PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tengy Yo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raive Manuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Yo
vs
Manuel

180 cm
20
188 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

183 cm
27
200 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tengy Yo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raive Manuel!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Manuel shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Yo is trying to defend but Manuel finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Yo looking for submissions off his back.
Manuel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Manuel scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Yo is looking for a sweep. Manuel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Yo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Manuel pulls his head out easily.
Yo moves into full guard.

Manuel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Manuel looking to sit in guard and control but Yo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Manuel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Manuel pulls Yo in to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yo forces his way into half guard.
Manuel trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manuel punching from the bottom.
Manuel has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yo is working away from the top position though.
Manuel holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Yo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Manuel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Yo works his foot free and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manuel working to try and regain half guard.
Manuel sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yo 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.
Manuel regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Yo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Yo pushing down on Manuel's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Yo prevents Manuel from improving his position.

Yo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Manuel moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Manuel has control of Yo's left arm, preventing Yo from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Manuel has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Yo 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.

Yo 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.
Manuel is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Manuel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yo is pushing down on Manuel's leg trying to pass to half guard. Manuel is fighting to maintain full guard but Yo has managed to sneak the leg through.

Manuel is defending against the submission attempts here by Yo.
Manuel is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yo 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.
Manuel is positioning himself well to prevent Yo advancing to mount.

Yo is working for a submission of some sort.

Yo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manuel controlling the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Raive Manuel will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Yo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from Yo misses.
Yo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Manuel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Manuel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yo.
Yo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Manuel on the side of the head.
Manuel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yo lands with a nice body punch.
Manuel drops his hands momentarily and Yo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Manuel lands with a hook. Yo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yo checks a low kick from Manuel.
Yo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manuel moves away.
Yo looks to land a right hand but Manuel moved out of range.
Yo tests Manuel's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yo jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Manuel bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Manuel remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Yo regains half guard.
Yo is pressing down on Manuel's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Manuel got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Manuel has managed to get both his arms back between Yo's legs - danger averted.
Manuel wants to control from the top but Yo keeps moving.
Manuel is working Yo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Manuel scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manuel wants to control from the top but Yo keeps moving.

Yo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Manuel defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Manuel tries to free his leg and advance position but Yo is retaining full guard.
Yo keeping moving, preventing Manuel from controlling successfully.
Manuel might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Yo kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Yo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Manuel defends well.
Yo keeping moving, preventing Manuel from controlling successfully.
Manuel lands a couple of digs.
Manuel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Yo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Yo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Manuel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Manuel lands a couple of elbows.
Manuel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Manuel chips away with some ground and pound.
Manuel stopping the sweep attempt from Yo.

Yo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Manuel defends well.
Manuel lands a couple of elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manuel landing some decent shots from guard.

Yo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Manuel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Manuel manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Manuel is in close to Yo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Manuel scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Yo keeping full guard, as Manuel tries to pass.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Manuel's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Yo is rocked!

Yo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Oh Yo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Manuel gets to his feet and stands over Yo, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Yo felt that one! Manuel unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Yo from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raive Manuel!