PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kick Snare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bart Maniac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snare comes to the cage accompanied by Lonnie G - February Mix. Bart Maniac will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Snare
vs
Maniac

172 cm
23
157 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

195 cm
22
140 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kick Snare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bart Maniac!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snare misses the body punch
letting Maniac counter with a right hand.
Snare throws a big shot that misses.
Maniac misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice jab there from Snare.
Maniac takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Maniac is looking to clinch.
Snare gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Snare lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Snare darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Snare throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Maniac is defended easily by Snare.
Snare uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Maniac shoots for a takedown but Snare saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Snare works over Maniac's head and body with a nice combination.
Kick Snare is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snare misses with a straight right.
Snare misses with a looping left.
Jab by Snare.
Maniac misses with a head kick.
Snare takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Snare misses with a right hand
and Maniac counters with a nice uppercut.
Maniac bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Snare misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snare misses with a straight left.
Snare misses with a two punch combination.
Snare swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maniac misses with the combination.
Maniac takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Maniac throws out a leg kick but Snare moves out of range and Maniac only half commits.
Snare getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maniac defending well as Snare loads up on a big left hand.
Maniac fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Snare manages to avoid it.
Maniac shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Snare but Snare pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kick Snare has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bart Maniac.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maniac looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maniac closes this distance looking for a takedown but Snare circles away.
Maniac is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maniac slips a jab from Snare.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kick Snare dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Snare, as that shot connected.
Maniac throws an overhand right that lands on Snare's shoulder, as Snare tries to avoid the shot.
Snare throws the left hand but Maniac avoids the punch easily.
Maniac shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Snare as he avoids it easily.
Snare jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Maniac throws a hook to the side of Snare's head but Snare sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Snare throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circle momentarily. Snare darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Snare connects with a body shot that sends Maniac's belly button to the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snare misses with a left hand
and Maniac counters with a series of strikes. Snare will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kick Snare is winning the standup battle so far.
Maniac shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Snare sprawls well. Snare wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Maniac gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maniac looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maniac avoids the body shot from Snare.
Maniac swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snare blocks a low kick nicely.
Snare misses with an uppercut.
Maniac lands a nice looking body shot.
Snare's jab looks to have found its range, popping Maniac under the eye.
Snare throws a shot to the body.
Maniac swings for the body but Snare moves out of range.
Maniac has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Snare misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maniac.
Snare throws a body punch but Maniac moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Maniac.
Maniac scores with a jab.
Snare throws a lazy right hand but Maniac sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maniac fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Snare sizes up Maniac with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Snare throws a right and a left that both miss.
Snare misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Maniac counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A bone on bone clash there as Snare blocks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maniac takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Snare uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maniac.
Snare slips under a jab from Maniac.
Snare swings for the body but Maniac moves out of range.
Snare ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maniac moves away.
Maniac ducks under a wild hook from Snare.
Maniac bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kick Snare dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Maniac tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maniac takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Snare blocks a jab.
Maniac throws a nice looking combination but Snare bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice combination there by Snare.
Maniac looks to score with a jab to the body but Snare is just out of range.
Snare moves away from the strike by Maniac.
Maniac bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maniac takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Snare fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maniac manages to avoid it.
Maniac staying out of range there.

Maniac moves into the clinch successfully.
Maniac tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Snare stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Maniac pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Maniac misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maniac is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Snare is keeping busy.
Snare slowing the pace effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maniac tries a body shot but Snare blocks it.
Maniac working hard to break the clinch.
Maniac can't break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Snare just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maniac's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Snare.
Snare pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Snare taking a breather.
With the fighters up against the cage, Snare throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maniac creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Snare throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Maniac avoids a wild elbow strike from Snare.
Snare throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Snare pushes off an throws an elbow but Maniac leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Maniac blocks the elbow strike.
Maniac stalling in the clinch but Snare improves position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maniac blocks an elbow strike.
Maniac misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snare throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Snare takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Maniac fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Snare pushes off an throws an elbow but Maniac leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Snare misses with an elbow over the top.
Maniac avoids a wild elbow strike from Snare.
Maniac tries to throw a body punch but Snare avoids it by throwing Maniac back against the cage.
Maniac dodges an elbow strike from Snare.
Maniac is trying to break the clinch but Snare is controlling him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Maniac is trying to push Snare away but Snare has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Maniac has a couple of punches blocked by Snare.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Snare just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maniac's brow.
Maniac has had enough of the clinch but Snare keeps him there for the moment.
Snare pressing his opponent against the cage.
Maniac blocks an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maniac throws a head punch that misses.
Maniac tries to stall but Snare uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bart Maniac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Snare tries to land knees in the clinch but Maniac avoids the damage to the body.
Maniac tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maniac dodges an elbow strike from Snare.
Maniac tries to break the clinch but Snare is controlling the position.
Maniac lands a body punch.
Maniac dodges an elbow strike from Snare.
Maniac letting Snare take a breather here.
Maniac blocks the elbow strike.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snare manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Snare throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kick Snare showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Snare has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kick Snare!
A very excited looking Kick Snare made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.