PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Swagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Manitoba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne Manitoba has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tommy Swagger's chin.

Swagger
vs
Manitoba

194 cm
22
220 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

185 cm
20
209 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Swagger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wayne Manitoba!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Swagger has Manitoba up against the cage in a clinch.
Swagger throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Swagger working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Swagger.
Swagger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Swagger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manitoba.
Swagger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Manitoba avoids a wild elbow strike from Swagger.
Manitoba dodges an elbow strike from Swagger.
With the fighters up against the cage, Swagger throws an elbow but misses.
Swagger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Swagger just misses with a elbow thrown towards Manitoba's brow.
Manitoba takes a shot to the head.
Swagger blocks an elbow strike from Manitoba.
Swagger trying to land knees to the body.
Swagger throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Manitoba throws an elbow but misses.
Manitoba managing to block the knees to the body from Swagger.
Manitoba throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Swagger trying to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Swagger.
Swagger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manitoba.
Manitoba tries to stall but Swagger uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Swagger lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manitoba avoids a wild elbow strike from Swagger.
Swagger creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Swagger just misses with a elbow thrown towards Manitoba's brow.

Manitoba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Swagger tries to clinch but Manitoba is having none of it.
Manitoba lands a head kick. Swagger smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Manitoba lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Swagger moves out of range of the leg kick from Manitoba.
Swagger blocks a leg kick.
Manitoba throws a leg kick but Swagger checks it.
Swagger moves out of range of the leg kick from Manitoba.
Swagger on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Swagger is breathing heavily.
Manitoba throws a sloppy head kick and Swagger moves out of range easily.
Manitoba attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A bone on bone clash there as Swagger blocks the leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Manitoba.
Manitoba throws a quick inside leg kick.
Manitoba wants to slow Swagger down by chopping away at his legs.
Both fighters circling a little - Manitoba finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Manitoba moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Manitoba misses with a body kick.
Manitoba turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Manitoba lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Manitoba scores with a leg kick.
Manitoba motions for Swagger to come forward. Manitoba throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Swagger tries to land a body kick
and Manitoba counters with a good low kick that Swagger was not able to check.
Manitoba throws a leg kick but Swagger sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Manitoba throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Manitoba moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Manitoba tries to land a leg kick but Swagger saw it coming and moves away.
Swagger tries to close the distance and clinch but Manitoba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manitoba lands with a slapping head kick.
Manitoba throws a body kick that misses.
Manitoba lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Swagger is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Swagger checks a leg kick nicely.
Swagger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Swagger tries to clinch but Manitoba is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manitoba misses with a leg kick.
Manitoba misses with a low kick as Swagger jumps back.
Manitoba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Manitoba throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Manitoba shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Manitoba wants to land a leg kick but Swagger is out of range.
Swagger checks the leg kick nicely there.
Manitoba wants to land a leg kick but Swagger is out of range.
Manitoba throws a head kick that misses.
Manitoba looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An inside leg kick from Manitoba misses.
Manitoba throws a leg kick which misses Swagger's front leg but catches the back leg as Swagger tries to avoid it.
Swagger wants to clinch up but Manitoba keeps it at a distance.
Manitoba swats away the attempt to clinch by Swagger.
Swagger misses with a looping right.
Swagger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Swagger checks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Manitoba feints and then cracks Swagger's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Swagger down.
Swagger missing with a left hand there. Manitoba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Manitoba checks a low kick from Swagger.
Manitoba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manitoba lands a front kick.
Manitoba tries to score with a low kick but Swagger moves his leg out of the way.
Manitoba lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Manitoba buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Manitoba throws a nice outside leg kick.
Manitoba lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Swagger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Manitoba throws a head kick but Swagger moves out of range.
Manitoba throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A leg kick checked by Swagger.
Manitoba thumps Swagger with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Manitoba, right into the meat.
Manitoba turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Manitoba thows a leg kick but Swagger checks it
and Swagger counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wayne Manitoba dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Manitoba tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Swagger is able to avoid easily.
Manitoba is looking to slow Swagger down with leg kicks.
Manitoba motions for Swagger to come forward. Manitoba throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Manitoba. That's going to slow Swagger down.
Manitoba throws a head kick that misses.
Swagger is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Manitoba.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Swagger. Manitoba shrugs it off though.
Manitoba lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Swagger checks a leg kick.
Swagger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Manitoba. Manitoba obviously looking to wear him down.
Manitoba motions for Swagger to come forward. Manitoba throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Manitoba.
Manitoba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manitoba throws a sloppy head kick and Swagger moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manitoba connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manitoba throws a low kick but it's checked well by Swagger.
Good leg kick by Manitoba there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manitoba pivots, looking for a leg kick but Swagger is out of range and Manitoba settles back down.
Swagger throws a leg kick
and Manitoba counters with a body kick that stops Swagger in his tracks momentarily.
A solid body kick from Manitoba.
Manitoba throws a low kick, looking for Swagger's leg but Swagger calmly moves out of range.
Manitoba throws a leg kick but Swagger sees it coming and moves out of range.
Manitoba tries to land a leg kick but Swagger saw it coming and moves away.
Manitoba throws a chopping leg kick but Swagger manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Manitoba lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick misses from Manitoba.
Wayne Manitoba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manitoba bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swagger checks a low kick from Manitoba.
Swagger blocks a head kick by Manitoba.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Manitoba.
Manitoba wants to land a leg kick but Swagger is out of range.
Swagger on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Swagger checks a leg kick.
Manitoba scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Swagger on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manitoba moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Manitoba throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Manitoba scores with a leg kick.
Manitoba chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good leg kick by Manitoba there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Manitoba thows a leg kick but Swagger checks it
and Swagger counters with a stiff right hand.
Wayne Manitoba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Manitoba lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Manitoba lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Manitoba thumps Swagger with a low kick.
Manitoba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Manitoba looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Manitoba. That's going to slow Swagger down.
Manitoba scores with a leg kick.
Manitoba throws a leg kick which misses Swagger's front leg but catches the back leg as Swagger tries to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Manitoba.
Swagger will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Manitoba throws a low kick, looking for Swagger's leg but Swagger calmly moves out of range.
Swagger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Manitoba throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manitoba throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Manitoba scores with a head kick.
Manitoba scores with a nice body kick.
Manitoba throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Manitoba is looking to score with low kicks.
Swagger takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Swagger tries to clinch up
and Manitoba counters with a leg kick.
Manitoba is looking to chop away at Swagger's legs.
A clash of legs there as Swagger blocks the low kick.
A good leg kick by Manitoba.
Manitoba misses with a low kick.

Manitoba lands a big head kick that sends Swagger tumbling to the mat! Manitoba takes a step backwards and waves Swagger back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Swagger is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swagger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oh Swagger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Manitoba seems to be stalking Swagger here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Swagger drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Wayne Manitoba!
Wayne Manitoba is the new light heavyweight champion!