PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Light Guy (ranked 24049 p4p, 23909 weight class) and Light Mann (ranked 327 p4p, 347 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Guy
vs
Mann

150 cm
30
135
31 - 14 - 0

150 cm
30
135
14 - 31 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 31 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Light Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 31 - 0, fighting out of London, Light Mann!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy throws a sloppy body shot
and Mann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Mann counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Guy misses with a lunging right hand
and Mann counters with a straight right hand.
Guy throws a lazy uppercut
letting Mann counter with a right hand.
Guy misses with a right hand
and Mann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guy misses the jab.
Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Mann counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Guy missing with a left hand there. Mann was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Light Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guy misses with a right hand
and Mann counters with a nice uppercut.
Guy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice cross by Guy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the body from Guy misses
and Mann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Guy misses with a shot to the body
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guy misses with a right hand
and Mann makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy throws an off balance right hand
and Mann counters with a nice uppercut.
Guy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mann doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Guy misses with a lunging right hand
and Mann counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Mann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mann.
Guy dips to his left and cracks Mann with an uppercut!
Guy misses with a hook
letting Mann counter with a right hand.
Guy scores with a punch to the head.
Guy looks to land a left hand but Mann moved out of range nicely.
Guy looks to land a left hand but Mann moved out of range nicely.
Guy throws an off balance right hand
and Mann counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Guy looks to land a left hand but Mann moved out of range nicely.
Mann is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Guy with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guy throws a right hand that misses
and Mann counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy misses with a hook to the body
and Mann counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Guy misses with a left hand
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.
Mann takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Guy misses with a lunging right hand
and Mann counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Guy misses with a left hand
letting Mann counter with a right hand.
Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Mann counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Guy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Guy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Mann to counter with a crisp jab.
Guy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mann counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Guy swings widly with a right hand
enabling Mann to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Guy misses with an uppercut
and Mann counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Guy thinking.
Guy looks to land a right hand but Mann moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guy. Mann does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guy misses with an uppercut
and Mann counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Mann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Mann counters with a nice uppercut.
Guy misses with a left hand
and Mann counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Guy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mann counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Guy misses with a right hand
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.
Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Mann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guy swings for the body but Mann moves out of range.
Mann appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Guy misses with a left hand
and Mann counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Guy thinking.
A jab from Guy misses.
Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Guy swings widly with a right hand
letting Mann counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guy misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Mann to counter with a crisp jab.
Guy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy throws an off balance right hand
and Mann counters with a nice uppercut.
Guy misses with a left hand
and Mann counters with a left to the body.
Guy throws a lazy uppercut
and Mann counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Guy throws a lazy uppercut
and Mann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guy misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Mann to counter with a crisp jab.
Guy looks to score with a jab to the body but Mann is just out of range.
Mann is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Guy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Guy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mann counters with a right hand to the body.
Guy misses with a body shot
and Mann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Guy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A cross from Guy lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mann.
Mann appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Guy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mann makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Guy misses with a hook
and Mann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Mann counters with a nice body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Light Mann dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Guy misses with a right hand
and Mann makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Mann counters with a right hand to the body.
Guy throws a looping overhand right but Mann ducks down to avoid it.
Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mann bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice side step and Mann releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mann slips a straight right by Guy.
Mann doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Guy misses the shot to the body.
Light Mann seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Guy throws a shot from downtown. Mann moves away and avoids it.
Guy throws an off balance right hand
and Mann counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy misses with a hook
and Mann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guy throws a jab but it's blocked by Mann.
Mann throws out a counter right but Guy avoids it with no problem.
Guy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Mann counters with a left to the body.
Guy misses with a right hand
and Mann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy misses with a hook
and Mann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab by Guy.
Guy throws a lazy uppercut
and Mann counters with a straight right hand.
Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Mann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mann on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Mann counters with a left to the body.
Guy misses with a lunging right hand
and Mann counters with a nice body shot.
Guy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mann counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Guy misses the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Guy misses its intended target.
Guy misses with a right hand
and Mann counters with a right hand to the body.
Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Mann counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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.
Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Mann counters with a nice uppercut.
Guy misses with a body punch
enabling Mann to counter with a crisp jab.
Mann uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guy.
Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Mann counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Guy throws an off balance right hand
enabling Mann to counter with a crisp jab.
Guy throws a lazy uppercut
and Mann counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Guy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mann counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Guy misses the shot to the body.
Guy misses with a right hand
and Mann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Mann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guy scores with a sloppy right hand. Mann should have avoided that one.
Guy misses with a left hand
and Mann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy throws a lazy uppercut
and Mann counters with a nice uppercut.
Guy misses the body punch
and Mann makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Guy misses with a lunging right hand
and Mann counters with a straight right hand.
Guy throws a lazy uppercut
and Mann counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Guy misses with a lunging right hand
and Mann counters with a straight right hand.
Guy misses with a lunging right hand
and Mann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guy misses with a right hand
and Mann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guy misses with an uppercut
and Mann counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Guy throws a lazy uppercut
and Mann counters with a nice uppercut.
Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Mann counters with a left to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guy misses with a body shot
and Mann counters with a nice body shot.
Guy throws a hook to the side of Mann's head but Mann sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mann doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Guy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy throws an off balance right hand
and Mann makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Guy misses with a lunging right hand
and Mann counters with a left to the body.
Guy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mann counters with a left to the body.
Guy throws an off balance right hand
and Mann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guy misses with a left hand
and Mann makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Guy misses with a hook to the body
and Mann counters with a straight right hand.
Guy misses with a left hand
and Mann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Guy misses the body punch
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mann counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Guy misses with a left hand
and Mann counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Mann counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Guy misses with a right hand
enabling Mann to counter with a crisp jab.
Mann has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Guy misses with a hook
and Mann counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
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 minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Guy throws a lazy uppercut
and Mann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Light Guy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Light Mann is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Guy misses with a hook
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.
Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Mann counters with a right hand to the body.
Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Mann counters with a straight right hand.
Guy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Guy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mann doesn't seem phased though.
Guy misses with an uppercut
enabling Mann to counter with a crisp jab.
Guy misses with a lunging right hand
and Mann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guy misses with a lunging right hand
and Mann makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Guy misses with a body punch
and Mann counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mann keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guy throws a lazy uppercut
and Mann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guy throws an off balance right hand
and Mann counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guy.
Guy throws a right hand that misses
and Mann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A lazy left from Guy finds it's target.
Guy throws a lazy uppercut
and Mann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guy misses with a right hand
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Mann counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Guy throws a right hand that misses
and Mann counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Guy misses with a lunging right hand
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.
Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Mann counters with a left to the body.
Guy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guy throws a jab but it's blocked by Mann.
Mann is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Guy with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mann counters with a nice body shot.
Guy misses with a lunging right hand
and Mann counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy misses with a right hand
and Mann counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Guy misses with a left hand
and Mann counters with a nice uppercut.
Guy misses with a hook to the body
and Mann counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Guy misses with a hook to the body
and Mann counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Guy throws an off balance right hand
letting Mann counter with a right hand.
Guy misses with a right hand
and Mann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guy jabs Mann right on the nose. Mann blinks but takes it well.
Guy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mann makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A big right from Guy misses.
Mann let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Guy throws a lazy uppercut
and Mann counters with a nice body shot.
Guy misses with a hook
and Mann counters with a straight right hand.
Guy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guy misses with an uppercut
and Mann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Mann counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Mann counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Mann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Guy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guy throws a lazy uppercut
and Mann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Mann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guy throws an off balance right hand
and Mann counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Guy misses with an uppercut
and Mann counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Guy misses with a left hand
and Mann makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Mann counters with a nice uppercut.
Guy scores with a decent looking hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Mann counters with a nice uppercut.
Guy throws a lazy uppercut
and Mann counters with a nice uppercut.
Guy misses with an uppercut
and Mann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Guy misses with an uppercut
and Mann counters with a straight right hand.
Guy throws a right hand that misses
and Mann makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Guy misses with a right hand
and Mann counters with a right hand to the body.
Guy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mann counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Guy misses with a lunging right hand
and Mann counters with a right hand to the body.
Guy misses with a left hand
and Mann counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Guy misses with a right hand
and Mann counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guy throws a right hand that misses
and Mann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mann doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Guy throws a right hand that misses
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.

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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30

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