PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alk Manik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jensen
vs
Manik

180 cm
27
175 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Jensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alk Manik!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jensen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Manik is trying to stand up here but Jensen is controlling him well.
Jensen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Manik keeps working.
Manik wants to control but Jensen is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Jensen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jensen is trying to control the action in half guard but Manik is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jensen is really struggling to control Manik but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Jensen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manik pushes Jensen off looking to stand but Jensen dives back in and keeps control.

Manik looking for submissions off his back.
Manik is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jensen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Manik sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jensen is trying to control. Manik wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Manik desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Manik flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's two 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.
Manik wants to control but Jensen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Manik punching from the bottom.
Manik is refusing to be controlled, as Jensen sits in half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Jensen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Jensen is looking for a kimura here.

Manik is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jensen pulls his head out easily.

Jensen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Manik is just riding it out for now. Jensen eventually gives up the hold.
Jensen is trying to control the action in half guard but Manik is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Manik looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jensen is trying to control. Manik wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Jensen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Manik sees it coming and defends easily.
Jensen wants to advance to full mount but Manik doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Jensen trying to control but Manik is working from the bottom.

Jensen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Manik trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Manik had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jensen defends it easily.
Manik keeping moving, preventing Jensen from controlling successfully.
Manik keeping full guard, as Jensen tries to pass.

Manik is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jensen trying to control but Manik is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jensen advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Excellent takedown into side control there by Manik.
Jensen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Jensen looking for submissions off his back.
Jensen gets back to full guard.
Manik slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jensen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Manik wants to control from the top but Jensen keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jensen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Manik won't allow Jensen to sweep him here.
Manik must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jensen is on top in guard.

Jensen trying to control the position from guard on top but Manik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jensen slips nicely into half guard.
Manik is staying active underneath Jensen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Manik misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jensen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Manik is defending against the submission attempts here by Jensen.
Manik trying to control from the bottom.

Jensen is working for a kimura but Manik is defending it quite comfortably.
Manik missing with punches from the bottom.

Manik looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jensen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Manik defends it well.

Jensen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Manik looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jensen passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jensen with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Jensen forces the positional change into back control.

Manik preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Jensen.

Manik defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

Jensen has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Manik! Can he survive? No! He's out! Jensen gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brian Jensen!