PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heavy Guy (ranked 24395 p4p, 25055 weight class) and Heavy Mann (ranked 270 p4p, 255 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Guy
vs
Mann

225 cm
26
300
4 - 5 - 0

225 cm
26
300
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Heavy Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Heavy Mann!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mann scores with a nice strike.
Mann lands a leg kick that knocks Guy off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guy. Mann does a little dance to reset his feet.

Guy rushes Mann and presses him up against the cage.
Mann tries to throw a body punch but Guy avoids it by throwing Mann back against the cage.
Mann throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Guys head.
Guy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mann.
Mann managing to block the knees to the body from Guy.
A short uppercut from Guy.
Guy trying to stall but Mann improves his position.
Guy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mann.
Guy holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Guy tightens his grip and picks Mann up, before dumping him to the ground. Mann manages to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guy is fighting to break Mann's control of his arms but Mann is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mann throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Mann throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Guy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Mann is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Guy is aware though and is defending well.
Guy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mann's head.

It looks like Heavy Mann has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mann looking for a sweep. Not yet Mann, not yet.
Mann tries to strike from the bottom.
Guy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Guy connects with a couple of short punches.
Guy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Guy throwing strikes from guard but Mann blocks nicely.
Mann is trying to control the position but Guy postures up.
Guy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Guy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Guy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Guy throws a big elbow that misses.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mann looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Guy passes into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy grinds an elbow into Mann's temple.
You can see the frustration on Mann's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Guy scoring with punches and elbows.
Mann taking a bit of punishment here - Guy scoring with strikes.
Guy working the ground and pound.
Guy works to advance to full mount. Mann defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

Guy goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Mann is on top in guard.
Mann wants to control from the top but Guy keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Mann wants to control from the top but Guy keeps moving.
Guy throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Guy looking for a sweep. Not yet Guy, not yet.
Guy thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Mann working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Guy's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Heavy Guy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Heavy Mann's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A solid leg kick lands there for Guy.

It looks like Heavy Guy has been cut.
Mann throws a hook but Guy blocks it.
Guy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mann.
Jab by Mann.
Guy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mann is fending him off so far but Guy persists. Nope, Mann circles away and we're back to standing.
Mann wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Mann fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Guy, pushing him back against the cage.
Guy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mann is defending well for now.
Guy taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mann can do to turn this around?
Guy misses with a punch on the inside.
Mann lands with a short shot to the head.

Heavy Guy's cut is getting worse.
Guy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy trying to stall but Mann improves his position.
Guy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mann blocking some punches.
Guy is trying to force a seperation but Mann has the dominant position.
Guy missing with knees to the body.
Mann tries to stall but Guy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Guy swings wildly with an uppercut but Mann uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A right hook to the body lands for Mann.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Guy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guy takes a shot to the head.
Guy misses with a body punch.
Guy scores a nice knee to the body.
Mann swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mann is trying to maintain a safe position but Guy gets an underhook and turns Mann into the cage.
Guy throws a head punch that misses.
Guy misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Guy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mann is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Guy swings wildly with an uppercut but Mann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mann stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy misses with a body punch.
Guy blocks a body shot from Mann.
A head punch on the inside from Mann fails to land.
Mann pushes Guy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heavy Mann seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mann as Guy tries to tie him up.
A short uppercut from Guy.
Mann doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Guy.
Guy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mann.

Mann's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Guy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mann is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mann fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Guy. That's going to slow Mann down.
A punch lands to the side of Guy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mann motions for Guy to come forward. Mann throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Mann misses.
Guy throws a quick counter head kick but Mann was just out of range.
Guy throws a head kick that misses.
Mann lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Guy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mann dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heavy Mann seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guy tries for a takedown but Mann circles away easily
enabling Mann to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heavy Guy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot to the liver by Guy. Beautiful body shot.
Mann lands a jab to Guy's midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Heavy Mann showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Mann digs a good hook to Guy's body.
Guy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mann works the jab nicely.

Guy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Guy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Mann gets full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mann is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Guy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mann trying to strike off his back.
Mann thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Guy throws a big elbow that misses.
Guy distracts Mann with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Guy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Heavy Guy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mann trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Mann working a defensive guard but Guy passes into half guard.
Guy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Guy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mann scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Guy manages to mount him!
Guy blocks Mann's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Guy cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mann is wriggling around trying to escape.
A nice elbow there by Guy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mann throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Mann is trying to escape the mount.
Guy lands a couple of good shots and Mann has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann just trying to survive but Guy is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Guy is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Mann is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Mann turns into Guy and is now in his guard.
Mann throwing strikes from guard but Guy blocks nicely.
Mann throws an elbow that misses. Guy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mann's guard. Nice move by Guy!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy is working Mann over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mann striking off his back but it's not causing Guy any problems.
Guy postures up.
Guy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mann's head.
Guy cracks Mann with a solid left hand.
Mann looking to hit a scissor sweep but Guy is one step ahead there.
Guy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Heavy Guy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Guy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heavy Guy!