PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Teppo Mansikka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Becker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Becker has chosen Justus Köhncke - Timecode as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Mansikka
vs
Becker

184 cm
20
195 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

187 cm
20
194 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Teppo Mansikka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Boris Becker!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Becker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Becker there as he acknowledges the shot.
Becker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Mansikka there.
Mansikka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mansikka stuffs the takedown attempt from Becker. Becker gets slowly back to his feet.

Mansikka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Becker tries to score a body lock takedown but Mansikka shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Teppo Mansikka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Becker.
Mansikka is looking to control Becker's arms but Becker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mansikka has his back to the ropes.
Becker is working for takedown but Mansikka is calmly controlling the position for now.

Mansikka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Becker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mansikka bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Becker's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Mansikka gets caught flat footed, as Becker shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

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

Mansikka decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Mansikka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Becker's calf.
Becker looks gassed!
Mansikka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Becker at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Becker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

It looks like Boris Becker has been cut.
Mansikka lands with a nice body punch.
Mansikka scores with a body shot.
Becker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mansikka lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Becker takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mansikka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mansikka thuds a left hand into Becker's body.
Mansikka scores with the left hand. Becker knows he should have avoided that one.
Mansikka scores with a nice head shot.
Whack! Mansikka lands a heavy head kick that drops Becker. The ref tackles Mansikka to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Becker was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Teppo Mansikka!
Teppo Mansikka retains his middleweight title!