PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Medium Guy (ranked 24131 p4p, 23882 weight class) and Medium Mann (ranked 558 p4p, 543 weight class). Medium Guy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Medium Mann's chin.

Guy
vs
Mann

175 cm
31
170
9 - 46 - 3

175 cm
31
170
46 - 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 - 46 - 3, fighting out of London, Medium Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 46 - 9 - 3, fighting out of London, Medium Mann!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mann avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Guy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.
Guy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Guy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mann under the eye.
Guy just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy.
Nice straight punches there by Guy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Guy.
Guy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.
Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Mann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guy throws the left hand but Mann avoids the punch easily.
Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mann takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Guy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mann.
Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Guy throws an off balance right hand
and Mann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guy misses with an uppercut. Mann saw that one coming.
Guy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mann uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guy.
Mann unleashes a big counter combination but Guy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guy. Mann does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guy misses with an uppercut. Mann saw that one coming.
Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mann slips a jab from Guy.
A little jabbing left from Mann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Guy misses with a combination
letting Mann counter with a right hand.
Mann moves out of range of the strikes.
Guy throws a sloppy body shot
and Mann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Guy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Guy throws a jab but it's blocked by Mann.
Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guy misses with a looping right.
Guy throws a right hand that misses
and Mann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guy throws a shot from downtown. Mann moves away and avoids it.
Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice defenses there by Mann.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy throws a lazy uppercut
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.
Guy throws a jab but it's blocked by Mann.
Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Guy throws a right hand that misses
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guy throws a jab but it's blocked by Mann.
It seemed like Mann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Guy throws a hook but Mann avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Mann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Guy misses with a straight left.
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.
Mann moves out of range as Guy strikes.
Guy throws an off balance right hand
and Mann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mann was well out of range. Poor timing from Guy.
Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mann defending well as Guy loads up on a big left hand.
Mann throws out a counter right but Guy avoids it with no problem.
Mann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guy.
Guy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Guy misses with a hook. Mann ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mann showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Guy.
A big left from Guy misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy.
Guy tests Mann's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Guy misses with a shot to the body
and Mann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Guy misses with a right hand
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Mann.
Mann unleashes a big counter combination but Guy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Guy misses with a right hand
letting Mann counter with a right hand.
Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Mann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Guy throws an off balance right hand
and Mann counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Guy misses with a hook
and Mann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Mann counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy misses with a jab to the body
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.
Guy misses with a looping right.
Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Guy misses with a right hand
and Mann counters with a straight right hand.
Mann slips under a jab from Guy.
Mann uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guy.
Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Guy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Guy misses its intended target.
Mann throws out a counter right but Guy avoids it with no problem.
Guy throws an off balance right hand
and Mann counters with a straight right hand.
Mann displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guy throws out the jab.
Guy throws a jab but it's blocked by Mann.
Guy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mann.
Guy misses with a hook
and Mann counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Guy misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Medium Mann will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Guy misses the jab.
Mann throws out a counter right but Guy avoids it with no problem.
Nice defenses there by Mann.
Guy misses with a hook
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A cross from Guy lands.
Mann uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guy.
Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Guy thows a left - swing and a miss!
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 connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guy misses with a straight right.
Medium Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.
Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mann moves away from the strike by Guy.
Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Guy misses with a straight left.
Guy looks to land a left hand but Mann moved out of range nicely.
Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Medium Mann seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Guy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Guy scores with a nice 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 with a two punch combination.
Guy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Guy throws an off balance right hand
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sloppy strikes from Guy. Those never looked like landing.
It seemed like Mann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Guy misses with a right hand
letting Mann counter with a right hand.
Guy throws an off balance right hand
and Mann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guy throws a combination that misses
and Mann counters with a straight right hand.
Guy throws a nice looking combination but Mann bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Guy misses with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mann moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Guy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mann.
Guy misses with an uppercut
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guy misses with a hook
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.
Guy scores with a jab.
Guy lands the left hand.
Guy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Guy misses with a straight right.
Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Guy looks to land a combination. Mann sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Guy throws an off balance right hand
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.
Guy misses with a left hand
and Mann counters with a nice body shot.
Guy throws a right hand that misses
and Mann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mann staying out of range there.
Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Guy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guy misses with an uppercut. Mann saw that one coming.
It seemed like Mann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy misses with a straight left.
Mann keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guy.
It seemed like Mann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mann takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Guy misses with a straight right.
Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mann bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Guy swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Mann counter with a right hand.
Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Mann counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Guy thinking.
Mann slips a jab from Guy.
Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
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 an off balance right hand
and Mann counters with a nice uppercut.
Guy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mann uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guy.
Mann on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy throws an off balance 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 the left hand but Mann avoids the punch easily.
Guy looks to land a left hand but Mann moved out of range nicely.
Mann staying out of range there.
Mann takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Guy misses with a hook to the body
and Mann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mann slips under a jab from Guy.
Guy misses with a right hand
and Mann counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Guy misses with a straight left.
A countering left hand to the body from Mann misses.
Guy swings for the body but Mann moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Guy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guy throws an off balance right hand
and Mann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Guy misses with a few strikes there.
It seemed like Mann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Medium Guy will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Mann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mann slips under a jab.
Mann is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Guy with a body shot.
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 misses with a left hand
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.
A little jabbing left from Mann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Guy misses with a left hand
and Mann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guy throws a shot from downtown. Mann moves away and avoids it.
Guy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mann.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Guy misses the target.
Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mann has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mann there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mann bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Guy throws a jab but it's blocked by Mann.
Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Guy misses with a hook. Mann ducked under it nicely.
Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy throws a big shot that misses.
Guy misses with a left hand
and Mann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guy throws a hook but Mann blocks it.
Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mann ducks under a wild hook from Guy.
Guy misses with a left hand
enabling Mann to counter with a crisp jab.
Guy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mann counters with a straight right hand.
A left lands for Guy.
A big right from Guy misses.
A jab from Guy misses.
Mann throws out a counter right but Guy avoids it with no problem.
Guy misses with a lunging right hand
and Mann counters with a nice uppercut.
Guy scores with a hook.
A lazy left from Guy finds it's target.
Guy throws a jab when Mann was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mann keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guy.
Guy misses with a hook
and Mann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Guy misses with a lunging right hand
and Mann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guy lands a jab to the nose.
Mann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guy misses with a hook
and Mann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Guy misses.
It seemed like Mann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mann displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guy throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy.
Guy throws a sloppy body shot
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guy throws a hook to the side of Mann's head but Mann sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mann throws a counter combo.
Guy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mann counters with a left to the body.
Mann blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Mann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy misses with a looping right.
Guy throws out a loose jab but Mann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mann throws out a counter right but Guy avoids it with no problem.
Guy misses with a jab to the body
enabling Mann to counter with a crisp jab.
Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.
Mann uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guy.
Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mann bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Guy misses with a lunging right hand
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Guy.
Guy throws a big shot that misses.
Guy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mann counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guy misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy loads up on a big right hand but Mann slips the punch.
Mann doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Guy misses with an uppercut
and Mann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guy throws a right hand that misses
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Mann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mann blocks a jab.
Guy misses with a hook.
A cross from Guy lands.
Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Mann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Mann counters with a straight right hand.
Guy lands with a cross.
Mann uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guy.
Guy misses with a left hand
and Mann counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Guy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Mann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Medium Mann.
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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29

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