PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Manitoba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Gacy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Gacy will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Manitoba
vs
Gacy

185 cm
23
209 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

203 cm
25
218 lbs
11 - 5 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wayne Manitoba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, John Gacy!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manitoba finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Manitoba throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Manitoba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gacy throws out the jab.
Manitoba moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Manitoba throws out a leg kick but Gacy moves out of range and Manitoba only half commits.

Gacy throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Manitoba tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gacy is in Manitoba's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Manitoba avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gacy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gacy throwing strikes from guard but Manitoba blocks nicely.
Gacy is looking to work some ground and pound but Manitoba has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gacy drops back looking for a leg! Manitoba is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Manitoba manages to kick Gacy off! Gacy jumps back into Manitoba's guard.
Gacy postures up in Manitoba's guard and throws a big left but Manitoba blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gacy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gacy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gacy lands a couple of elbows.
Gacy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gacy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gacy throws a big right hand that misses.
Gacy stands up over Manitoba, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Manitoba might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gacy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gacy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gacy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Manitoba's guard.
Gacy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gacy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gacy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Manitoba defending well though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manitoba keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Manitoba is breathing heavily.
Gacy working Manitoba over with strikes.

Gacy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Manitoba has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gacy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Manitoba with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Manitoba on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Manitoba tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gacy wants to pass to mount but Manitoba is defending the position.

Gacy wants to work for an arm triangle but Manitoba is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Gacy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gacy winds up and cracks Manitoba with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gacy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Manitoba's head.

Manitoba is defending against the submission attempts here by Gacy.
Gacy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Manitoba's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice strikes from Gacy there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Gacy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Gacy connects with a jab.
Manitoba throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gacy tries for a takedown but Manitoba sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gacy throws a jab when Manitoba was well out of range.
Manitoba tries to score with a low kick but Gacy moves his leg out of the way.

Manitoba gets caught flat footed, as Gacy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Manitoba knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gacy on the ground.
Gacy throws a big right hand that misses.
Gacy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gacy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gacy lands a couple of digs.
Gacy tries to free his leg and advance position but Manitoba is retaining full guard.
Gacy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manitoba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gacy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gacy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gacy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gacy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gacy distracts Manitoba with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gacy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Manitoba preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gacy throws a big elbow that misses.
Gacy throws a big elbow that misses.
Gacy with a nice head shot there.
Gacy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gacy advances position into side control!

Gacy is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Manitoba is trying to escape and Gacy transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Manitoba is forced to tap! Nice work there by Gacy! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Gacy!
An out of breath John Gacy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.