PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andriy Krasnoperov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mann comes to the cage accompanied by F'd up. Krasnoperov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kashmir - Led Zeppelin. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mann
vs
Krasnoperov

180 cm
24
229 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

192 cm
22
255 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Mann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andriy Krasnoperov!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mann shoots in but Krasnoperov avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Mann drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Krasnoperov tries to improve position but can't.
Mann working the head with strikes.
Mann working the ground and pound.
Krasnoperov tries to buck Mann off but Mann is having none of it.
Mann creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Mann in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Mann is looking to take a break and control but Krasnoperov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Krasnoperov wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Krasnoperov gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krasnoperov tries to get to full guard but Mann has control of the leg.
Mann works his way into full mount!
Krasnoperov wants to hold on but Mann pushes him away.
Mann lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mann lands a big elbow.
Mann with shots to the head and body - Krasnoperov looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mann scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Krasnoperov?
Mann is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Krasnoperov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

It looks like Andriy Krasnoperov has been cut.
Mann punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mann is landing with some decent strikes but Krasnoperov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That has opened up Andriy Krasnoperov's cut even more.
Mann working away from the top, dropping strikes.

The cut above Andriy Krasnoperov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Krasnoperov gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Krasnoperov's head.
Krasnoperov is looking for a sweep. Mann is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mann tries to pass to full mount but Krasnoperov defends it.
Mann is breathing heavily.
Krasnoperov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mann is working away from the top position though.
Krasnoperov throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Krasnoperov is trying to get back to full guard.
Krasnoperov taking some punishment here, with Mann in his half guard.

Mann is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Krasnoperov is just riding it out for now. Mann eventually gives up the hold.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Krasnoperov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krasnoperov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Krasnoperov lands a jab to the head.

Mann shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mann showed some decent athleticism there.
Krasnoperov wants to get back to full guard.

Krasnoperov makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Krasnoperov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Mann tries to keep at a distance but Krasnoperov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Krasnoperov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Krasnoperov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Krasnoperov is pressed up against the cage. Mann has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Krasnoperov down to the mat. Krasnoperov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Krasnoperov catches Mann with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krasnoperov scores with a punch to the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Krasnoperov scores with a four punch combination!

Krasnoperov clinches up with Mann and pushes him back against the cage.
Krasnoperov presses Mann against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krasnoperov cracks Mann with a nice body shot.
Mann is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Krasnoperov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Mann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short uppercut from Krasnoperov.
Krasnoperov lands a hook that snaps the head of Mann backwards.

Krasnoperov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mann shoots in but no luck this time.
Krasnoperov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Andriy Krasnoperov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danga de danga de dang - Krasnoperov scores with a four punch combination!
Krasnoperov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mann fails with the takedown.
A jab from Krasnoperov finds it's way through Mann's defenses.
Mann avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mann circles away from the clinch attempt

and Mann counters with a shoot takedown. Krasnoperov fights it but they end up in guard.
Mann has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krasnoperov keeping full guard, as Mann tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Mann dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andriy Krasnoperov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Krasnoperov lands a two punch combo.
Krasnoperov misses with a jab, cross combination.
No luck for Mann with that takedown attempt.
Krasnoperov throws a series of punches but Mann avoids them all with ease.

Mann drives through with a takedown into guard.
Krasnoperov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mann. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Krasnoperov is trying to keep Mann in close.
Krasnoperov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mann is one step ahead there.
Mann works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Krasnoperov is trying to stand.

Mann is working for a kimura but Krasnoperov is defending it quite comfortably.
Mann is tying to control. Krasnoperov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krasnoperov is looking to improve his position.
Mike Mann overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mann is nestled in close to Krasnoperov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mann thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mann missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mann prevents Krasnoperov from standing back up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Krasnoperov misses with a few strikes there.

Mann shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Krasnoperov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Mann working for a submission but Krasnoperov is keeping him at bay.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krasnoperov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mann punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mann lands a nice shot to the head.
Mann is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Krasnoperov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Krasnoperov is working to get back to half guard.
Mann looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Mann looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Krasnoperov regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mann prevents Krasnoperov from improving his position.
Mann not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Krasnoperov is looking to control Mann's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Krasnoperov avoid being mounted?
Mann missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Krasnoperov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Krasnoperov is looking for a sweep. Mann is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Krasnoperov taking some punishment here, with Mann in his half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mann avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Mann feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mann wants to control from the top but Krasnoperov keeps moving.
Mann landing with the ground and pound.
Mann postures up.
Mann lands a couple of elbows.
Krasnoperov wants to stand and escape but Mann is having none of it.
Mann working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mann postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Krasnoperov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mann takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mann fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mann is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Krasnoperov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Mann dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andriy Krasnoperov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Krasnoperov slips a jab and a cross from Mann.
Krasnoperov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mann shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Krasnoperov as he jumps to the side.
Krasnoperov throws a right and a left that Mann avoids nicely.
Mann avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mann misses with a takedown attempt - Krasnoperov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Krasnoperov scores with a body shot.
Krasnoperov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mann shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Krasnoperov pinned against the cage. Krasnoperov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Mann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Krasnoperov does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mann shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Krasnoperov closes the distance and pushes Mann back into the cage.
Krasnoperov wants to get back to striking at distance but Mann won't allow it.
Krasnoperov is leaning against Mann and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Krasnoperov manages to break the clinch.
Krasnoperov moves in looking to clinch but Mann pushes him off.
Mann has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mann there as he acknowledges the shot.
Krasnoperov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Krasnoperov tries to clinch up but Mann circles away and keeps his distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Krasnoperov scores with a one two! Mann had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Krasnoperov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

Mann gets a takedown into half guard.
Mann uses his free foot to push down on Krasnoperov's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Krasnoperov.
Krasnoperov wants to control but Mann is having none of it.
Krasnoperov wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Mann dominating with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Krasnoperov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Mann looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mann is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Krasnoperov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Krasnoperov wants to control from the top but Mann keeps moving.
Mann has a closed guard, preventing Krasnoperov from standing up.
Mann trying to keep a closed guard but Krasnoperov is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mann working for a triangle but Krasnoperov defends it easily.
Mann tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mann might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mann is working hard here to advance position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mann avoids a punch combination nicely.
Krasnoperov throws a combination that misses

and Mann counters with a takedown into side control.

Mann is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Krasnoperov looks calm but he's in trouble here. Mann gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Krasnoperov is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Mann lets go of the hold and Krasnoperov can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mike Mann!