PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Watson (ranked 25431 p4p, 24968 weight class) and Borys Mankowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Borys Mankowski has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with King Watson's chin.

Watson
vs
Mankowski

185 cm
20
250
0 - 5 - 0

223 cm
18
277
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, King Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Borys Mankowski!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson throws a sloppy head kick and Mankowski moves out of range easily.
Watson is breathing heavily.
Mankowski dives in for a single leg takedown but Watson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Watson throws a hook but Mankowski blocks it.
Mankowski misses with a jab to the body
and Watson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mankowski darts in trying to clinch
and Watson counters with a nice uppercut.
Watson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Mankowski moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mankowski is pushing Watson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Mankowski pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson is fighting to break Mankowski's control of his arms but Mankowski is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Mankowski pushes Watson off and gets back to his feet.
Watson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mankowski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Watson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Watson is looking to counter punch.

Watson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mankowski to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Mankowski stands up from Watson's guard - Mankowski perhaps looking for a knockout.
Mankowski tries to clinch but Watson moves out of range.
Watson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Mankowski closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Watson's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mankowski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mankowski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Mankowski stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Watson gets caught napping as Mankowski dives in and scores a takedown. Watson manages to retain guard.
Mankowski's corner is telling him to maintain position.
It looks like Mankowski might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Mankowski with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mankowski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mankowski cracks Watson with a solid left hand.
Mankowski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mankowski.
Watson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
King Watson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Borys Mankowski.
Mankowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Watson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Watson moves out of range of the body kick.
Watson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mankowski.
Mankowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Watson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Borys Mankowski dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nice uppercut there from Watson.
King Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick there by Mankowski.

Mankowski gets a takedown into half guard.
Mankowski is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Mankowski decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mankowski is looking to clinch but Watson is avoiding it.
Mankowski is looking to clinch.
Watson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mankowski shoots in but no luck this time.
Mankowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Mankowski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mankowski is pushing Watson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Mankowski is trying to trip Watson. He has hold of a leg but Watson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Mankowski persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Watson wants to get back to his feet but Mankowski passes into half guard.

Mankowski decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mankowski has taken the fight to the clinch.

Mankowski manages to break the clinch.
Watson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mankowski tried to score with a low kick but Watson checks it.
Mankowski tries to clinch but Watson moves out of range.
Watson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mankowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mankowski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mankowski tries to clinch up but Watson circles away and keeps his distance.
Mankowski with a nice calf kick.
Watson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Watson duly obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mankowski dives in for a single leg takedown but Watson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Watson fails with a takedown attempt.

Watson feints and as Mankowski raises his hands in defense, Watson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Watson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mankowski on the ground.

Watson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Mankowski looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mankowski looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Watson is defending well. Mankowski quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Watson has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Mankowski celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Borys Mankowski!