PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimy Hettes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borys Mankowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borys Mankowski acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Hettes
vs
Mankowski

182 cm
25
173 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
178 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimy Hettes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Borys Mankowski!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mankowski rushes Hettes and presses him up against the cage.

Hettes gets control of Mankowski's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hettes will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mankowski works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hettes wants to improve his position but Mankowski is controlling well.

Hettes kicks off Mankowski and gets to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Mankowski or perhaps it was just good defense by Hettes which made him look bad.
Hettes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mankowski is fending him off so far but Hettes persists. Nope, Mankowski circles away and we're back to standing.

Mankowski clinches up against the cage.
Hettes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hettes tries to pull guard but Mankowski won't allow it.
Hettes leaning his opponent against the cage.

Mankowski gets control of Hettes's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mankowski will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mankowski wants to stand up but Hettes is controlling him.

Mankowski is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Hettes working hard to break the clinch.

Mankowski jumps guard and drags Hettes to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mankowski is looking to stand up but Hettes isn't so interested in that idea.

Mankowski looking for a guillotine here but Hettes defends easily.
Mankowski keeping moving, preventing Hettes from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hettes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hettes wants to control from the top but Mankowski keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mankowski 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.
Mankowski seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mankowski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jimy Hettes just wasn't active enough.
Hettes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mankowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mankowski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hettes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mankowski looks gassed!
Mankowski with a poor takedown
and Hettes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jimy Hettes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Borys Mankowski.
Mankowski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hettes pinned against the cage. Hettes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hettes thuds a left hand into Mankowski's body.
Hettes throws a nice inside leg kick.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Mankowski enables Hettes to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mankowski manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hettes is stalling in the full guard.
Mankowski keeping moving, preventing Hettes from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mankowski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hettes controls the pace.
Hettes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mankowski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hettes controls the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jimy Hettes wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hettes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mankowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Mankowski gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hettes to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hettes slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mankowski scoring well with a low kick there.

Hettes shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mankowski is trying to defend but Hettes finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hettes stops Mankowski from getting back to his feet.
Hettes wants to control but Mankowski is keeping him busy.
Mankowski is trying to get back to full guard.
Hettes is trying to control the action in half guard but Mankowski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Hettes.
Hettes keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mankowski is trying to control but Hettes manages to pass to mount!
Mankowski wants to control but Hettes is having none of it.
Hettes has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mankowski's face.
Hettes wants to control the pace but Mankowski is squirming around nicely.
Mankowski wants to control but Hettes is having none of it.
Mankowski is breathing heavily.
Hettes trying to control but Mankowski is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hettes lands a big shot there that rocks Mankowski but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hettes avoids the attempt from Mankowski to control.
Mankowski is squirming around, avoiding Hettes's attempts to control the action.
Hettes lands a nice shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hettes with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Mankowski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mankowski wants to control but Hettes is having none of it.
Mankowski is desperately trying to improve his position but Hettes has a good base and remains in mount.
Hettes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mankowski is looking to escape.
Hettes controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hettes trying to control but Mankowski is having none of it.
Hettes is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mankowski can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hettes looking to control but Mankowski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mankowski is desperately trying to improve his position but Hettes has a good base and remains in mount.
Hettes trying to control but Mankowski is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimy Hettes dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Mankowski thuds his right hand into Hettes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hettes goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Borys Mankowski has been cut.

Hettes is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mankowski's half guard.
Mankowski makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mankowski.
Mankowski trying to keep a closed guard but Hettes is proving a slippery customer.
Jimy Hettes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hettes is looking to advance position but Mankowski has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mankowski controlling the position easily from mount.
Hettes flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Mankowski controlling his opponent.
Hettes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mankowski sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mankowski lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hettes looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Hettes tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

Mankowski has hold of Hettes's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hettes manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Mankowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hettes is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hettes tries to hold on but Mankowski pushes him away.
Mankowski looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hettes wants to control but Mankowski is having none of it.
Mankowski controlling from the full mount.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hettes tries to control Mankowski's body but Mankowski pushes him off. Hettes squirms to his side and now Mankowski has his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hettes tries to escape but Mankowski has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Mankowski really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Hettes.
You can see the frustration on Hettes's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mankowski biding his time, controlling Hettes.
Hettes looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Borys Mankowski.
I think Hettes 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimy Hettes!
Jimy Hettes retains his welterweight title!