PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marlon Worthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor McManus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Worthy comes to the cage accompanied by Drop the world. McManus has chosen Jeff Danna - 'The Blood of Cú Chulainn' as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Worthy
vs
McManus

182 cm
31
167 lbs
22 - 14 - 0

177 cm
25
167 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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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 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marlon Worthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Connor McManus!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worthy misses with a kick to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Worthy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Worthy throws a body punch but McManus moves out of range.
McManus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McManus tries to score a power double leg takedown but Worthy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McManus somewhat.
Worthy takes a swing at McManus's ribcage but misses.
McManus tries to clinch there but Worthy circles away.
Worthy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Worthy takes a swing at McManus's ribcage but misses.
Worthy scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McManus misses with a low kick.
A jab from Worthy misses.
A clash of legs there as McManus blocks the low kick.
A jab lands there for Worthy.
McManus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marlon Worthy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McManus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Worthy as he avoids it easily.
McManus avoids the head kick by Worthy.
Worthy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McManus's head.
Worthy misses the shot to the body.

Worthy moves into range and clinches up with McManus.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Worthy works on McManus's body with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worthy throws a head punch that misses.
Worthy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McManus or not.
Worthy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McManus's elbow.
McManus tries to pull guard but Worthy holds him up against the cage and eventually McManus drops back down to his feet.
Marlon Worthy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Connor McManus.
Come on Worthy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
McManus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Worthy misses with a body punch.
McManus blocks an uppercut.
McManus tries to pull guard but Worthy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
McManus is trying to pull guard but Worthy has him pressed against the cage.
McManus wants to get back to striking at distance but Worthy won't allow it.
Worthy misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee calls for Worthy to work.
Worthy scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Worthy - that landed with a thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McManus fails to pull guard.
Worthy misses with a hook to the ribs.
McManus is looking to take this one to the mat.
McManus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Worthy is keeping busy.
Worthy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McManus is looking to take this one to the mat.
Worthy lands a nice uppercut.
Worthy lands a hook to the side of the head.
McManus drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short uppercut from Worthy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Worthy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Come on Worthy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
McManus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worthy pushes McManus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Worthy.
Worthy misses with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Worthy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McManus.
McManus wants to take the fight to the mat but Worthy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Worthy gets underhooks to prevent McManus's takedown attempt.
A short right from Worthy on the inside.
Worthy tries to work over McManus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Worthy taking a breather.
Worthy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McManus backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Worthy.

McManus gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Worthy has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes McManus off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
McManus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marlon Worthy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A slow jab from Worthy misses its intended target.
Worthy fails with an attempt to clinch.
McManus is looking to slow Worthy down with leg kicks.
Worthy misses with a hook.
Worthy takes a swing at McManus's ribcage but misses.
Worthy misses with a low kick.
McManus throws a low kick, looking for Worthy's leg but Worthy calmly moves out of range.
A jab from Worthy does it's job there.
Nice takedown defense from Worthy. No joy for McManus on that attempt.
Worthy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McManus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McManus throws out a leg kick but Worthy moves out of range and McManus only half commits.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McManus has a takedown stuffed.
Worthy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Worthy throws a nice outside leg kick.
McManus tries to land a leg kick but Worthy saw it coming and moves away.
Marlon Worthy is winning the standup battle so far.
Worthy digs a good body shot into McManus's ribs.
McManus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McManus thows a leg kick but Worthy checks it
and McManus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McManus tries to clinch there but Worthy circles away.
Worthy throws a series of punches but McManus moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worthy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McManus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Worthy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McManus shoots in looking for a takedown but Worthy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McManus's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Marlon Worthy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Connor McManus.
Worthy throws a body punch but McManus moves out of range.
McManus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Worthy.
Nice takedown defense from Worthy. No joy for McManus on that attempt.
A swing and a miss from Worthy.
A nice inside leg kick there by McManus. That's going to slow Worthy down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Worthy. Beautiful body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for McManus.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worthy moves out of range of the strikes.
Marlon Worthy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of McManus 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McManus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Worthy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McManus at a distance.
Worthy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Worthy.
McManus connects with the punch.
McManus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Worthy.
McManus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Worthy is looking to wear down McManus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McManus tries to score with a low kick but Worthy moves his leg out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McManus slips a jab and a cross from Worthy.

McManus shoots in and bounces Worthy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Worthy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Worthy has his hands on McManus's head, controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Worthy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marlon Worthy dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

McManus slips a straight right by Worthy.
McManus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Worthy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Worthy lands a head kick!
McManus shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Worthy thuds his shin into the meat of McManus's side.
McManus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Worthy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McManus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Worthy.
Worthy misses with a low kick.
Worthy cracks McManus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McManus looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A shot to the liver by Worthy. Beautiful body shot.
Worthy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Worthy connects with the punch.
Worthy keeps the fight on the outside.
A big left from Worthy misses.
McManus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Worthy.

Worthy clinches.

McManus gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
McManus takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Worthy is not content to let McManus control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with McManus in particular looking to stall.
Worthy is positioning himself well to prevent McManus advancing to mount.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Connor McManus hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Worthy throws a head kick that misses.
Worthy scores with a decent looking hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McManus is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Worthy.

McManus is rocked!
Worthy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McManus is still on wobbly legs! Can Worthy finish him?
McManus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Worthy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Worthy shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. McManus takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Worthy sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! McManus bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marlon Worthy!
After winning the bout, Marlon Worthy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.