PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Skiles Manny (ranked 4800 p4p, 5151 weight class) and That Heart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Manny
vs
Heart

189 cm
25
208
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
18
205
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andy Skiles 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, That Heart!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heart lands with a nice body punch.
Heart blocks a head kick by Manny.
Manny looks to land a combination. Heart sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like That Heart has been cut.
Heart cracks Manny with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Heart gets caught flat footed, as Manny shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Heart pulls Manny in close to his closed guard and prevents Manny from doing any damage or advancing position.

Heart escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Manny gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Manny stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Heart connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heart works Manny's body with a nice hook.
Heart takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Heart scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Heart gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Manny to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Heart keeping moving, preventing Manny from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart looking to hit a scissor sweep but Manny is one step ahead there.
Heart manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Manny manages to get himself to full guard.

Manny can't keep his opponent in guard - Heart advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Heart seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Let's hope that Heart 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heart trying to mount his opponent but Manny defends it.
Heart slows the pace down in half guard.
Heart scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Heart thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Manny's head.
Manny wants to get back to full guard.
Heart throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Manny keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Manny is breathing heavily.
Heart controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heart has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Manny avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Heart.
Heart is figuring out what he wants to do next.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Heart connects with a good right hand that stumbles Manny. Manny circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Heart tests Manny's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Manny shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Heart is trying to defend but Manny finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Heart moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heart has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Manny preventing the sweep.
Heart looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Heart looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Heart is controlling Manny's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That Heart dominated that round.
The cut man is working on That Heart's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Heart lunges at Manny with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Manny's hand.

Manny drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Manny tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Manny working away.
Heart tries to bench press Manny off him but Manny keeps the position.
Manny working away.
Heart is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Manny's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Heart moves into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Heart looking for a guillotine here but Manny defends easily.
Manny stopping the sweep attempt from Heart.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart is pulling down on Manny's head to control his posture.
Heart wants to sweep but no luck.
Heart is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Heart keeping moving, preventing Manny from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Heart managing to control the position.
Heart is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Manny wants to control but Heart is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Heart keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Andy Skiles Manny overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Heart works his way into side control.
Heart content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
More stalling from Heart.
Heart throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Heart tries to score with some ground and pound. Manny controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Manny being controlled for a moment.
Heart working the ground and pound but Manny is defending the strikes.
Heart controlling the position from side mount.
Heart creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Manny sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Manny takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Heart connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Manny some visible discomfort.
Manny takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The referee asks Heart politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Heart prefers to stall for the moment though.
You can see the frustration on Manny's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Manny is being controlled here.
Sloppy strikes there by Heart.
Heart sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Manny is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Heart throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A lull in the action here as Heart stalls from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That Heart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on That Heart's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Heart digs a good body shot into Manny's ribs.
Manny with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Heart to score with a decent uppercut.
Manny on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Manny closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Heart to the mat! Heart manages to get full guard.
Heart bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Manny's guard.

Heart controls from within his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Manny works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Heart in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Heart slips nicely into half guard.
Heart stalling.
Heart not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Heart controlling the action here.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Heart.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Manny is looking to improve his position.
Heart frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Manny really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Heart controlling from mount.
Heart landing punches.
Manny is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Heart tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Yet more stalling tactics from Heart.
Manny knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Heart on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heart sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Heart looking to control and managing it successfully.
Heart has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Heart punishing his opponent with strikes.
Heart controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manny is trying desperately to improve position.
Heart sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Heart punching from mount but Manny doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Heart lands a big elbow.
Heart controlling the pace for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Manny tries to reverse the position but Heart maintains control.
Heart thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Andy Skiles Manny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heart takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
That Heart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Heart has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... That Heart!
That Heart decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Andy Skiles Manny spoke after the fight, saying 'i won bitch'.