PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Madik MBaku (ranked 2987 p4p, 1969 weight class) and Manuel Neuer (ranked 359 p4p, 255 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

MBaku
vs
Neuer

198 cm
32
246
18 - 16 - 0

199 cm
31
271
18 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Madik MBaku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Manuel Neuer!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MBaku throws out a powerful jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Neuer, as that shot connected.
MBaku tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
MBaku tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Neuer counters with a nice double leg into guard.
MBaku has control of Neuer's left arm, preventing Neuer from doing any damage.
MBaku continues to stall.
MBaku keeping moving, preventing Neuer from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neuer is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neuer sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed MBaku's guard.
MBaku's coaches at AREA 51 have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
MBaku is refusing to be controlled, as Neuer sits in half guard.

MBaku looking for submissions off his back.
Neuer is looking to stall here but MBaku recovers full guard.
Neuer looking to sit in guard and control but MBaku gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Neuer wants to sweep but no luck.

Neuer isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. MBaku stacks Neuer on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by MBaku!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MBaku trying to control the position but Neuer is working away.
Neuer is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked MBaku off and has taken his back!
Our spies down at at JAG Battle Gym inform us that Neuer has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
MBaku staying busy and making it hard for Neuer to control.
Neuer is trying to stick to MBaku's back but MBaku is turning into Neuer. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Neuer's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by MBaku.
MBaku looking to sit in guard and control but Neuer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neuer stands and throws MBaku's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neuer is looking to take a break and control but MBaku is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
MBaku being controlled for a moment.
MBaku tries to buck Neuer off but Neuer is having none of it.
Neuer throws a strike aimed at the side of MBaku's head but MBaku avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neuer passes to full mount! That's big trouble for MBaku!
Neuer dominating with strikes here.
Neuer throws a wild left hand from mount and MBaku manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Neuer thows a huge punch but MBaku dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neuer moves into full mount! MBaku won't be happy about that!
Neuer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Neuer thowing shots but they're missing.
MBaku takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
MBaku tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Neuer looking to ground and pound but MBaku is blocking nicely.
Neuer content just to control the position here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neuer wants to control the pace but MBaku is squirming around nicely.
Neuer misses with a head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Manuel Neuer dominated that 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.

MBaku tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Neuer counters with a series of strikes that sends MBaku to the canvas! Neuer follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Neuer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
MBaku looking for a sweep. Not yet MBaku, not yet.
Neuer wants to control from the top but MBaku keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now MBaku is on top in guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neuer lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Neuer stopping the sweep attempt from MBaku.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MBaku preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Neuer trying to control the position from guard on top but MBaku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neuer slips nicely into half guard.
Neuer drops an elbow to the side of MBaku's head.
Neuer is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Neuer content just to control the position here.
Neuer unloads with some shots from mount but MBaku bucks and avoids them well.
Neuer breaks from MBaku's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Neuer wants to control the pace but MBaku is squirming around nicely.
Neuer thowing shots but they're missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neuer throwing strikes here but MBaku is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Neuer thowing shots but they're missing.
Neuer is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Neuer! MBaku is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Manuel Neuer!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Manuel Neuer made sure he mentioned Urban Fighter, along with how happy he was to win his fight.