PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Connor MacManus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien OQuinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). OQuinn is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I'm A Dog I'm Sorry- Big Tymers. Damien OQuinn has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Connor MacManus's chin.

MacManus
vs
OQuinn

178 cm
19
156 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

184 cm
24
156 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Prefers standup

Sully's Bar & Grill

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)
Revolution Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Connor MacManus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien OQuinn!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacManus misses with a shot to the body
and OQuinn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
OQuinn punishes MacManus's body with a nice straight punch.
OQuinn throws a right and a left that MacManus avoids nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from MacManus misses the target.
MacManus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. OQuinn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by OQuinn.
MacManus throws a push kick but OQuinn slaps the foot to one side.
OQuinn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of MacManus's head.
MacManus avoids the body shot from OQuinn.
MacManus goes for a double leg but OQuinn avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as OQuinn continues to drive forward.
OQuinn is clearly trying to counter these attacks from MacManus with a body shot.

MacManus closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into OQuinn's guard.
MacManus won't allow OQuinn to sweep him here.
MacManus definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
MacManus postures up.
MacManus's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if OQuinn can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
OQuinn controls MacManus momentarily but MacManus frees himself.
MacManus content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacManus working some strikes from top position.
OQuinn controls MacManus momentarily but MacManus frees himself.
MacManus sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed OQuinn's guard.
MacManus prevents OQuinn from improving his position.
OQuinn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with MacManus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
OQuinn trying to control here.
MacManus working OQuinn over with strikes.
OQuinn has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Elite Strikers. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
OQuinn trying to control here.
MacManus is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
OQuinn is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. MacManus lands a nice short elbow.
OQuinn works his way to full guard. Good work.
MacManus stopping the sweep attempt from OQuinn.
MacManus forces his way into half guard.
MacManus has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
MacManus scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
MacManus is thwarting OQuinn's attempts to control the position.
MacManus working over OQuinn with some ground and pound. OQuinn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
MacManus slows the pace down in half guard.
OQuinn wants to control but MacManus is keeping busy and won't allow it.
OQuinn is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacManus winds up and cracks OQuinn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are battling for position here. OQuinn manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
MacManus cracks OQuinn with a solid left hand.
MacManus tries to free his leg and advance position but OQuinn is retaining full guard.
MacManus is stalling in the full guard.
OQuinn working a defensive guard here.
MacManus works a leg free and moves into half guard.
OQuinn tries to get to full guard but MacManus has control of the leg.
MacManus lands strikes from half guard.

MacManus has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can OQuinn defend it? MacManus steps over the head and cranks it - OQuinn is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for MacManus!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Connor MacManus!
Connor MacManus retains his featherweight title!