PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ze Manss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Satay Euch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Manss
vs
Euch

225 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ze Manss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Satay Euch!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manss shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Euch pinned against the cage. Euch gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Manss throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Euch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Euch misses with a series of wild punches.
Manss takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Manss on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Manss fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Euch to the ground. Manss is now in Euch's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Manss showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Euch can do anything to dispel that myth.
Manss prevents Euch from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manss throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Euch works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Euch really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Manss. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Manss postures up in Euch's guard and throws a big left but Euch blocks it.
Manss is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Euch is wriggling around but Manss manages to pass to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manss wants to lay and pray for a moment but Euch keeps working.
Manss perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Manss is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Manss is looking for a kimura but Euch is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Manss to get the leverage.
Euch wants to get back to full guard.
Euch pushes Manss off but Manss dives into side control.

Manss tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Euch is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Manss has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manss wants to control but Euch is keeping him busy.
Manss working the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Manss.
Manss in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Manss lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Euch down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manss working the ground and pound.

Euch throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Euch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Manss has his takedown stuffed
and Euch counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Manss looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Euch is fending him off so far but Manss persists. Nope, Euch circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ze Manss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Euch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Euch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manss.
Manss fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ze Manss dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Euch throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Manss tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Euch is in Manss's guard.
Euch has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Manss is proving hard to escape from.
Euch postures up.

Manss pushes Euch off and gets back to his feet.
Manss swats away the attempt to clinch by Euch.
Manss takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Euch lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Euch.

Manss is rocked!
Manss takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oh Manss is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manss gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Euch counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Manss to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Euch!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Satay Euch!
Satay Euch was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.