PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herbert Mankow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Law comes to the cage accompanied by Dragon's Nest - Tekken 5. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Law
vs
Mankow

176 cm
22
180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

167 cm
19
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marshall Law!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Herbert Mankow!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mankow looks to land a combination but Law avoids it well.

Mankow shoots in and bounces Law off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Law looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mankow trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mankow accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mankow trying to control but Law is working from the bottom.
Mankow won't allow Law to sweep him here.
Law pulls Mankow in to control the position.
Mankow looking to pass the guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mankow walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Law throws a big shot that misses.
Mankow tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Law swivels and escapes.
Law scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mankow tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Law swivels and escapes.

Law looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mankow!
Mankow looks gassed!
Law controlling his opponent.
Law looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Law in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Law avoids the attempt from Mankow to control.
Law pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Law controlling his opponent.
Mankow throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Law controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Law is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mankow can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Law controlling from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Law cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Law content just to control the position here.
Mankow working to try and regain half guard.
Law controlling his opponent.
Law postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mankow looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law dominating with strikes here.
Mankow tries to hold on but Law pushes him away.
Law controlling from the full mount.
Law scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mankow?
Law knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mankow on the ground.
Law landing shots from mount.
Law dominating with strikes here.
Mankow is trying to escape the mount.
Law controlling the pace for now.
BOOM! Law connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mankow tries to hold on but Law postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Law content just to control the position here.
Mankow gets back to half guard.
Mankow is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nice strikes from Law there.
Mankow flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Mankow trying to hold on to Law's head to control him but Law postures up.
Mankow is pressing down on Law's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marshall Law dominated that round.
That's time! Law's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mankow takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mankow tries to move into range but Law moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Law ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mankow misses with a takedown
and Law counters with a straight right hand.
Mankow with a poor takedown
and Law cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Law cracks Mankow with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Law's corner calls for a 1-2. Law obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Mankow is rocked!
Law lands the left hand.
Mankow is still on wobbly legs! Can Law finish him?
Herbert Mankow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Law connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Mankow tumbling to the canvas! Law pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Mankow was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Marshall Law!