PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sabry Teboulbi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mini Manupbr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sabry Teboulbi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Teboulbi
vs
Manupbr

180 cm
22
213 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

190 cm
26
209 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

MADE IN GERMANY

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 Amsterdam, Sabry Teboulbi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mini Manupbr!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manupbr slips a jab and a cross from Teboulbi.
Teboulbi misses with a double jab.
Teboulbi throws a shot from downtown. Manupbr moves away and avoids it.
Teboulbi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Teboulbi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Manupbr moves out of range as Teboulbi strikes.
Teboulbi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Teboulbi.
Teboulbi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Manupbr circles away quickly and effectively.
Teboulbi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manupbr throws a lazy right hand but Teboulbi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manupbr misses with a looping right.
Teboulbi misses with an uppercut. Manupbr saw that one coming.
Teboulbi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Teboulbi throws a series of punches but Manupbr avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teboulbi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Manupbr is out of range and Teboulbi settles back down.
Teboulbi throws a good cross that connects.
Manupbr moves out of range of the strikes.
Teboulbi throws a hook but Manupbr blocks it.
Teboulbi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Manupbr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Teboulbi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Manupbr's sensitive parts.
Manupbr avoids the head kick by Teboulbi.
Manupbr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Teboulbi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Teboulbi 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 Manupbr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Manupbr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Manupbr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Teboulbi is breathing heavily.
Manupbr scores with a three punch combo!
Manupbr lands with a shot to the body.
Manupbr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manupbr looks to land a combination. Teboulbi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Manupbr digs a good body shot into Teboulbi's ribs.
A punch lands to the side of Teboulbi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Manupbr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Teboulbi's head.
Manupbr connects with a right hand. Teboulbi shakes it off.
Manupbr connects with the punch.
Manupbr lunges at Teboulbi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Teboulbi's hand.
Teboulbi misses with a hook to the body
and Manupbr counters with a left to the body.
Manupbr lands a lovely overhand right.
Teboulbi is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Manupbr's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Manupbr looks to throw the jab but Teboulbi is out of range.
Manupbr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Teboulbi at a distance.
Teboulbi throws a body punch but Manupbr moves out of range.
Teboulbi throws a solid leg kick but Manupbr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Teboulbi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manupbr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Manupbr scores with a decent looking hook.
Manupbr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Manupbr tries to bum rush Teboulbi with a series of wild strikes but Teboulbi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Teboulbi tries to move into range but Manupbr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Manupbr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Manupbr works over Teboulbi's head and body with a nice combination.
Manupbr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teboulbi.
Teboulbi is looking to score with low kicks.
Manupbr scores with a jab to the body.
Manupbr is working the combinations to good effect here.
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!
Manupbr misses with a hook. Teboulbi ducked under it nicely.
Manupbr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Teboulbi.
Manupbr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Sabry Teboulbi has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manupbr slips under a jab.
Manupbr scores with a jab to the head.
Manupbr is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Teboulbi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Manupbr avoids the head kick by Teboulbi.
Manupbr lands a nice shot to the body.
Teboulbi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Manupbr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Manupbr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Teboulbi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Manupbr lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Teboulbi walks into a left hand.
Manupbr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Manupbr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Teboulbi. Teboulbi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Teboulbi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manupbr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Manupbr throws a shot to the body.
Manupbr connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mini Manupbr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sabry Teboulbi'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.

