PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Manchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Cris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cris has chosen Tiga & Zyntherius - Blue Sunglasses Tom Middleton's Cosmos Re-Edit as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Manchester
vs
Cris

180 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
20
166 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Manchester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Cris!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cris gets tackled into the cage by Manchester. Manchester maintains the clinch.
Cris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Manchester's efforts to push away.
Manchester tries a knee to the head but Cris blocks it.
Manchester wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cris has him pressed against the cage.
Cris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cris lands an uppercut.
Cris tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Manchester wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cris leaning against his opponent.

Manchester breaks from the clinch.
Cris with a poor takedown

and Manchester counters by clinching up.
Manchester gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cris.
Peter Manchester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Cris.
Cris drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Manchester gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Manchester looking to stall.
Manchester leaning against his opponent.
Cris misses with a punch to the body.
Manchester tries to break free but Cris pushes him back against the cage.

Manchester's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cris has his takedown stuffed
and Manchester counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Manchester moves into the clinch successfully.
Manchester tries to break the clinch but Cris is controlling the position.

Manchester's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manchester scores with a kick to the body.
Manchester moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Manchester closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Manchester is trying to break the clinch but Cris has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Manchester breaks from the clinch.
Manchester shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cris as he jumps to the side.
Cris tries to clinch but Manchester moves away
letting Manchester counter with a right hand.

Manchester scores with a takedown into Cris's guard.
Cris keeping full guard, as Manchester tries to pass.
Manchester is looking to stand up but Cris won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Manchester stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Manchester is looking to clinch but Cris is avoiding it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Manchester is defended easily by Cris.
Cris fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Peter Manchester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cris looks gassed!
Cris with a lazy takedown attempt
and Manchester counters with a series of strikes. Cris will be more careful next time no doubt.

Manchester has Cris up against the cage in a clinch.

Manchester breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Manchester clinches with his opponent.

Manchester breaks the clinch.

Manchester rushes Cris and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cris fails to pull guard.

Manchester breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Manchester takes the fight into the clinch.
Manchester tries to land knees in the clinch but Cris avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Manchester manages to break the clinch.

Manchester closes the distance and pushes Cris back into the cage.

Manchester escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Manchester throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cris.
Manchester shoots in for a takedown but Cris shows good takedown defense.
Manchester scores with a nice right hand.
Manchester throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cris's head.
Manchester lands a high kick!
Manchester throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cris.

Manchester shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Manchester was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Manchester content just to control the position here.
Cris is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manchester looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cris is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Manchester dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nice takedown defense from Cris. No joy for Manchester on that attempt.
Manchester fails with an attempt to clinch.
Manchester circles away from the clinch attempt

and Manchester counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Manchester breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Manchester.

Cris gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Manchester to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Manchester wants to get up but he can't break Cris's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Manchester looking to pass the guard.
Cris wants to stand but Manchester is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manchester trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Manchester knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cris on the ground.

Cris pushes Manchester off and scrambles back to his feet.
Cris shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Manchester as he jumps to the side.
Cris is breathing heavily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Manchester.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Manchester.

Cris gets tackled into the cage by Manchester. Manchester maintains the clinch.
Manchester tries to break the clinch but Cris is controlling the position.

Manchester manages to break the clinch.

Manchester closes the distance and pushes Cris back into the cage.

Manchester pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Manchester has Cris up against the cage in a clinch.
Manchester is trying to break the clinch but Cris is controlling him.
Cris wants a takedown but no success here.
Manchester is trying to break the clinch but Cris is controlling him.
Cris drops down looking for an ankle pick but Manchester pulls his leg out and moves away.
Peter Manchester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Cris.
Manchester closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Manchester drives through and clinches with Cris against the cage.
Cris keeps control of Manchester as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Manchester breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manchester lands a leg kick that knocks Cris off balance momentarily.
Manchester scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Manchester rushes Cris and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

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

Manchester gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manchester wants to get back to striking at distance but Cris won't allow it.
Manchester can't break the clinch.
Cris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Manchester's efforts to push away.
Manchester content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manchester is trying to force a seperation but Cris has the dominant position.
Manchester gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cris tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Manchester just stands there and leans against the cage.

Manchester breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Manchester closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Manchester lands in his opponent's guard.
Manchester wants to stand but Cris has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manchester postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manchester wants to stand but Cris is controlling his posture from full guard.
Cris is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Manchester gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Manchester dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Manchester, right into the meat.
Manchester tries to clinch but Cris moves out of range.
Cris keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cris misses with a takedown

and Manchester counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Manchester.
Manchester throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cris drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Manchester gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Manchester pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Manchester.

Manchester decides to stand up, so the ref orders Cris to his feet.

Manchester gets a clinch.

Manchester's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Manchester keeps Cris at a distance using the push kick.
Manchester lands with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Manchester looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Manchester in particular looking to stall.
Manchester missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Manchester controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Peter Manchester just wasn't active enough.
Cris chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Manchester can pounce on him.
Manchester throws a head kick that Cris semi-blocks.
Manchester plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Manchester is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cris can do to turn this around?
Cris shoots and misses
and Manchester counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cris is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Peter Manchester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Cris.
Cris takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cris takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Manchester clinches with his opponent.
A bit of stalling here from Manchester.

Manchester pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Manchester lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cris backs up against the cage.

Manchester closes the distance and clinches.

Manchester's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Manchester 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.
Manchester has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cris is proving hard to escape from.
Manchester has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manchester seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Manchester wanted to stand there but Cris had control of the position.
Cris keeping full guard, as Manchester tries to pass.
Manchester wants to stand but Cris is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's four 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.

Cris looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Robert Cris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Cris working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Manchester doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Manchester manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Manchester sitting in guard here, content to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Manchester showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Manchester has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Manchester!