PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Manix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Comte De Turenne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Turenne has chosen Dark Tranquility- Final Resistance as his entrance music. Piotr Manix could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Comte De Turenne's chin.

Manix
vs
De Turenne

171 cm
25
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
20
164 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Piotr Manix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Comte De Turenne!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Turenne shoots in and drives through. Manix sprawls well.
De Turenne closes the distance and clinches up with Manix, looking for a takedown. De Turenne pushes Manix against the cage but Manix circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
De Turenne drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Horrible takedown by De Turenne or perhaps it was just good defense by Manix which made him look bad.
Piotr Manix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Comte De Turenne.
Manix scores with a hook.
De Turenne's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Manix connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Turenne scrambles back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Manix. No joy for De Turenne on that attempt.
De Turenne slips a straight right by Manix.
Manix with a hook.
De Turenne looks for a takedown but Manix sprawls well.
Manix lands with an uppercut that bounces De Turenne off the cage and back into range.
De Turenne throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Manix's waist but Manix gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing De Turenne off to one side.
Manix connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Turenne shoots for a takedown but Manix saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Manix tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Turenne moves out of range of the strikes.
Manix jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Horrible takedown by De Turenne or perhaps it was just good defense by Manix which made him look bad.
Manix throws the left hand but De Turenne avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manix loads up on a big right hand but De Turenne slips the punch.
De Turenne fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Manix stuns De Turenne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Manix throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Manix changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Manix scores with a jab to the jaw.
De Turenne dives in and grabs Manix's left leg, looking for a takedown. Manix pushes down on De Turenne's head and hops out.
A jab lands there for Manix.
De Turenne fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from De Turenne is defended easily by Manix.
Manix connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Turenne's hands.
Manix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Turenne manages to avoid it.
Manix displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from De Turenne.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

De Turenne drives through with a takedown into Manix's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manix working a defensive guard here.
Manix on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Manix tries to get out of the position.
Manix keeping full guard, as De Turenne tries to pass.
De Turenne stopping the sweep attempt from Manix.

Piotr Manix has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Manix lands a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manix displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from De Turenne.
Horrible takedown by De Turenne or perhaps it was just good defense by Manix which made him look bad.
Comte De Turenne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Turenne defending well as Manix loads up on a big left hand.
Manix scores with a decent looking hook.
De Turenne has a takedown stuffed.
Manix lands a glancing blow to the side of De Turenne's head.
Manix ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De Turenne slips under a jab from Manix.
Manix listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
De Turenne takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Manix leaves De Turenne with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
No joy there for Manix, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Manix swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manix lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Turenne at a distance.
Manix misses with a hook.
Manix lands a right hook to the body.
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!
De Turenne shoots in looking for a takedown but Manix manages to keep the fight standing, pushing De Turenne's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Manix is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Turenne.
De Turenne has a takedown stuffed.
Manix feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits De Turennes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Manix looks to throw the jab but De Turenne is out of range.
Manix lands with a hook. De Turenne tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Manix is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
De Turenne's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Manix connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Turenne scrambles back to his feet.
De Turenne tries to score a power double leg takedown but Manix sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten De Turenne somewhat.
De Turenne on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab by Manix.

De Turenne fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Manix to the ground. De Turenne is now in Manix's guard.
De Turenne stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Manix swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piotr Manix dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

De Turenne fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
De Turenne takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Manix connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Piotr Manix is winning the standup battle so far.
Manix lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
De Turenne fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Manix lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Comte De Turenne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Manix throws a hook but De Turenne blocks it.
De Turenne shoots for a double leg takedown but Manix sprawls well. He's pushed De Turenne's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Piotr Manix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Comte De Turenne.
Manix defends well against a solid takedown attempt from De Turenne.
Manix connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De Turenne momentarily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
De Turenne shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Manix but Manix pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Manix stuns De Turenne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Turenne is breathing heavily.
Manix slaps away a takedown attempt from De Turenne, before circling back to the center of the mat.
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!
Manix throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manix lands a glancing blow to the side of De Turenne's head.
Manix lands a lovely overhand right.

De Turenne is rocked!
Manix throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De Turenne is still on wobbly legs! Can Manix finish him?
De Turenne fails with the takedown.
De Turenne seems to have recovered his senses.
Manix lands with a nice body punch.
De Turenne has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Manix scores with a nice head shot.
Manix misses with a straight right.
De Turenne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Manix throws out the jab.
De Turenne shoots in but Manix avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Manix connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
BOOM! Manix lands a beautiful left hook that drops De Turenne. De Turenne tries to recover but Manix is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and De Turenne lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piotr Manix!