PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shemas Mc Mannis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daigo Goto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mc Mannis
vs
Goto

175 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
26
180 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shemas Mc Mannis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daigo Goto!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Goto gets a takedown into half guard.
Mc Mannis is trying to stand up here but Goto is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goto stalling.

Mc Mannis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Still in half guard, Goto seems content to control.
Mc Mannis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Goto on the ground.

Mc Mannis actively working from the bottom here.
Goto slips a nice elbow through Mc Mannis's hands, connecting with Mc Mannis's forehead.
Mc Mannis missing with punches from the bottom.
Goto moves into full mount! Mc Mannis won't be happy about that!
Goto looking to finish Mc Mannis with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mc Mannis!
Goto tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mc Mannis tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goto is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mc Mannis can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Goto landing punches.

Goto working for a submission but Mc Mannis is keeping him at bay.
Goto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Goto landing strikes from the mount.
Mc Mannis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mc Mannis takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
BOOM! Goto connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mc Mannis is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mc Mannis is working to get back to half guard.
Goto tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Goto working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Goto connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Goto lands a heavy elbow.
Goto fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mc Mannis is trying desperately to improve position.
The referee warns Mc Mannis that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Goto landing punches.
Goto tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Goto cracks Mc Mannis with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Goto content just to control the position here.
Goto cracks Mc Mannis with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mc Mannis is in a horrible position here. Goto smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Goto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goto tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Goto's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Goto scoring with strikes but Mc Mannis is staying in there.
Goto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Goto working the ground and pound effectively.
Goto unloading with bombs!
Goto punishing his opponent with strikes.
Goto scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Goto landing strikes from the mount.
Goto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Goto lands with some strikes.
Mc Mannis is in a horrible position here. Goto smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Goto quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Goto but it's paid off an Mc Mannis is forced to tap! Nice work by Goto.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Daigo Goto!