PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Light Guy (ranked 5514 p4p, 5513 weight class) and Light Mann (ranked 250 p4p, 251 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Guy
vs
Mann

150 cm
25
135
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Light Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Light Mann!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mann scores with a nice head shot.
Mann moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mann wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Guy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mann throws a right hand that Guy ducks under and follows up with a left that Guy also avoids with ease.
Guy lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Mann tries to close the distance and clinch but Guy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mann connects with an inside leg kick.
Mann with the inside leg kick.
Guy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mann.
Mann swings widly with a right hand

and Guy counters with a head kick that drops Mann to the mat! Mann scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Mann is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mann tries to close the distance and clinch but Guy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mann just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromGuy.
Mann is still on wobbly legs! Can Guy finish him?
Light Mann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mann connects with a body shot.
Mann looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Guy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mann throws a half hearted mid kick.
Guy thinks about countering with a head kick.
Mann seems to have recovered his senses.
Guy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann wants to clinch up but Guy keeps it at a distance.
Mann just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromGuy.
Mann changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mann with a nice cross.
Mann tries to land a front kick but Guy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Guy looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Mann lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Guy avoids a kick to the body.
Mann lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Light Guy has been cut.
Guy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mann.
Guy is looking to counter with head kicks.
Guy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mann lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Guy throws a quick counter head kick but Mann was just out of range.
Guy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann tries to clinch but Guy moves out of range.
Guy throws a quick counter head kick but Mann was just out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mann.
Guy throws a quick counter head kick but Mann was just out of range.
Mann wants to clinch but Guy slips to the side

and Guy counters with a head kick that drops Mann to the mat! Mann scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Mann lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A leg kick checked by Guy.
Guy is looking to counter with head kicks.

Mann gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Guy looking to throw knees to the head but Mann is blocking nicely.
Mann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mann misses with a punch to the body.
Mann pushes Guy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mann swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guy scores with a knee to the head.
Guy tries to land a knee to the head but Mann blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann is leaning against Guy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Mann breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mann tries to clinch
and Guy counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Mann! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Light Guy!