PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Koko Beware (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mannerheim has chosen Touch Of Red as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Beware
vs
Gustaf Emil Mannerheim

180 cm
22
175 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

182 cm
22
178 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koko Beware!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mannerheim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mannerheim is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beware checks a leg kick nicely.
Mannerheim throws a front kick aimed at Beware's knee but Beware avoids it well.
Mannerheim is looking to clinch but Beware is avoiding it.

Mannerheim gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mannerheim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mannerheim trying to land knees to the body.
Mannerheim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mannerheim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Beware.
Beware jumps guard but Mannerheim stands there with Beware around his waist. Beware gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mannerheim missing with knees to the body.
Mannerheim prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beware displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mannerheim up against the cage.
Beware blocks an elbow strike.
Beware controlling the action here for a moment.
Mannerheim throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beware jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mannerheim walks away with a smile on his face. Beware gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koko Beware. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beware shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mannerheim but Mannerheim pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Beware pushes Mannerheim up against the cage in a clinch.
Beware managing to block the knees to the body from Mannerheim.
Mannerheim tries a knee to the head but Beware blocks it.
Mannerheim trying to land knees to the body.
Beware managing to block the knees to the body from Mannerheim.
Mannerheim with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Beware pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mannerheim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mannerheim avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mannerheim misses with a low kick.
Mannerheim is looking to score with low kicks.
Beware keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mannerheim tries a head kick but it misses.
A low kick from Mannerheim misses

and Beware counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mannerheim!
Beware with shots to the head and body - Mannerheim looks very uncomfortable down there.
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.
Beware tries to control but Mannerheim wriggling away.
Beware throws some wild stikes that Mannerheim manages to avoid easily.
Beware controlling from mount.
Mannerheim wants to hold on but Beware pushes him away.
Mannerheim can't escape the position.
Mannerheim tries to hold on but Beware pushes him away.
Mannerheim is wriggling around trying to escape.

Beware is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beware chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mannerheim can pounce on him.
Beware doesn't manage to clinch there - Mannerheim circles away.
Beware tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mannerheim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mannerheim misses with a low kick.
Beware stalks Mannerheim and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mannerheim's face. Mannerheim staggers backwards, shaken.
Beware blocks a head kick by Mannerheim.
Beware will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Beware tries to clinch up.
Mannerheim misses with a combination
and Beware counters with a series of strikes. Mannerheim will be more careful next time no doubt.
Beware tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mannerheim swivels and escapes.
Mannerheim fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Beware.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mannerheim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mannerheim throws a leg kick but Beware sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beware looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mannerheim is fending him off so far but Beware persists. Nope, Mannerheim circles away and we're back to standing.
Mannerheim throws a leg kick that misses.
Mannerheim misses with a wild body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Beware blocks the leg kick.

Mannerheim pushes Beware up against the cage in a clinch.
Mannerheim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Beware.
Beware on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mannerheim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Beware has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Beware tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mannerheim has Beware pushed against the cage.
Beware has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mannerheim avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Beware tries to pull guard but Mannerheim holds him up against the cage and eventually Beware drops back down to his feet.
Beware on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mannerheim misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Koko Beware dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A head kick misses from Mannerheim.
A low kick from Mannerheim is predictable there

and Beware counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Beware tries to pull guard but Mannerheim holds him up against the cage and eventually Beware drops back down to his feet.
Mannerheim throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Beware blocks it with crossed arms.
Mannerheim tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Beware throws an elbow but it misses.
Beware blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Beware manages to pull guard.
Mannerheim really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beware. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Beware is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Beware is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mannerheim showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannerheim working some strikes from top position.
Beware is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mannerheim tries to free his leg and advance position but Beware is retaining full guard.
Mannerheim passes into half guard.
Beware is trying to control but can't.
Beware is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two 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.
Mannerheim thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Beware trying to control here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Beware checks a leg kick.
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mannerheim closes the distance but Beware moves to the side

and Beware counters by moving into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Beware.
Beware on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mannerheim tries to land a knee to the head but Beware blocks with his arms.
Beware has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mannerheim avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mannerheim throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mannerheim scores a nice knee to the body.
Beware wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koko Beware. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mannerheim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beware can't get the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mannerheim throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mannerheim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Beware has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mannerheim lands a knee to the body.
Mannerheim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Beware pulls guard effortlessly.
Beware manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mannerheim tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Beware working for a guillotine from mount but Mannerheim is in no mood to give up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannerheim is squirming around, avoiding Beware's attempts to control the action.
Beware thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beware sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Mannerheim is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mannerheim is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mannerheim is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Koko Beware dominated that second round.
That's time! Beware's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mannerheim is looking to score with low kicks.
Some wild striking there from Beware.
Nice takedown defense from Mannerheim. No joy for Beware on that attempt.
Mannerheim tries to land a leg kick but Beware saw it coming and moves away.

