connects with a couple of short punches.
Harris will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mann slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mann throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harris works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mann misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mann dives in and grabs Harris's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harris pushes down on Mann's head and hops out.
Brian Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Mann.
Mann waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harris.
Mann with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harris to score with a decent uppercut.
Mann fails with the takedown.
Harris lands a two punch combo.
Mann takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mann on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harris darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Harris scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mann doesn't seem bothered though.
Mann takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
No joy there for Harris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Mann bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Harris is trying to control Mann's posture but Mann avoids it.
Harris takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
You can see the frustration on Harris's face as Mann controls the position.
Mann scoring with punches from side control.
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!
Harris parries the strikes from Mann easily there. Mann is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Harris to escape.
Mann throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann is putting a hurting on Harris here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mann has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mann lands some shots froms side control.
Mann moves into full mount!
BOOM! Mann connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Harris is rocked!
Mann working the ground and pound effectively.
Oh Harris is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mann controlling his opponent.
Mann postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Harris is out cold - huge knockout for Mann!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jimmy Mann!