PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anders Mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauga Manuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mousasi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bassie en Adriaan. Mauga Manuma will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Mousasi
vs
Manuma

179 cm
19
181 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

183 cm
23
182 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

SPARTAN FIGHTWARE

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anders Mousasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mauga Manuma!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manuma works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mousasi swinging wilding here.
Manuma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Manuma throws a head kick that misses.
Manuma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Manuma takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mousasi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Manuma throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Mousasi stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Manuma follows into mount!

Mousasi is rocked!

It looks like Anders Mousasi has been cut.
Manuma blocks Mousasi's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Oh Mousasi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mousasi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mousasi seems to have got his legs back now.
Manuma looking to control but Mousasi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mousasi is looking to get to half guard.
Manuma trying to control but Mousasi is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousasi working to try and regain half guard.
Manuma controlling from the full mount.
Manuma trying to control but Mousasi is having none of it.
Mousasi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Manuma looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mousasi is squirming around, avoiding Manuma's attempts to control the action.
Mousasi sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Mousasi trying to hold on to Manuma's head to control him but Manuma postures up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mousasi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Manuma trying to control but Mousasi is working from the bottom.
Mousasi trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mousasi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Manuma gets to his feet - Mousasi follows without any prompting.
Mousasi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mousasi throws a sloppy head kick
letting Manuma counter with a right hand.
Manuma looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Manuma misses with the combination.
Manuma throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mousasi on the side of the head.
Manuma throws a body kick that misses.
A right-left combo lands from Manuma.
Mousasi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Manuma.
Manuma lands with a thumping leg kick.
Manuma jabs Mousasi right on the nose. Mousasi blinks but takes it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi shoots in looking for a takedown. Manuma tries to sprawl out of it but Mousasi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Manuma manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mauga Manuma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mousasi is breathing heavily.
Mousasi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manuma lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Manuma drops Mousasi with a big left hand! Mousasi is injured, injured bad! Manuma jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mauga Manuma!