PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Ricci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Manley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Ricci is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Ricci
vs
Manley

190 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Great elbows
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Ricci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Manley !
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ricci looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Manley closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Manley lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ricci down.
Manley trying to control the action but Ricci is working from the bottom.

Manley decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Ricci swats away the attempt to clinch by Manley .
Ricci swats away the attempt to clinch by Manley .
Ricci looks to land a left hand but Manley moved out of range nicely.

Manley closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ricci did well to prevent Manley getting side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manley is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Manley moves into full mount! Ricci won't be happy about that!
Manley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ricci is looking to escape.

Manley looking to isolate an arm here. Ricci doesn't see it coming and as Manley extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Manley !

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jon Manley !