PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Mane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Adebizi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Mane
vs
Adebizi

188 cm
25
182 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

190 cm
21
180 lbs
6 - 5 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Magnus Mane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Dante Adebizi!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Adebizi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adebizi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adebizi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Mane.
Mane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mane throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Adebizi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Adebizi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A punch combination from Mane misses.
Mane's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Mane duly obliges.

It looks like Dante Adebizi has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adebizi staying out of range there.
Mane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mane missing with a left hand there. Adebizi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adebizi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mane tries to land a leg kick but Adebizi saw it coming and moves away.
Mane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adebizi manages to avoid it.
Adebizi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mane throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adebizi checks a low kick from Mane.
Adebizi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mane finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mane lands a left and a right that send Adebizi crashing to the mat, dazed. Mane thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Adebizi is rocked!
Mane connects with a body shot.
Adebizi is still on wobbly legs! Can Mane finish him?
Adebizi looks gassed!
Mane lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Adebizi is looking to close the distance but Mane sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Adebizi crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Adebizi is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Magnus Mane!