PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Medium Guy (ranked 25221 p4p, 24853 weight class) and Medium Mann (ranked 598 p4p, 632 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Guy
vs
Mann

175 cm
27
170
1 - 10 - 0

175 cm
27
170
10 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Medium Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Medium Mann!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mann takes one on the button.
Guy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mann on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Mann is rocked!
Mann scores with a jab to the head.
Mann is still on wobbly legs! Can Guy finish him?
A nice leg kick lands there from Mann.
Mann seems to have recovered his senses.
Guy walks into a jab.
Mann lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mann pushes Guy away with a front kick.
Mann's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mann duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mann throws a head kick but Guy moves out of range.

Mann tries to keep at a distance but Guy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Guy avoids it.
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.
Guy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guy lands a knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Guy trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann swings wildly with an uppercut but Guy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mann backwards.
Guy is looking for a takedown.
Guy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mann scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Mann.
Guy gets through Mann's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mann.
Mann tries a body shot but Guy blocks it.
Mann wants to take the fight to the mat but Guy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mann is working for takedown but Guy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mann managing to block the knees to the body from Guy.
A right handed body shot lands from Mann.
Guy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mann is defending well for now.
Guy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mann.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann trying to land knees to the body.
Guy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Guy lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mann trying to control the position but instead, Guy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mann into the cage.
Mann lands a good knee to the midsection. Guy won't want to take too many of those.
Stalling in the clinch from Mann.
Mann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Guy fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mann stops a takedown attempt from Guy.
Mann working aggressively here.
Mann missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mann is defending well for now.
Guy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Guy misses with a punch on the inside.
Guy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Guy works on Mann's body with a couple of short punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Guy misses with the head strike.
Guy blocks a body shot from Mann.
Mann throws a punch but it's blocked by Guy.
Guy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Guy throws a punch but it's blocked by Mann.
Mann fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Mann has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Guy is trying to keep an underhook but Mann manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Mann is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Guy trying to hold on to Mann's head to control him but Mann postures up.
Guy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mann lands a couple of elbows.
Guy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Mann is looking to work some ground and pound but Guy has wrist control.
Mann scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Guy will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Mann throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Guy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Guy throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Mann lands a couple of elbows.
Mann landing with the ground and pound.
Mann trying to control but Guy is working from the bottom.
Mann postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mann accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mann postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Medium Mann dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Guy dives in for a single leg takedown but Mann sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mann is pressed up against the cage. Guy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mann down to the mat. Mann avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mann lands a leg kick that knocks Guy off balance momentarily.
Guy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Guy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mann. Mann obviously looking to wear him down.
Medium Mann seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mann lands with a hook. Guy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Mann drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mann landing a few strikes.
Guy tries to buck Mann off but Mann is having none of it.
Guy taking punishment in the form of punches.
Mann works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Check out the look on Mann's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Guy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mann working the head with strikes.
Mann lands a decent elbow from side control.
Mann lands a nice forearm strike.
Guy sneaks back into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann working the head and body with strikes.
Mann working over Guy with some ground and pound. Guy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Mann is trying to work for a kimura but Guy is defending well.
Mann thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Guy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mann thows a huge punch but Guy dodges it nicely.

Guy actively working from the bottom here.
Mann blocks the strikes from Guy.
Mann throwing shots but Guy is blocking nicely.
Mann throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mann scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Guy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mann scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mann lands a nice short elbow.
Guy misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Medium Mann has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mann blocks the strikes from Guy.
Nice strikes from Mann there.
Mann slips a nice elbow through Guy's hands, connecting with Guy's forehead.
Mann scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Guy actively working from the bottom here.
Mann lands with a punch from half guard.
Mann scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mann lands a nice short elbow.

Guy is rocked!
Mann takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Oh Guy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Guy tries to kick Mann off but Mann keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mann blocks the strikes from Guy.

Guy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Guy seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mann looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mann connects with a nice short shot to Guy's temple.
Mann has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mann slips a nice elbow through Guy's hands, connecting with Guy's forehead.
Mann is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Guy is hurt! He's hurt bad - Mann fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Guy from any more punishment! Congratulations to Mann! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Medium Mann!