Manupbr scores with a nice head shot.
A left lands for Manupbr.
Manupbr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Manupbr moves out of range of the strikes.
Teboulbi throws a lazy right hand but Manupbr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manupbr punishes Teboulbi's body with a nice straight punch.
Teboulbi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Manupbr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Manupbr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manupbr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Manupbr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manupbr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sabry Teboulbi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Manupbr lands a really nice looking cross but Teboulbi seems unphased.
Manupbr lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Teboulbi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teboulbi throws a hook but Manupbr avoids it easily.
Teboulbi throws a combination that misses
and Manupbr counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manupbr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Manupbr works over Teboulbi's head and body with a nice combination.
Teboulbi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Manupbr.
Manupbr lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Manupbr scores with a jab to the jaw.
Manupbr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Teboulbi at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manupbr thuds his right hand into Teboulbi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Sabry Teboulbi's cut is getting worse.
Manupbr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Manupbr connects with the punch.
Teboulbi throws a shot from downtown. Manupbr moves away and avoids it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Teboulbi might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Teboulbi dodges the punch combination from Manupbr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teboulbi walks into a left hand.
Manupbr moves out of range as Teboulbi strikes.
Manupbr cracks Teboulbi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Teboulbi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Manupbr counters with a series of strikes. Teboulbi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Teboulbi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Teboulbi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Teboulbi misses the jab.
Manupbr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Manupbr moves away from the strike by Teboulbi.
Manupbr throws a body punch but Teboulbi moves out of range.
Teboulbi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Manupbr misses with a hook. Teboulbi ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teboulbi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Manupbr with a hook.
Teboulbi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Manupbr slips a straight right by Teboulbi.
Teboulbi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Manupbr misses with a double jab.
Teboulbi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Manupbr counters with a straight right hand.
Manupbr takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Mini Manupbr has been cut.
Teboulbi misses with a combination
letting Manupbr counter with a right hand.
Manupbr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Manupbr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mini Manupbr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teboulbi jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Manupbr throws a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manupbr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Teboulbi.
Teboulbi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Teboulbi.
Manupbr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Teboulbi manages to avoid it.
Manupbr closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Manupbr cracks a nice hook into Teboulbi's ribs.
Manupbr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Teboulbi manages to avoid it.
Teboulbi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manupbr.
Manupbr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Teboulbi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Manupbr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Teboulbi manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manupbr blocks a head kick by Teboulbi.
Teboulbi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Manupbr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Teboulbi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mini Manupbr 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.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Teboulbi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Teboulbi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Teboulbi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Manupbr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Teboulbi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manupbr.
Manupbr thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice straight punches there by Manupbr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Manupbr.
Manupbr looks to throw the jab but Teboulbi is out of range.
Manupbr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Teboulbi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Manupbr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Teboulbi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Manupbr misses.
Manupbr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
Teboulbi throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Teboulbi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manupbr works Teboulbi's body with a nice hook.
A slow jab from Teboulbi misses its intended target.
Teboulbi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Teboulbi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Sabry Teboulbi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Manupbr throws a combination that misses
and Manupbr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Manupbr cracks Teboulbi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Teboulbi misses with a combination
and Manupbr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Manupbr lands a jab.
Manupbr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manupbr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Teboulbi throws out the jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Manupbr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sabry Teboulbi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manupbr throws a shot from downtown. Teboulbi moves away and avoids it.
Manupbr loads up on a big right hand but Teboulbi slips the punch.
Manupbr misses with a body shot.
Teboulbi looks to throw the jab but Manupbr is out of range.
Teboulbi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manupbr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Teboulbi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Manupbr.
Manupbr connects with the punch.
Teboulbi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Manupbr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Jeez, Sabry Teboulbi's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Manupbr scores with a one two! Teboulbi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Manupbr blocks a leg kick.
Teboulbi throws a good cross that connects.
Manupbr misses with a wild body shot.
Teboulbi throws a right hand that Manupbr ducks under and follows up with a left that Manupbr also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manupbr takes a swing at Teboulbi's ribcage but misses.
Teboulbi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Manupbr scores with a nice head shot.
Manupbr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Teboulbi slips under a jab from Manupbr.
The fighters circling - Manupbr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Manupbr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Teboulbi misses with a shot to the body
letting Manupbr counter with a right hand.
Teboulbi throws a head kick that misses.
Teboulbi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Manupbr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Manupbr misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manupbr stuns Teboulbi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Manupbr lands a jab to Teboulbi's midsection.
Teboulbi misses the body punch
and Teboulbi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sabry Teboulbi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mini Manupbr!