PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Test Guy (ranked 4512 p4p, 4496 weight class) and Test Mann (ranked 474 p4p, 471 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Guy
vs
Mann

170 cm
25
170
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Test Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Test Mann!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mann misses with a head kick.
Mann misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guy blocks a head kick by Mann.
Mann moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mann takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mann closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mann takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Mann misses with a body shot.
Guy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Mann.
Donk. Guy catches Mann right on the button with a cross.
A left lands for Guy.
Mann throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Guy on the side of the head.
Guy lands a jab to the nose.
Mann gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Guy takes a swing at Mann's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann misses with a body kick.
Guy works the jab nicely.
Nice shot lands for Guy.
Guy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mann takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mann throws a right hand that misses
and Guy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mann throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guy scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Mann throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Guy misses with a looping right.
Mann just misses with a punch to the body.
Guy defending well as Mann loads up on a big left hand.
Guy blocks a head kick by Mann.
Guy blocks a head kick by Mann.
Guy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice uppercut lands for Guy. That snapped Mann's head back.
Guy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Guy cracks a nice hook into Mann's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy lunges at Mann with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mann's hand.
Guy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mann blocks a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Guy.
Guy looks to throw the jab but Mann is out of range.
Guy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mann.
Mann raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Guy throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mann lands with an overhand left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Test 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.

Mann cracks Guy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A telegraphed right hand from Guy misses the target.
Guy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mann takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Guy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mann can do to turn this around?
Nice uppercut there from Mann.
Guy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy blocks a head kick by Mann.
Nice uppercut there from Guy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Guy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mann lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Guy ducks right into an uppercut from Mann.
Mann lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mann tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Guy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mann doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann misses with a right hand
and Guy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mann lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mann slips under a jab from Guy.
Guy moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMann.
Guy misses with a hook. Mann ducked under it nicely.
Test Guy is winning the standup battle so far.
Mann throws a head kick that Guy semi-blocks.
Guy lands with an uppercut that bounces Mann off the cage and back into range.
A head kick misses from Mann.
Guy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Guy misses.
Mann throws a sloppy head kick and Guy moves out of range easily.
Guy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Guy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mann moves away from the strike by Guy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy lands a jab to the head.
Mann moves out of range of the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Mann misses.
Mann staying out of range there.
Mann tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Guy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nice shot lands for Guy.
Mann throws a sloppy head kick
and Mann takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mann throws a head kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick by Mann misses
and Guy counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Test Guy dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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 slow jab from Guy misses its intended target.
Test Mann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Test Guy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Guy lands a lovely overhand right.
Mann uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guy.
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.
Guy scores with a jab to the head.
Guy blocks a head kick by Mann.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mann avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Guy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy scores with a shot to the body.
Mann takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Guy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mann misses with an uppercut.
Mann uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guy.
Mann rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Guy counter with a right hand.
Mann tries to move into range but Guy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Guy counter with a right hand.
Mann slips under a jab.
Mann appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Guy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Guy throws the left hand but Mann avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Mann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mann on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mann has time to react.
Guy looks to throw the jab but Mann is out of range.
Mann appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Guy lands an overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Mann.
Mann on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Guy tests Mann's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mann on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mann has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mann throws a sloppy body shot
and Guy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mann. That one must have hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mann thows a leg kick but Guy checks it
and Guy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Guy sizes up Mann with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mann slips a jab from Guy.
Mann's jab looks to have found its range, popping Guy under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mann moves out of range as Guy strikes.
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.
Mann throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Test Guy showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27

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