PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Manuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ariel Ornias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Manuel might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ruff Ryders Anthem. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Manuel
vs
Ornias

195 cm
26
220 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

195 cm
20
218 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Manuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ariel Ornias!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manuel is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ornias.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ornias darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ornias bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ornias comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Manuel closes the distance and pushes Ornias back into the cage.
Manuel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Manuel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ornias blocks an elbow strike from Manuel.
Ornias has Manuel pressed against the cage.

Ornias breaks from the clinch.
Manuel wants to clinch up but Ornias keeps it at a distance.

Manuel drives through and clinches with Ornias against the cage.
Ornias blocking some punches.
Manuel looking to throw knees to the head but Ornias is blocking nicely.
Manuel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ornias - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Ornias pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuel is looking to clinch but Ornias is avoiding it.
Ornias lands with a right hand.
Manuel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ornias jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Manuel tries to clinch up.
Manuel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ornias misses with the combination.
Ornias throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manuel.
Manuel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ornias scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ornias avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ornias stalks Manuel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Manuel's face. Manuel staggers backwards, shaken.
The fight stays on the outside here - Manuel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Ornias.
Manuel dodges the punch combination from Ornias.
Ornias avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manuel is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ornias.
Good standup being displayed there by Ornias as he connects with a hook.
Manuel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ornias lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ornias.
Ornias changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Ornias.
A left lands for Ornias.
Manuel on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ornias avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ornias.
Manuel is breathing heavily.
Manuel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Manuel is rocked!
Ornias feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Manuel crashing to the mat! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ariel Ornias!