PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Maan (ranked 1535 p4p, 1847 weight class) and Nasty Man (ranked 182 p4p, 219 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Maan
vs
Man

210 cm
30
280
9 - 5 - 0

197 cm
21
271
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, The Maan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nasty Man!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Maan moves out of range of the strikes.
We've been told by Maan's head coaches at BKC Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Maan scores with a nice head shot.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Maan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maan sets himself, and Man steps forward looking for the clinch! Maan avoids it this time.
Maan looks to land a combination but Man avoids it well.
Man walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Man holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Man lands a nice shot to the body.
Maan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Man lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Man.
Man lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maan lands a right hand.
Man scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maan prevents a body shot from Man.
A shot in the inside from Maan.
Maan taking a breather.
Man misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Man content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Maan struggles to land a body shot inside as Man controls his hands.
Man goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Man scores with a nice short uppercut.
Man works on Maan's body with a couple of short punches.
Maan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maan prevents a body shot from Man.
Man misses with a body punch.
A short left from Maan.
Man working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Man misses with a punch to the body.
Man blocks a body shot from Maan.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Man.
Maan gets through Man's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Man tries to work over Maan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Man digs a right hand underneath Maan's ribcage. Maan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Man can't find room to land a body shot as Maan controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maan backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Maan fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Man.
Man throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maans head.
Man throws a head punch that misses.
Maan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Man as the two fighters clinch.
Maan tries to throw a body punch but Man avoids it by throwing Maan back against the cage.
Man misses with a body punch.
Man tries a body shot but Maan blocks it.
Maan works on Man's body with a couple of short punches.
Man lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Man doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Man.
A left hand lands to the body for Man.
Nice body punch from Man - that landed with a thud.
Maan is breathing heavily.
Man works on Maan's body with a couple of short punches.
Maan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man blocks an uppercut.
Maan lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man blocks an uppercut.
Man lands a shot to the body.
Maan throws a head punch that misses.
Maan misses with a body punch.
Man lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Man.
Man lands a shoulder strike.
Man lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Man lands a nice uppercut.
Man lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Man.
Maan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maan trying to control the position but instead, Man has worked for underhooks and has pushed Maan into the cage.
Man lands a shoulder strike.
Man lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maan or not.
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!
Nice body punch from Man - that landed with a thud.
Man pushes Maan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Man lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maan's elbow.
Maan struggles to land a body shot inside as Man controls his hands.
Man lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Man.
Maan blocks a body shot from Man.
Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Man misses with a punch to the body.
Man can't find room to land a body shot as Maan controls the action.
Maan lands a body punch.
Man lands a left hand.
Man lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Man lands a body shot in the clinch.
Man presses Maan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Man is leaning against Maan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Man.
Man scores with a nice hook to the head.
Man goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Man works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Man lands a nice hook to Maan's body. Maan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Man throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Man scores with a jab.
Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maan.
Maan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Man fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Man wants to clinch up but Maan keeps it at a distance.
Man's jab looks to have found its range, popping Maan under the eye.
Man fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Maan on the side of the head.
The Maan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man throws a hook to the side of Maan's head but Maan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maan slips under a jab from Man.
Maan throws a lazy right hand but Man sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Man slips a straight right by Maan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Man pushes Maan up against the cage in a clinch.
Nasty Man seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man blocks a body shot from Maan.
A nice left hand lands by Man.
Maan tries to break the clinch but Man is controlling the position.
Man throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Man - that landed with a thud.
Man lands with a light punch inside.
Man is leaning against Maan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Man lands a body shot.
Man stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Man.
A right hook to the body lands for Man.
A short right from Man.
Man works on Maan's body with a couple of short punches.
Man displaying some good clinch control by pressing Maan up against the cage.
Man scores with a shot to the side of Maan's head.
Man lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maan backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man prevents a body shot from Maan.
A left hand lands to the body for Man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man lands an uppercut.
A short right from Man.
Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Man softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Man effectively controlling the action here.
Man cracks Maan with a nice body shot.
Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Man on the inside.
Man working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Man is stalling here.
A short right from Man on the inside.
Man works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Man lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Man.
Man effectively controlling the action here.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Man in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maan is trying to push Man away but Man has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Man lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
Man can't find room to land a body shot as Maan controls the action.
Man gets through Maan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Man.
A nice right hand lands inside from Man.

Maan is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for Man.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Man creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Maan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Man is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Man lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maan seems to have got his legs back now.
Man scores with a nice hook to the head.
Man lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maan backwards.
Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Man misses with a body punch.
Man working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Man lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maan backwards.
Man working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Man has Maan pushed against the cage.
Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
Man softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Man stalling.
Man goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Man tries a body shot but Maan blocks it.
Man lands a body punch in the clinch.
Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Man lands a hook to the side of the head.
Man goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nasty Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Man pushes Maan up against the cage in a clinch.
Maan misses with some punches.
Man swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Man creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maan can't find room to land a body shot as Man controls the action.
Maan lands with a right to the head.
Man doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man scores with a shot to the side of Maan's head.
Nasty Man is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Maan tries a body shot but Man blocks it.
Man prevents a body shot from Maan.
Maan misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maan is struggling to control the position.
A short right from Man on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Man.
Man slows down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maan or not.
Maan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Maan tries to throw a body punch but Man avoids it by throwing Maan back against the cage.
Maan prevents a body shot from Man.
Maan taking a breather.
Maan misses with some punches.
Maan prevents a body shot from Man.
Maan misses with a punch on the inside.
The Maan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Man blocks a body shot from Maan.
Maan misses with the head strike.
Maan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Man is keeping busy.
Maan has a couple of punches blocked by Man.
Man has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Man tries to work over Maan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maan tries to throw a body punch but Man avoids it by throwing Maan back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Maan.
Man blocking some punches.
Man works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Maan tries a body shot but Man blocks it.
Man digs a right hand underneath Maan's ribcage. Maan let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Man blocks a body shot from Maan.
Maan throws a head punch that misses.
Maan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maan can't find room to land a body shot as Man controls the action.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Maan.
Man works on Maan's body with a couple of short punches.
Man taking a breather.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maan blocks a body shot from Man.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man.
Maan can't find room to land a body shot as Man controls the action.
Maan lands with a short shot to the head.
Man tries to throw a body punch but Maan avoids it by throwing Man back against the cage.
Man can't find room to land a body shot as Maan controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Man as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Good body shot from Maan.
Man takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maan struggles to land a body shot inside as Man controls his hands.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to The Maan.
Well Man 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nasty Man!