PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Christian Battle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borys Mankowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mankowski is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kękę -Wyjebane. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Battle
vs
Mankowski

177 cm
27
145 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

180 cm
25
150 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

M.O. Fight Wear

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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christian Battle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Borys Mankowski!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.

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

Battle gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mankowski to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mankowski content to stall in guard here.
Let's hope that Mankowski has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Mankowski advances position into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Battle stops Mankowski from passing to mount.
Mankowski is staying tight to Battle's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Battle is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Mankowski is controlling him well.
Mankowski takes a little break here. Battle wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two 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.
Mankowski has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Battle!
Mankowski controlling from the full mount.
Mankowski's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Battle tries to buck Mankowski off but he can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mankowski controlling the position easily from mount.
It looks like Mankowski might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Mankowski seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Battle is holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mankowski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Mankowski.
You get the feeling that Battle really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Mankowski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Borys Mankowski dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mankowski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Battle tries to avoid it but Mankowski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Battle to the ground. Battle escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Mankowski decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Well, if Mankowski 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.
Mankowski stops Battle from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mankowski controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Battle wants to get back to his feet.
Mankowski is figuring out what he wants to do next.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Mankowski shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mankowski prevents Battle from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Battle kicks Mankowski off and gets back to his feet.
Battle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Mankowski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Mankowski is trying to trip Battle. He has hold of a leg but Battle is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Mankowski persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Battle wants to get back to his feet but Mankowski passes into half guard.

This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mankowski frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mankowski content just to control the position here.
Mankowski is continuing to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battle wants to try and get back to his feet.
Mankowski controlling the pace for now.

Mankowski swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Battle is now in Mankowski's guard. A big mistake from Mankowski there, giving up the dominant position!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mankowski is looking for a triangle but Battle pushes his legs off easily.
Battle wants to stand and escape but instead Mankowski has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Mankowski sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mankowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Borys Mankowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Battle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Mankowski closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Mankowski is trying to get an arm triangle but Battle is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Battle's face as Mankowski controls the position.
Battle avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mankowski.
The referee asks Mankowski politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Mankowski prefers to stall for the moment though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mankowski has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Battle squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mankowski sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Borys Mankowski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Christian Battle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Battle tries to buck Mankowski off but he can't manage it.
Mankowski content just to control the position here.
More stalling from Mankowski.
Battle throwing hammer fists to the chest of Mankowski. What's that going to do exactly?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mankowski controlling the pace for now.

Mankowski swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Battle is now in Mankowski's guard. A big mistake from Mankowski there, giving up the dominant position!

Battle stands and steps away. Mankowski gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mankowski dodges the punch combination from Battle.

Mankowski throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Battle was covering up waiting for the punch and Mankowski finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mankowski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mankowski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Battle wants to stand and escape but Mankowski is having none of it.
Battle can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mankowski controls the pace.
Borys Mankowski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mankowski looking to pass the guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mankowski's corner is telling him to maintain position.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Borys Mankowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mankowski winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Borys Mankowski!
A victorious Borys Mankowski thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.