PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alk Manik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fun Fest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Manik
vs
Fest

170 cm
27
170 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

185 cm
23
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alk Manik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fun Fest!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manik wants to clinch up but Fest keeps it at a distance.

Fest moves into range and clinches up with Manik.
Manik tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fest smiles and moves away.

Fest rushes Manik and presses him up against the cage.

Manik decides to pull guard.

Manik looking for subs off his back but Fest has passed one foot through into half guard.
Fest is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manik tries to get to full guard but Fest has control of the leg.
Fest scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manik is trying to stand up here but Fest is controlling him well.
Fest trying to mount his opponent but Manik defends it.
Manik pushes Fest off looking to stand but Fest dives back in and keeps control.
Fest controlling the pace.
Fest wants to free his trapped foot but Manik is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fest is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Manik looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fest sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Manik actively working from the bottom here.
Well, if Fest is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Fest passes to full mount!
Fest controlling his opponent.
Fest lands a couple of good shots and Manik has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manik tries to break free.
Fest slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Manik trying to control but not successfully.
Fest lands a shot to the head.
Manik might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Manik fending off the submission attempt from Fest.
Manik is really stuck here.
Fest lands a shot to the body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fest really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Manik.
Manik is really stuck here.
Manik is working hard here to advance position.
Fest has good solid back control here.
Manik wants to get back to his feet.
Fest loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Manik hold on?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fest connects with a big shot to the side of Manik's head.
Fest just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Fest lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fun Fest dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Fest has closed the distance and engaged Manik in a clinch.

Fest escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Fest fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Manik, pushing him back against the cage.
Fest lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fest makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Fest pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Fest darts in and clinches Manik up against the cage.
Fest effectively controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Fest breaks from the clinch.

Fest clinches up against the cage.
Fest makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Fest breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fest fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Manik, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Fest.

Fest breaks from the clinch.

Fest closes the distance and pushes Manik back into the cage.
Manik fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fest misses with a body punch.

Fest breaks the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Manik.

Fest clinches up against the cage.

Fest escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fun Fest is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fest closes the distance and clinches.
A body shot lands from Fest.
Nice body punch from Fest - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manik is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fest lands a right hand that snaps the head of Manik backwards.
Fest leaning against his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fest makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Manik's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Manik is trying to pull guard but Fest turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alk Manik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right handed body shot lands from Fest.
The referee calls for Fest to work.
Fest stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fest throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maniks head.
Fest leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fest lands with a right to the head.
Fest pushes Manik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Fest manages to break the clinch.
Manik shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fest defends it nicely.

Fest forces Manik back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fest leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fest lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Manik or not.
Manik has been working on his balance at Barbell Brigade, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Fest.
Fest leaning against his opponent.

Fest manages to break the clinch.

Fest has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fest digs a right hand into Manik's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Manik's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Fest.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fest creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fest has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Manik jumps guard but Fest turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Fest's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Fest closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fun Fest showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Manik's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Fest closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fest lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fest pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fest lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fest has Manik pushed against the cage.
Fest leaning against his opponent.
Fest lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fest.
Fest lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Manik is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fest is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manik can't get the takedown.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fest.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Fun Fest.

Fest gets a clinch.
Fest lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fest creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fest lands a shot to the body.
Fest is working Manik over against the cage.
A short uppercut from Fest.
Fest scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fest lands a left hand that snaps the head of Manik backwards.
Fest digs a right hand underneath Manik's ribcage. Manik let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fest working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fun Fest seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Fest escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Manik tries to keep at a distance but Fest has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fest lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Manik backwards.

Manik is rocked!
Fest digs a right hand into Manik's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Manik's gas tank.

Fest escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Fest drives through and clinches with Manik against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fest takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fest softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fest lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Fest.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fest's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Fest forces Manik back against the cage and clinches.

Fest breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Fest darts in and clinches Manik up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Fest.
Fest stalling the fight.
Fest leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fest lands a right hand.
Manik throws a punch but it's blocked by Fest.
Fest lands a body shot.

Fest's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fest moves into the clinch.
Fest lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fest.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Fest.
Oh Manik is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fest pushes Manik against the cage. Fest is working some dirty boxing. Fest pushes off with a quick right hook! Manik goes down! Manik tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Fest moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fun Fest!