PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Light Guy (ranked 24909 p4p, 24705 weight class) and Light Mann (ranked 281 p4p, 274 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Guy
vs
Mann

150 cm
26
135
7 - 3 - 0

150 cm
26
135
3 - 7 - 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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Light Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Light Mann!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy takes a kick to the side of the head.
A jab lands there for Mann.
Guy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Mann instigates a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mann.
Mann holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mann continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Guy avoiding damage as Mann throws knees to the body.
Mann just leaning against Guy, taking a breather.
Mann lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mann tries to stall but Guy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Guy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Guy.
Guy takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mann with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mann takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Guy dodges an elbow strike from Mann.
Guy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guy tries a body shot but Mann blocks it.
Mann's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann scores with a shot to the side of Guy's head.
Guy prevents the takedown attempt.
Mann stalling in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Guy.
Mann misses with an elbow strike.
Guy missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Guy.
Guy dodges an elbow strike from Mann.
Mann lands with a left to the head.
Guy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Guy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mann's elbow.

Mann breaks the clinch.
Guy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

Mann takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Mann.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mann has Guy pushed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Guy throws a head punch that misses.
Guy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mann's defenses.
Guy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Manns head.
Mann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Guy avoids it.
Mann is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mann - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mann looking to stall.
Guy tries a body shot but Mann blocks it.
Mann trying to control the position but instead, Guy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mann into the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Guy.
Mann stalls.
Mann lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guy backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy lands an uppercut.

Mann escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mann takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Guy checks a leg kick.

Mann closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Mann.
Guy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mann.
Mann tries to stall but Guy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Guy managing to block the knees to the body from Mann.
Mann misses with an elbow over the top.
Mann struggles to land a body shot inside as Guy controls his hands.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mann stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Mann's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Light Mann.
Mann doesn't manage to clinch there - Guy circles away.

Mann forces Guy back against the cage and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Guy.
Guy blocks a body shot from Mann.
Mann with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mann drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Guy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mann - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mann just leaning against Guy, taking a breather.
Guy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Guy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Mann breaks from the clinch.
Guy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mann's hands.

It looks like Light Mann has been cut.
Guy's corner calls for a 1-2. Guy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Mann is rocked!
Crack! Guy connects with the perfect overhand right and Mann falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Guy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Light Guy!