PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Manson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Stimpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manson comes to the cage accompanied by Do you really want to hurt me?. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Manson
vs
Stimpson

190 cm
24
213 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

194 cm
22
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
World class 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Manson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Stimpson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stimpson swats away the attempt to clinch by Manson.
Manson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stimpson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
No joy there for Stimpson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Stimpson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stimpson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manson.
Stimpson catches Manson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

It looks like Charles Manson has been cut.
Stimpson misses with a body kick.
Manson checks a leg kick.
Manson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stimpson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stimpson cracks Manson with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stimpson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stimpson scores with a hook to the body. Manson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Manson is breathing heavily.

Manson ducks straight into an uppercut from Stimpson and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Manson manages to regain guard straight away.

Manson is rocked!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Stimpson passes Manson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Oh Manson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stimpson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Manson seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stimpson decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Stimpson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Manson. Manson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Manson misses with a low kick.

Stimpson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Manson, pushing him back against the cage.
Stimpson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mansons head.

Charles Manson's cut is getting worse.
Stimpson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Manson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stimpson avoids it.
Stimpson scores with a hook to the body.
Stimpson lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stimpson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from Stimpson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Stimpson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stimpson lands with a left to the head.
Stimpson leaning against his opponent.
Stimpson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Manson takes a shot to the head.
Stimpson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stimpson works on Manson's body with a couple of short punches.
Stimpson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Manson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stimpson lands with a left to the head.
Stimpson gets through Manson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stimpson lands a big knee to the head and Manson goes down! Stimpson pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Stimpson!