PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tin Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammad El Sayed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). El Sayed has chosen Stand Up by Trapt as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mann
vs
El Sayed

180 cm
25
180 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

178 cm
25
180 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tin Mann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mohammad El Sayed!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mann moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
El Sayed stalks Mann and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mann's face. Mann staggers backwards, shaken.
El Sayed tries to close the distance and clinch but Mann swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mann changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. El Sayed tries to avoid it but Mann manages to keep hold of a leg and drag El Sayed to the ground. El Sayed escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
El Sayed leaves Mann with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - El Sayed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
El Sayed falls off balance throwing a combination

and Mann counters with a takedown into side control.
El Sayed is trying to get back to his feet.

Mann working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
El Sayed tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Mann tries for a kimura but El Sayed is defending well.

Mann is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, El Sayed has escaped the position, nice work there.
El Sayed is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mann has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mann swings around for an armbar but El Sayed sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Mann's guard.
El Sayed wants to get up but he can't break Mann's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Mann is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. El Sayed is aware though and is defending well.
Mann is breathing heavily.
El Sayed has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mann is proving hard to escape from.

Mann is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. El Sayed is aware though and is defending well.

El Sayed stands and steps away. Mann gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Mann looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mann won't allow El Sayed to get back to his feet.

Mann is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Mann drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but El Sayed manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mann has El Sayed in his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

El Sayed avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Mann throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
El Sayed has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mann is proving hard to escape from.

El Sayed avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mann keeping moving, preventing El Sayed from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Sayed wants to stand but Mann is controlling his posture from full guard.

Mann has an active guard here but El Sayed has managed to pass into half guard.
Mann is looking to improve his position.
El Sayed takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

El Sayed decides to return to a standing position.
Mann scores with a sloppy right hand. El Sayed should have avoided that one.
Nice uppercut there from El Sayed.
El Sayed lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mann circles away quickly and effectively.
El Sayed closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Sayed lands with a hook. Mann tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
El Sayed scores with a hook.
Mann misses the shot to the body.
El Sayed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mann stuns El Sayed with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mann shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. El Sayed defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tin Mann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by El Sayed.
Mohammad El Sayed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mann misses with a body shot.
Good exchange - El Sayed coming out on top.
Mann keeps the fight on the outside.
Mann has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from El Sayed finds it's way round the side to connect with Mann's head.
Mann tries to clinch there but El Sayed circles away.
Mann takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mann fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but El Sayed avoids it really well and circles away.
Mann shoots in but El Sayed avoids the takedown attempt easily.
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 Tin Mann will probably get the nod.
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.

Mann wants to clinch up but El Sayed keeps it at a distance.
Nice cross by El Sayed.
El Sayed throws a right hand that Mann ducks under and follows up with a left that Mann also avoids with ease.
Mann closes the distance and clinches up with El Sayed, looking for a takedown. Mann pushes El Sayed against the cage but El Sayed circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
El Sayed tests Mann's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mann walks into a straight right hand from El Sayed.
El Sayed lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Mann shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Mann working for a submission but El Sayed is keeping him at bay.
El Sayed is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

El Sayed defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Mann.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
El Sayed tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Mann looking for a guillotine from mount but El Sayed is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
El Sayed really wants to buck Mann off and get back to his feet.

Mann with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
El Sayed holds of for dear life.

Mann goes for an armbar but he's not got it… El Sayed turns into him and now he's in Mann's guard.
El Sayed wanted to stand there but Mann had control of the position.

El Sayed gets to his feet. Mann looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Mann throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Horrible takedown by Mann or perhaps it was just good defense by El Sayed which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tin Mann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
El Sayed scoring well with a low kick there.

El Sayed instigates a clinch.
A knee to the head by El Sayed.
El Sayed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
El Sayed tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mann smiles and moves away.
Danga de danga de dang - El Sayed scores with a four punch combination!
Mann walks into a left hand.
Nice takedown defense from El Sayed. No joy for Mann on that attempt.
Mann avoids a punch combination nicely.
El Sayed misses with the combination.
El Sayed stalks Mann and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mann's face. Mann staggers backwards, shaken.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Sayed throws out a loose jab but Mann uses good head movement to avoid it.
El Sayed loads up on a big right hand but Mann slips the punch.
El Sayed throws a hook but Mann avoids it easily.
El Sayed throws a head kick but Mann moves out of range.
El Sayed throws a one two combo.
El Sayed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mann moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mann throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
El Sayed throws a jab but it's blocked by Mann.
El Sayed 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.

