PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manson Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Sewell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wright might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Distillers - Drain the Blood. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wright
vs
Sewell

170 cm
24
235 lbs
3 - 10 - 0

175 cm
21
220 lbs
4 - 11 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manson Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joshua Sewell!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright moves in looking to clinch but Sewell pushes him off.
Wright wants to clinch.
Wright throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sewell is looking to clinch.
Sewell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wright shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sewell as he avoids it easily.

Wright feints and as Sewell raises his hands in defense, Wright changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wright scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wright loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sewell keeping moving, preventing Wright from controlling successfully.
Wright postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wright connects with a couple of short punches.
Wright really is a fat lump.
Sewell seems keen to control Wright's posture.
Wright postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sewell throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Wright wants to stand and escape but instead Sewell has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Wright bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sewell's guard.
Sewell looks gassed!

Wright drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sewell manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Wright has Sewell in his guard.
Sewell preventing the sweep.
Wright trying to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sewell's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wright trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Wright gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A combination from Wright does no damage.
Wright throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sewell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sewell throws a combination. Wright tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sewell tries to clinch up.
Manson Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright looks to clinch

and Sewell counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wright is looking for a sweep.
Wright is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Sewell tries to pass to full mount but Wright defends it.
Sewell prevents Wright from standing back up.
Wright is staying active underneath Sewell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sewell prevents Wright from standing back up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Wright is pressing down on Sewell's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sewell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wright lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sewell!
Wright with shots to the head and body - Sewell looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sewell taking shots to the head.
Wright lands a heavy elbow.
Wright cracks Sewell with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wright landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice elbow there by Wright.
Sewell taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manson Wright dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Wright shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Wright was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wright lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sewell hang on?

Wright goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Sewell turns into him and now he's in Wright's guard.
Wright wants to stand up but Sewell is controlling him.

Sewell decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Wright, up you get!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sewell fails with a takedown attempt.
Wright fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Wright. Beautiful body shot.
Sewell takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wright tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sewell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Wright gets the takedown into side control.

Wright tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wright is chipping away with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sewell gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Wright trying to control the action but Sewell is working from the bottom.
Sewell tries to get to full guard but Wright has control of the leg.
Wright is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wright scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wright controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wright is working for a kimura but Sewell is defending it quite comfortably.
Wright throwing shots but Sewell is blocking nicely.
Wright passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sewell!
Sewell can't escape the position.

That's four 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.
Wright tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Wright has control of Sewell's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Sewell regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Wright postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sewell looks a forlorn figure.
Sewell is trying to stand.
Sewell is trying to escape the mount.
Wright lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sewell hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wright fails to land the takedown.
Sewell walks into a left hand.
Sewell fails with the takedown
and Wright counters with a three punch combo that has Sewell backing up. Sewell nods at Wright to acknowledge the strikes.

Wright closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wright trying to control the action but Sewell is working from the bottom.

Wright is working for a submission of some sort.
Wright is stalling here. Sewell is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Wright seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Sewell has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Wright is pressing down on Sewell's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sewell looking to sit in guard and control but Wright gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wright works over Sewell with some ground and pound from guard.
Wright lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wright has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sewell is proving hard to escape from.
Wright slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sewell tries to bench press Wright off him but Wright keeps the position.

Wright wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sewell, who protects the arm well.

Wright working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wright lands an elbow.
Wright working the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sewell is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Wright has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Sewell on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sewell prevents Wright from improving position.
Wright scores with punches from side control.
A lull in the action here.
Wright lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sewell down.
Wright working the ground and pound.

Wright decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sewell to his feet.
Sewell takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sewell tries to clinch but Wright is having none of it.
Wright tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sewell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wright scores with a three punch combo!
Manson Wright is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wright misses with a few strikes there.

Wright is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sewell's half guard.
Wright is keen to just control but Sewell is a slippery customer.
Wright tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Sewell is trying to stand back up but Wright is controlling him
Joshua Sewell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wright trying to control from half guard but Sewell is working away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manson Wright showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wright has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manson Wright!