Beware shoots in and bounces Mannerheim off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Beware pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mannerheim is keeping the position for now.
Mannerheim not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Beware pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mannerheim is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannerheim is looking to stand up but Beware isn't so interested in that idea.
Beware with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Beware trying to control but Mannerheim is working from the bottom.
Beware passes into half guard.

Beware is looking for a kimura but Mannerheim is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Beware to get the leverage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mannerheim won't allow Beware to pass to mount.

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.
Beware trying to control the pace.
Mannerheim keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mannerheim is doing well to control the position and prevent Beware from advancing to side control.
Mannerheim is trying to control but Beware passes into side control!
Beware trying to control the position but Mannerheim is working away.
Mannerheim wants to control but Beware postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beware tries to move to mount but Mannerheim blocks the move with his legs.
Beware throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Beware goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mannerheim rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Beware's guard! Nice work there by Mannerheim!
Mannerheim controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Beware looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mannerheim passes into half guard.

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.
Mannerheim throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Koko Beware overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Beware trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Mannerheim manages to pass to mount!
Mannerheim postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Beware looks a forlorn figure.
Beware tries to lock up and control but Mannerheim gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mannerheim controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Koko Beware clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mannerheim will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mannerheim tries a low kick but Beware avoids it.
Mannerheim throws a leg kick which misses Beware's front leg but catches the back leg as Beware tries to avoid it.
Beware shoots in but Mannerheim avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Beware blocks a low kick nicely.
Mannerheim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beware fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beware avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mannerheim finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Beware closes the distance and clinches up with Mannerheim, looking for a takedown. Beware pushes Mannerheim against the cage but Mannerheim circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koko Beware. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannerheim throws a low kick but Beware avoids it.
Beware shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Mannerheim tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mannerheim throws a leg kick

and Beware counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Beware is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Beware postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mannerheim looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mannerheim controlling the position.
Mannerheim is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beware pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mannerheim is keeping the position for now.
Mannerheim is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Beware avoids the body shot from Mannerheim.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mannerheim lands a nice knee to the body.
Mannerheim tries to land knees in the clinch but Beware avoids the damage to the body.
Beware drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mannerheim pulls his leg out and moves away.

Beware shoots in and bounces Mannerheim off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beware wants to control from the top but Mannerheim keeps moving.
Mannerheim working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Beware.
Beware throwing strikes but missing.
Mannerheim looking to hit a scissor sweep but Beware is one step ahead there.
Beware trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mannerheim's guard.

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.
Beware trying to control but Mannerheim is working from the bottom.
Beware stopping the sweep attempt from Mannerheim.
Mannerheim is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mannerheim lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Beware avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mannerheim.
Mannerheim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beware avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Beware clinches with his opponent.
Mannerheim looking to stall.
Beware is trying to drag Mannerheim to the mat but Mannerheim just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mannerheim scores a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mannerheim throws an elbow but misses.
Mannerheim tries a knee to the head but Beware blocks it.
Mannerheim tries to land knees in the clinch but Beware avoids the damage to the body.
Mannerheim is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Beware fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Beware gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Mannerheim regains guard.
Beware missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Beware drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mannerheim dives on top into guard.
Mannerheim preventing the sweep.

Beware has his foot on Mannerheim's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mannerheim works his way back into a safe position though.
Mannerheim controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mannerheim passes Beware's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Beware throws a strike from the bottom but Mannerheim passes into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beware is looking for a sweep.
Beware is working hard here to advance position.
Beware struggling a bit here.
Mannerheim is looking to take a break and control but Beware is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mannerheim looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Beware is avoiding damage well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannerheim staying calm.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Beware moves out of range of the leg kick from Mannerheim.
Mannerheim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from Mannerheim is predictable there

and Beware counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mannerheim won't be happy with that.

Beware is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mannerheim is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mannerheim struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Beware decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mannerheim to his feet.
Beware keeps the fight on the outside.
Mannerheim throws a chopping leg kick but Beware manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Koko Beware is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Beware shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mannerheim but Mannerheim pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koko Beware. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mannerheim wants to slow Beware down by chopping away at his legs.
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Beware scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Beware working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Beware wants to control but Mannerheim is keeping him busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Koko Beware showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Beware has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 50:46
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koko Beware!
Koko Beware retains his welterweight title!