PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Manhattan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonny Manhattan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Matthews
vs
Manhattan

210 cm
23
275 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

186 cm
22
227 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite 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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonny Manhattan!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manhattan fails with a takedown attempt.
Matthews closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Matthews keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Manhattan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Matthews misses with a wild combination.
Matthews throws a nice looking combination but Manhattan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Matthews throws a series of punches but Manhattan avoids them all with ease.
Matthews throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manhattan.
Matthews misses with a double jab.
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!
Matthews rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Manhattan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Matthews is breathing heavily.
Manhattan closes the distance and clinches up with Matthews, looking for a takedown. Manhattan pushes Matthews against the cage but Matthews circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jake Matthews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Manhattan.
Matthews keeps the fight on the outside.
Manhattan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Matthews swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews swats away the attempt to clinch by Manhattan.
Manhattan tries to clinch up but Matthews circles away and keeps his distance.
Manhattan moves in looking to clinch but Matthews pushes him off.
Manhattan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Matthews tries to avoid it but Manhattan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Matthews to the ground. Matthews escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Manhattan has a takedown stuffed.

Manhattan scores with a takedown into Matthews's guard.
Manhattan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Manhattan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Manhattan looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhattan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Manhattan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jonny Manhattan hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Manhattan fails to land the takedown.
A combination from Manhattan does no damage.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Manhattan - that will leave a mark!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Manhattan darts in and clinches Matthews up against the cage.
Manhattan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Manhattan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Matthews gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhattan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Matthews is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Manhattan tries to pull guard but Matthews holds him up against the cage and eventually Manhattan drops back down to his feet.
Manhattan tries a knee to the head but Matthews blocks it.
Manhattan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Matthews smiles and moves away.
Manhattan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Matthews manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Matthews dodges the punch combination from Manhattan.
Horrible takedown by Manhattan or perhaps it was just good defense by Matthews which made him look bad.
Matthews avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manhattan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Matthews's calf.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhattan closes the distance and clinches up with Matthews, looking for a takedown. Manhattan pushes Matthews against the cage but Matthews circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Manhattan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Matthews manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Manhattan controlling from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Manhattan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Manhattan gets a clinch.
Matthews tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Manhattan smiles and moves away.
Jake Matthews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manhattan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Matthews tries to avoid it but Manhattan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Matthews to the ground. Matthews escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Manhattan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matthews paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Manhattan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Matthews circles away.
Matthews misses with a double jab.
Manhattan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Manhattan shoots in looking for a takedown but Matthews manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Manhattan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jake Matthews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Manhattan.
Matthews fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Matthews rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Manhattan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jonny Manhattan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matthews throws a right hand that Manhattan ducks under and follows up with a left that Manhattan also avoids with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Matthews. No joy for Manhattan on that attempt.
Manhattan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhattan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matthews was well out of range. Poor timing from Manhattan.
Manhattan shoots in looking for a takedown but Matthews manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Manhattan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Matthews keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Manhattan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Manhattan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Manhattan tries to clinch there but Matthews circles away.
Matthews misses with a double jab.
Manhattan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Matthews swivels and escapes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Manhattan is defended easily by Matthews.
Manhattan shoots for a double leg takedown but Matthews sprawls well. He's pushed Manhattan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Matthews gets caught napping as Manhattan dives in and scores a takedown. Matthews manages to retain guard.
Matthews being controlled here, momentarily.
Manhattan tries to free his leg and advance position but Matthews is retaining full guard.
Manhattan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jonny Manhattan hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Manhattan moves into range and clinches up with Matthews.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matthews prevents a takedown attempt there.
Matthews is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhattan is trying to break free.
Manhattan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Manhattan fails to pull guard.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Manhattan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Matthews pulls his leg out and moves away.
Manhattan shoots in looking for a takedown but Matthews manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Manhattan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Manhattan wants to clinch.
Matthews fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Manhattan is defended easily by Matthews.
Matthews avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manhattan wants to clinch.
Manhattan fails with a takedown attempt.
Matthews misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manhattan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Manhattan is looking to clinch but Matthews is avoiding it.
Manhattan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Matthews.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Manhattan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Manhattan shoots in and bounces Matthews off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

It looks like Jake Matthews has been cut.

Matthews working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Manhattan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Manhattan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Matthews throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Manhattan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Manhattan wants to get up but he can't break Matthews's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jonny Manhattan was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Matthews swats away the attempt to clinch by Manhattan.
Matthews keeps the fight on the outside.
Matthews keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Matthews stuffs the takedown attempt from Manhattan. Manhattan gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Matthews.
Manhattan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Matthews sprawls well. Matthews wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Manhattan gets slowly back to his feet.
Jake Matthews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Manhattan.
No luck for Manhattan with that takedown attempt.

Matthews gets caught flat footed, as Manhattan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Matthews is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Manhattan defends well.
Manhattan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Manhattan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Matthews has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Manhattan has managed to get both his arms back between Matthews's legs - danger averted.
Manhattan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Matthews's guard.
Manhattan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Manhattan tries to free his leg and advance position but Matthews is retaining full guard.
Jake Matthews has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jonny Manhattan wasn't active enough on the ground.

Manhattan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Manhattan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Matthews blocking the ground and pound attempt from Manhattan.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Manhattan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Manhattan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Manhattan!