PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Medium Guy (ranked 24204 p4p, 23957 weight class) and Medium Mann (ranked 571 p4p, 557 weight class). Medium Guy had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Guy
vs
Mann

175 cm
32
170
10 - 48 - 3

175 cm
32
170
48 - 10 - 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 10 - 48 - 3, fighting out of London, Medium Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 48 - 10 - 3, fighting out of London, Medium Mann!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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 bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Guy misses with an uppercut. Mann saw that one coming.
Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Guy misses the jab.
Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Guy misses with a looping right.
Guy throws a hook but Mann avoids it easily.
Guy throws a right hand that misses
and Mann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Guy backs off Mann throws a huge counter combo but Guy manages to avoid it all.
Mann slips under a jab.
Guy scores with a hook.
Guy looks to land a left hand but Mann moved out of range nicely.
Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Guy misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy.
Guy throws a lazy uppercut
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guy misses with an uppercut. Mann saw that one coming.
Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters circling - Guy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy throws a lazy uppercut
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mann displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guy throws out the jab.
Guy misses with a lunging right hand
and Mann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Guy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mann counters with a straight right hand.
Mann uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy.
Guy misses with a hook
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Mann.
Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mann displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guy throws out the jab.
Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Guy misses with a hook.
Mann throws out a counter right but Guy avoids it with no problem.
Guy throws a right hand that misses
and Mann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Guy misses with a right hand
and Mann counters with a straight right hand.
Guy throws a right hand 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.
It seemed like Mann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little jabbing left from Mann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy throws a right hand that misses
and Mann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guy missing with a left hand there. Mann was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Guy throws a hook but Mann avoids it easily.
Mann throws out a counter right but Guy avoids it with no problem.
Medium Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mann ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Guy misses with a right hand
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guy throws out a loose jab but Mann uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Mann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Guy misses with a straight right.
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.
Guy misses with a hook
and Mann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Guy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mann.
Guy throws an overhand right that lands on Mann's shoulder, as Mann tries to avoid the shot.
Guy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Guy misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann slips under a jab from Guy.
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.
Mann slips under a jab.
Guy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mann.
Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mann takes one to the chin there.
Guy throws an off balance right hand
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.
Guy throws a right hand that Mann ducks under and follows up with a left that Mann also avoids with ease.
Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Guy misses with a lunging right hand
and Mann counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Guy misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy.
Mann gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mann slips a jab from Guy.
Mann has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Guy finds it's way round the side to connect with Mann's head.
The fighters circling - Guy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Guy misses with an uppercut. Mann saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guy misses with a left hand
and Mann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Guy misses its intended target.
Guy misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Mann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Guy misses with a two punch combination.
A little jabbing left from Mann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mann slips under a jab from Guy.
Guy misses the jab.
Guy throws a jab but it's blocked by Mann.
A jab from Guy misses.
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 uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guy.
Guy misses with a looping left.
Guy misses with a hook
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.
Guy misses with a straight left.
Guy throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Mann to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Guy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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 Medium Guy will probably get the nod.
That's time! Guy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mann avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Guy lands a nice shot to the body.
Guy cracks Mann with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Guy misses with a body shot.
Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A shot to the body from Guy misses
letting Mann counter with a right hand.
Guy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Guy lands a nice looking body shot.
Guy loads up on a big right hand but Mann slips the punch.
Mann throws out a counter right but Guy avoids it with no problem.
Mann uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guy.
A right-left combo lands from Guy.
Guy throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Mann to counter with a crisp jab.
Guy throws a right hand that misses
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guy throws out a powerful jab.
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 misses with a lunging right hand
and Mann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy misses with an uppercut
and Mann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Guy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Guy misses the jab.
Guy misses with a lunging right hand
and Mann counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mann slips under a jab from Guy.
Mann throws out a counter right but Guy avoids it with no problem.
Guy lands with an uppercut that bounces Mann off the cage and back into range.
Mann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guy.
Mann unleashes a big counter combination but Guy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A slow jab from Guy misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Guy misses its intended target.
Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
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 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.
Mann uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guy.
Guy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Guy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Mann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mann slips a straight right by Guy.
Guy throws a lazy right hand but Mann sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Mann.
Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Guy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Guy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mann.
Mann throws out a counter right but Guy avoids it with no problem.
Guy throws a jab when Mann was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Mann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Guy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mann sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Guy misses with an uppercut
and Mann counters with a straight right hand.
Guy throws a shot from downtown. Mann moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy.
Guy misses with a combination
and Mann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mann.
It seemed like Mann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Guy loads up on a big right hand but Mann slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slow jab from Guy misses its intended target.
Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Guy misses with a lunging right hand
and Mann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guy misses with a left hand
and Mann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A cross from Guy lands.
Guy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mann on the side of the head.
Guy throws a lazy uppercut
and Mann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guy throws a jab but it's blocked by Mann.
Mann keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guy.
Guy looks to throw the jab but Mann is out of range.
Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mann slips a jab and a cross from Guy.
Guy misses with a double jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy.
Guy misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Guy thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy.
Guy misses with an uppercut. Mann saw that one coming.
Mann throws out a counter right but Guy avoids it with no problem.
A telegraphed right hand from Guy misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guy misses with a hook.
Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mann takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Guy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mann moves away.
Mann slips under a jab from Guy.
Guy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Guy throws a right hand that misses
and Mann counters with a straight right hand.
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 connects with a jab.
Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Mann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Mann steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guy.
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.
Mann slips a straight right by Guy.
Guy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mann.
Guy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mann.
Mann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Guy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guy misses with a left hand
and Mann counters with a series of strikes. Guy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Guy misses with a left hand
and Mann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mann tries to move into range but Guy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Guy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy throws a big shot that misses.
Mann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Guy misses.
Nice defenses there by Mann.
Guy throws a lazy uppercut
and Mann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mann moves out of range as Guy strikes.
Mann throws out a counter right but Guy avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy misses with an uppercut
and Mann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guy fails to land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Mann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mann uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guy.
Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A swing and a miss from Guy.
Guy misses with a hook
and Mann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Guy misses.
Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Guy misses with an uppercut
and Mann counters with a nice body shot.
Guy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mann counters with a stiff right hand.

Guy is rocked!
Guy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mann moves away.
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 hook.
It seemed like Mann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Guy misses the body punch

and Mann counters with a nice right hand that sends Guy toppling to the canvas! Guy scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Mann finish him?!
Oh Guy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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 misses with a hook
and Mann counters with a big left hand that crumples Guy! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Medium Mann!