PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Light Guy (ranked 24978 p4p, 24771 weight class) and Light Mann (ranked 274 p4p, 268 weight class). Light Mann is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Guy
vs
Mann

150 cm
26
135
6 - 2 - 0

150 cm
26
135
2 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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 6 - 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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Light Mann!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mann changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mann tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Guy is able to avoid easily.
Guy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mann.
Mann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guy throws a quick counter head kick but Mann was just out of range.
Mann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mann digs a good body shot into Guy's ribs.
Light Mann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guy is looking to counter with head kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mann tries to clinch but Guy moves out of range.
Guy throws a counter high kick but Mann was just alert enough to avoid it.
Mann misses with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mann. Guy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mann just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromGuy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann lands a nice looking body shot.
Guy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mann scores with a punch to the head.
Mann feints and then cracks Guy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Guy down.
Mann lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mann digs a good hook to Guy's body.
Mann turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mann throws a body shot but no joy.
Guy throws a counter high kick but Mann was just alert enough to avoid it.
Mann throws a leg kick but Guy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Guy is looking to counter with head kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mann connects with a jab.
Mann works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mann with the inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mann keeps Guy at a distance using the push kick.
Mann buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mann connects with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mann fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Guy.
Mann misses the jab.
Guy throws a counter high kick but Mann was just alert enough to avoid it.
Mann throws a leg kick which misses Guy's front leg but catches the back leg as Guy tries to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mann.
Guy is looking to counter with head kicks.
Mann lands a nice leg kick that just misses Guy's sensitive parts.
Mann swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Guy lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Mann connects with a solid leg kick.
Mann lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mann or perhaps it was just good defense by Guy, which made it look bad.
Guy looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Mann takes a swing at Guy's ribcage but misses.
Mann just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromGuy.
Light Guy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Good work by Guy as he checks the leg kick.
Mann scores with a hook to the body. Guy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Guy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mann wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Guy thinks about countering with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Light Mann dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Guy defending well as Mann loads up on a big left hand.
Mann cracks Guy with a right hand to the side of the head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Guy might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A good leg kick by Mann.
Mann scores with a leg kick.
Guy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mann.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy avoids the body shot from Mann.

Mann gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mann dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mann has a couple of punches blocked by Guy.
Mann working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Guy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mann is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Guy is defending well for now.
Mann taking a breather.
Guy misses with a knee strike.
Guy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mann tries to land knees in the clinch but Guy avoids the damage to the body.
Mann tries to land knees in the clinch but Guy avoids the damage to the body.
Guy misses with a knee strike.
Guy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Guy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Guy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mann holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Guy misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mann trying to land knees to the body.
Mann swings wildly with an uppercut but Guy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mann misses with a punch on the inside.
Mann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Guy avoids it.
Mann looking to stall.
Mann missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A left hand lands to the body for Mann.
Mann has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Guy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mann struggles to land a body shot inside as Guy controls his hands.
Guy tries a knee to the head but Mann blocks it.
Light Mann seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Guy looking to throw knees to the head but Mann is blocking nicely.
Guy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mann's face.

It looks like Light Mann has been cut.
Mann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Guy avoids it.
Mann unloads a knee to the mid-section. Guy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Mann breaks the clinch.
Mann is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Guy rather than just go for the knockout.
Mann with the inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Light Mann showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Light Mann's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Mann clobbers Guy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guy moves away.
Mann tries to clinch up but Guy circles away and keeps his distance.

Mann gets a clinch.
Guy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Guy misses with a knee strike.
Mann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Guy avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy prevents a body shot from Mann.
Guy looking to throw knees to the head but Mann is blocking nicely.
Guy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mann has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mann tries to work over Guy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Mann's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mann misses with a looping left.
Guy is looking to counter with head kicks.
Mann scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mann attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mann.
Mann rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Guy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mann tries to clinch
and Guy counters with a head kick.
Light Mann is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Mann is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Guy as he avoids it easily.
Mann is still on wobbly legs! Can Guy finish him?
Mann connects with a crisp jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mann scores with a hook to the body. Guy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mann seems to have recovered his senses.
Guy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mann. That one must have hurt.
Mann lands a nice leg kick that just misses Guy's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick lands from Mann.
A head kick misses from Mann.
Guy is looking to counter with head kicks.
Mann fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Guy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mann cracks a nice hook into Guy's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann feints a jab promting Guy to slip. Mann then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Guy slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mann tries to clinch but Guy moves out of range.
Mann is looking to chop away at Guy's legs.
Guy lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

Mann rushes Guy and presses him up against the cage.
Guy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mann wants to break the clinch but can't.
Guy letting Mann take a breather here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mann has had enough of the clinch but Guy keeps him there for the moment.
Mann tries to throw a body punch but Guy avoids it by throwing Mann back against the cage.
Mann is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Guy is defending well for now.
Light Guy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guy misses with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Light Mann comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mann has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Light Mann!