Mann feints and as El Sayed raises his hands in defense, Mann changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Mann drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mann jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mann stops El Sayed from standing up.

Mann drops back looking for a leg! El Sayed is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and El Sayed manages to kick Mann off! Mann jumps back into El Sayed's guard.
El Sayed is trying to control the position but Mann postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mann drops back, looking for a kneebar! El Sayed looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. El Sayed looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from El Sayed!

El Sayed decides to take the fight back to the feet.
El Sayed throws a good cross that connects.
El Sayed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mann.
Mann shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with El Sayed but El Sayed pushes him off and we're back to square one.
El Sayed misses with a jab, cross combination.
El Sayed lands a high kick!
A head kick misses from El Sayed.
El Sayed throws a nice head kick!
Mann on the wrong end of a nice jab.
El Sayed will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mann misses with a hook.
Mann shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. El Sayed defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohammad El Sayed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

El Sayed tries a head kick but it misses.
Mann tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but El Sayed swivels and escapes.
Mann tries to clinch but El Sayed moves out of range.
Tin Mann is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mann gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
El Sayed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mann shoots in but no luck this time.
El Sayed slips under a jab.
El Sayed throws a hook to the side of Mann's head but Mann sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mann blocks a head kick by El Sayed.
El Sayed fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Mann does no damage.
El Sayed lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mann at a distance.
El Sayed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mann misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from El Sayed.
El Sayed connects with a high kick.
El Sayed displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mann.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tin Mann. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
El Sayed throws a lazy right hand but Mann sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
El Sayed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mann scores with a sloppy right hand. El Sayed should have avoided that one.
Mann shoots for a double leg takedown but El Sayed sprawls well. He's pushed Mann's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
El Sayed looks to land a combination but Mann avoids it well.
El Sayed swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Mann counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mann.
El Sayed wants to stand but Mann is controlling the position.

Mann drops back looking for a leg! El Sayed is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and El Sayed manages to kick Mann off! Mann jumps back into El Sayed's guard.
Mann stops El Sayed from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mann drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mann jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mann trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tin Mann overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mann missing with a left hand there. El Sayed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mohammad El Sayed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
El Sayed throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mann looks to land a combination but El Sayed avoids it well.
No joy there for El Sayed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Horrible takedown by Mann or perhaps it was just good defense by El Sayed which made him look bad.
El Sayed stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and El Sayed wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice shot lands for El Sayed.
Mann is on the wrong end of a nice combination from El Sayed.
El Sayed slips under a jab.
El Sayed scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good shot there by El Sayed.
Mohammad El Sayed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mann fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mann throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around El Sayed's waist but El Sayed gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mann off to one side.
El Sayed looks to land a combination but Mann avoids it well.
Mann looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Sayed connects with a nice looking jab.
Mann throws a series of punches but El Sayed avoids them all with ease.
El Sayed connects with a high kick.
Mann fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but El Sayed avoids it really well and circles away.

El Sayed has managed to clinch.
El Sayed lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
El Sayed crunches a lovely knee into Mann's ribcage.
El Sayed creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mann's defenses.
A body shot lands from El Sayed.
El Sayed is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mann pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A right hand to the body from El Sayed.
El Sayed goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mann prevents it.
Mann takes a knee right on the jaw!
El Sayed is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
El Sayed misses with a knee to the head.
Mann tries to pull guard but El Sayed won't allow it.

Mann pulls guard effortlessly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mann is looking for a triangle but El Sayed pushes his legs off easily.
El Sayed wants to get up but he can't break Mann's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Mann is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. El Sayed is aware though and is defending well.

El Sayed avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Mann working for a triangle but El Sayed defends it easily.

Mann looking for submissions from the bottom but instead El Sayed passes into half guard.

Mann looking for submissions off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mohammad El Sayed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think El Sayed 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohammad El Sayed!