PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Joaquin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cave Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Joaquin
vs
Mann

188 cm
31
185 lbs
8 - 11 - 0

225 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

Cage Star

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rocky Joaquin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cave Mann!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mann looks to score with a jab to the body but Joaquin is just out of range.
Mann misses with the combination.
Mann is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mann misses with a looping left.
Mann lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mann will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch lands to the side of Joaquin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mann with a nice cross.
Joaquin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mann throws out the jab.
Mann stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mann throws a big shot that misses.
Mann lands a leg kick that knocks Joaquin off balance momentarily.
We've been told by Joaquin's head coaches at GoldStar Elite that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joaquin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mann can pounce on him.
A punch lands to the side of Joaquin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mann just misses with a punch to the body.
Mann throws a nice looking combination but Joaquin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mann throws a series of strikes that have Joaquin backpedaling.
Joaquin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mann throws a leg kick but Joaquin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cave Mann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mann throws a low kick but it's checked well by Joaquin.
Mann turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mann tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Joaquin is able to avoid easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann cracks Joaquin with an open hand slap.
Joaquin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mann.
Joaquin takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joaquin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Joaquin is rocked!
Mann throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Joaquin.
Mann is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mann looks winded!
Mann lands with an overhand left.
Oh Joaquin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mann misses with a hook. Joaquin ducked under it nicely.
Joaquin seems to have got his legs back now.
Joaquin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mann throws a combination. Joaquin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mann misses with a wild body shot.
Mann is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Joaquin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Joaquin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mann misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mann, right into the meat.
Mann tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mann looks to land a left hand but Joaquin moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Joaquin.
Mann throws a jab but it's blocked by Joaquin.
Mann misses with a hook. Joaquin ducked under it nicely.
Mann throws a shot from downtown. Joaquin moves away and avoids it.
Mann misses with a straight right.
Joaquin slips under a jab from Mann.
Mann misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joaquin.
Mann swings for the body but Joaquin moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mann misses with the combination.
Mann looks to land a left hand but Joaquin moved out of range nicely.
Joaquin moves out of range as Mann strikes.
A swing and a miss from Mann.
Mann misses with an uppercut. Joaquin saw that one coming.
Joaquin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mann throws out the jab.
Mann throws a half hearted mid kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some bone on bone action there as Joaquin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A head kick misses from Mann.
Mann misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cave Mann dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mann misses with a looping left.
Joaquin slips a straight right by Mann.
Joaquin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mann.
Mann lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mann throws a right and a left that Joaquin avoids nicely.
Mann throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Joaquin might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Joaquin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mann to score with a decent uppercut.
Mann throws a jab when Joaquin was well out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Joaquin blocks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Mann.
Cave Mann seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mann throws a nice outside leg kick.
Joaquin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mann is breathing heavily.
Mann tries to land a leg kick but Joaquin saw it coming and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mann misses the jab.
Mann misses with an uppercut. Joaquin saw that one coming.
Mann takes a swing at Joaquin's ribcage but misses.
Mann takes a swing at Joaquin's ribcage but misses.
Mann pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joaquin ducks under a wild hook from Mann.
Mann has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mann finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mann tries to score with a low kick but Joaquin moves his leg out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann misses the body punch
and Joaquin counters with a slapping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Mann misses the target.
Mann throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joaquin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joaquin defending well as Mann loads up on a big left hand.
Mann tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mann misses with a straight left.
Mann swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mann thows a body shot but no joy.
Mann looks for the body kick but Joaquin saw that one coming.
Joaquin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mann.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joaquin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mann misses with a two punch combination.
Mann looks to land a left hand but Joaquin moved out of range nicely.
Cave Mann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Joaquin as he checks the leg kick.
Mann looks to land a left hand but Joaquin moved out of range nicely.
Mann looks to land a left hand but Joaquin moved out of range nicely.
Mann tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mann. Joaquin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mann throws a lazy right hand but Joaquin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Mann. Those never looked like landing.
Mann looks to score with a jab to the body but Joaquin is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joaquin blocks a jab.
Mann throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Joaquin defending well as Mann loads up on a big left hand.
Mann throws a low kick but Joaquin avoids it.
Mann misses with a left hand
and Joaquin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joaquin moves out of range of the body kick.
Mann throws a head kick but Joaquin moves out of range.
Mann misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mann throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mann throws a hook to the side of Joaquin's head but Joaquin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mann misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cave Mann showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Joaquin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mann.
Mann scores with a sloppy right hand. Joaquin should have avoided that one.
Mann misses with a hook.
Joaquin slips under a jab.
A big right from Mann misses.
Mann swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mann missing with a left hand there. Joaquin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mann lands a body shot.
Mann throws a series of punches but Joaquin moves out of range.
Mann scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mann takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mann fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Joaquin checks it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joaquin slips under a jab.
A big left from Mann misses.
Joaquin moves away from the strike by Mann.
Mann misses with a right hand
and Joaquin counters with a low kick, right behind Mann 's knee.
Mann misses with a straight left.
Mann thows a body shot but no joy.
Mann misses with a hook. Joaquin ducked under it nicely.
Joaquin checks a leg kick nicely.
Mann throws a leg kick but Joaquin checks it.
Mann misses with an uppercut. Joaquin saw that one coming.
Joaquin slips a jab from Mann.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joaquin slips under a jab.
Mann misses with a few strikes there.
Joaquin blocks a leg kick.
Joaquin moves away from the strike by Mann.
Joaquin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mann throws out the jab.
Mann misses with a head kick.
Mann waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joaquin.
Mann misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Mann throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mann misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mann misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann misses with a low kick.
Mann pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A jab from Mann misses.
Mann walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Joaquin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mann looks to land a left hand but Joaquin moved out of range nicely.
Mann throws a big shot that misses.
Mann tries to bum rush Joaquin with a series of wild strikes but Joaquin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Joaquin checks a low kick from Mann.
Mann tries to score with a low kick but Joaquin moves his leg out of the way.
Mann throws a jab but it's blocked by Joaquin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mann wants to land a leg kick but Joaquin is out of range.
Mann throws a head kick that misses.
Joaquin checks a low kick from Mann.
Joaquin slips under a jab from Mann.
Joaquin moves out of range of the leg kick from Mann.
Mann throws a solid leg kick but Joaquin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mann.
Mann throws a jab when Joaquin was well out of range.
Mann throws a shot from downtown. Joaquin moves away and avoids it.
Mann throws the left hand but Joaquin avoids the punch easily.
Joaquin moves out of range of the strikes.
Rocky Joaquin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cave Mann is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mann throws a head kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cave Mann comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mann has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 25:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 25:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cave Mann!
Cave Mann tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.