PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boy comes to the cage accompanied by Dead Prez - Hell Yeah!. Mann comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Filthy Dubstep kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Boy
vs
Mann

178 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Steven Mann!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Boy moves into the clinch successfully.
Boy lands a knee to the head.
Boy looking to throw knees to the head but Mann is blocking nicely.
Boy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boy with a knee to the head.
Mann avoiding damage as Boy throws knees to the body.
Mann is trying to break free.
Mann wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boy has him pressed against the cage.
Mann wants to break free but Boy has control.
Boy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mann tries to circle away but Boy has him pinned against the cage.
Mann avoiding damage as Boy throws knees to the body.
Boy stalls.
Mann is trying to break the clinch but Boy is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boy missing with knees to the body.
Boy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mann on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boy tries to land a knee to the head but Mann blocks with his arms.
Boy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mann wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boy has him pressed against the cage.
Mann wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boy throws a head punch that misses.
Mann is looking to break free of the clinch but Boy has double underhooks.
Boy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mann.
Mann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boy tries a knee to the head but Mann blocks it.
Boy tries a knee to the head but Mann blocks it.
Boy trying to control the position but instead, Mann has worked for underhooks and has pushed Boy into the cage.
Boy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Boy obliges.
Boy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mann wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mann blocks it with crossed arms.
Boy misses with a knee to the head.
Boy tries to land a knee to the head but Mann blocks with his arms.
Boy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Boy is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Boy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mann's efforts to push away.
Boy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Boy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mann on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boy is looking to control Mann's arms but Mann gets an underhook and turns him. Now Boy has his back to the cage.
Mann wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boy looking to throw knees to the head but Mann is blocking nicely.
Mann tries to break free but Boy pushes him back against the cage.
Mann tries to break the clinch but Boy is controlling the position.

Mann manages to break the clinch.
Boy wants to clinch up but Mann keeps it at a distance.
Boy needs to keep his hands up - Mann had a free shot at his head there.
Mann misses with a double jab.
Boy is looking to clinch.
Boy tries to clinch up but Mann circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mann.
Mann keeps the fight on the outside.
Mann misses with a straight right.
A big left from Mann misses.
Mann swats away the attempt to clinch by Boy.
The fighters circling - Mann throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Boy misses the target.
Mann jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mann throws a hook but Boy avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Mann.
Mann throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mann scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boy in his tracks.
Mann thows a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Mann throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A combination from Mann does no damage.
Boy tries to clinch up but Mann circles away and keeps his distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Boy has Mann up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Boy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Boy wants to clinch up but Mann keeps it at a distance.

Boy has managed to clinch.
Boy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Mann breaks the clinch.
Boy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mann.
Boy thows a body kick. Mann tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mann might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Boy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mann paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boy tries to clinch up.
Boy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mann paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mann fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Steven Mann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy wants to clinch up but Mann keeps it at a distance.
Mann lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mann throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice defenses there by Boy.
Boy thows a body shot but no joy.

Boy clinches.
Boy crunches a lovely knee into Mann's ribcage.
Boy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boy misses with a knee strike.
Boy lands with a short shot to the head.
Mann managing to block the knees to the body from Boy.
Boy landing knees to the head.
Boy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mann blocks it with crossed arms.
Mann is trying to break the clinch but Boy has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy tries to land a knee to the head but Mann blocks with his arms.
Boy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mann wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Boy lands a shoulder strike.
Mann blocks the elbow strike.
Boy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mann's face.
Boy landing knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mann tries to break the clinch but Boy is controlling the position.
Mann has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Boy tries a knee to the head but Mann blocks it.
Boy looking to throw knees to the head but Mann is blocking nicely.
Boy is struggling to control the position.
Boy missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy lands an elbow inside.
Boy lands an elbow inside.
Mann has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Boy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mann can't break the clinch.
Boy misses with a knee strike.
Boy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mann is defending well for now.
Boy throws a head punch that misses.
Mann avoiding damage as Boy throws knees to the body.
Mann is trying to break the clinch but Boy has him pressed against the cage.
Boy looking to throw knees to the head but Mann is blocking nicely.
Boy misses with a knee to the head.
Boy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boy looking to throw knees to the head but Mann is blocking nicely.
Mann wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boy has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Boy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Mann breaks the clinch.
Mann looks to score with a jab to the body but Boy is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Mann misses the target.
Mann throws a big shot that misses.
Mann misses with an uppercut. Boy saw that one coming.
Mann looks to score with a jab to the body but Boy is just out of range.
Boy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mann is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mann misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jimmy Boy will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Mann keeps the fight on the outside.
Boy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Boy tries to clinch up but Mann circles away and keeps his distance.
Boy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boy ducks under a wild hook from Mann.
Good shot there by Mann.
Nice defenses there by Boy.
Boy misses with a body shot
and Mann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boy tries to clinch up
and Mann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy jabs Mann right on the nose. Mann blinks but takes it well.
Mann keeps the fight on the outside.
Mann tries to land a leg kick but Boy saw it coming and moves away.
Mann with a hook.
Mann scores with a hook.
Mann swats away the attempt to clinch by Boy.
Boy wants to clinch
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.
Boy misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy tries to close the distance and clinch but Mann swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mann swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Boy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Boy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mann blocks it with crossed arms.
Boy just leaning against Mann, taking a breather.

Mann breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mann lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Boy darts in and clinches Mann up against the cage.
Mann prevents a body shot from Boy.
Boy has Mann pressed against the cage, preventing Mann from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Boy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mann's face.
Boy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mann avoids it.
Boy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mann is keeping busy.
Jimmy Boy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mann tries to circle away but Boy has him pinned against the cage.
Mann blocks the elbow strike.
Boy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mann has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mann tries to break the clinch but Boy is controlling the position.
Mann is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mann is trying to break the clinch but Boy has him pressed against the cage.
Mann is trying to break free.
Steven Mann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Boy stalling in the clinch.
Boy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mann is trying to break free.
Boy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mann avoids it.
Mann is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mann is looking to break free of the clinch but Boy has double underhooks.
Boy misses with a knee to the head.
Boy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mann is trying to force a seperation but Boy has the dominant position.
Mann working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mann's defenses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Mann comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Boy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Boy!