PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tonii Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sooper Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaa comes to the cage accompanied by Remember The Name. Tonii Jaa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sooper Mann's chin.

Jaa
vs
Mann

168 cm
29
130 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

173 cm
20
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tonii Jaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sooper Mann!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mann turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mann looks for the body kick but Jaa saw that one coming.
Mann throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mann lands a nice looking body kick.
No joy there for Jaa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mann swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jaa is looking to slow Mann down with leg kicks.
Mann throws a low kick, looking for Jaa's leg but Jaa calmly moves out of range.
Jaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jaa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mann throws a right and a left that Jaa avoids nicely.
Mann throws a leg kick
and Jaa counters with a nice body kick.
Jaa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mann throws a body kick that misses
and Jaa counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jaa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mann throws a sloppy head kick
and Jaa counters with a three punch combo that has Mann backing up. Mann nods at Jaa to acknowledge the strikes.
Sooper Mann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Jaa blocks the low kick.
Mann swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jaa needs to keep his hands up - Mann had a free shot at his head there.
A head kick misses from Mann.
Mann throws a lazy head kick
and Jaa counters with a head kick.
Mann misses with an uppercut
and Jaa counters with a one-two to the body.
Mann throws a series of punches but Jaa avoids them all with ease.
Mann throws a sloppy head kick
and Jaa counters with a body kick that stops Mann in his tracks momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Jaa.
A head kick by Mann misses
and Jaa counters with a nice leg kick.
Jaa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mann backs up against the cage.
Jaa misses with a few strikes there.
Jaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mann misses with a low kick.
Jaa tries to clinch up.
Sloppy strikes from Mann. Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mann misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mann avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jaa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mann throws a lazy uppercut
and Jaa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mann is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mann misses with a leg kick
and Jaa counters with a right hand to the body.
Mann swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jaa counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jaa.
Mann throws an off balance right hand
and Jaa counters with a three punch combo that has Mann backing up. Mann nods at Jaa to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sooper Mann will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mann throws an off balance right hand
and Jaa counters with an outside leg kick.
Mann throws a leg kick but Jaa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jaa tries to clinch there but Mann circles away.
Mann throws a leg kick
and Jaa counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mann misses with a left hand
and Jaa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mann turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mann tries to land a body kick
and Jaa counters with a three punch combo that has Mann backing up. Mann nods at Jaa to acknowledge the strikes.
Mann takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann misses with a lunging right hand
and Jaa counters with a two punch combo.
A low kick from Mann misses
and Jaa counters with a series of strikes. Mann will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mann misses with a hook
and Jaa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mann with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jaa moves out of range of the body kick from Mann.
Jaa moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick misses from Mann.
Jaa avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann throws a big shot that misses.
Sooper Mann seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jaa avoids the head kick by Mann.
Mann misses with a leg kick
and Jaa counters with a body kick.
Jaa misses with the combination.
Mann lands with a slapping head kick.
Jaa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jaa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mann circles away quickly and effectively.
Jaa avoids a kick to the body.
Jaa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mann circles away quickly and effectively.
Mann looks to throw the jab but Jaa is out of range.
Jaa avoids the head kick by Mann.
Mann throws a right hand that misses
and Jaa counters with a good low kick that Mann was not able to check.
Mann throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mann rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jaa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mann lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mann misses with the body kick

and Jaa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jaa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mann lands a nice uppercut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mann in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Mann can't break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jaa.
Mann misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Mann fails to land.

Mann jumps guard and drags Jaa to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Jaa stands up and waves to Mann to follow him.
Mann tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sooper Mann will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Mann thows a leg kick but Jaa checks it
and Jaa makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mann really felt that one!
Mann looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A telegraphed right hand from Mann misses the target.
Mann takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jaa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jaa misses with a wild combination.
Jaa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann throws a right hand that misses
and Jaa counters with a big head kick but Mann shrugs it off.
Mann throws a body kick that misses.
Mann scores with a head kick.
Jaa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mann connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jaa scrambles back to his feet.

Jaa is rocked!
Jaa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oh Jaa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jaa checks a leg kick.
Jaa seems to have got his legs back now.
Jaa throws a series of punches but Mann avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann throws a head kick that misses
and Jaa counters with a left and a right that stings Mann.
Jaa misses with a double jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mann.
Tonii Jaa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jaa ducks under a wild hook from Mann.
Mann throws a jab when Jaa was well out of range.
A lazy body kick from Mann
and Jaa counters with a left to the body.
Mann throws a sloppy head kick and Jaa moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann thows a leg kick but Jaa checks it
and Jaa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mann's knee momentarily.
Mann throws a leg kick

and Jaa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jaa.

Jaa breaks from the clinch.
Mann misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mann has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jaa.
Mann throws an off balance right hand
and Jaa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mann's knee momentarily.
Jaa looks to land a body kick but Mann moved away.
Jaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A low kick from Mann is predictable there
and Jaa counters with a left and a right that stings Mann.
Tonii Jaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mann steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jaa. That one must have hurt.
Mann connects with a high kick.
A low kick from Mann misses
and Jaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Mann throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mann scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mann's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jaa checks a low kick from Mann.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mann blocks a head kick by Jaa.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sooper Mann comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mann 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sooper Mann!