PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Zimmerman (ranked 2120 p4p, 317 weight class) and Konstantin Manison (ranked 2642 p4p, 383 weight class). Manison has chosen Wherever I May Roam as his entrance music. Frankie Zimmerman had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Zimmerman
vs
Manison

197 cm
28
225 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

185 cm
40
200 lbs
37 - 29 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Zimmerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 29 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Manison!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zimmerman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zimmerman tries to clinch but Manison moves out of range.
Zimmerman just misses with a punch to the body.
Zimmerman cracks Manison with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Manison tries to work over Zimmerman's front leg with a kick but Zimmerman checks it.
Zimmerman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Manison throws a sloppy head kick and Zimmerman moves out of range easily.
Zimmerman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zimmerman slips under a jab.
Some wild striking there from Zimmerman.
A swing and a miss from Manison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Manison is predictable there
and Zimmerman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Manison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Konstantin Manison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zimmerman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Manison is able to avoid easily.
Manison takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manison lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Manison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zimmerman was well out of range. Poor timing from Manison.
Zimmerman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zimmerman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zimmerman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice defenses there by Zimmerman.
Zimmerman throws a right hand that Manison ducks under and follows up with a left that Manison also avoids with ease.
Manison lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Manison lands a two punch combo.
Zimmerman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Manison cracks Zimmerman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zimmerman tries a head kick but it misses.
Zimmerman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Manison misses the target.
Manison clobbers Zimmerman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zimmerman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zimmerman misses with a head kick.
Manison throws a nice looking combination but Zimmerman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manison scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Zimmerman just misses with a punch to the body.
Manison fails to land with a series of punches.
Zimmerman feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Zimmerman misses with a low kick as Manison jumps back.
Manison looks to land a body kick but Zimmerman moved away.
Zimmerman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Manison throws a shot from downtown. Zimmerman moves away and avoids it.
Zimmerman tries to clinch up but Manison circles away and keeps his distance.
Zimmerman wants to land a leg kick but Manison is out of range.
A jab from Manison misses.
Manison cracks Zimmerman with a good jab.
Zimmerman misses with a wild body shot.
Zimmerman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Manison back to the cage. Zimmerman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Konstantin Manison has been cut.
Manison thuds a left hand into Zimmerman's body.

Zimmerman lands a big head kick that sends Manison tumbling to the mat! Zimmerman takes a step backwards and waves Manison back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Manison is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Zimmerman.
Manison is still on wobbly legs! Can Zimmerman finish him?
Zimmerman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zimmerman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A swing and a miss from Manison.
Zimmerman tries to work over Manison's front leg with a kick but Manison checks it.
Manison checks a leg kick.
Manison misses with a straight right.
Manison seems to have recovered his senses.

