PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Afrika Korps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Manson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Korps comes into the arena with Iced Earth - Plagues Of Babylon blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Korps
vs
Manson

180 cm
20
216 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

188 cm
21
220 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

VIRAL COMBAT

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Afrika Korps!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Manson!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korps throws a leg kick
and Manson counters with a leg kick.
Korps throws a shot from downtown. Manson moves away and avoids it.
Korps works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Manson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Manson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Manson staying out of range there.
Manson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Korps.
Korps thows a leg kick but Manson checks it
and Manson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Manson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Korps.
Manson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Korps throws a leg kick but Manson moved away.
Manson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Korps misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Korps misses its intended target.
Manson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Manson sizes up Korps with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Korps lands the left hand.
Korps misses with a low kick.

Korps forces Manson back against the cage and clinches.
Korps can't find room to land a body shot as Manson controls the action.
Korps misses with a punch on the inside.
Korps goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Korps wants to break free but Manson has control.
Manson misses with a punch to the body.
Korps throws an elbow but it misses.
Manson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Korps throws a punch but it's blocked by Manson.
I was talking to Korps's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Manson throws a head punch that misses.
Manson tries a body shot but Korps blocks it.
Korps lands an uppercut.
Manson has Korps pressed against the cage, preventing Korps from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Korps misses with a punch to the body.
Korps misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Korps pushes Manson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Manson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Korps misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manson.
Manson fakes the leg kick and cracks Korps in the body.
Manson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Korps cracks Manson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manson walks into a left hand.
Korps connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Korps getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Manson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Manson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Korps throws a head kick but Manson moves out of range.
Korps on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Manson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Manson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Korps's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korps tried to score with a low kick but Manson checks it.
Manson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Manson misses with a leg kick.

Korps moves into the clinch successfully.
Manson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Korps blocks an uppercut.
Manson blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Korps fails to land.
Manson misses with some punches.
Korps lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Manson misses with some punches.
Manson is trying to force a seperation but Korps has the dominant position.
Korps is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Manson.
Korps blocks a body shot from Manson.
Manson throws a head punch that misses.
Korps prevents a body shot from Manson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korps digs a right hand underneath Manson's ribcage. Manson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Manson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Korps working aggressively here.
Korps throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A hook to the body from Korps.
Manson blocks an elbow strike.
Korps is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Manson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Manson.
Manson struggles to land a body shot inside as Korps controls his hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manson tries a body shot but Korps blocks it.
Korps throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Korps pushes Manson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Manson can't find room to land a body shot as Korps controls the action.
Manson struggles to land a body shot inside as Korps controls his hands.
Korps swings wildly with an uppercut but Manson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Korps tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Korps scores with a shot to the side of Manson's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Afrika Korps will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Korps connects with an inside leg kick.
Korps misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Manson counters with a good low kick that Korps was not able to check.
Korps throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Manson misses with a jab to the body

and Korps counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Korps.
Korps trying to control but Manson is working from the bottom.
Manson looking to control.
Korps showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Manson controls Korps momentarily but Korps frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korps stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Manson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Manson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Korps. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Korps engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Manson wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Manson pulls Korps in close to prevent any damage.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Korps wants to clinch up but Manson keeps it at a distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Manson. Korps shrugs it off though.
Korps swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Korps misses with a straight left.
Manson slips under a jab from Korps.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korps misses with a hook. Manson ducked under it nicely.
Manson keeps the fight on the outside.
Korps swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manson takes a swing at Korps's ribcage but misses.
Korps throws a lazy right hand but Manson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manson misses with a looping left.
Korps connects with a nice looking jab.
Korps rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Manson counters with a stiff right hand.
Korps throws a leg kick
and Manson counters with a low kick, right behind Korps 's knee.
Manson motions for Korps to come forward. Manson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Manson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Manson moves out of range of the leg kick from Korps.

Manson lands a big head kick that sends Korps tumbling to the mat! Manson takes a step backwards and waves Korps back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Afrika Korps has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Korps throws a lazy right hand but Manson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Korps manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Manson misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Manson.
Korps steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Manson. That one must have hurt.
Korps tries to land a leg kick but Manson saw it coming and moves away.
Manson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Korps avoids the head kick by Manson.
Korps tries to score with a low kick but Manson moves his leg out of the way.
Korps tries to clinch but Manson moves out of range.
Korps avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Korps keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Manson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Korps.
Korps fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korps digs a good hook to Manson's body.
Manson slips under a jab.
Korps tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Manson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Manson blocks a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Korps pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Manson as he connects with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Korps 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Manson lands a nice looking body kick.
Korps throws a right and a left that both miss.
Manson moves away from the strike by Korps.
Manson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Korps changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Manson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Afrika Korps's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Manson throws a wild body kick that Korps sees coming a mile off.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Korps lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Manson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Manson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Korps throws a jab when Manson was well out of range.
Korps tried to score with a low kick but Manson checks it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Manson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Manson scores with a leg kick.
Korps throws an off balance right hand
and Manson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Korps pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Korps buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Korps.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Korps.
Korps tries to work over Manson's front leg with a kick but Manson checks it.
Korps doesn't manage to clinch there - Manson circles away.
Korps slips a jab from Manson.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Korps moves into range and clinches up with Manson.
Korps will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Manson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Manson lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manson.
Manson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Manson lands a shoulder strike.
Manson blocks an elbow strike from Korps.
Korps misses with a punch on the inside.

Manson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Korps.
Manson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Korps throws a head kick that misses
and Manson counters with a nice leg kick.
Dave Manson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Korps tries to land a leg kick but Manson saw it coming and moves away.
Manson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Korps motions for Manson to come forward. Korps throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manson tries a head kick but it misses.
Manson cracks the inside of Korps's front leg.
Korps ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manson moves away.
Korps looks to land a left hand but Manson moved out of range nicely.
Manson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Korps. Korps obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Korps turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Korps throws a leg kick but Manson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Korps will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good standup being displayed there by Korps as he connects with a hook.
Manson throws a jab when Korps was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Manson.
Manson fakes the leg kick and cracks Korps in the body.
Korps goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korps throws a hook but Manson avoids it easily.
Manson cracks the inside of Korps's front leg.
Manson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Korps. That did some damage!
A punch lands to the side of Korps 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Manson takes one on the button.
Korps tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Manson is able to avoid easily.
Manson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Korps. That did some damage!
Korps stalks Manson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Manson's face. Manson staggers backwards, shaken.
Manson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Manson ducks under a wild hook from Korps.
Afrika Korps seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Manson.
Manson slips a straight right by Korps.
Manson misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Manson slips a straight right by Korps.
Crunch! Manson slams his shin into Korps's torso.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Manson scores with a leg kick.
Korps misses with a straight right.
Korps missing with a left hand there. Manson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Manson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Korps fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Manson is out of range.
Manson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Korps throws a lazy head kick
and Manson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Manson throws a sloppy head kick and Korps moves out of range easily.
Manson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Manson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Manson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dave Manson.
I think Manson 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Manson!
Our winner, Dave Manson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.