PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sven Kreigmacher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshi Manza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kreigmacher
vs
Manza

180 cm
21
160 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
26
159 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sven Kreigmacher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoshi Manza!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kreigmacher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Kreigmacher. No joy for Manza on that attempt.
Manza doesn't manage to clinch there - Kreigmacher circles away.
Kreigmacher swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kreigmacher finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kreigmacher connects with a solid leg kick.
Kreigmacher misses with a low kick.
Kreigmacher misses with a body kick.
Manza tries to close the distance and clinch but Kreigmacher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kreigmacher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kreigmacher plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Manza takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kreigmacher lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Yoshi Manza has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreigmacher keeps the fight on the outside.
Kreigmacher attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kreigmacher misses with a head kick.
Manza tries to close the distance and clinch but Kreigmacher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kreigmacher tries to land a front kick but Manza steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Manza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kreigmacher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kreigmacher chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Manza tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kreigmacher misses with a low kick.
Kreigmacher lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Manza looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreigmacher lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kreigmacher looks for the body kick but Manza saw that one coming.
Manza avoids the head kick by Kreigmacher.
Kreigmacher circles away from the clinch attempt.

Kreigmacher clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kreigmacher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manza blocks it with crossed arms.
Manza is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Kreigmacher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Manza takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kreigmacher lands with a nice body kick.
Sven Kreigmacher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manza takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kreigmacher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kreigmacher throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Manza blocks a head kick by Kreigmacher.
Manza takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Manza chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kreigmacher can pounce on him.
Kreigmacher throws a body kick that misses.
Kreigmacher is looking to slow Manza down with leg kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kreigmacher.
Manza takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manza checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kreigmacher throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manza avoids the head kick by Kreigmacher.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kreigmacher.
Manza takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kreigmacher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kreigmacher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kreigmacher throws a head kick but Manza moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kreigmacher feints and then cracks Manza's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Manza down.
Manza tries to clinch but Kreigmacher moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Manza takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sven Kreigmacher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yoshi Manza's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kreigmacher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kreigmacher throws a head kick but Manza moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Manza.
Manza takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Manza's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Manza has a takedown stuffed.
Kreigmacher fakes the leg kick and cracks Manza in the body.
Manza is breathing heavily.
Kreigmacher lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kreigmacher throws a sloppy head kick and Manza moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreigmacher lands a nice looking body kick.
Kreigmacher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kreigmacher throws a sloppy head kick and Manza moves out of range easily.
Kreigmacher feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Manza's calf.
Kreigmacher tries to work over Manza's front leg with a kick but Manza checks it.
Kreigmacher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manza tries to clinch but Kreigmacher moves away
and Kreigmacher counters with a good, hard body kick but Manza shrugs it off.
Kreigmacher scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kreigmacher. That's going to slow Manza down.
Sven Kreigmacher is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kreigmacher.
Kreigmacher throws a head kick but Manza moves out of range.
Kreigmacher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Manza can do to turn this around?
Manza closes the distance but Kreigmacher moves to the side
and Kreigmacher counters with an inside leg kick.
Kreigmacher lands a nice leg kick that just misses Manza's sensitive parts.
Kreigmacher fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Manza is out of range.
Manza takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manza chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kreigmacher can pounce on him.
Yoshi Manza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manza avoids the head kick by Kreigmacher.
Kreigmacher connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kreigmacher lands a high kick!
Kreigmacher bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kreigmacher dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Manza. That did some damage!
Some bone on bone action there as Manza checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kreigmacher motions for Manza to come forward. Kreigmacher throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kreigmacher chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kreigmacher turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manza tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kreigmacher counters with a nice low kick that buckles Manza's knee momentarily.
Kreigmacher scores with a kick to the body.
Kreigmacher throws a head kick that misses.
Manza darts in trying to clinch
and Kreigmacher counters with a good low kick that Manza was not able to check.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kreigmacher goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kreigmacher misses with a body kick.
Kreigmacher is looking to slow Manza down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sven Kreigmacher dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yoshi Manza's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kreigmacher will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kreigmacher bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Manza closes the distance but Kreigmacher moves to the side
and Kreigmacher counters with a thumping low kick.
Manza tries to clinch up
and Kreigmacher counters with a head kick. That will keep Manza thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Manza has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kreigmacher.
Kreigmacher buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kreigmacher throws a nice outside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kreigmacher, right into the meat.
Kreigmacher throws a sloppy head kick and Manza moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Kreigmacher there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kreigmacher throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kreigmacher lands with a kick to the temple. Manza shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A bone on bone clash there as Manza blocks the leg kick.
Kreigmacher connects with a high kick.
Kreigmacher looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Manza clinches but Kreigmacher breaks the clinch
and Kreigmacher counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Manza is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreigmacher connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kreigmacher circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kreigmacher counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Manza is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Manza is rocked!
Kreigmacher scores with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manza blocks a head kick by Kreigmacher.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kreigmacher.
Kreigmacher throws a head kick but Manza moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kreigmacher.
Kreigmacher wants to slow Manza down by chopping away at his legs.
Manza tries to clinch up
and Kreigmacher counters with a solid body kick.
Manza looks to clinch
and Kreigmacher counters with a nice low kick that buckles Manza's knee momentarily.
Manza takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kreigmacher throws a wild body kick that Manza sees coming a mile off.
Sven Kreigmacher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kreigmacher plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kreigmacher doesn't manage to clinch there - Manza circles away.
Kreigmacher lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kreigmacher throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Manza tries to clinch but Kreigmacher moves away
and Kreigmacher counters with a nice kick to the body.
Manza shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kreigmacher but Kreigmacher pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kreigmacher is looking to slow Manza down with leg kicks.
Yoshi Manza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kreigmacher scores with a spinning back kick!

And that's the end of the fight!
Sven Kreigmacher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kreigmacher has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:24
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:24
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sven Kreigmacher!