PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Medium Guy (ranked 24131 p4p, 23871 weight class) and Medium Mann (ranked 532 p4p, 517 weight class). Medium Mann has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Guy
vs
Mann

175 cm
31
170
9 - 36 - 3

175 cm
31
170
36 - 9 - 3

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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 9 - 36 - 3, fighting out of London, Medium Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 9 - 3, fighting out of London, Medium Mann!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy takes a swing at Mann's ribcage but misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Mann misses.
Guy throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and Mann releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Guy misses with a body shot
and Mann counters with a right hand to the body.
Guy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mann counters with a nice body shot.
Guy misses the body punch
and Mann counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Mann counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Guy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mann manages to avoid it.
Mann doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Guy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mann counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Guy throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Mann misses.
Guy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mann counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mann takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Guy is looking to wear down Mann with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Guy misses with an uppercut
and Mann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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 out a loose jab but Mann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guy misses with a hook
and Mann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guy misses the body punch
and Mann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy misses with a hook to the body
and Mann counters with a straight right hand.
Guy misses with a lunging right hand
and Mann counters with a right hand to the body.
Guy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Guy scores with a jab to the body.
Guy misses with a body shot
and Mann counters with a right hand to the body.
Guy misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Mann releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Medium Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mann was well out of range. Poor timing from Guy.
A countering left hand to the body from Mann misses.
Guy throws a sloppy body shot
and Mann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A right-left combo lands from Guy.
Guy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice side step and Mann releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mann takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Guy throws a combination. Mann tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Guy throws a body punch but Mann moves out of range.
Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Mann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guy misses with a jab to the body
and Mann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mann takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Mann is rocked!
Guy misses with a body shot
and Mann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mann is still on wobbly legs! Can Guy finish him?
Mann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guy.
A countering left hand to the body from Mann misses.
A big right from Guy misses.
Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mann seems to have recovered his senses.
Guy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mann manages to avoid it.
Guy misses with a lunging right hand
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.
Guy throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Mann counter with a right hand.
Guy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Guy looks to score with a jab to the body but Mann is just out of range.
Mann appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Guy throws an off balance right hand
and Mann counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Guy thinking.
Guy jabs at Mann's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy lands a nice hook to Mann's body. Mann takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Guy misses with a jab to the body
and Mann counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Guy misses with a shot to the body
and Mann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Guy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mann counters with a nice uppercut.
Guy swings for the body but Mann moves out of range.
Mann now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Guy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mann counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
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 swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.
Guy swings for the body but Mann moves out of range.
Mann is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Guy with a body shot.
Guy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Guy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mann counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
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 an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Guy misses
and Mann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guy looks to score with a jab to the body but Mann is just out of range.
Mann throws a counter combo.
Guy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.
Guy misses the body punch
and Mann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the body from Guy misses
and Mann counters with a nice body shot.
Guy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Guy misses the body punch
and Mann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guy misses with a left hand
and Mann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guy throws a body punch but Mann moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Mann misses.
Guy misses with a right hand
and Mann counters with a right hand to the body.
Guy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mann sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mann is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Guy with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Medium Mann dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Guy misses with a hook
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mann counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Guy thinking.
Guy misses with a lunging right hand
letting Mann counter with a right hand.
Guy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mann moves away.
Mann appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Guy thuds a left hand into Mann's body.
Guy misses with an uppercut
and Mann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Guy throws an off balance right hand
and Mann counters with a straight right hand.
Guy stuns Mann with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Guy just misses with a punch to the body.
Mann now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
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 fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mann manages to avoid it.
Guy throws an off balance right hand
letting Mann counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mann is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Guy with a body shot.
Guy misses with an uppercut
and Mann counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Mann counter with a right hand.
A shot to the body from Guy misses
and Mann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Guy misses with a right hand
and Mann counters with a right hand to the body.
Mann has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Guy thuds a left hand into Mann's body.
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 throws a poor cross that misses
and Mann counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A shot to the body from Guy misses
and Mann counters with a straight right hand.
Guy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mann counters with a left to the body.
Mann displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guy throws out the jab.
Guy looks to throw the jab but Mann is out of range.
Guy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guy throws a right hand that misses
