PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Longoria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Longoria's choice of entrance music: bang your head. Anthony Pettis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pettis
vs
Longoria

188 cm
23
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

170 cm
26
145 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Powerful

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Pettis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Longoria!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pettis.
Pettis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice defenses there by Longoria.
Longoria misses with a lunging right hand
and Pettis counters with a big head kick but Longoria shrugs it off.
Longoria's coach down at team razors mma fight club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Longoria's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Longoria throws a lazy right hand but Pettis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pettis with a lazy takedown attempt

and Longoria counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pettis won't be happy with that.
Pettis wants to control but Longoria postures up.

Longoria is trying to get an arm triangle but Pettis is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Longoria lands a decent elbow from side control.
Longoria scoring with punches and elbows.
Longoria landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Longoria is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pettis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Longoria working the ground and pound from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Longoria looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Longoria working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Pettis looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Longoria! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Manny Longoria!
After winning the bout, Manny Longoria thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.