PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Bortman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mihail Mansurov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mansurov has chosen Kreator - Impossible Brutality as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Bortman
vs
Mansurov

185 cm
25
227 lbs
23 - 6 - 0

178 cm
25
195 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Bortman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mihail Mansurov!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bortman throws a sloppy head kick and Mansurov moves out of range easily.
Donk. Mansurov catches Bortman right on the button with a cross.
Bortman misses with an uppercut.
Mansurov looks to score with a jab to the body but Bortman is just out of range.
Mansurov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A head kick misses from Bortman.
Mansurov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Mansurov closes the distance and pushes Bortman back into the cage.
Mansurov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bortman blocks the elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mansurov.
Bortman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bortman is trying to break the clinch but Mansurov is controlling him.
Mansurov scores with a shot to the side of Bortman's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mansurov tries to work over Bortman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bortman is trying to break free.
Mansurov stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mansurov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bortman is trying to push Mansurov away but Mansurov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mansurov is leaning against Bortman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Bortman's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bortman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bortman tries to circle away but Mansurov has him pinned against the cage.
Mansurov has Bortman pressed against the cage, preventing Bortman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bortman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mansurov lands a nice uppercut.
Bortman wants to get back to striking at distance but Mansurov won't allow it.
Bortman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mansurov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bortman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mansurov lands a hook that snaps the head of Bortman backwards.
Bortman is trying to force a seperation but Mansurov has the dominant position.
Mansurov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bortman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mansurov has him pressed against the cage.
Bortman blocks an elbow strike.
Mansurov lands a left hand.
Mansurov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bortman backwards.
Bortman tries to break the clinch but Mansurov is controlling the position.
Mansurov has Bortman pressed against the cage, preventing Bortman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bortman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mansurov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bortman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mansurov has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bortman is trying to keep an underhook but Mansurov manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mansurov is nestled in close to Bortman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mansurov working Bortman over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mansurov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bortman is trying to maintain the position but Mansurov is very close to passing his half guard.
Bortman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mansurov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bortman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mansurov winds up and cracks Bortman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mansurov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bortman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mansurov on the ground.
Mansurov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mansurov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bortman defending well though.
Mansurov not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mansurov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mansurov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mansurov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Still in half guard, Mansurov seems content to control.
Mansurov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mansurov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mansurov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bortman wants to control but Mansurov is keeping busy.
Bortman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mansurov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bortman is staying active underneath Mansurov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mansurov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mansurov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mansurov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bortman keeps working.
Mansurov lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mansurov throwing shots but Bortman is blocking nicely.
Mansurov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bortman won't allow Mansurov to pass to mount.
Mansurov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mansurov is looking to take a break and control but Bortman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mansurov slips a nice elbow through Bortman's hands, connecting with Bortman's forehead.
Mansurov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bortman is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mihail Mansurov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mansurov lunges at Bortman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bortman's hand.
Mansurov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bortman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mansurov missing with a left hand there. Bortman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mansurov misses with a hook. Bortman ducked under it nicely.
Mansurov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mansurov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mansurov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bortman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bortman throws a head kick but Mansurov moves out of range.

Mansurov forces Bortman back against the cage and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mansurov tries to work over Bortman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bortman is trying to break free.
Mansurov goes for a takedown attempt but Bortman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mansurov works over Bortman's head and body with a nice combination.

Bortman is rocked!

It looks like Alex Bortman has been cut.
Bortman swings for the body but Mansurov moves out of range.
Oh Bortman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bortman takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mansurov throws the left hand but Bortman avoids the punch easily.
Mansurov moves out of range as Bortman throws a body kick.
Mansurov cracks Bortman on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Bortman falls backwards against the cage. Mansurov follows up with more strikes that drop Bortman to his knees. Mansurov keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Bortman! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mihail Mansurov!
Mihail Mansurov took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Um.. Mihail wrestle, Mihail win. I crab him, toss him round, win. Coach say he want punch me in head, you grab him. No let go, no let go say coach, hold him like loving him, that how you win. Coach say win gets römpsä, Mihail like römpsä.'.