PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Staton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Staton comes to the cage accompanied by Puff, The Magic Dragon. Simon Mann has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Staton
vs
Mann

195 cm
23
265 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

186 cm
22
183 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Staton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Mann!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Staton rushes Mann and presses him up against the cage.
Mann pushes off an throws an elbow but Staton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mann misses with a knee to the head.
Staton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Staton.
Mann blocks an uppercut.
Mann trying to land knees to the body.
Mann stalling.
Mann lands a nice elbow.
Mann trying to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Staton.
Staton misses with a punch to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Staton - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mann looking to throw knees to the head but Staton is blocking nicely.

Staton is trying to trip Mann. He has hold of a leg but Mann is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Staton persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Staton trying to control but Mann is working from the bottom.
Staton lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Staton throwing strikes but missing.
Mann is controlling Staton's posture.
Staton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mann is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Staton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mann preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staton wants to control from the top but Mann keeps moving.
Staton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mann works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mann working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Staton.
Staton postures up in Mann's guard and throws a big left but Mann blocks it.
Staton looking to sit in guard and control but Mann gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Staton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann trying to control the position from guard on top but Staton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Staton seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mann checks a leg kick.
Staton misses with a low kick.
Mann misses with an attempted mid kick.
Staton digs a good hook to Mann's body.
Simon Mann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mann avoids the body shot from Staton.
Mann tries to clinch up.
Mann misses with a wild body shot.
Staton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Staton has closed the distance and engaged Mann in a clinch.
Mann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mann looking to slow down the pace here.
Staton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Staton misses with a punch to the body.
Staton tries to throw a body punch but Mann avoids it by throwing Staton back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Staton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Staton avoiding damage as Mann throws knees to the body.
Staton lands a body shot in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mann using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mann lands a nice elbow.
Staton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Staton dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A leg kick checked by Staton.
A head kick misses from Mann.
A thudding body kick lands there by Staton!

Staton fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mann to the ground. Staton is now in Mann's guard.
Mann looking to control.
Staton trying to control the position from guard on top but Mann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Staton throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Staton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mann working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Staton.
Staton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mann swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Staton is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Staton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Staton trying to control the position from guard on top but Mann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Staton is really struggling to control Mann but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Mann is looking to sweep but instead, Staton has passed into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann is trying to maintain the position but Staton is very close to passing his half guard.
Staton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mann's head.
Mann has his hands clasped together around Staton's back. He's all about the action.
Mann regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Staton.
Staton is fighting to break Mann's control of his arms but Mann is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staton throws a big elbow that misses.
Staton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Staton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Staton wants to control from the top but Mann keeps moving.
Mann utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Staton is looking to work some ground and pound but Mann has wrist control.
Staton wants to pass the guard but Mann is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Staton trying to control but Mann is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mann not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Staton wants to control from the top but Mann keeps moving.
Staton postures up in Mann's guard and throws a big left but Mann blocks it.
Mann tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Staton wants to control from the top but Mann keeps moving.

Jeremy Staton has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Staton avoids a kick to the body.
Staton thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Staton dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Staton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mann was well out of range. Poor timing from Staton.
Mann connects with a leg kick. Staton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Staton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Staton punishes Mann's body with a nice straight punch.
Mann throws a series of punches but Staton avoids them all with ease.
Mann displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mann throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Staton counters with a low kick, right behind Mann 's knee.
Staton throws a low kick, looking for Mann's leg but Mann calmly moves out of range.
Staton throws a looping overhand right but Mann ducks down to avoid it.
Staton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Staton moves out of range of the body kick from Mann.
Mann keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Mann. No joy for Staton on that attempt.

Staton moves into the clinch.
Staton looking to slow down the pace here.
Mann tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Staton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mann blocks a body shot from Staton.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Staton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Staton lands an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Mann.
Mann gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Staton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Staton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mann's elbow.
Jeremy Staton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Staton is working for takedown but Mann is calmly controlling the position for now.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Staton takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Staton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Staton stalls.
Mann throws a knee to the head but misses.
Staton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann crunches a lovely knee into Staton's ribcage.
Staton slowing the pace effectively.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Staton.
Mann wants to stall.

Staton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice body kick from Staton.
Mann takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Staton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Staton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mann pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mann takes a swing at Staton's ribcage but misses.
Staton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mann wants to clinch.
Staton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mann as he jumps to the side.
Simon Mann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Staton. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann moves out of range of the leg kick from Staton.
Staton tries to clinch there but Mann circles away.
A good leg kick by Mann.
Staton takes a swing at Mann's ribcage but misses.
Staton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mann manages to avoid it.
Mann misses with an uppercut. Staton saw that one coming.
Jeremy Staton is winning the standup battle so far.
Mann misses with a low kick as Staton jumps back.
Staton misses with a jab to the body
and Mann counters with a right hand to the body.
Staton throws a one two combo.
A combination from Staton does no damage.
Mann thows a body kick. Staton tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Staton lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mann has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mann and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A slow jab from Staton misses its intended target.
Staton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mann.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mann lands a lovely overhand right.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Staton checks a leg kick.
Mann misses with a body kick.
Staton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mann lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Staton wants to clinch up but Mann keeps it at a distance.
Staton misses with a takedown attempt - Mann sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mann.
Staton is looking to wear down Mann with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Staton takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Staton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mann feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Staton's calf.
Staton steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mann. That one must have hurt.

Mann gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mann lands a nice knee to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Mann comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Staton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Staton!
Jeremy Staton decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.