PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sob Bapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauri Mannonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mauri Mannonen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Bapp
vs
Mannonen

197 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

222 cm
22
297 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sob Bapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mauri Mannonen!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bapp is looking to clinch.
Mannonen ducks under a wild hook from Bapp.
Mannonen digs a good body shot into Bapp's ribs.
Bapp tries to clinch up but Mannonen circles away and keeps his distance.
Bapp is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bapp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mannonen shoots for a takedown but Bapp saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bapp stuffs the takedown attempt from Mannonen. Mannonen gets slowly back to his feet.

Mannonen has managed to clinch.
Mannonen blocks a body shot from Bapp.
Mannonen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bapp landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bapp is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bapp misses with a punch on the inside.
Mannonen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sob Bapp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauri Mannonen.
Bapp misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mannonen tries to pull guard but Bapp holds him up against the cage and eventually Mannonen drops back down to his feet.

Mannonen pulls guard successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannonen is adopting a defensive guard.
Bapp tries to stand but Mannonen is controlling from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bapp might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Mannonen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bapp gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mannonen throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bapp wants to stand but Mannonen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mannonen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bapp pinned against the cage. Bapp gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bapp misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mannonen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bapp throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

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

Bapp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bapp tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mannonen counters with a straight right hand.
Mannonen shoots in and drives through. Bapp sprawls well.
Mannonen tries to clinch but Bapp moves out of range.
Bapp throws a push kick but Mannonen slaps the foot to one side.
Bapp clinches but Mannonen breaks the clinch
and Mannonen counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannonen fails to land the takedown.
Mannonen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bapp.
Sob Bapp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bapp misses with a double jab

and Mannonen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mannonen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mannonen prevents Bapp from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mannonen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mannonen trying to control but Bapp is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bapp wants to stand and escape but Mannonen is having none of it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bapp scores with a kick to the body.
Bapp goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Mannonen takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bapp lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bapp throws a head punch that misses.
Mannonen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good body shot from Bapp.
Bapp has a couple of punches blocked by Mannonen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauri Mannonen dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Mannonen takes the fight into the clinch.
Mannonen is working for takedown but Bapp is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mannonen has had enough of the clinch but Bapp keeps him there for the moment.
A knee to the head by Bapp.
Bapp cracks Mannonen with a nice body shot.
Bapp lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short right from Bapp.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bapp.
Bapp lands a left hand.
Mannonen tries to pull guard but Bapp holds him up against the cage and eventually Mannonen drops back down to his feet.
Bapp scores with a knee to the head.
Bapp lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mannonen backwards.
Mannonen tries to pull guard but Bapp holds him up against the cage and eventually Mannonen drops back down to his feet.
Sob Bapp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauri Mannonen.
Bapp lands a shoulder strike.
Bapp scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bapp prevents Mannonen from breaking the clinch.
Mannonen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bapp smiles and moves away.
Mannonen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

Bapp gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Bapp as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bapp fails to land.
Bapp stops a takedown attempt from Mannonen.
Mannonen pressing his opponent against the cage.

Mannonen manages to pull guard.
Bapp tries to stand but Mannonen is controlling from the bottom.
Bapp trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Mannonen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bapp doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bapp manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bapp wanted to stand there but Mannonen had control of the position.
Mannonen is trying to keep Bapp in close.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Bapp takes the fight into the clinch.
Mannonen looking for a takedown.
Bapp lands a body shot.
Bapp landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mannonen tries to pull guard but Bapp holds him up against the cage and eventually Mannonen drops back down to his feet.
Bapp looking to throw knees to the head but Mannonen is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bapp scores with a knee to the head.
Bapp wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mannonen has him pressed against the cage.
Bapp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mannonen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mannonen wants to break free but Bapp has control.
Mannonen has had enough of the clinch but Bapp keeps him there for the moment.
Bapp lands with a short shot to the head.
Bapp lands a nice uppercut.
Mannonen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bapp on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bapp landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mannonen stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mannonen.
Bapp lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mannonen can't get the takedown.
Mannonen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bapp smiles and moves away.
Sob Bapp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mannonen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bapp keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bapp clinches but Mannonen breaks the clinch
and Mannonen counters with a right hand to the body.
Bapp misses with the combination.

Bapp has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mannonen fails to pull guard.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bapp.
Bapp throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mannonens head.
Bapp lands a hook that snaps the head of Mannonen backwards.
Mannonen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bapp just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mannonen is trying to drag Bapp to the mat but Bapp just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sob Bapp dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Bapp looks to clinch

and Mannonen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bapp's guard now.
Mannonen prevents Bapp from getting back to his feet.
Mannonen wants to control from the top but Bapp keeps moving.
Mannonen wants to pass the guard but Bapp is keeping the position.
Bapp is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Bapp pushes Mannonen off and scrambles back to his feet.
Mannonen circles away from the clinch attempt

and Mannonen counters by clinching up.
Mannonen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bapp has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bapp creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bapp with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mannonen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bapp lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mannonen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bapp lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mannonen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bapp blocks it with crossed arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bapp.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bapp creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mannonen wants to get back to striking at distance but Bapp won't allow it.
Bapp keeps control of Mannonen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bapp scores a nice knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Bapp fails to land.
Bapp scores with a knee to the head.
Mannonen can't break the clinch.
Bapp wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bapp lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Bapp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Mannonen.
Bapp wants to clinch but Mannonen slips to the side
and Mannonen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bapp tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Mannonen counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannonen wants to pass the guard but Bapp is keeping the position.
Bapp wants to get back to his feet but Mannonen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mannonen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mannonen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bapp swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Bapp is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Mannonen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bapp just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sob Bapp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauri Mannonen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bapp lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mannonen backwards.
A shot in the inside from Bapp.
Bapp lands an uppercut.
Bapp pushes Mannonen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bapp.
Bapp on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bapp prevents Mannonen from breaking the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Bapp.
Bapp scores with a knee to the head.
Mannonen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bapp gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bapp lands a shoulder strike.
Bapp throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from Bapp.

Mannonen gets control of Bapp's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mannonen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bapp is looking to stand up but Mannonen won't let him.
Mannonen is adopting a defensive guard.
Mannonen trying to keep a closed guard but Bapp is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bapp trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mannonen's guard.

Bapp gets to his feet. Mannonen looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bapp tries to clinch but Mannonen moves away

and Mannonen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bapp is trying to break the clinch but Mannonen has him pressed against the cage.

Bapp breaks from the clinch.
Bapp falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mannonen counters with a right hand to the body.
Bapp throws a left and a right that both miss

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Mauri Mannonen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mannonen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauri Mannonen!