PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frederic Bastiat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bastiat comes to the ring accompanied by Superstition. This should be fireworks!

Bastiat
vs
Mann

188 cm
21
200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

184 cm
20
200 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frederic Bastiat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Mann!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Bastiat.
Crunch! Mann slams his shin into Bastiat's torso.
Mann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick from Mann lands but Bastiat takes it in his stride.

It looks like Frederic Bastiat has been cut.
Mann walks into a stiff left hand from Bastiat.
Mann tries to clinch but Bastiat moves out of range.
Bastiat catches Mann with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mann doesn't manage to clinch there - Bastiat circles away.
Mann looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bastiat lands a body shot.
Mann fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A leg kick checked by Bastiat.
Mann looks gassed!
Mann fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bastiat connects with a body shot.
Bastiat with a hook.
Bastiat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mann moves away.
Bastiat connects with a body shot.
Bastiat just misses with a punch to the body.
Bastiat misses with a body shot.

Bastiat closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bastiat lands in his opponent's guard.
Bastiat trying to control the position from guard on top but Mann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastiat forces his way into half guard.
Bastiat thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mann's head.
Bastiat not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mann on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bastiat works his way into side control.
Bastiat in side control, throwing shots but Mann defends.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bastiat is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mann has escaped the position, nice work there.

Bastiat tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bastiat trying to control the action but Mann is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bastiat looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mann is avoiding damage well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frederic Bastiat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frederic Bastiat's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mann throws a solid leg kick but Bastiat takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mann.
Mann takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mann tries to close the distance and clinch but Bastiat swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bastiat misses the shot to the body.
Mann blocks a jab.
Mann thuds his shin into the meat of Bastiat's side.
Mann throws a leg kick but Bastiat checks it.
Mann pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mann throws a solid leg kick but Bastiat takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mann.
Mann wants to slow Bastiat down by chopping away at his legs.
Bastiat stuns Mann with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice body punch from Bastiat.
Mann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bastiat.
Nice cross by Bastiat.

Bastiat gets the takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mann is being controlled here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mann takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastiat working the ground and pound but Mann is defending the strikes.
Bastiat landing strikes.
You can see the frustration on Mann's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Bastiat stalls from top position.
Bastiat scoring with punches from side control.
Mann takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bastiat lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Mann is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bastiat pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mann is working to get back to half guard.
Bastiat has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mann's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bastiat working the ground and pound effectively.
Bastiat has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mann is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frederic Bastiat dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frederic Bastiat's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bastiat closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mann to the mat! Mann manages to get full guard.
Bastiat is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bastiat thows a big elbow that misses.
Bastiat preventing the sweep.

Bastiat drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bastiat jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bastiat trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bastiat thows a big elbow that misses.
Bastiat looking to sit in guard and control but Mann gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mann accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mann pushes Bastiat away with a front kick.
Bastiat is looking to wear down Mann with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bastiat blocks a low kick nicely.
Mann misses with a hook. Bastiat ducked under it nicely.
Mann tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bastiat swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bastiat misses with a wild body shot.
Mann takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Bastiat drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mann working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bastiat.
Bastiat is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bastiat throws a big right hand that misses.
Bastiat prevents Mann from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastiat pushes down on Mann's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bastiat winds up and cracks Mann with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bastiat controlling the action here.
Bastiat thows a huge punch but Mann dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frederic Bastiat clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Frederic Bastiat's cut.
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 pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bastiat lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mann misses with a body kick.
Mann lands a front kick.
Bastiat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mann pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mann tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bastiat swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bastiat lands a slapping body shot.
Bastiat scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mann takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johnny Mann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A right-left combo lands from Bastiat.
Bastiat lands with a hook. Mann tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bastiat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch lands to the side of Mann 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bastiat scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Bastiat lands a head shot.

Bastiat decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Mann is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bastiat wants to free his trapped foot but Mann is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastiat controlling the action here.
Bastiat frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Bastiat has isolated one of Mann's arms. Mann looking to fight him off but Bastiat twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frederic Bastiat!