PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klaus Manfred (ranked 3113 p4p, 3604 weight class) and Kevon Artell (ranked 412 p4p, 467 weight class). Kevon Artell is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Manfred
vs
Artell

182 cm
20
217
3 - 3 - 0

183 cm
22
222
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Klaus Manfred!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevon Artell!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manfred misses with a looping left.
Artell thows a leg kick but Manfred checks it
and Manfred counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Artell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Manfred misses with a body shot
and Artell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Artell checks a leg kick nicely.
Artell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manfred.
Artell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Manfred stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Artell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Artell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Manfred at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Artell. Manfred does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Artell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manfred manages to avoid it.
Manfred shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Artell sprawls well. Artell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Manfred gets slowly back to his feet.
Manfred seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Manfred fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Artell avoids it really well and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Artell throws a lazy right hand but Manfred sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Artell.
Manfred ducks right into an uppercut from Artell.
Manfred takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Artell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good work by Manfred as he checks the leg kick.
Manfred jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Artell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Manfred half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Manfred looks to throw the jab but Artell is out of range.
Artell lands a jab to Manfred's midsection.
Artell misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artell lands with an overhand left.
Manfred throws a right hand that Artell ducks under and follows up with a left that Artell also avoids with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manfred takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Manfred misses with a straight right.
Manfred takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Artell scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Klaus Manfred has been cut.
A bone on bone clash there as Artell blocks the leg kick.
Manfred throws a left and a right that both miss
and Artell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Artell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Manfred doesn't seem bothered though.
Manfred pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Artell throws out a counter right but Manfred avoids it with no problem.
Artell throws a hook but Manfred blocks it.
Manfred was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manfred takes a jab right on the kisser.
A looping hook to the body misses from Artell. Manfred does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Manfred 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Artell lands a jab.
Artell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Artell slips under a jab.
Manfred shoots in looking for a takedown. Artell tries to sprawl out of it but Manfred keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Artell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klaus Manfred. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Artell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Artell pushes Manfred away with a front kick.
Manfred slips a jab and a cross from Artell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artell lands a leg kick that knocks Manfred off balance momentarily.
Artell scores with a decent looking hook.
Manfred misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Artell throws a shot to the body.
Artell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manfred throws a low kick but Artell avoids it.
Artell misses with an uppercut. Manfred saw that one coming.
Manfred throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Artell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manfred avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Manfred is looking to counter punch.
Artell tests Manfred's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Artell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manfred throws a lazy uppercut
and Artell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Manfred on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Artell. Artell obviously looking to wear him down.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Manfred shoots for a double leg takedown but Artell sprawls well. He's pushed Manfred's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A swing and a miss from Manfred.
Artell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Manfred swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manfred on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Artell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Manfred has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Manfred swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Artell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Manfred shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Artell's guard.
Manfred working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Artell holds on and takes a little breather.
Artell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manfred gets back to full guard.
Artell's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Manfred trying to control the position.
Manfred is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Artell is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Manfred trying to control the position here.
Manfred keeping moving, preventing Artell from controlling successfully.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Manfred can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Artell controls the pace.
Manfred looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Artell puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Manfred tries to roll over but Artell keeps him under control.
Artell wants to take a breather but Manfred is having none of it.
Artell is pressing down on Manfred's thigh, looking to free his foot. Manfred is holding on for now.
Manfred wants to control but Artell passes into side.
Artell is looking to take a break and control but Manfred is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Manfred is looking to regain half guard here but Artell keeps moving and retains side control.
Artell controlling the position from side mount.
Artell wants to control but Manfred is keeping him busy.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Artell lands with a kick to the temple. Manfred shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Artell throws a leg kick that is checked

