PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Manning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Witt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Manning
vs
Witt

191 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
201 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Manning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Witt!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Manning closes the distance and clinches.
Manning stops a takedown attempt from Witt.

Witt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Witt tries to clinch up

and Manning counters by moving into the clinch.
Come on Manning - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Witt missing with knees to the body.
Manning tries to pull guard but Witt won't allow it.
Witt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Manning scores with a nice hook to the head.
Manning manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Witt wants a takedown but no success here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manning taking a breather.
Manning seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Witt tries to land a knee to the head but Manning blocks with his arms.

Manning jumps into guard, dragging Witt to the mat.
Witt wants to stand but Manning has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Manning manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Witt manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Manning trying to stand up but can't free himself from Witt's guard.
Witt controls Manning momentarily but Manning frees himself.
Manning postures up in Witt's guard and throws a big left but Witt blocks it.
Manning trying to control but Witt is working from the bottom.
Manning looking to sit in guard and control but Witt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manning manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Witt manages to get himself to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Manning accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Manning connects with a couple of short punches.

Witt is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Manning trying to control but Witt is working from the bottom.
Witt looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manning tries to free his leg and advance position but Witt is retaining full guard.
Witt keeping moving, preventing Manning from controlling successfully.
Manning wants to stand but Witt has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Manning trying to control but Witt is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Manning dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Manning fails with an attempt to clinch.

Manning has closed the distance and engaged Witt in a clinch.
Witt prevents Manning from breaking the clinch.
Witt landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Manning lands a right hand.
A short right from Manning on the inside.
Manning managing to block the knees to the body from Witt.
A nice left hand lands by Manning.
Witt crunches a lovely knee into Manning's ribcage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manning can't break the clinch.
Witt landing knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Manning.
Manning wants to stall.
Manning misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Witt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manning wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Witt has him pressed against the cage.

Manning successfully pulls guard.
Manning trying to control the position.
Witt stopping the sweep attempt from Manning.
Manning controls Witt momentarily but Witt frees himself.
Manning is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Manning is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Manning is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Witt won't allow Manning to get back to his feet.

Manning keeping busy on the bottom but Witt has passed one foot through into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Witt is keen to just control but Manning is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Manning changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Witt looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Witt is trying to get back to half guard.
Manning taking a break here but Witt is having none of it and regains half guard.
Witt manages to get to full guard.
Manning trying to control the position from guard on top but Witt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Witt has momentary wrist control but Manning slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manning throwing strikes from guard but Witt blocks nicely.
Manning wants to control from the top but Witt keeps moving.
Manning trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Witt keeping moving, preventing Manning from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Manning looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Manning dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Witt wants to clinch

and Manning counters by clinching up.
Witt looking to slow down the pace here.
Manning fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Witt blocking some punches.
Witt tries to land knees in the clinch but Manning avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Witt.
Manning is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Witt is keeping busy.
Manning wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Witt tries to land knees in the clinch but Manning avoids the damage to the body.
Manning wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Witt using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Witt dodges an elbow strike from Manning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manning lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Witt backwards.
Witt lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Witt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manning.
Manning prevents the takedown attempt.
Manning is trying to break free.
Manning holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Witt landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right hand to the body from Manning.
Manning wants to get back to striking at distance but Witt won't allow it.
The referee calls for Manning to work.
Witt avoids the elbow strike from Manning, against the cage.
Manning drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Witt gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Manning is trying to stall.
Witt has Manning pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Manning manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Witt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Manning misses with a hook from the clinch.
Witt scores a nice knee to the body.
Manning taking a breather.
Witt stalling in the clinch.
Manning tries to break the clinch but Witt is controlling the position.
Manning tries to break the clinch but Witt is controlling the position.
Witt managing to block the knees to the body from Manning.
Witt trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Witt trying to stall but Manning improves his position.
Witt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Manning wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Witt has him pressed against the cage.
Witt prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Manning. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Witt scores a nice knee to the body.
Manning wants to break the clinch but can't.
Witt using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Manning throws a head punch that misses.
Manning lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Witt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manning.
Manning using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Witt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Witt.
Witt landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Manning wants to break free but Witt has control.
Witt prevents a body shot from Manning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Manning is trying to break free.
Manning tries to land knees in the clinch but Witt avoids the damage to the body.
Manning has had enough of the clinch but Witt keeps him there for the moment.
Witt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Manning managing to block the knees to the body from Witt.
Manning goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Manning can't break the clinch.
Manning tries a body shot but Witt blocks it.
Daniel Witt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The is referee keeping an eye on Manning - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Witt has Manning pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Manning manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Manning lands an uppercut.
Witt landing knees to the body.
Witt missing with knees to the body.
Witt crunches a lovely knee into Manning's ribcage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Daniel Witt.
I think Manning has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Manning!