PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan McManus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McManus might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Disturbed-Prayer. Villa has chosen Faint as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Lee Villa told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

McManus
vs
Villa

186 cm
25
205 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

187 cm
21
215 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan McManus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Villa!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Villa does no damage.
Villa swings for the body but McManus moves out of range.
Villa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Villa tries to bum rush McManus with a series of wild strikes but McManus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Villa throws a series of punches but McManus avoids them all with ease.
McManus avoids a punch combination nicely.
McManus avoids the head kick by Villa.
Villa stuffs the takedown attempt from McManus. McManus gets slowly back to his feet.
McManus moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by McManus.
Villa is trying to control McManus's posture but McManus avoids it.
Villa is trying to improve his position.
Villa can't do much from the bottom here.
Villa tries to bench press McManus off him but McManus keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
You can see the frustration on Villa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
McManus is chipping away with strikes.
Villa manages to work his way to half guard, despite McManus's best efforts.
McManus stops Villa from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Villa trying to hold on to McManus's head to control him but McManus postures up.
McManus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Villa defending well though.
McManus thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Villa to regain full guard.

Villa pushes McManus off and gets back to his feet.
McManus slips a straight right by Villa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa misses with a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McManus.
Villa tries to bum rush McManus with a series of wild strikes but McManus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McManus avoids the head kick by Villa.
Lee Villa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Villa misses with a jab, cross combination.
McManus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Villa as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan McManus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McManus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lee Villa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Villa throws a body kick that misses.
Villa throws a shot from downtown. McManus moves away and avoids it.
Villa misses with a head kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Excellent takedown into side control there by McManus.
Villa is pushing McManus's head away, looking to escape. McManus manages to hold on to the position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lee Villa will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Villa throws a head kick that misses.
Villa misses with a series of wild punches.
Villa throws a right and a left that both miss.
McManus tries for a takedown but Villa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Villa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McManus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McManus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Villa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows McManus to score an easy takedown into full guard.

McManus postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Villa is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of McManus, into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Villa decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on McManus, up you get!
Nice uppercut lands for Villa. That snapped McManus's head back.
Villa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McManus manages to avoid it.
McManus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa throws a head kick but McManus moves out of range.
Villa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McManus.
Villa throws a low kick, looking for McManus's leg but McManus calmly moves out of range.
Villa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McManus backs up against the cage.

It looks like Dan McManus has been cut.
Villa misses with a series of wild punches.
Villa is looking to land body kicks.
Villa throws the kick towards the body but McManus avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McManus shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan McManus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Villa is looking to chop away at McManus's legs.
McManus staying out of range there.
Villa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McManus has time to react.
Villa is looking to slow McManus down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Villa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McManus circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McManus slips under a jab from Villa.
Villa misses with an uppercut. McManus saw that one coming.
Villa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lee Villa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Villa tries a head kick but it misses.
McManus blocks a head kick by Villa.
Villa throws a hook but McManus blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Villa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Villa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Villa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dan McManus's cut.
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.

Villa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McManus dives in and grabs Villa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Villa pushes down on McManus's head and hops out.
Good shot there by Villa.
Villa misses with a hook. McManus ducked under it nicely.
Villa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Villa scores with a body shot.
Villa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McManus circles away quickly and effectively.
McManus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Villa pinned against the cage. Villa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McManus circles away quickly and effectively.
Villa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Villa misses with a series of wild punches.
Villa scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Villa is looking to land body kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McManus circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee Villa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Villa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Dan McManus's cut is getting worse.
Villa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Villa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Villa misses with a wild body shot.
McManus takes one to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Villa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Villa throws the left hand but McManus avoids the punch easily.
Villa throws a leg kick but McManus sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A combination from Villa does no damage.
Villa lands a right hook to the body.
Villa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McManus.
Villa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McManus checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Villa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Villa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McManus throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Villa's waist but Villa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McManus off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan McManus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good standup being displayed there by Villa as he connects with a hook.
McManus avoids the head kick by Villa.
Villa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Dan McManus's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Villa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McManus.
Villa throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Villa really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan McManus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nice defenses there by McManus.
Villa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McManus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Villa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McManus's calf.
Villa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Villa misses with a double jab.
Villa misses with the combination.
Villa throws a nice looking combination but McManus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa just misses with a punch to the body.
Villa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Villa throws a looping overhand right but McManus ducks down to avoid it.
Villa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Villa looks to land a right hand but McManus moved out of range.
Villa misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McManus.
A big right from Villa misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McManus is defended easily by Villa.
Villa connects with a looping right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Villa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Villa misses the target.
Villa misses with a straight left.
Villa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McManus slips a straight right by Villa.
Crunch! Villa slams his shin into McManus's torso.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
McManus walks into a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A shot to de liver by Villa. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Villa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Villa motions for McManus to come forward. Villa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McManus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McManus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan McManus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Villa throws a leg kick but McManus moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Villa dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Dan McManus's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Villa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Villa.
McManus shoots for a double leg takedown but Villa sprawls well. He's pushed McManus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Villa loads up on a big right hand but McManus slips the punch.
Villa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McManus blocks a head kick by Villa.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Villa feints and then cracks McManus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McManus down.
McManus on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa fakes the leg kick and cracks McManus in the body.
Villa connects with a solid leg kick.
Villa throws an overhand right that lands on McManus's shoulder, as McManus tries to avoid the shot.
Villa tries to land a front kick but McManus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Villa misses with a kick to the body.
McManus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McManus tries for a takedown but Villa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Villa throws a right hand that McManus ducks under and follows up with a left that McManus also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa stuns McManus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left lands for Villa.

Jeez, Dan McManus's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A slapping leg kick lands for Villa.
Villa misses with a looping right.
Villa thuds his right hand into McManus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dan McManus's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lee Villa! Lee Villa retains his light heavyweight title!