PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boxing Boss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ludwig Manres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manres has chosen Aqualung - Jethro Tull as his entrance music. Ludwig Manres has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Boss
vs
Manres

175 cm
23
200 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

182 cm
20
190 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boxing Boss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ludwig Manres!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Boss gets caught flat footed, as Manres shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Boss on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Boss tries to get out of the position.
Boss keeping moving, preventing Manres from controlling successfully.
Manres pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boss is keeping the position for now.

Manres thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Manres prevents Boss from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manres pushes down on Boss's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Manres moves nicely into side control.
Manres misses with the ground and pound.
Boss can't do much from the bottom here.
Manres has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boss is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Manres has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Boss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boss is looking to improve his position but Manres isn't that keen on the idea.
Manres controlling from the full mount.
Manres is landing with some decent strikes but Boss is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Manres tries to control but Boss wriggling away.

Manres has hold of Boss's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Boss manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Manres working for a submission but Boss is keeping him at bay.
Boss tries to lock up and control but Manres gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Manres unloading with bombs!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boss tries to hold on but Manres pushes him away.
Manres sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boss is looking to improve his position but Manres isn't that keen on the idea.
Manres looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boss is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Boss is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Manres fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Manres working for a submission but Boss is keeping him at bay.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Manres looking to secure an arm triangle but Boss defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Manres looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Manres cracks Boss with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Boss tries to lock up and control but Manres gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Manres with shots to the head and body - Boss looks very uncomfortable down there.
Manres wants to control the pace but Boss is squirming around nicely.

Manres is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Boss to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Boss shrugs it off.
Boss is trying to escape the mount.
Boss is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Manres is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Boss has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Manres dominating with strikes here.

Manres jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Boss manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Manres tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Manres has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boss is trying to control Manres's posture but Manres avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Manres working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ludwig Manres dominated that round.
That's time! Boss's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Manres fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Manres will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Boss misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good shot there by Boss.
Boss punishes Manres's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Manres.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Manres.

Manres tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Manres has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Manres tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ludwig Manres has got the better of the ground game so far.

Manres wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Boss, who protects the arm well.
Manres is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boss stops Manres from passing to mount.
Boss tries to buck Manres off but Manres is having none of it.

Manres wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Boss, who protects the arm well.
Boss is trying to get back to his feet.
Manres is looking to take a break and control but Boss is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Manres moves into full mount!

That's two 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.
Manres can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Boss is looking to escape.
Boss is in a horrible position here. Manres smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Manres looking to control but Boss is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Boss defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Manres.
Boss is looking to improve his position but Manres isn't that keen on the idea.
Manres scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manres landing strikes, looking to finish!
Boss working to try and regain half guard.
Manres landing strikes from the mount.
Boss is in a horrible position here. Manres smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Manres working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Manres lands a nice shot to the head.

Boss defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Manres.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boss is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Manres has control of Boss's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Boss regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Boss is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Manres locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Boss is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ludwig Manres!