PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wang Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Mannering (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Wang Long has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Long
vs
Mannering

192 cm
20
280 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

193 cm
18
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple 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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wang Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Simon Mannering!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mannering misses with a low kick.
Mannering misses with a takedown

and Long counters by moving into the clinch.

Mannering drags the fight down to the ground.
Mannering keeping moving, preventing Long from controlling successfully.
Mannering working a defensive guard here.
Long has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mannering is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Long's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Long postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

It looks like Simon Mannering has been cut.
Long trying to control but Mannering is working from the bottom.
Long throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannering looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mannering is on top in guard.
Mannering wants to control from the top but Long keeps moving.
Long working a defensive guard here.
Mannering trying to control the position from guard on top but Long is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mannering throwing strikes from guard but Long blocks nicely.
Mannering preventing the sweep.
Mannering trying to control but Long is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Simon Mannering wasn't active enough on the ground.
Long misses with a body kick.
Mannering doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Long counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Long.
Long misses with a knee to the head.
Long tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mannering just stands there and leans against the cage.

Long has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Mannering regains guard immediately.
Mannering trying to strike off his back.
Mannering working a defensive guard here.
Mannering avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannering is trying to keep Long in close.
Mannering keeping full guard, as Long tries to pass.
Long landing with the ground and pound.
Mannering is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Long is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mannering tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Mannering is looking for a triangle here but Long uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Mannering is trying to control Long's posture but Long avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long working the ground and pound from side control.

The cut above Simon Mannering's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Long is putting a hurting on Mannering here, landing some big shots from side control.

Simon Mannering's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Wang Long!