and Manfred counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Artell!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Artell struggling a bit here.
Manfred is looking to take a break and control but Artell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Manfred throwing strikes but Artell manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Manfred struggling a bit here.
Manfred tries to improve position but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kevon Artell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Klaus Manfred's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A decent looking body kick lands there for Artell.
Artell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Artell misses with a low kick as Manfred jumps back.
Manfred looks to score with a jab to the body but Artell is just out of range.
Artell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Manfred doesn't seem bothered though.
Artell looks to throw the jab but Manfred is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Manfred on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Artell scores with a jab. Manfred acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Artell scores with a shot to the body.
Artell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Manfred. That did some damage!
Manfred throws a leg kick but Artell sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Artell misses the shot to the body.
Artell lands a nice looking kick to the body. Manfred takes a step back to recover.
Artell connects with a looping right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Artell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Artell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Manfred avoids the head kick by Artell.
Artell with the inside leg kick.
Manfred steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Artell.
Artell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Artell swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Artell slips under a jab.
Artell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kevon Artell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manfred drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Artell wants to land a leg kick but Manfred is out of range.
Manfred takes a swing at Artell's ribcage but misses.
Artell throws a body kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manfred throws a body punch but Artell moves out of range.
Kevon Artell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick from Artell misses.
Manfred tries to counter with a takedown but Artell is quick to defend against it.
Manfred fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Artell manages to avoid it.
Manfred doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Artell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Manfred shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Artell as he avoids it easily.
Manfred motions for Artell to come forward. Manfred throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Artell ducks under a wild hook from Manfred.
Artell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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!
Artell throws a sloppy head kick and Manfred moves out of range easily.
Manfred takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Artell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Artell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Artell as he connects with a hook.
Manfred swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manfred shoots in and drives through. Artell sprawls well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Artell! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klaus Manfred. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manfred misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good shot there by Manfred.
Manfred on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Artell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Artell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Artell throws a chopping leg kick but Manfred manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Artell explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Manfred looks to score with a jab to the body but Artell is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manfred throws a body shot but no joy.
Manfred avoids the body shot from Artell.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Artell.
Manfred lands a nice looking body shot.
Manfred looks to score with a jab to the body but Artell is just out of range.
Manfred misses the body punch
and Artell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manfred looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Manfred rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Artell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Manfred avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Artell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Manfred shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Artell manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Artell pushes Manfred off and gets back to his feet.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Manfred misses with a body shot.
Artell jabs Manfred to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Artell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A clash of legs there as Artell blocks the low kick.
Artell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Artell throws a series of strikes that have Manfred backpedaling.
Manfred thows a left - swing and a miss!
Artell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manfred was well out of range. Poor timing from Artell.
Artell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Artell stuffs the takedown.
Manfred avoids the head kick by Artell.
Both fighters circling a little - Artell finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Manfred dives in and grabs Artell's left leg, looking for a takedown. Artell pushes down on Manfred's head and hops out.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Manfred walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manfred swings for the body but Artell moves out of range.
Manfred takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Artell looks to land a combination but Manfred avoids it well.
Manfred misses the shot to the body.
Artell connects with a body shot.
Manfred does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Artell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manfred shoots and misses
letting Artell counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Artell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Manfred stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Manfred throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Artell counter with a right hand.
Artell misses the shot to the body.
Manfred drops down looking for a counter takedown but Artell sprawls and moves away.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Manfred misses with a hook
and Artell counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Artell finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Artell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Manfred looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Artell lands a two punch combo.
Artell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Manfred on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Artell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Manfred momentarily.
Manfred moves forwards but Artell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Manfred gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Artell lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Artell.
Artell's corner calls for a 1-2. Artell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Artell.

