PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Manison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manison comes to the cage accompanied by Wherever I May Roam. Green has chosen Boom Boom as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Manison
vs
Green

185 cm
33
200 lbs
30 - 18 - 0

180 cm
31
185 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Manison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Green!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Green.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manison.
Manison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Green swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Manison connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jab by Manison.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manison.
A good leg kick by Manison.
Manison scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Green doesn't seem bothered though.
Konstantin Manison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manison throws a lazy uppercut
and Green counters with a leg kick.
Green misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Green moves out of range as Manison strikes.
Green gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Green lands a nice shot that snaps Manison's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Manison does no damage.
Manison throws a nice inside leg kick.
Manison misses the body punch
and Green counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Konstantin Manison has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green throws a shot from downtown. Manison moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Green. Manison does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Manison was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Green.
Manison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Green throws out the jab.
Jab by Green.
Manison misses with a left hand

and Green counters with a beautiful punch that sends Manison to the canvas!

Manison is rocked!
Manison wants to stand up but Green is controlling him.
Oh Manison is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manison not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Green wants to pass the guard but Manison is keeping the position.
Manison seems to have got his legs back now.
Green throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Green postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Green trying to control the position from guard on top but Manison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manison is trying to control the position but Green postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manison wants to sweep here but Green controlling him for the moment.
Green with a nice head shot there.
Green is working Manison over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Green throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Manison works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Green postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Green throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Manison works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Green stops Manison from standing up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Green's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Green cracks Manison with a solid left hand.
Manison manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Green manages to get himself to full guard.

Manison wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Green's closed guard. He's half up but Green has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Green pivots and extends the arm, Manison falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Green! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paul Green!
Paul Green decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.