PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Manza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Hurley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Manza
vs
Hurley

190 cm
26
159 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

170 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yoshi Manza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hank Hurley!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Manza moves into the clinch successfully.
Hurley looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Manza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hurley has him pressed against the cage.

Manza manages to break the clinch.

Manza forces Hurley back against the cage and clinches.

Manza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hurley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Manza circles away quickly and effectively.

Manza rushes Hurley and presses him up against the cage.
Manza is trying to force a seperation but Hurley has the dominant position.
Manza keeps control of Hurley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Manza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manza shoots in for a double leg but Hurley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Manza drives through and clinches with Hurley against the cage.
Manza is looking to break free of the clinch but Hurley has double underhooks.
Manza is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Manza keeps control of Hurley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Manza with a knee to the head.

Manza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Manza gets a clinch.
Manza landing knees to the body.

Manza manages to break the clinch.
Hurley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Manza circles away quickly and effectively.

Manza fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hurley, pushing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Manza - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Manza scores with a knee to the head.
Manza really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Manza stalls.

Manza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hurley darts in trying to clinch

and Manza counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Manza.

Manza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manza shoots in but no luck this time.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Manza lands a knee to the head.

Manza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hurley tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Manza moves into the clinch.
Manza landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Manza.

Manza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hurley tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Manza counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Manza.
Manza with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Manza.

Manza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hurley tries to clinch up

and Manza counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Manza misses with a knee strike.
Hurley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hurley is trying to break free.
Hurley tries to break the clinch but Manza is controlling the position.
Hurley wants to break free but Manza has control.
Manza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hurley is trying to force a seperation but Manza has the dominant position.
A head punch on the inside from Hurley fails to land.

Manza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hurley swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurley tries to clinch but Manza moves away

and Manza counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Manza is trying to control. Hurley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hurley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Still in half guard, Manza seems content to control.
Hurley is looking to escape.

Manza gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Hurley tries to sprawl but Manza drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Manza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hurley keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Manza is looking to take a break and control but Hurley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hurley is trying to stand up here but Manza is controlling him well.
Manza not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Manza wants to control but Hurley is keeping him busy.

We're going to have a standup here because Yoshi Manza wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Manza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoshi Manza dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hurley throws a body kick the misses

and Manza moves into the clinch.
Manza stalling.

Manza breaks from the clinch.

Manza darts in and clinches Hurley up against the cage.
Manza displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hurley up against the cage.

Manza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hurley tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Manza counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Manza controlling the action here.
Manza works his way into full mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manza trying to control but Hurley is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manza content just to control the position here.
Manza will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Manza has control of Hurley's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hurley regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Manza wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Manza controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manza looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Manza is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hurley is surviving well by controlling Manza's body position as best he can.
Manza trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hurley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Manza. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Manza goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Hurley is on top in guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hurley wants to stand but Manza is controlling his posture from full guard.
Manza bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hurley's guard.
Hurley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Manza drops back looking for a leg! Hurley is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hurley manages to kick Manza off! Manza jumps back into Hurley's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoshi Manza dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Manza gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Manza effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Manza for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Manza has had enough of the clinch but Hurley keeps him there for the moment.
Manza connects with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manza stalls.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Yoshi Manza.
Hurley throws a left and a right that both miss

and Manza counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Manza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Manza feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Manza has gone for a leg lock! Hurley slips out almost immediately though and dives into Manza's guard.

Hurley wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Manza's closed guard. He's half up but Manza has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Manza pivots and extends the arm, Hurley falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Manza! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yoshi Manza!