PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Medium Guy (ranked 24069 p4p, 23816 weight class) and Medium Mann (ranked 540 p4p, 527 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Guy
vs
Mann

175 cm
31
170
9 - 45 - 3

175 cm
31
170
45 - 9 - 3

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 - 45 - 3, fighting out of London, Medium Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 45 - 9 - 3, fighting out of London, Medium Mann!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Guy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Guy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mann.
Guy misses with a left hand
and Mann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Guy misses with a left hand
letting Mann counter with a right hand.
Guy throws a hook but Mann blocks it.
A nice side step and Mann releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Some wild striking there from Guy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy.
Medium Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guy scores with a jab. Mann acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mann bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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 looping right.
A little jabbing left from Mann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Guy throws out a loose jab but Mann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Guy throws a hook but Mann avoids it easily.
Guy lands with a nice body punch.
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 rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Guy thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy.
Mann gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Guy.
Guy throws a hook to the side of Mann's head but Mann sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Guy misses its intended target.
Guy throws a looping overhand right but Mann ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Mann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Guy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mann counters with a two punch combo.
Guy throws a right hand that misses
and Mann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mann moves out of range of the strikes.
Guy throws a combination. Mann tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Guy misses with a right hand
and Mann counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guy throws a series of punches but Mann moves out of range.
Guy misses with a body shot
and Mann counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy misses with a left hand
and Mann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mann walks into a straight right hand from Guy.
Mann slips under a jab.
Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mann ducks right into an uppercut from Guy.
Guy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mann moves away.
A little jabbing left from Mann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mann slips a straight right by Guy.
Guy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheers as Guy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mann doesn't seem phased though.
Mann displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guy throws out the jab.
It seemed like Mann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Guy misses with a right hand
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guy lands a head shot.
A jab from Guy misses.
Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Mann counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy.
Guy throws a jab when Mann was well out of range.
Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Guy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Guy swings for the body but Mann moves out of range.
Mann now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Guy misses with a wild body shot.
Guy misses with a hook
letting Mann counter with a right hand.
Guy misses with a wild combination.
A little jabbing left from Mann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Guy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Mann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Guy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mann throws a counter combo.
Mann ducks under a wild hook from Guy.
Good standup being displayed there by Guy as he connects with a hook.
Guy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Guy misses with a left hand
and Mann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mann avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mann throws out a counter right but Guy avoids it with no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Mann to counter with a crisp jab.
Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Mann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch lands to the side of Mann 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Guy misses with a lunging right hand
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.
Guy missing with a left hand there. Mann was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mann throws out a counter right but Guy avoids it with no problem.
Mann walks into a jab.
Guy misses with a right hand
and Mann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Guy throws a hook but Mann avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Guy there.
Mann dodges the punch combination from Guy.
Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.
Mann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Medium Guy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Guy missing with a left hand there. Mann was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Mann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Medium Guy is winning the standup battle so far.
Mann dodges the punch combination from Guy.
Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Guy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Mann counters with a left to the body.
Guy looks to land a right hand but Mann moved out of range.
Guy throws a hook but Mann blocks it.
Guy swings widly with a right hand
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 crisp hook to the side of the head.
Guy throws a lazy right hand but Mann sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mann.
A little jabbing left from Mann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mann keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guy.
Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mann uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guy.
Mann throws out a counter right but Guy avoids it with no problem.
Guy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Mann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mann.
Guy swinging wildly here.
Mann moves away from the strike by Guy.
Guy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mann.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy.
Guy misses with a looping right.
Mann appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Guy loads up on a big right hand but Mann slips the punch.
Guy misses with a looping left.
Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Mann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Guy throws a lazy uppercut
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.
Guy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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 cracks Mann with a good jab.
Mann moves out of range of the strikes.
Guy looks to land a left hand but Mann moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy misses with a hook. Mann ducked under it nicely.
Guy looks to land a left hand but Mann moved out of range nicely.
Mann uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guy.
Guy throws out a loose jab but Mann uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy.
Guy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guy misses with a lunging right hand
and Mann counters with a straight right hand.
Guy connects with a single shot there.
Guy misses with an uppercut
and Mann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheers as Guy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mann doesn't seem phased though.
Guy misses with a hook
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mann on the side of the head.
Guy misses with a lunging right hand
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guy misses with a hook.
Mann let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy throws a right hand that misses
and Mann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Mann might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Guy has got the better of the exchanges.
Guy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Mann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Guy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Guy misses.
Mann moves away from the strike by Guy.
A countering left hand to the body from Mann misses.
Guy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Guy looks to land a right hand but Mann moved out of range.
It seemed like Mann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Guy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Guy misses the target.
Mann staying out of range there.
Guy looks to land a combination but Mann avoids it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy.
Guy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mann can do to turn this around?
Guy misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy.
Guy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy lands a jab.
Guy misses with a right hand
and Mann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guy throws a lazy uppercut
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mann ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Mann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Guy throws a hook to the side of Mann's head but Mann sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mann let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Guy scores with a sloppy right hand. Mann should have avoided that one.
Guy connects with a looping right hand.
Guy throws an off balance right hand
and Mann counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Guy misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Guy misses.
Mann throws out a counter right but Guy avoids it with no problem.
Guy misses with a straight left.
Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slow jab from Guy misses its intended target.
Guy throws a right hand that misses
and Mann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Medium Guy dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Mann takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Medium Mann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Medium Guy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big right from Guy misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy.
Guy misses with a straight left.
Mann is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Guy throws a body punch but Mann moves out of range.
Guy lands a jab to the head.
Guy misses with a straight left.
Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Guy misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy.
Nice defenses there by Mann.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Guy.
Mann throws out a counter right but Guy avoids it with no problem.
Guy swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Mann to counter with a crisp jab.
Guy throws a right hand that misses
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.
Guy misses with a left hand
and Mann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Guy misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy misses with an uppercut
and Mann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mann ducks under a wild hook from Guy.
It seemed like Mann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Guy throws a hook but Mann blocks it.
Mann throws a counter combo.
Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Mann counters with a nice uppercut.
Guy throws a shot from downtown. Mann moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Mann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Guy misses with a hook
and Mann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Guy is rocked!
A big left from Guy misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Oh Guy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Guy looks to score with a jab to the body but Mann is just out of range.
Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Guy misses with a left hand
and Mann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guy misses with a lunging right hand
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.
Guy catches Mann with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mann keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guy.
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 right hand
and Mann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guy throws a lazy right hand but Mann sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mann takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Guy misses with a right hand
and Mann scores with a counter punch that sends Guy to the canvas! Mann smells blood - he's punishing Guy with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Guy has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Medium Mann!