PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Reginald Manson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Beto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Joao Beto was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Manson
vs
Beto

185 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Reginald Manson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joao Beto!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Manson.

Manson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Beto napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Manson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Beto's legs.
Manson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manson scoring with punches from side control.
Manson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manson working the head and body with strikes.
Manson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Manson throws an elbow but Beto slips to the side and avoids it well.
Beto looks winded!
Beto takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Manson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Beto on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Manson working the ground and pound.
Manson working the head with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manson landing strikes.
Manson working the head with strikes.
Beto tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Manson easily slips into full mount!
Manson with good strikes from the mount here!

Beto is rocked!
Manson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Beto hang on?
Beto is still in real trouble! Can Manson finish him?
Manson with the ground and pound from mount.
Beto should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Beto can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Manson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Manson landing strikes from the mount and Beto is in trouble!
Manson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Beto on the ground.
Manson looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Beto covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reginald Manson!