PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Szedon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corny McManus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Szedon
vs
McManus

190 cm
23
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

206 cm
25
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Szedon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Corny McManus!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szedon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Szedon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling McManus to counter with a crisp jab.
Szedon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McManus avoids it really well and circles away.
McManus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Szedon.

Szedon moves into the clinch.

McManus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Andrei Szedon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Szedon throws a series of punches but McManus moves out of range.
Szedon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Szedon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Szedon clinches up with McManus and pushes him back against the cage.
Szedon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

McManus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Szedon tries to clinch but McManus is having none of it.
Szedon is looking to clinch but McManus is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szedon misses with a takedown attempt
and McManus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrei Szedon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Szedon throws a nice looking combination but McManus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McManus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Szedon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Szedon shoots for a double leg takedown but McManus sprawls well. He's pushed Szedon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McManus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Szedon.
Szedon is breathing heavily.
McManus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McManus lands a jab-cross combination.
McManus throws a right hand that Szedon ducks under and follows up with a left that Szedon also avoids with ease.
Szedon tries to clinch up but McManus circles away and keeps his distance.
Szedon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Szedon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McManus counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McManus wants to clinch up but Szedon keeps it at a distance.
Szedon misses with a leg kick
letting McManus counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szedon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McManus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

McManus has taken the fight to the clinch.
Szedon tries for a takedown but McManus manages to get underhooks.

McManus manages to break the clinch.
Szedon fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Szedon misses.
A right-left combo lands from McManus.
Szedon is looking to clinch but McManus is avoiding it.
Szedon is looking to clinch but McManus is avoiding it.
McManus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Szedon misses with a double jab
and McManus counters with a left and a right that stings Szedon.
McManus swinging wildly here.
McManus swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szedon throws a combination that misses
and McManus counters with a three punch combo that has Szedon backing up. Szedon nods at McManus to acknowledge the strikes.
McManus throws a head kick that Szedon semi-blocks.
Szedon falls off balance throwing a combination

and McManus counters with a crisp one two that drops Szedon! McManus thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Szedon to his feet! Szedon is in big trouble!

Szedon is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from McManus. Those never looked like landing.
Szedon misses with a left hand
and McManus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McManus connects with an inside leg kick.
Szedon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McManus moves away.
Szedon misses with a combination

and McManus counters with a crisp one two that drops Szedon! McManus thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Szedon to his feet! Szedon is in big trouble!
Oh Szedon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McManus lands a jab-cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McManus lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Szedon misses with a wild combination.
McManus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McManus lands with a nice combination. Szedon backs away looking to recover.
McManus scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A punch combination from Szedon misses.
Szedon seems to have got his legs back now.
McManus lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Szedon avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McManus misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Szedon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corny McManus dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

McManus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Szedon tries for a takedown but McManus sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Szedon misses with a double jab.
Andrei Szedon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McManus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Szedon tries to clinch there but McManus circles away.
Szedon misses with a combination
and McManus counters with a three punch combo that has Szedon backing up. Szedon nods at McManus to acknowledge the strikes.
Szedon throws a combination that misses
and McManus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McManus misses with the combination.
Danga de danga de dang - McManus scores with a four punch combination!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Szedon throws a right hand that McManus ducks under and follows up with a left that McManus also avoids with ease.
McManus fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szedon misses with a series of wild punches.
McManus throws a combination. Szedon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Szedon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Szedon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Corny McManus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McManus looks to land a combination. Szedon sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Szedon tries to bum rush McManus with a series of wild strikes but McManus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Szedon walks forward, straight into a front kick from McManus.
Szedon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McManus.
McManus lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Szedon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McManus scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
McManus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Szedon's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szedon throws a shot from downtown. McManus moves away and avoids it.
Szedon throws a leg kick
and McManus counters with a two punch combo.
Szedon throws a series of punches but McManus avoids them all with ease.
A nice combination there by McManus.
McManus is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
McManus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Szedon instigates a clinch.
Szedon is trying to break the clinch but McManus has him pressed against the cage.

McManus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Szedon throws a front kick aimed at McManus's knee but McManus avoids it well.
Szedon looks to land a combination but McManus avoids it well.
Szedon shoots in for a double leg but McManus sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A punch combination from McManus misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McManus swinging wildly here.
Szedon throws a right hand that misses
and McManus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from McManus. Those never looked like landing.
Szedon throws a right hand that McManus ducks under and follows up with a left that McManus also avoids with ease.

McManus has Szedon up against the cage in a clinch.
Szedon tries to score a body lock takedown but McManus shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrei Szedon. That's going to take a lot out of him.

McManus breaks the clinch.
McManus throws a right and a left that Szedon avoids nicely.
McManus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McManus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Szedon throws a head kick that misses.
Szedon misses with a body shot
and McManus counters with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szedon misses with a double jab
and McManus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McManus swats away the attempt to clinch by Szedon.
McManus stalks Szedon and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Szedon's face. Szedon staggers backwards, shaken.
Szedon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McManus.
Corny McManus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheers as McManus lands an impressive looking overhand right. Szedon doesn't seem phased though.
Szedon has a takedown stuffed.
Szedon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McManus throws a series of punches but Szedon moves out of range.
McManus lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corny McManus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Szedon throws a nice looking combination but McManus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Szedon is looking to clinch but McManus is avoiding it.
Horrible takedown by Szedon or perhaps it was just good defense by McManus which made him look bad.
McManus misses with a wild combination.
Szedon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling McManus to counter with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from McManus. Those never looked like landing.
Szedon shoots in and drives through. McManus sprawls well.
McManus scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Szedon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McManus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McManus goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Szedon tries to clinch but McManus moves out of range.
Szedon throws a series of punches but McManus moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szedon tries to clinch there but McManus circles away.
McManus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Szedon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Szedon tries to clinch there but McManus circles away.
Szedon tries to clinch up.
McManus with a jab.
McManus connects with a high kick.
Szedon tries to clinch but McManus moves out of range.
McManus's corner calls for a 1-2. McManus obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Szedon misses with a combination
and McManus counters with a left to the body.
McManus cracks Szedon with a good jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McManus throws a series of punches but Szedon avoids them all with ease.
A left and a right from McManus both land. Nice combination.
Szedon tries to clinch but McManus moves away
and McManus counters with a head kick. That will keep Szedon thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Szedon falls off balance throwing a combination
and McManus counters with a three punch combo that has Szedon backing up. Szedon nods at McManus to acknowledge the strikes.
Szedon dodges the punch combination from McManus.
Szedon throws a lazy right hand but McManus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McManus shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Szedon eats them both and turns towards McManus to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Szedon misses with a head kick.
McManus moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szedon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McManus.
Szedon tries to clinch but McManus is having none of it.
A combination from McManus does no damage.
McManus bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Szedon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
McManus lands a jab-cross combination.
Szedon is looking to clinch but McManus is avoiding it.
Szedon is looking to clinch but McManus is avoiding it.
McManus defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Szedon.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrei Szedon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McManus misses with a wild combination.
McManus slaps away a takedown attempt from Szedon, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Szedon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Szedon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Szedon throws a right and a left that McManus avoids nicely.
McManus throws a combination. Szedon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Szedon closes the distance but McManus moves to the side
and McManus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes from Szedon. Those never looked like landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McManus, as that shot connected.
Andrei Szedon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Corny McManus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McManus's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and McManus duly obliges.

And that's the end of the fight!
Corny McManus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McManus has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corny McManus!