PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Test Guy (ranked 4662 p4p, 4648 weight class) and Test Mann (ranked 491 p4p, 490 weight class). Test Guy had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Guy
vs
Mann

170 cm
25
170
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
170
0 - 1 - 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 1 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Test Mann!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Mann counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Mann.
Guy throws an overhand right that lands on Mann's shoulder, as Mann tries to avoid the shot.
Mann walks into a jab.
Guy lands a jab to the head.
Guy with a jab.
Guy seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mann slips a straight right by Guy.
Guy moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMann.
Guy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Guy misses with a right hand
and Mann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mann.
A shot to the liver by Guy. Beautiful body shot.
Guy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A left lands for Guy.
Guy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mann misses with a hook
and Guy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Guy lands with a shot to the body.
Mann looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann misses with a lunging right hand
and Guy counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guy throws a jab but it's blocked by Mann.
Mann throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from Guy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Guy misses with a looping left.
Guy cracks Mann with a good jab.
Mann misses with a right hand
and Guy counters with a straight right hand.
Guy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mann misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann looks for the body kick but Guy saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Guy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Guy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mann throws a lazy right hand but Guy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Guy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Guy tests Mann's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mann's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Guy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mann scrambles back to his feet.
Guy misses with an uppercut
letting Mann counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy throws a jab when Mann was well out of range.
Guy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mann throws a head kick that misses
and Guy counters with a left to the body.
Mann throws a sloppy head kick
and Mann takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Test Mann has been cut.
Mann blocks a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guy digs a good body shot into Mann's ribs.
Guy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mann feints and then cracks Guy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Guy down.
Mann uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mann! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Test Guy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Test Mann's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Guy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mann.
Mann takes one to the side of the head.
Mann misses with a hook
and Guy counters with a stiff right hand.
Guy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mann throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Guy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mann throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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.
Mann jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Guy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann misses with an uppercut
and Guy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mann throws a lazy head kick
and Guy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mann throws a lazy head kick
and Guy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mann throws a head kick that misses
and Guy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Guy misses with a left hand
and Mann counters with a big head kick but Guy shrugs it off.
Mann scores with a head kick.
Guy cracks Mann with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy missing with a left hand there. Mann was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guy just misses with a punch to the body.
Mann throws a big counter head kick but Guy avoids it with no problem.
Mann throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Guy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Guy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Guy.
Mann has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Guy scores with a jab to the body.
Guy misses with a straight left.
Mann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Guy scores with a nice right hand.
Mann throws an off balance right hand
and Guy counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy just misses with a punch to the body.
Mann looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Guy lands a lovely overhand right.
Mann takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mann misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guy is looking to counter punch.
Guy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
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.
Mann lands a glancing blow to the side of Guy's head.
Donk. Guy catches Mann right on the button with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mann on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mann throws a head kick that misses
and Guy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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.
Test Guy is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mann walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Mann is rocked!
Mann lands a leg kick that knocks Guy off balance momentarily.
Mann misses with a hook

and Guy counters with a crisp right hand that drops Mann! Guy lets Mann back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Mann is still on wobbly legs! Can Guy finish him?
Guy scores with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Test Guy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Test Mann's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice shot by Guy.
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.
Mann moves forwards but Guy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mann seems to have recovered his senses.
Mann takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mann throws a sloppy head kick
and Guy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mann throws a head kick that misses
and Guy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy tests Mann's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mann ducks under a wild hook from Guy.
Guy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mann can do to turn this around?
Guy clobbers Mann with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy connects with a looping right hand.
Mann throws a lazy head kick
and Guy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mann tries to move into range but Guy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mann tries a head kick but it misses.
Mann throws a lazy head kick
and Guy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mann misses with a left hand
and Guy counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann takes one on the button.
Mann misses with a lunging right hand
and Mann takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guy stuns Mann with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Guy misses with a straight left.
Mann throws a big counter head kick but Guy avoids it with no problem.
Guy's corner calls for a 1-2. Guy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Guy.

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 thinks about the counter body kick.
Guy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Guy lands a really nice looking cross but Mann seems unphased.
Mann looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mann throws a right hand that misses
and Guy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mann throws a sloppy body shot
and Guy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mann. Mann circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mann misses with an uppercut
and Mann takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy lands with a hook. Mann tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Guy throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mann throws a sloppy head kick
and Guy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guy cracks a nice hook into Mann's ribs.
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 lands an overhand right.
Mann moves away from the strike by Guy.
A little jabbing left from Mann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:26

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