PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Tibayan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simon Mann has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mann
vs
Tibayan

186 cm
22
183 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

201 cm
23
255 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Knockout power

West Coast Apparel

BioPharm Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Mann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrei Tibayan!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tibayan walks into a jab.
Tibayan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mann moves away.

Mann has managed to clinch.
Tibayan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mann is keeping busy.
Mann trying to land knees to the body.
Mann with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mann throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mann throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tibayan is looking to control Mann's arms but Mann gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tibayan has his back to the cage.
Mann looking to slow down the pace here.
Mann is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mann landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tibayan looks gassed!
Mann throws an elbow but it misses.
Mann using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tibayan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Mann.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mann.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mann is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mann scores a nice knee to the body.
Mann tries a knee to the head but Tibayan blocks it.
Mann is struggling to control the position.
Tibayan trying to land knees to the body.
Mann avoiding damage as Tibayan throws knees to the body.
Mann stalling in the clinch.
Mann lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann tries to land knees in the clinch but Tibayan avoids the damage to the body.
Tibayan blocks an elbow strike.
Mann tries a knee to the head but Tibayan blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mann has Tibayan pushed against the cage.
Mann misses with an elbow over the top.
Mann's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mann missing with knees to the body.
Mann tries a knee to the head but Tibayan blocks it.
Mann displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tibayan up against the cage.
Tibayan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mann misses with an elbow strike.
Tibayan stalls.
Mann comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tibayan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mann.
Mann content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mann with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tibayan avoids it.
Tibayan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mann trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mann throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tibayan is trying to force a seperation but Mann has the dominant position.
Mann tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mann is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tibayan is defending well for now.
Mann throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tibayan.
Mann missing with knees to the body.
Tibayan avoids the elbow strike from Mann, against the cage.
Mann looking to stall.
Tibayan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mann creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tibayan is trying to maintain a safe position but Mann gets an underhook and turns Tibayan into the cage.
Tibayan misses with a knee strike.
Tibayan looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Mann dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mann lands a head kick!
Nice shot by Mann.
Mann just misses with a punch to the body.
Mann is looking to chop away at Tibayan's legs.
Mann lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mann throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tibayan.
Tibayan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good work by Mann as he checks the leg kick.
Jab by Tibayan.
Mann misses with a body kick.
Mann fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tibayan.
Mann moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tibayan avoids the head kick by Mann.
Mann tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tibayan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tibayan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mann.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Tibayan.
Mann fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tibayan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mann blocks a leg kick.

Mann rushes Tibayan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mann slows down the pace here.
Mann tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mann misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tibayan.
Tibayan is trying to stall.
Mann stalling in the clinch but Tibayan improves position.
Mann is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tibayan is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann tries to land knees in the clinch but Tibayan avoids the damage to the body.
Mann looking to stall.
Mann gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mann stalls.
Mann tries to land knees in the clinch but Tibayan avoids the damage to the body.
Mann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tibayan.
Mann is stalling here.
Mann tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mann is trying to stall.
Tibayan managing to block the knees to the body from Mann.
Mann is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tibayan is defending well for now.
Mann tries a knee to the head but Tibayan blocks it.
Tibayan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tibayan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tibayan tries to stall but Mann uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mann just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tibayan's brow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mann tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mann as Tibayan tries to tie him up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tibayan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Tibayan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mann blocks a jab.
Simon Mann is winning the standup battle so far.
Tibayan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mann scores with a leg kick.
Mann tried to score with a low kick but Tibayan checks it.
Tibayan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mann was well out of range. Poor timing from Tibayan.
Tibayan looks to throw the jab but Mann is out of range.
Mann throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tibayan throws a body punch but Mann moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Mann.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tibayan thows a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mann lands a nice shot to the body.
Mann thumps Tibayan with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Mann dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Mann closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tibayan as Mann tries to tie him up.
Mann is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tibayan can do to turn this around?
Mann misses with a knee to the head.
Tibayan is trying to push Mann away but Mann has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mann tries to land knees in the clinch but Tibayan avoids the damage to the body.
Mann trying to land knees to the body.
Mann lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mann.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mann tries to land a knee to the head but Tibayan blocks with his arms.
Mann scores a nice knee to the body.
Mann misses with a knee to the head.
Mann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tibayan.
Tibayan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tibayan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann lands an elbow inside.
Mann taking a breather.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mann.
Mann is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tibayan is defending well for now.
Mann misses with a knee to the head.
Mann taking a breather.
Mann stalling in the clinch.
Mann lands an elbow just above Tibayan 's eye.
Mann looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tibayan avoids it.
Tibayan stalling the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tibayan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mann working Tibayan over with knees to the body.
Mann lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mann lands a good knee to the midsection. Tibayan won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Come on Mann - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mann throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mann taking a breather.
Mann stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Simon Mann.
Tibayan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tibayan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mann.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tibayan.
Tibayan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tibayan fails to land with a series of punches.
Tibayan throws a right and a left that both miss.

Tibayan tries to keep at a distance but Mann has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mann is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Andrei Tibayan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mann misses with an elbow strike.
Mann landing knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mann crunches a lovely knee into Tibayan's ribcage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mann - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Knees to the body from Mann.
Mann has Tibayan pushed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tibayan wants to break free but Mann has control.
Mann looking to throw knees to the head but Tibayan is blocking nicely.
Mann has Tibayan pushed against the cage.
Mann missing with knees to the body.
Mann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tibayan.
Mann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tibayan.
Simon Mann is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tibayan is trying to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mann misses with a knee strike.
Tibayan takes a knee right on the jaw!

And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Mann showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mann 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Mann!
Simon Mann took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, West Coast Apparel for their support in the buildup to the fight.