PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Puntti Manne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmey The Gangster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manne comes to the cage accompanied by Edguy - Two Out of Seven. The Gangster comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ace Hood - Changed On Me kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Manne
vs
The Gangster

170 cm
31
146 lbs
25 - 9 - 0

160 cm
32
149 lbs
34 - 14 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars
Bullet Proof System

Museum of Monsters & Madmen
KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Puntti Manne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Timmey The Gangster!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Gangster waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manne.
The Gangster scores with a jab to the jaw.
Manne misses with a leg kick.
A cross from Manne lands.
The Gangster thows a left - swing and a miss!
Manne pivots, looking for a leg kick but The Gangster is out of range and Manne settles back down.
Good leg kick by The Gangster there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The Gangster tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Gangster pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Gangster.
Manne looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Manne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Gangster.
The Gangster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manne.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Manne checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Manne on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Gangster shoots in for a takedown but Manne shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Puntti Manne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manne blocks a jab.
Manne works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Manne.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manne cracks The Gangster with a good jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manne shoots in but no luck this time.
A big left from The Gangster misses.
Manne works The Gangster's body with a nice hook.
The Gangster has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Manne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Gangster.
The Gangster slips a straight right by Manne.
Manne misses with a jab to the body
enabling The Gangster to counter with a crisp jab.
The Gangster chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Manne throws a sloppy head kick and The Gangster moves out of range easily.
The Gangster throws out a counter right but Manne avoids it with no problem.

Manne shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. The Gangster manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The Gangster wants to sweep here but Manne controlling him for the moment.
The Gangster looking to control.
The Gangster utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Manne with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Gangster is pulling down on Manne's head to control his posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Manne accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The Gangster keeping moving, preventing Manne from controlling successfully.
Manne looking to sit in guard and control but The Gangster gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

This has been an exciting period of action!
Manne manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. The Gangster manages to get himself to full guard.

Manne postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Manne is fighting to break The Gangster's control of his arms but The Gangster is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Gangster is continuing to stall.
Manne working some strikes from top position.
Manne trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Manne loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Manne throws a big elbow that misses.
Manne landing some decent shots from guard.
Manne postures up in The Gangster's guard and throws a big left but The Gangster blocks it.
Manne postures up in The Gangster's guard and throws a big left but The Gangster blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Manne throws an elbow that misses. The Gangster uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Manne's guard. Nice move by The Gangster!

Manne has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Gangster cracks Manne with a solid left hand.
The Gangster lands a couple of digs.

Manne looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The Gangster is fighting to break Manne's control of his arms but Manne is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Manne wants to sweep but no luck.
The Gangster trying to control the position from guard on top but Manne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Manne escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. The Gangster gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The Gangster distracts Manne with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
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 Puntti Manne 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.

Manne misses with a straight left.
Manne throws a solid leg kick but The Gangster takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Manne.
Manne sets himself, and The Gangster steps forward looking for the clinch! Manne avoids it this time.
A big left from The Gangster misses.
The Gangster scores with a body shot.
The Gangster throws a sloppy head kick and Manne moves out of range easily.
The Gangster slips under a jab from Manne.
Manne throws a right hand that The Gangster ducks under and follows up with a left that The Gangster also avoids with ease.
The Gangster takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The Gangster displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Manne throws out the jab.
Manne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Gangster moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Manne on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Manne just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manne throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A leg kick checked by Manne.
The Gangster goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manne checks a leg kick.
Manne throwing a counter right hand but The Gangster manages to avoid it.
Manne throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Gangster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manne.
Manne shoots in but The Gangster avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Manne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Manne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Gangster.
The Gangster ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Gangster pivots, looking for a leg kick but Manne is out of range and The Gangster settles back down.
Manne throws a quick counter kick to the body but The Gangster avoids it.
The Gangster needs to keep his hands up - Manne had a free shot at his head there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Manne.

Manne throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. The Gangster was covering up waiting for the punch and Manne finishes the takedown easily into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Manne accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Gangster keeping moving, preventing Manne from controlling successfully.
Manne is really struggling to control The Gangster but he's trying to hold on to the position.

The Gangster had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Manne defends it easily.
Manne throws a strike but The Gangster rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Gangster looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The Gangster trying to control the position from guard on top but Manne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Gangster loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Manne is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The Gangster got a little sloppy there for a moment and Manne has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, The Gangster has managed to get both his arms back between Manne's legs - danger averted.
The Gangster preventing the sweep.
The Gangster showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Puntti Manne overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The Gangster distracts Manne with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Manne looking to control.
The Gangster sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Manne lands a nice looking body shot.
A big left from Manne misses.
Manne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Gangster moves away.
Manne lands the left hand.
Manne scoring well with a low kick there.
The Gangster misses with a kick to the body

and Manne counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Manne being controlled here momentarily.
The Gangster working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Manne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Puntti Manne dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Manne scoring well with a low kick there.
Manne scores with a spinning back kick!
Manne throws a jab when The Gangster was well out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Manne. Those never looked like landing.
The Gangster was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The Gangster is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The Gangster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Gangster punishes Manne's body with a nice straight punch.
Manne misses with a body kick.
The Gangster misses with a head kick.
The Gangster throws a nice inside leg kick.
The Gangster darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The Gangster throws a lazy right hand but Manne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manne throws the kick towards the body but The Gangster avoids it.
The Gangster now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Manne misses with a hook.
Jab from The Gangster.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Gangster blocks a head kick by Manne.
Manne throws a looping overhand right but The Gangster ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Gangster throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Manne on the side of the head.
A low kick from Manne misses
and The Gangster counters with an outside leg kick.
Manne misses with a leg kick
and The Gangster counters with a leg kick.
The Gangster slips a straight right by Manne.
The Gangster lands a leg kick that knocks Manne off balance momentarily.
Manne fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches The Gangster on the side of the head.
Manne misses with a right hand
letting The Gangster counter with a right hand.
The Gangster blocks the body kick.
A solid body kick from The Gangster.
Manne slips under a jab from The Gangster.
Manne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Gangster's calf.
The Gangster moves out of range as Manne strikes.
Nice defenses there by Manne.
Puntti Manne is winning the standup battle so far.
Manne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Gangster.
Manne tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and The Gangster is able to avoid easily.
Timmey The Gangster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Gangster walks into a jab.
Manne throws a nice outside leg kick.
Manne avoids the body shot from The Gangster.
Manne clobbers The Gangster with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Manne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

The Gangster shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Manne manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The Gangster wants to control from the top but Manne keeps moving.
Manne is trying to control the position but The Gangster postures up.
The Gangster wants to control from the top but Manne keeps moving.
The Gangster preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manne has control of The Gangster's left arm, preventing The Gangster from doing any damage.

Manne isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. The Gangster stacks Manne on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by The Gangster!
The Gangster lands a nice forearm strike.
Manne is trying to control The Gangster's posture but The Gangster avoids it.
The Gangster is putting a hurting on Manne here, landing some big shots from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Gangster lands an elbow.
Manne is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Gangster lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Manne down.
Manne is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Manne is not content to let The Gangster control the position.
Manne tries to improve position but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Timmey The Gangster comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Manne has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Puntti Manne!
Puntti Manne took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sin City Allstars for their support in the buildup to the fight.