PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryszard Kormoran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ling Manchu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Kormoran
vs
Manchu

207 cm
18
260 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

208 cm
22
245 lbs
8 - 21 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryszard Kormoran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Ling Manchu!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kormoran pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kormoran is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Kormoran.
Kormoran doesn't manage to clinch there - Manchu circles away.
Manchu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

Manchu shoots in and bounces Kormoran off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Manchu showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Manchu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Manchu sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kormoran is trying to control the position but Manchu postures up.
Kormoran is looking to stand up but Manchu isn't so interested in that idea.
Manchu cracks Kormoran with a solid left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manchu slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manchu lands a couple of elbows.
Manchu's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kormoran knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Manchu on the ground.
Kormoran trying to keep a closed guard but Manchu is proving a slippery customer.
Manchu controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Manchu connects with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Manchu controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Manchu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kormoran is breathing heavily.
Let's hope that Manchu has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Manchu scoring with punches to the head and body.
Manchu stands up over Kormoran, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Manchu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Manchu slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Manchu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kormoran's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manchu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Manchu drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Manchu jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Manchu slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Manchu postures up and lands a big shot to Kormoran's brow.
Manchu controlling from the top position.
Manchu scoring with punches to the head and body.

Manchu drops back looking for a leg! Kormoran is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kormoran manages to kick Manchu off! Manchu jumps back into Kormoran's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Manchu's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Manchu slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Manchu works over Kormoran with some ground and pound from guard.
Manchu content to stall in guard here.
Manchu with a nice head shot there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Manchu cracks Kormoran with a solid left hand.
Kormoran can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Manchu controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ling Manchu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Manchu shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Manchu was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kormoran is letting Manchu control him for a moment.
Kormoran takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Manchu lands some shots froms side control.
Manchu content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Manchu scores with a couple of short elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manchu controlling from side mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kormoran is working to avoid the ground and pound but Manchu connects with a decent elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manchu landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Manchu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big shot lands for Manchu! That's hurt Kormoran! Will he recover? Manchu fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ling Manchu!
Ling Manchu seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.