PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seth Mansour (ranked 1655 p4p, 3296 weight class) and Deepen Cider (ranked 241 p4p, 427 weight class). Deepen Cider is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Mansour
vs
Cider

201 cm
23
185
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
23
199
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seth Mansour!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Deepen Cider!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cider lands a jab to the nose.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mansour.
Mansour fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cider checks it well.
Mansour jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cider misses with an uppercut
letting Mansour counter with a right hand.
Mansour takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mansour jabs Cider right on the nose. Cider blinks but takes it well.
Cider uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mansour.
Cider throws a sloppy body shot
and Mansour counters with a nice uppercut.
Cider throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cider thuds a left hand into Mansour's body.
We've been told by Mansour's head coaches at CT that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mansour thuds a left hand into Cider's body.
Cider misses the shot to the body.
Cider fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cider's corner calls for a 1-2. Cider obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mansour displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cider throws out the jab.
Mansour throws a quick counter head kick but Cider was just out of range.
Cider swings widly with a right hand
and Mansour counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cider scores with a hook to the body. Mansour takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Deepen Cider seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cider. Mansour does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cider misses with a right hand
letting Mansour counter with a right hand.
Cider misses with a hook.
A counter left hand to the body from Mansour misses its target.
Cider has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mansour.
Mansour looks to throw the jab but Cider is out of range.
Mansour really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cider throws a right hand that misses
and Cider takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cider throws an off balance right hand
and Mansour counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cider swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mansour.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Mansour.
Mansour defending well as Cider loads up on a big left hand.
Nice body punch from Cider.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mansour.
Cider misses with an uppercut. Mansour saw that one coming.
Mansour attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cider swings for the body but Mansour moves out of range.
Mansour is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cider misses with a jab to the body
and Mansour counters with a leg kick.
Mansour misses the jab.
Cider throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cider misses with a hook. Mansour ducked under it nicely.
Cider throws a hook but Mansour blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cider throws a lazy uppercut
and Mansour counters with a nice uppercut.
Mansour drops his hands momentarily and Cider takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cider swings widly with a right hand
and Mansour makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cider throws out a loose jab but Mansour uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Cider misses.
Cider catches Mansour with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mansour staying out of range there.
Mansour blocks a jab.
Mansour tried to counter with a leg kick but Cider avoided it.
Cider throws a hook to the side of Mansour's head but Mansour sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mansour tries to bum rush Cider with a series of wild strikes but Cider uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cider misses with a straight left.
A jab from Cider finds it's way through Mansour's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cider catches Mansour with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mansour uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cider.
Mansour connects with a leg kick.
Good shot there by Cider.
Cider throws a right hand that misses
and Mansour counters with a straight right hand.
Mansour throws a head kick but Cider moves out of range.
Cider on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mansour. Mansour obviously looking to wear him down.
Cider misses with a looping right.
Mansour is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cider throws a body punch but Mansour moves out of range.
Cider throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cider misses with an uppercut. Mansour saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Seth Mansour will probably get the nod.
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.

Cider scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mansour in his tracks.
Mansour avoids the body shot from Cider.
Mansour motions for Cider to come forward. Mansour throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mansour uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cider.
Cider throws a lazy right hand but Mansour sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mansour swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cider throws a lazy uppercut
and Mansour counters with a good low kick that Cider was not able to check.
Cider throws a jab but it's blocked by Mansour.
Mansour throws a big counter combination but Cider scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A big right from Cider misses.
Mansour appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cider throws a poor cross that misses
and Mansour counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mansour moves forwards but Cider connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mansour thuds his right hand into Cider's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mansour lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cider misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mansour.
Mansour avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

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

Cider is rocked!
Cider throws an off balance right hand
and Mansour counters with a good low kick that Cider was not able to check.
Cider is still on wobbly legs! Can Mansour finish him?
Cider is breathing heavily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mansour.
Cider throws the left hand but Mansour avoids the punch easily.
Mansour comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cider seems to have recovered his senses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mansour connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Cider covering up! Mansour comes in with a big uppercut and Cider goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Seth Mansour!
A relieved looking Seth Mansour thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.