PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zackary Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben McManus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Miller
vs
McManus

174 cm
19
151 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

173 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Likes musicals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zackary Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben McManus!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McManus rushes Miller and presses him up against the cage.
McManus is working for takedown but Miller is calmly controlling the position for now.

McManus manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Miller has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Miller's corner is telling him to maintain position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

McManus had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Miller defends it easily.
McManus keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
McManus has momentary wrist control but Miller slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McManus trying to control the position here.
McManus doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
McManus looking to control.
Miller is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McManus is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Miller rolls with it to try and escape but McManus cranks on the arm and Miller is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ben McManus!