PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Wonde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaleva Mansikkamaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Wonde
vs
Mansikkamaa

174 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

181 cm
25
159 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyson Wonde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kaleva Mansikkamaa!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mansikkamaa scores with a nice right hand.

Wonde scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wonde tries to pass to full mount but Mansikkamaa defends it.
Mansikkamaa is trying to control but can't.
Wonde is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mansikkamaa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wonde scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wonde not doing much here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wonde wants to work for an arm triangle but Mansikkamaa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Wonde is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mansikkamaa wants to get back to full guard.
Mansikkamaa tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Wonde manages to move to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonde looking to finish with strikes here!
Wonde controlling his opponent.
Wonde has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Wonde dominating with strikes here.
Mansikkamaa regains half guard.
Wonde throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mansikkamaa is trying to get back to full guard.
Wonde is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mansikkamaa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wonde is working away from the top position though.
Wonde sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Wonde wants to pass the guard but Mansikkamaa is defending well.
Mansikkamaa trying to control from the bottom.
Mansikkamaa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wonde stops Mansikkamaa from getting back to his feet.
Mansikkamaa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wonde is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Wonde.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Mansikkamaa enables Wonde to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mansikkamaa manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wonde 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wonde stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mansikkamaa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mansikkamaa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wonde is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Wonde dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A low kick from Wonde misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wonde stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mansikkamaa.
Mansikkamaa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kaleva Mansikkamaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Mansikkamaa.

Wonde is rocked!
BAM! Mansikkamaa delivers a spinning backfist that drops Wonde like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Kaleva Mansikkamaa!
After winning the bout, Kaleva Mansikkamaa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.