PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Walter Flanagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manfred Von Richthoffen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flanagan comes to the cage accompanied by The Wizard . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Flanagan
vs
Von Richthoffen

171 cm
27
146 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

171 cm
21
147 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Walter Flanagan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manfred Von Richthoffen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Richthoffen looks to land a right hand but Flanagan moved out of range.
Flanagan slips a jab from Von Richthoffen.
Von Richthoffen throws a jab but it's blocked by Flanagan.
It looked like Flanagan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Flanagan misses with a right hand
and Von Richthoffen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Von Richthoffen missing with a left hand there. Flanagan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Flanagan throws a right hand that misses
and Von Richthoffen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Von Richthoffen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Flanagan.
Von Richthoffen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Flanagan misses with a body kick.
Von Richthoffen is looking for the big counter here.
Flanagan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Von Richthoffen counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flanagan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Flanagan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Flanagan blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Richthoffen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Flanagan.
Von Richthoffen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Flanagan.
Von Richthoffen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Flanagan with a body shot.
Von Richthoffen throws a sloppy body shot
and Flanagan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Flanagan misses with a double jab
and Von Richthoffen counters with a nice uppercut.
Flanagan falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Von Richthoffen counter with a right hand.

It looks like Walter Flanagan has been cut.
Von Richthoffen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Flanagan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Von Richthoffen moves away from the strike by Flanagan.
Flanagan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kung Fu Fighting Club ($200 entry fee) in the buildup to the fight.
Flanagan loads up on a big right hand but Von Richthoffen slips the punch.
Von Richthoffen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Flanagan throws a lazy uppercut
and Flanagan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Flanagan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Von Richthoffen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Von Richthoffen lands.
Good standup being displayed there by Flanagan as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Von Richthoffen!
Flanagan misses with an uppercut
and Von Richthoffen counters with a nice uppercut.
Von Richthoffen throws a poor cross that misses
and Flanagan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Von Richthoffen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Flanagan is rocked!
Flanagan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oh Flanagan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Flanagan scores with a jab to the body.
Von Richthoffen throws a hook to the side of Flanagan's head but Flanagan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Von Richthoffen misses with a looping right.
It looked like Flanagan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Flanagan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Flanagan seems to have got his legs back now.
Von Richthoffen just misses with a punch to the body.
Walter Flanagan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan staying out of range there.
Flanagan swings for the body but Von Richthoffen moves out of range.
Von Richthoffen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Von Richthoffen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Flanagan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Flanagan moves out of range of the strikes.
Flanagan stuns Von Richthoffen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Flanagan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Von Richthoffen was well out of range. Poor timing from Flanagan.
Von Richthoffen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Von Richthoffen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Flanagan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Flanagan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flanagan. Von Richthoffen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Von Richthoffen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flanagan was well out of range. Poor timing from Von Richthoffen.
Von Richthoffen avoids the body shot from Flanagan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Richthoffen lands a right hook to the body.
A left lands for Von Richthoffen.
Von Richthoffen lunges at Flanagan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Flanagan's hand.
Flanagan throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Richthoffen moves out of range as Flanagan throws a body kick.
Flanagan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Von Richthoffen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Flanagan misses with a body punch
and Flanagan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Flanagan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Von Richthoffen to score with a decent uppercut.
Flanagan misses with an uppercut. Von Richthoffen saw that one coming.
It seemed like Von Richthoffen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Flanagan misses with a jab to the body
and Von Richthoffen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Flanagan throws a lazy uppercut
and Von Richthoffen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manfred Von Richthoffen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Walter Flanagan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Von Richthoffen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Von Richthoffen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Von Richthoffen cracks Flanagan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Flanagan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Von Richthoffen was well out of range. Poor timing from Flanagan.
Flanagan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Von Richthoffen counters with a stiff right hand.
Flanagan fails to land with a series of punches.
Von Richthoffen steps in with a hook that catches Flanagan right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Von Richthoffen follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Flanagan looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manfred Von Richthoffen!
Manfred Von Richthoffen is the new bantamweight champion!
Manfred Von Richthoffen decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.