PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Light Guy (ranked 24105 p4p, 23969 weight class) and Light Mann (ranked 314 p4p, 309 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Guy
vs
Mann

150 cm
32
135
32 - 27 - 0

150 cm
32
135
27 - 32 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 32 - 27 - 0, fighting out of London, Light Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 32 - 0, fighting out of London, Light Mann!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mann uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guy.
Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mann looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mann takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mann takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mann slips a jab from Guy.
Mann moves out of range as Guy strikes.
It seemed like Mann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Light Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mann uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guy.
Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Guy misses with a looping left.
Mann throws out a counter right but Guy avoids it with no problem.
Guy throws a lazy uppercut
and Mann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guy misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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 looping overhand right but Mann ducks down to avoid it.
A nice side step and Mann releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Guy throws a lazy right hand but Mann sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Guy throws a hook but Mann avoids it easily.
Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Guy misses with a left hand
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy loads up on a big right hand but Mann slips the punch.
Guy misses with a hook
and Mann counters with a one-two to the body.
Guy lands with a cross.
Guy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Guy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the liver by Guy. Beautiful body shot.
A left lands for Guy.
Guy throws a lazy uppercut
and Mann counters with a straight right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Guy.
Guy lands a nice shot that snaps Mann's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guy throws a right hand that misses
and Mann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mann steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guy.
Guy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mann moves away from the strike by Guy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Guy digs a good body shot into Mann's ribs.
Guy misses with a hook.
Guy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mann with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Guy to score with a decent uppercut.
Mann ducks under a wild hook 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.
Guy misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy.
Guy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Guy misses with a hook. Mann ducked under it nicely.
Mann throws out a counter right but Guy avoids it with no problem.
Guy throws a body punch but Mann moves out of range.
Guy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Guy misses with a hook
and Mann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
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
letting Mann counter with a right hand.
Guy misses with a hook. Mann ducked under it nicely.
Mann throws out a counter right but Guy avoids it with no problem.
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 throws an overhand right that lands on Mann's shoulder, as Mann tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy.
Guy lands a head shot.
Guy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mann slips under a jab from Guy.
Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Guy misses with a right hand
enabling Mann to counter with a crisp jab.
Guy throws an off balance right hand
and Mann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guy throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Mann counter with a right hand.
Guy throws a lazy right hand but Mann sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Guy looks to land a right hand but Mann moved out of range.
Guy looks to land a right hand but Mann moved out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Mann misses.
Mann uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guy.
Mann throws out a counter right but Guy avoids it with no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy swings widly with a right hand
enabling Mann to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guy misses with a lunging right hand
and Mann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guy lands a glancing blow to the side of Mann's head.
Guy throws the left hand but Mann avoids the punch easily.
Mann uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guy.
Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Mann counters with a nice uppercut.
Guy misses with a left hand
letting Mann counter with a right hand.
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 avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy.
Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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.
Mann unleashes a big counter combination but Guy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Guy throws an off balance right hand
and Mann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Light Guy will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mann takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Guy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Guy misses the target.
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 misses with a hook. Mann ducked under it nicely.
Guy misses with a looping right.
Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mann uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guy.
Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big left from Guy misses.
It seemed like Mann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Guy throws a hard body shot but it just 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 crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Guy.
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.
A telegraphed right hand from Guy misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy.
Guy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Guy misses.
Guy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mann.
Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mann slips under a jab from Guy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy.
Guy misses with a lunging right hand
and Mann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guy misses the jab.
Guy looks to land a left hand but Mann moved out of range nicely.
Guy throws an off balance right hand
enabling Mann to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Guy.
Mann appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Guy throws a series of punches but Mann avoids them all with ease.
Guy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mann moves out of range of the strikes.
Mann on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mann steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guy.
Light Guy is winning the standup battle so far.
Guy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy looks to throw the jab but Mann is out of range.
Mann is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Guy throws a lazy uppercut
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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 sloppy body shot
and Mann counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guy misses with a left hand
and Mann counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Guy thinking.
Guy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Guy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mann.
Guy throws a jab but it's blocked by Mann.
Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
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 swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mann shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Guy misses with an uppercut
enabling Mann to counter with a crisp jab.
Guy misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Mann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mann avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy.
Guy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Guy looks to land a right hand but Mann moved out of range.
Mann doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Mann counters with a nice uppercut.
Guy misses with a left hand
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.
Guy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mann uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guy.
Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Guy throws a right hand that misses
enabling Mann to counter with a crisp jab.
Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Mann counters with a nice uppercut.
Guy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mann.
Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Guy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mann bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Guy missing with a left hand there. Mann was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Guy throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Mann counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Guy.
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 stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guy misses with an uppercut
and Mann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guy throws a hook but Mann avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Guy.
Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mann avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Guy throws a looping overhand right but Mann ducks down to avoid it.
Guy throws an overhand right that lands on Mann's shoulder, as Mann tries to avoid the shot.
Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Guy misses with an uppercut
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.
Mann walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mann moves out of range as Guy strikes.
A little jabbing left from Mann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Light Guy dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.

A big right from Guy misses.
Light Mann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Light Guy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Guy throws a poor cross that misses
letting Mann counter with a right hand.
Guy throws a jab when Mann was well out of range.
Guy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Danga de danga de dang - Guy scores with a four punch combination!
Mann displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guy throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Guy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy.
Guy looks to land a right hand but Mann moved out of range.
Guy throws a right hand that misses
and Mann counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy throws a lazy uppercut
and Mann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Guy throws the left hand but Mann avoids the punch easily.
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 swings widly with a right hand
enabling Mann to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mann.
Mann throws out a counter right but Guy avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Guy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Mann to counter with a crisp jab.
Guy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mann counters with a series of strikes. Guy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Guy misses with a lunging right hand
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guy throws a hook but Mann avoids it easily.
Guy misses with a hook
and Mann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guy throws a shot from downtown. Mann moves away and avoids it.
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 crisp hook to the side of the head.
Guy misses with a hook
and Mann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mann counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Guy throws a jab when Mann was well out of range.
Mann ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy catches Mann with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Guy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice uppercut there from Guy.
Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Mann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guy cracks Mann with a right hand to the side of the head.
Guy throws a combination that misses
and Mann counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Guy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Guy misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy.
Guy throws a series of punches but Mann avoids them all with ease.
Guy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mann avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Guy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mann. Mann circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann ducks under a wild hook from Guy.
Guy looks to land a left hand but Mann moved out of range nicely.
Guy throws a jab when Mann was well out of range.
Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Guy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Guy throws a right hand that misses
and Mann counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Guy misses the target.
Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Guy throws a hook to the side of Mann's head but Mann sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mann takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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.
A big right from Guy misses.
Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Guy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Guy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mann doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Guy misses with a hook. Mann ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mann slips a jab from Guy.
Mann is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Guy misses with a wild body shot.
Guy swings widly with a right hand
enabling Mann to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Light Guy has been cut.
Mann uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guy.
Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Mann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Guy is rocked!
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 token jab with nothing on it.
Guy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mann counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh Guy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Guy throws a looping overhand right but Mann ducks down to avoid it.
Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Guy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Guy seems to have got his legs back now.
Guy misses with an uppercut

and Mann counters with a crisp right hand that drops Guy! Mann lets Guy back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Light Mann.
Well Guy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28

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