PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Lilburne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mihail Mansurov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lilburne comes to the ring accompanied by You'll never walk alone. The crowd seem to be enjoying Mansurov's choice of entrance music: Kreator - Impossible Brutality. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Lilburne
vs
Mansurov

188 cm
26
218 lbs
23 - 11 - 0

178 cm
24
195 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
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 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Lilburne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mihail Mansurov!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lilburne scores with a nice body kick.
Lilburne tries a head kick but it misses.
Lilburne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lilburne tries to land a front kick but Mansurov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lilburne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lilburne.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lilburne.
Lilburne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mansurov moves away.

Mansurov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lilburne to the mat! Lilburne manages to get full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mansurov trying to control but Lilburne is working from the bottom.
Lilburne working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mansurov.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Mansurov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mansurov looking to sit in guard and control but Lilburne gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mansurov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilburne stopping the sweep attempt from Mansurov.
Mansurov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lilburne's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mansurov stands up over Lilburne, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lilburne keeping moving, preventing Mansurov from controlling successfully.
Mansurov stays in close to Lilburne's body and controls the position.
Mansurov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lilburne on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lilburne tries to get out of the position.

Mansurov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilburne keeping moving, preventing Mansurov from controlling successfully.
Lilburne pulls Mansurov in close to prevent any damage.
Mansurov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mihail Mansurov.

Mansurov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mansurov misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Lilburne knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mansurov on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mansurov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lilburne can't do much from the bottom here.
Lilburne defending against the ground and pound.
Mansurov misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Mansurov in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Mansurov postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mihail Mansurov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lilburne catches Mansurov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Mansurov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Mansurov working aggressively here.
Lilburne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mansurov tries a body shot but Lilburne blocks it.
Lilburne throws a head punch that misses.
Mansurov avoids a wild elbow strike from Lilburne.
Mansurov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lilburne backwards.
Lilburne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Lilburne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lilburne prevents the takedown attempt.
Lilburne missing with knees to the body.
Mansurov lands with a left to the head.
Lilburne scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mansurov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lilburne backwards.
Lilburne lands with a short shot to the head.
Lilburne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mansurov is defending well for now.
Mansurov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mansurov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mansurov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Mansurov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilburne lands a damaging elbow.
Mansurov dodges an elbow strike from Lilburne.
Mansurov trying to stall but Lilburne improves his position.
Lilburne presses Mansurov against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lilburne can't find room to land a body shot as Mansurov controls the action.
Mansurov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mansurov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lilburne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mansurov avoids it.
Mansurov misses with a punch on the inside.
Lilburne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mansurov's elbow.

Mansurov wants the takedown. Lilburne is fighting it off but Mansurov persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Lilburne's guard against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lilburne keeping full guard, as Mansurov tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lilburne is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mansurov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mansurov is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mansurov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mansurov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lilburne!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilburne can't escape the position.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Mansurov. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Mansurov thowing shots but they're missing.
Mansurov misses with a head shot.
Lilburne in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lilburne avoids a series of strikes thrown by Mansurov.
Mihail Mansurov has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lilburne is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mansurov wants to control the pace but Lilburne is squirming around nicely.
Mansurov thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mansurov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mansurov looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mansurov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mihail Mansurov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Mansurov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mansurov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Lilburne. Beautiful body shot.
Lilburne blocks a jab.
Lilburne stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lilburne wants it to stay on the feet.
Mansurov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lilburne looks to land a body kick but Mansurov moved away.
Mansurov misses with a wild body shot.
Mansurov blocks the body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lilburne. Mansurov shrugs it off though.
Lilburne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mansurov manages to avoid it.
Lilburne connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mansurov. Mansurov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lilburne connects with a single shot there.
Lilburne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mansurov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Lilburne clinches with his opponent.
Lilburne gets underhooks to prevent Mansurov's takedown attempt.
Mansurov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lilburne backwards.
Mansurov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mansurov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lilburne throws a head punch that misses.
Lilburne has had enough of the clinch but Mansurov keeps him there for the moment.
Mansurov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lilburne dodges an elbow strike from Mansurov.
Mansurov scores with a shot to the side of Lilburne's head.

Lilburne is rocked!
Lilburne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mansurov backwards.
Mansurov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mansurov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lilburne.
Mansurov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lilburne lands with a right to the head.
Mansurov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oh Lilburne is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mansurov lands an uppercut.
Lilburne swings wildly with an uppercut but Mansurov uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hand to the body from Mansurov.
Mansurov lands with a right to the head.
Mansurov creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Lilburne's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Lilburne drops to his knees and Mansurov pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mihail Mansurov!
In his post fight interview, Mihail Mansurov gave a big smile as he said 'Um.. Mihail wrestle, Mihail win. I crab him, toss him round, win. Coach say he want punch me in head, you grab him. No let go, no let go say coach, hold him like loving him, that how you win. Coach say win gets römpsä, Mihail like römpsä.'.