and Mann counters with a three punch combo that has Guy backing up. Guy nods at Mann to acknowledge the strikes.
Guy throws a lazy uppercut
and Mann counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy throws a lazy uppercut
and Mann counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot to the body from Guy misses
and Mann counters with a straight right hand.
Guy misses with a hook to the body
and Mann counters with a right hand to the body.
Guy throws an off balance right hand
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mann gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Guy.
Guy misses with a right hand
and Mann counters with a nice uppercut.
Guy misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Mann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Guy missing with a left hand there. Mann was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Guy misses the body punch
letting Mann counter with a right hand.
Guy scores with a sloppy right hand. Mann should have avoided that one.
Guy misses with an uppercut
and Mann counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Guy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mann counters with a nice uppercut.
Guy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann avoids the body shot from Guy.
A countering left hand to the body from Mann misses.
Guy misses with a body shot
and Mann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Guy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Guy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mann is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Guy with a body shot.
Guy throws a right hand that misses
letting Mann counter with a right hand.
Guy throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Mann to counter with a crisp jab.
Guy misses with an uppercut
and Mann counters with a left to the body.
Guy misses with a combination
and Mann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Guy misses with a wild body shot.
Guy misses with a body shot
and Mann counters with a nice body shot.
Guy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mann counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 predictable looking body shot
and Mann counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Guy misses with a hook to the body
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.
Medium Mann seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Guy misses with a wild body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Mann misses.
Guy misses with a shot to the body
and Mann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guy misses with a hook
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Guy misses its intended target.
A countering left hand to the body from Mann misses.
Guy misses with a hook
and Mann counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Guy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Guy swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Mann to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the body from Guy misses
and Mann counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Guy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mann counters with a three punch combo that has Guy backing up. Guy nods at Mann to acknowledge the strikes.
Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Mann counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Medium Mann showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Guy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mann counters with a right hand to the body.
Medium Guy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Medium Mann is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Guy throws an off balance right hand
and Mann counters with a nice body shot.
Guy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mann manages to avoid it.
Mann is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Guy with a body shot.
Guy misses the body punch
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guy misses the body punch
and Mann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guy misses the body punch
and Mann counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Guy throws a looping overhand right but Mann ducks down to avoid it.
Guy throws an off balance right hand
and Mann counters with a nice body shot.
Guy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mann doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy misses with a left hand
and Mann counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Guy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.
Guy misses with an uppercut
and Mann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guy throws a right hand that misses
enabling Mann to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Mann counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Guy misses the shot to the body.
Mann appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Guy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guy misses with a jab to the body
and Mann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mann counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Guy throws an off balance right hand
and Mann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guy throws a sloppy body shot
and Mann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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 throws a sloppy body shot
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guy misses the body punch
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guy swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Mann counter with a right hand.

Guy is rocked!
Mann ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mann appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Mann misses.
Guy misses with a body punch
and Mann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guy misses the body punch
and Mann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mann let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Guy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mann counters with a left to the body.
Guy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mann.
Guy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mann counters with a left to the body.
Guy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mann counters with a straight right hand.
Guy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mann counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Guy misses with a left hand
letting Mann counter with a right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Guy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Guy.
Guy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mann counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mann counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Guy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guy misses with a right hand
and Mann counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Mann makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Guy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Guy misses the body punch
and Mann counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Guy throws a body shot but no joy.
Mann now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Guy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guy throws a right hand that misses
and Mann counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Guy throws a sloppy body shot
and Mann counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Guy misses with a left hand
and Mann counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guy misses with a lunging right hand
and Mann counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guy misses with a body shot
and Mann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guy misses with a hook to the body
and Mann counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Guy thinking.
Guy misses with a hook
and Mann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guy misses with a jab to the body
and Mann counters with a straight right hand.
Guy misses with a left hand
and Mann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guy. Mann does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mann appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Guy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mann was well out of range. Poor timing from Guy.
Guy misses with a left hand
and Mann counters with a straight right hand.
Guy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Medium 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30

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