PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph jr Pujol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pujol kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gregorians - Wind Of Change. Mann is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: F'd up. Joseph jr Pujol is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

jr Pujol
vs
Mann

192 cm
26
217 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

180 cm
28
212 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joseph jr Pujol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Mann!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mann shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pujol is trying to defend but Mann finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mann stops Pujol from getting back to his feet.
Pujol is controlling Mann's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Pujol is refusing to be controlled, as Mann sits in half guard.

Mann looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mann throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pujol is trying to get back to full guard.
Pujol trying to control from the bottom.
Pujol on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pujol tries to get out of the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pujol uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mann.
Pujol is looking to clinch but Mann is avoiding it.

Mann closes the distance and clinches.
Pujol tries a knee to the head but Mann blocks it.
Mann is trying to drag Pujol to the mat but Pujol just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mann looks gassed!
Pujol with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mann jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pujol walks away with a smile on his face. Mann gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Pujol clinches up against the cage.
Pujol with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pujol throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pujol prevents the takedown attempt.
Joseph jr Pujol has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Mann.
Pujol trying to stall but Mann improves his position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mann managing to block the knees to the body from Pujol.
Mann looking for a takedown.
Pujol misses with a knee to the head.
Pujol tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mann avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pujol prevents the takedown attempt.
Pujol using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mann has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mann fails to pull guard.
Pujol using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mann has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pujol misses with a knee to the head.
Mann managing to block the knees to the body from Pujol.
Mann drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pujol pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mann avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pujol tries to clinch up but Mann circles away and keeps his distance.
Mann shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pujol as he jumps to the side.
A combination from Pujol does no damage.
Mann shoots in but Pujol avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pujol throws a low kick but Mann avoids it.
Mann misses with a takedown attempt - Pujol sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pujol circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pujol tries to close the distance and clinch but Mann swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Pujol pushes Mann up against the cage in a clinch.
Pujol tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pujol smiles and moves away.
Mann shoots in for a double leg but Pujol sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mike Mann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Pujol gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Mann pulls guard effortlessly.

Mann is looking for a triangle but Pujol pushes his legs off easily.
Pujol would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mann wants to sweep but no luck.
Pujol would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Pujol knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mann on the ground.

Mann had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pujol defends it easily.
Pujol tries to stand but Mann is controlling from the bottom.
Pujol has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mann manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pujol manages to get himself to full guard.
Mann trying to control but Pujol is working from the bottom.
Mann tries to free his leg and advance position but Pujol is retaining full guard.
Pujol looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mann chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mann trying to control the position from guard on top but Pujol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mike Mann will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mann circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mann changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pujol tries to avoid it but Mann manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pujol to the ground. Pujol escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pujol tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mann checks a leg kick nicely.
Pujol tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mann swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pujol lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pujol tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mann paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pujol tries to clinch up but Mann circles away and keeps his distance.

Pujol closes the distance and clinches.
Mann on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pujol using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mann has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pujol landing knees to the body.
Mann goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pujol prevents it.
Pujol lands a good knee to the midsection. Mann won't want to take too many of those.
Pujol lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pujol misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mann.
Pujol tries a knee to the head but Mann blocks it.
Pujol stops a takedown attempt from Mann.
Joseph jr Pujol has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Mann.
Pujol tries a knee to the head but Mann blocks it.
Pujol is pressed up against the cage. Mann has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pujol down to the mat. Pujol avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Mann scores a takedown into full mount!
Mann pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann prevents Pujol from getting the reversal.
Pujol is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mann landing strikes from the mount.
Mann is landing with some decent strikes but Pujol is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mann fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mann postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pujol looks a forlorn figure.
Pujol is in a horrible position here. Mann smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mann lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pujol hang on?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pujol is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mann working Pujol over with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Mann.

Mann is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Pujol has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Mann sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Mann trying to control but Pujol is having none of it.
Mann throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann lands a nice shot to the head.
Pujol really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mann can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pujol is looking to escape.
Pujol is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mann working the ground and pound effectively.
Pujol keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mann looking to finish with strikes here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mann postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pujol looks a forlorn figure.
Pujol is in a horrible position here. Mann smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pujol tries to hold on but Mann postures up.
Mann breaks from Pujol's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mann 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Mann showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Pujol tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mann throws an overhand right that lands on Pujol's shoulder, as Pujol tries to avoid the shot.
Pujol tries to clinch but Mann is having none of it.
Mann avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mann shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pujol as he jumps to the side.
Pujol tries to clinch but Mann moves out of range.
Pujol is looking to clinch but Mann is avoiding it.
Mann avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pujol fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pujol moves in looking to clinch but Mann pushes him off.
Pujol tries to clinch up but Mann circles away and keeps his distance.

Mann looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mann not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mann throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mann missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mann thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Pujol to regain full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pujol looking to control.
Mann scoring with some ground and pound.
Pujol will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pujol pulls Mann in close to prevent any damage.
Mann stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pujol swivels though and keeps the full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pujol is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pujol moves in looking to clinch but Mann pushes him off.
Joseph jr Pujol is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Pujol moves into the clinch.

Mann ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Mann no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Pujol wants to stand but Mann has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Pujol is fighting to break Mann's control of his arms but Mann is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pujol is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Mann has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Pujol is looking to defend but Mann has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Pujol! Mann pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Pujol taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mike Mann!