PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Manny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monkey Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big Manny has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Manny
vs
Man

200 cm
18
274 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

215 cm
25
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Big Manny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Monkey Man!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Man finds it's target.

It looks like Big Manny has been cut.
Manny scores with a crisp jab that stopped Man in his tracks.
Man tries to clinch up but Manny circles away and keeps his distance.
Manny misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Manny does no damage.
Man slips a jab and a cross from Manny.
Man looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Manny misses with a double jab.
Manny blocks a jab.
Man throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Man throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manny.
A decent looking cross lands there for Manny.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man is looking to clinch.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Monkey Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danga de danga de dang - Man scores with a four punch combination!
Man wants to clinch.
Man moves in looking to clinch but Manny pushes him off.
Manny seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Man tries to clinch but Manny moves out of range.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Manny circles away.
Man's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Man duly obliges.
Man moves to clinch but Manny breaks away
enabling Manny to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Manny manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Manny will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Man fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Man.
Man is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Manny misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Manny. Those never looked like landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Man fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Manny is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Man.
Man wants to clinch.
Manny lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Man circles away quickly and effectively.
Man unleashes a big counter combination but Manny bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Manny looks to land a combination but Man avoids it well.
Manny moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Manny scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Manny misses with a double jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manny gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Man.

Big Manny's cut is getting worse.
Manny lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Man circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to clinch but Manny moves out of range.
Manny lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Man circles away quickly and effectively.
Man drops Manny with a straight right hand, right on the button! Man follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Monkey Man!
Monkey Man decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.