PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Dotson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Manalac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dotson
vs
Manalac

172 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
29
160 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Dotson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matthew Manalac!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Darius Henderson and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dotson tries for a takedown but Manalac circles away easily

and Manalac counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Manalac lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dotson or not.
Manalac pushes Dotson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Manalac lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Manalac.
Manalac scores with a nice hook to the head.
Manalac lands a nice shot to the body.
Dotson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Manalac walks away with a smile on his face. Dotson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Manalac defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dotson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Dotson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manalac is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dotson shoots in for a takedown but Manalac shows good takedown defense.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Manalac checks a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manalac with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manalac swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dotson counters with a two punch combo.
John Dotson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manalac is looking to clinch.
Dotson tries to clinch up but Manalac circles away and keeps his distance.

Manalac clinches up with Dotson and pushes him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Manalac as the two fighters clinch.
Manalac works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dotson is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Manalac.
Manalac scores with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manalac lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Manalac lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Manalac.
A short right from Manalac on the inside.
Nice body punch from Manalac - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Manalac.
A body shot lands from Manalac.
A hook to the body from Manalac.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manalac digs a right hand underneath Dotson's ribcage. Dotson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Manalac makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Manalac scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Manalac gets through Dotson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dotson takes a shot to the head.
Manalac works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Manalac lands a nice uppercut.
Manalac working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Dotson is rocked!
Manalac scores with a shot to the side of Dotson's head.
Oh Dotson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Manalac creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Dotson's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Dotson drops to his knees and Manalac pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matthew Manalac!
After the big win, Matthew Manalac made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.