PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franz Kafka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and He Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kafka comes to the cage accompanied by Heartbeats. Man has chosen He-Man theme song as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kafka
vs
Man

200 cm
23
265 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

210 cm
23
270 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Rivers Edge Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franz Kafka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, He Man!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kafka misses with a straight left.
Kafka misses with the combination.
Man tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kafka just misses with a punch to the body.
Kafka fails to land with a series of punches.
Horrible takedown by Man or perhaps it was just good defense by Kafka which made him look bad.
Man throws a hook but Kafka blocks it.
Kafka attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kafka misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kafka throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Man.
Kafka misses with a hook.
Man throws a leg kick but Kafka checks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kafka. That's going to slow Man down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Kafka circles away.
Man misses with a hook.
A shot to the body from Man misses
letting Kafka counter with a right hand.

It looks like He Man has been cut.
Kafka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Man.
Kafka throws a leg kick

and Man counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kafka wants to sweep here but Man controlling him for the moment.
Man throws a big right hand that misses.
Man looking to sit in guard and control but Kafka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Man wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kafka!
Kafka is looking to improve his position but Man isn't that keen on the idea.
Man trying to control but Kafka is having none of it.
Kafka is trying desperately to improve position.
BOOM! Man connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kafka looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man looking to finish Kafka with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kafka!
Man is landing with some decent strikes but Kafka is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Man looking to control but Kafka is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Man thowing shots but they're missing.
Kafka on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kafka tries to get out of the position.
Kafka is trying desperately to improve position.
Man punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kafka tries to reverse the position but Man maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kafka wants to control but Man is having none of it.
Man throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kafka because Man loaded up on that one.
Kafka is desperately trying to improve his position but Man has a good base and remains in mount.
Man wants to control the pace but Kafka is squirming around nicely.
Man landing strikes from the mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kafka is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kafka blocking the ground and pound.
Man cracks Kafka with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

He Man dominated that round.
The cut man is working on He Man's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Man blocks a low kick nicely.
Kafka throws a jab but it's blocked by Man.
Kafka throws a right hand that Man ducks under and follows up with a left that Man also avoids with ease.
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kafka.
Man checks a leg kick.

Man gets the takedown into side control.
Man is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kafka will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Man wants to control but Kafka is keeping him busy.
Man creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kafka is trying to get back to half guard.

Man goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kafka rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Man's guard! Nice work there by Kafka!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kafka looking to pass the guard.
Man bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kafka's guard.
Man wants to pass the guard but Kafka is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Man has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Man postures up.
Kafka keeping full guard, as Man tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Man is looking to work some ground and pound but Kafka has wrist control.
Kafka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Man is one step ahead there.
Kafka can't keep his opponent in guard - Man advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Man wants to advance to full mount but Kafka doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Kafka lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Man!
BOOM! Kafka connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kafka tries to control but Man wriggling away.
Man is trying to escape the mount.
Man wants to control but Kafka is having none of it.
Man holds on to Kafka as tight as he can, avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kafka misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
He Man has got the better of the ground game so far.
Man prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Kafka can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Man is looking to escape.
Man flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Man manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

He Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on He Man'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. This is the final round!

A nice combination there by Kafka.
A low kick from Kafka misses
and Man counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kafka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Man walks into a jab.
Man thows a body shot but no joy.
Man cracks Kafka with a good jab.
Kafka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Man misses.
Kafka shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Man does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kafka throws a low kick, looking for Man's leg but Man calmly moves out of range.
Kafka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kafka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kafka is looking to chop away at Man's legs.
Good shot there by Man.
Man closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kafka circles away.
Kafka throws a predictable looking body shot

and Man counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kafka's guard now.
Kafka is trying to keep Man in close.
Man looking to sit in guard and control but Kafka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Man looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Man wants to hit a switch here but Kafka passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Man there!
Man is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man can't escape the position.
Franz Kafka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kafka wants to control the pace but Man is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kafka is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Man is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Man working to try and regain half guard.

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.
Man holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kafka tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
He Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Man is trying to escape the mount.
Man wants to hold on but Kafka pushes him away.
Man is in all sorts of trouble here.
Man has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Kafka's lack of action.

Kafka is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Man defends it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
He Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Man winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... He Man!