PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Mann (ranked 4197 p4p, 6002 weight class) and Brad Foster (ranked 549 p4p, 627 weight class). Brad Foster acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Mann
vs
Foster

200 cm
26
218
4 - 3 - 0

184 cm
24
205
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, King Mann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brad Foster!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Foster lands a nice looking body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Foster is defended easily by Mann.
Foster looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Foster looks winded!

Mann clinches up against the cage.
Mann lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mann lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Brad Foster has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mann comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mann lands a knee to the body.
Mann landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mann with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stalling in the clinch from Mann.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Mann.
Mann lands a damaging elbow.
Mann creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Foster's defenses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mann obliges.
Mann connects with a nasty looking knee right to Foster's face.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mann.
Mann stalling in the clinch.
Mann lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mann scores with a knee to the head.

Foster is rocked!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mann.
Mann is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mann lands a knee to the head.
Foster is still on wobbly legs! Can Mann finish him?
The referee is keeping an eye on Mann - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Foster seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster effectively controlling the action here.
Mann comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mann lands a damaging elbow.
Foster tries for a takedown. No joy.
King Mann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Foster.
Mann lands a knee to the head.
Mann lands a nice knee to the body.
Mann putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Foster in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mann is working Foster over with knees. Oh, he's thrown a big one to the head! Foster is out! One big shot and it's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). King Mann!