PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Randall Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sooper Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Psycho - 50 Cent. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Johnson
vs
Mann

168 cm
25
135 lbs
8 - 13 - 0

173 cm
24
145 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Determined

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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 8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randall Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sooper Mann!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mann 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.
Mann lands a head kick. Johnson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson avoids a kick to the body.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Mann misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mann takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mann misses with a head kick.
Mann throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Mann is looking to chop away at Johnson's legs.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mann pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mann.
Mann throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mann, right into the meat.
Mann scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Mann shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson throws a body punch but Mann moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johnson moves into range and clinches up with Mann.
Mann swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.

Mann pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mann.
Sooper Mann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws a body punch but Mann moves out of range.
Johnson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Mann is just out of range.
Mann keeps the fight on the outside.
Mann thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mann goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mann lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Johnson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mann is trying to defend but Johnson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Johnson moves nicely into side control.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Mann is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mann is looking to reverse the position.
Mann told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson controls the position.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Mann is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson controls the position from side control.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Randall Johnson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Johnson throws a body punch but Mann moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mann misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Randall Johnson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mann throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mann was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Mann tries a head kick but it misses.
Mann throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson takes a swing at Mann's ribcage but misses.
Mann throws a head kick that misses.
Mann is looking to land body kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Johnson checks a leg kick.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Johnson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mann tries to land a body kick
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
Johnson slips a jab from Mann.
Johnson is looking to wear down Mann with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mann sprawls well. Mann wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mann moves away.
Johnson scores with a shot to the body.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Mann's shoulder, as Mann tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson swings for the body but Mann moves out of range.
Johnson blocks a leg kick.
Johnson swings for the body but Mann moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Mann.
A head kick misses from Mann.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann pivots, looking for a leg kick but Johnson is out of range and Mann settles back down.
Mann throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Mann throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mann throws a head kick that Johnson semi-blocks.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Mann throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mann throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Johnson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Mann.
Johnson takes a swing at Mann's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Mann.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Mann misses with a straight right.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown but Mann manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Johnson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Johnson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mann throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mann misses with a head kick.
Mann pivots, looking for a leg kick but Johnson is out of range and Mann settles back down.
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mann looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mann swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Mann throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mann throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Mann.
Mann throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mann moves away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mann fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
Mann throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mann, as that shot connected.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Mann pushes him off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mann checks the leg kick.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson throws a head kick but Mann moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sooper Mann showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Mann misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johnson is looking to score with low kicks.
Mann tries a head kick but it misses.
Mann throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mann was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
A bone on bone clash there as Johnson blocks the leg kick.
Mann throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Johnson is rocked!
Mann lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Johnson falls backwards - clearly groggy! Mann dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sooper Mann!
Sooper Mann thanked the fans post fight for their support.