PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fu Manchu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Warrior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Warrior will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Manchu
vs
Warrior

178 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
183 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fu Manchu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Warrior!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warrior throws a series of punches but Manchu avoids them all with ease.

Warrior looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Manchu!
Manchu is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Warrior tries to control but Manchu wriggling away.
Manchu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Manchu tries to get out of the position.
Warrior sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Manchu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Warrior misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Warrior scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Warrior tries to control but Manchu wriggling away.
Manchu is looking to improve his position but Warrior isn't that keen on the idea.
Manchu trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior raining down shots from the mount!
Warrior working Manchu over with strikes here.
Manchu wants to get back to his feet.
Manchu in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
You get the feeling that Manchu really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Warrior dominating with strikes here.
Manchu in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Warrior landing shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Warrior cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Warrior with good strikes from the mount here!
Manchu is trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Warrior cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Warrior looking to finish Manchu with some ground and pound. This is bad for Manchu!
Manchu is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Warrior cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Warrior has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Warrior can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Manchu is looking to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Warrior cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Manchu squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Manchu is bucking up trying to escape but Warrior cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Warrior lands with some strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manchu tries to reverse the position but Warrior maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manchu is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Warrior throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Manchu because Warrior loaded up on that one.
Warrior is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Manchu can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Manchu is trying to stand up.
Warrior with shots to the head and body - Manchu looks very uncomfortable down there.
Warrior throws some wild stikes that Manchu manages to avoid easily.
Warrior punching from mount but Manchu doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Manchu is working to get back to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Warrior there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Warrior is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Manchu can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Manchu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Warrior on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warrior misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Warrior with good strikes from the mount here!
Warrior looking to finish with strikes here!
Warrior lands a big shot there that rocks Manchu but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Manchu takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Warrior punching from mount but Manchu doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Manchu tries to reverse the position but Warrior maintains control.
Manchu wants to control but Warrior is having none of it.
Warrior looking to finish Manchu with some ground and pound. This is bad for Manchu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Manchu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Manchu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Manchu thows a body kick. Warrior tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Manchu lands a head kick!

It looks like The Warrior has been cut.
Manchu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Warrior paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Warrior blocks a head kick by Manchu.

Manchu clinches with his opponent.
Manchu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Manchu landing knees to the head.
Manchu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Warrior lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manchu scores a nice knee to the body.
Manchu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Warrior lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Warrior is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Manchu.
Manchu stalling in the clinch.
Manchu crunches a lovely knee into Warrior's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manchu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Warrior lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Manchu.
A knee to the head by Manchu.
Manchu lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Manchu.
Manchu is struggling to control the position.
Manchu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Warrior's face.
Manchu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Manchu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Warrior lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Manchu with a knee to the head.
Manchu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Warrior lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Manchu scores a nice knee to the body.
Manchu landing knees to the body.
Manchu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Warrior's face.
Manchu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Warrior lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Manchu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Warrior lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Manchu.
Manchu scores a nice knee to the body.
Manchu lands an elbow that stopped Warrior in his tracks for a moment.
Manchu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Warrior is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Warrior tries for a takedown. No joy.
Manchu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Warrior's face.
Manchu leaning against his opponent.
Manchu prevents Warrior from breaking the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Manchu.
Manchu slows down the pace here.
Warrior has had enough of the clinch but Manchu keeps him there for the moment.
Warrior takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warrior avoiding damage as Manchu throws knees to the body.
Manchu's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Manchu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Manchu lands a knee to the body.
Manchu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Manchu scores a nice knee to the body.
Manchu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Manchu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Manchu scores with a knee to the head.
Manchu stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manchu lands an elbow that stopped Warrior in his tracks for a moment.
Manchu leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Fu Manchu.
Manchu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Warrior paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Warrior fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Manchu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manchu thows a body kick. Warrior tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Manchu closes the distance and pushes Warrior back into the cage.
Manchu lands a nice elbow.
Warrior wants a takedown.
Fu Manchu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Warrior.
Manchu stalling in the clinch.
Manchu lands a knee to the body.
Warrior fails to pull the fight into his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Warrior wants to break the clinch but can't.
Manchu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Warrior's face.
The is referee keeping an eye on Manchu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fu Manchu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on The Warrior's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Warrior tries to keep at a distance but Manchu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Manchu.
Warrior fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Manchu lands an elbow just above Warrior 's eye.
Manchu just leaning against Warrior, taking a breather.
Manchu lands a knee to the body.
Manchu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Manchu holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Manchu seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Manchu scores with a knee to the head.
Manchu trying to land knees to the body.
Manchu crunches a lovely knee into Warrior's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Manchu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Warrior fails to pull guard.
Manchu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Warrior lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manchu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Warrior's face.
Manchu scores a nice knee to the body.
Manchu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Manchu slowing the pace effectively.
Nice elbow from Manchu.
Manchu landing knees to the body.
Fu Manchu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Manchu stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Warrior wants to get back to striking at distance but Manchu won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Manchu.
Manchu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Manchu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Warrior's face.
Manchu keeps control of Warrior as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Manchu landing knees to the head.
The referee calls for Manchu to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Manchu.
Warrior fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fu Manchu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Warrior.
Knees in the clinch landing for Manchu.
Manchu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Manchu missing with knees to the body.
Warrior is trying to break the clinch but Manchu has him pressed against the cage.
Manchu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Warrior managing to block the knees to the body from Manchu.
Warrior avoids a wild elbow strike from Manchu.
Warrior tries for a takedown but Manchu manages to get underhooks.
The referee calls for Manchu to work.
Knees to the body from Manchu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Manchu.
Warrior managing to block the knees to the body from Manchu.
Manchu trying to land knees to the body.
Manchu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Warrior lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Manchu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Warrior tries to pull guard but Manchu won't allow it.
Manchu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Warrior.
Manchu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Manchu missing with knees to the body.
Warrior tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Manchu smiles and moves away.
Manchu tries to land a front kick but Warrior steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Manchu tries to land a front kick but Warrior steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's four 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.
Manchu tries to clinch but Warrior moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Manchu as Warrior shoots in.
Manchu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Manchu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Warrior manages to avoid it.
Manchu tries a head kick but it misses.
Fu Manchu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manchu throws a head kick but Warrior moves out of range.
Manchu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Warrior paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Manchu gets caught flat footed, as Warrior shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Warrior stops Manchu from standing up.
Warrior throwing strikes from guard but Manchu blocks nicely.

Warrior stands up from Manchu's guard - Warrior perhaps looking for a knockout.
Manchu looks for the body kick but Warrior saw that one coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fu Manchu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Manchu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fu Manchu!