Manfred is rocked!
A shot to the liver by Manfred. Beautiful body shot.
Oh Manfred is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Artell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manfred.
Manfred seems to have got his legs back now.
Artell throws a body punch but Manfred moves out of range.
Artell scores with a kick to the midsection.
Artell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Manfred has a takedown stuffed.
Manfred blocks the body kick.
Manfred shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Artell cracks Manfred with an open hand slap.
Artell misses with a straight left.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Manfred moves out of range of the leg kick from Artell.
A shot to the liver by Artell. Beautiful body shot.
Artell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Manfred misses with a jab to the body
and Artell counters with a leg kick.
Artell tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Manfred is able to avoid easily.
Artell dips to his left and cracks Manfred with an uppercut!
Artell misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Manfred misses.
Manfred misses with a few strikes there.
Manfred misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Artell.
Artell punishes Manfred's body with a nice straight punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kevon Artell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Klaus Manfred's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Artell clobbers Manfred with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Manfred is looking to wear down Artell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Artell scores with a body shot.
Manfred swings for the body but Artell moves out of range.
Manfred avoids a kick to the body.
A shot to the body from Manfred misses
and Artell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Artell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Manfred is looking to chop away at Artell's legs.
Artell doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Artell lands a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manfred checks a low kick from Artell.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Artell. Manfred shrugs it off though.
Artell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Artell lands with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Artell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Manfred appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Manfred will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Artell blocks a leg kick.
Artell unleashes a big counter combination but Manfred bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Artell leaves Manfred with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Manfred fails with the takedown
and Artell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Manfred takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Manfred throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manfred lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Artell at a distance.
Artell lands with a nice body kick.
Artell misses with a kick to the body.
Manfred just misses with a punch to the body.
Artell looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Manfred misses.
Artell doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Artell throws a lazy right hand but Manfred sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Artell with the inside leg kick.
Artell throws a head kick that half lands.
Artell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Artell takes a swing at Manfred's ribcage but misses.
Manfred tried to score with a low kick but Artell checks it.
Artell feints and then cracks Manfred's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Manfred down.
Artell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Manfred shoots in and bounces Artell off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Artell pushes Manfred off and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manfred fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Artell manages to avoid it.
Artell scores with a nice head shot.
Artell lands a nice looking body shot.
Artell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Artell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Artell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Artell throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Manfred fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klaus Manfred. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Artell. That's going to slow Manfred down.
Manfred looks to land a combination but Artell avoids it well.
Artell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Artell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Manfred is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Artell misses with a low kick as Manfred jumps back.
Manfred tries to bum rush Artell with a series of wild strikes but Artell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Artell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Artell delivers a nice body kick.
Jab, jab by Artell - just one landing.
Manfred takes a jab right on the kisser.
Artell with a jab.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Artell throws a sloppy head kick and Manfred moves out of range easily.
Manfred uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Artell.
Artell throws a sloppy head kick and Manfred moves out of range easily.
Artell just misses with a punch to the body.

Manfred looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Artell!
You can see the frustration on Artell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Manfred gets to mount! Artell was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Manfred fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Artell keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Manfred lands a couple of good shots and Artell has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Artell covering up well and avoiding damage.
Can Artell hold on?! Manfred is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manfred scores with punches to the body.
Manfred wants to control but Artell is keeping busy.
Artell trying to control but not successfully.
Manfred has good solid back control here.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Artell is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Manfred gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Manfred softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Manfred cracks Artell with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Artell from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Artell wants to control his opponent's hands but Manfred gets his hands free.
Manfred wants to control but Artell is keeping busy.
You can see the frustration on Artell's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Artell is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Manfred scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.

Artell defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Manfred's arms.
Manfred lands with a hammerfist to the side of Artell's head.

Artell is rocked!
Manfred gets his hands free as Artell looks to control.
Manfred softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Artell is still in real trouble! Can Manfred finish him?
Artell covering up well and avoiding damage.
Artell seems to have recovered his senses.
Artell trying to control the hands but Manfred breaks the grip.
Manfred is landing with strikes from the back.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Artell takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Manfred struggling to keep hold of the position.
Manfred misses with an elbow to the head.
Manfred drops a couple of huge strikes from the back position and Artell is in real trouble here! Manfred lands more strikes and the referee has to step in to end the fight! Manfred is delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Klaus Manfred!
A very excited looking Klaus Manfred made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.