Zimmerman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zimmerman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Manison pushes off an throws an elbow but Zimmerman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Manison wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Zimmerman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Manison misses with a low kick.
Zimmerman feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Manison lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Manison lands a nice shot to the body.
Zimmerman moves forwards but Manison connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Zimmerman looks to land a combination but Manison avoids it well.
Zimmerman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manison swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zimmerman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Zimmerman misses
and Manison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Manison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zimmerman.
Zimmerman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Manison, as that shot connected.
Manison listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Manison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manison works over Zimmerman's head and body with a nice combination.
Manison tries to move into range but Zimmerman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Good leg kick by Zimmerman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Manison thuds his right hand into Zimmerman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Zimmerman slips a jab from Manison.
Manison lands a jab to the nose.
Zimmerman throws a nice looking combination but Manison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manison with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Manison connects with a right hand. Zimmerman shakes it off.
A swing and a miss from Manison.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Konstantin Manison will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Manison's cut.
That's time! Zimmerman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice straight punches there by Manison. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Manison.
Zimmerman checks a leg kick.
Zimmerman throws out a leg kick but Manison moves out of range and Zimmerman only half commits.
Manison fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zimmerman on the side of the head.
Zimmerman slips under a jab.
Zimmerman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Manison 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 Zimmerman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zimmerman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zimmerman throws a nice looking combination but Manison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Manison throws a series of punches but Zimmerman avoids them all with ease.
Zimmerman lands with a nice body punch.
Manison cracks a nice hook into Zimmerman's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zimmerman throws a body shot but no joy.
Manison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zimmerman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Manison fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zimmerman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Zimmerman loads up on a big right hand but Manison slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zimmerman.
Zimmerman dodges the punch combination from Manison.
Zimmerman lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Zimmerman.
Manison lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Manison works Zimmerman's body with a nice hook.
Manison takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Manison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zimmerman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zimmerman is looking to counter the offense by Manison and move into the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Manison misses the target.
Manison misses with a body kick.
Frankie Zimmerman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zimmerman misses with a few strikes there.
Manison bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zimmerman's head backwards.
Zimmerman fails to land with a series of punches.
Zimmerman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manison.
Zimmerman is looking to counter with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manison loads up on a big right hand but Zimmerman slips the punch.
Zimmerman misses with a jab to the body
enabling Manison to counter with a crisp jab.
Manison lands a right hook to the body.
Manison throws a nice looking combination but Zimmerman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zimmerman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Manison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Zimmerman rushes Manison and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Zimmerman breaks from the clinch.
Zimmerman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Manison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Manison looks to move away, Zimmerman throws a big counter combo but Manison just gets out of the way.
Manison throws a right and a left that Zimmerman avoids nicely.
Zimmerman is looking to wear down Manison with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Zimmerman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zimmerman looks to score with a jab to the body but Manison is just out of range.
Manison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zimmerman moves away.
Zimmerman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Manison looks to score with a jab to the body but Zimmerman is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manison throws a shot from downtown. Zimmerman moves away and avoids it.
Manison misses with an uppercut. Zimmerman saw that one coming.
Manison looks to land a right hand but Zimmerman moved out of range.
Manison avoids the body shot from Zimmerman.
Manison misses with a hook. Zimmerman ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Zimmerman was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Manison.
Manison keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zimmerman tries to land a leg kick but Manison saw it coming and moves away.
Manison throws a big shot that misses.
Nice jab there from Manison.
Manison misses with a hook.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zimmerman. That's going to slow Manison down.
Zimmerman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manison was well out of range. Poor timing from Zimmerman.
A punch combination from Manison misses.
Zimmerman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice defenses there by Zimmerman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manison looks to land a left hand but Zimmerman moved out of range nicely.
Zimmerman is looking to land body kicks.
Manison misses with an uppercut. Zimmerman saw that one coming.
Manison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zimmerman circles away quickly and effectively.
Konstantin Manison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Manison throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zimmerman tried to score with a low kick but Manison checks it.
As Zimmerman backs off Manison throws a huge counter combo but Zimmerman manages to avoid it all.
Manison throws a nice looking combination but Zimmerman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zimmerman was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Manison missing with a left hand there. Zimmerman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manison throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zimmerman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Manison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zimmerman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manison.
Zimmerman connects with a body shot that sends Manison's belly button to the back.
Manison misses the body punch

and Zimmerman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Zimmerman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konstantin Manison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Manison's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Zimmerman misses with a body shot.
Zimmerman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zimmerman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Manison cracks Zimmerman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Manison looks to land a left hand but Zimmerman moved out of range nicely.
Manison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zimmerman moves away.
Zimmerman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manison.
Manison throws out a loose jab but Zimmerman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manison misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zimmerman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Manison looks to land a combination but Zimmerman avoids it well.
Manison throws a jab but it's blocked by Zimmerman.
Zimmerman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Manison jabs Zimmerman right on the nose. Zimmerman blinks but takes it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manison lands a head shot.
Zimmerman tries to clinch up.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Manison - that will leave a mark!
Manison throws a shot to the body.
Manison misses with the combination.
Manison dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zimmerman. That did some damage!
Manison ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Manison works over Zimmerman's head and body with a nice combination.
Zimmerman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Manison doesn't seem bothered though.
Some wild striking there from Manison.
Zimmerman throws a body punch but Manison moves out of range.
Frankie Zimmerman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manison throws a body shot but no joy.
Manison moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Manison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zimmerman takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Zimmerman swinging wildly here.
Zimmerman slips a jab from Manison.
Manison fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zimmerman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Manison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zimmerman swings for the body but Manison moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Manison.
A punch lands to the side of Zimmerman 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Manison throws a right hand that misses
and Zimmerman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Manison rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zimmerman counters with a good, hard body kick but Manison shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zimmerman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manison.
Zimmerman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zimmerman moves out of range as Manison strikes.
A head kick misses from Manison.
Zimmerman wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Manison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Konstantin Manison is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Manison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zimmerman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zimmerman tried to counter with a leg kick but Manison avoided it.
Manison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zimmerman manages to avoid it.
Manison takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Manison avoids the head kick by Zimmerman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman blocks a jab.
A combination from Zimmerman does no damage.
Zimmerman misses with a leg kick.
Zimmerman needs to keep his hands up - Manison had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manison dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zimmerman. That did some damage!
Manison checks a low kick from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman cracks Manison with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Zimmerman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Manison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab from Manison.
Zimmerman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Manison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Manison moves out of range of the leg kick from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman scores with a nice right hand.
A punch combination from Manison misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Konstantin Manison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Manison winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konstantin Manison!
A very excited looking Konstantin Manison rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.