PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kaleo Mana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Blackheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brett Blackheart has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mana
vs
Blackheart

180 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
26
166 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kaleo Mana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brett Blackheart!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackheart throws a head kick but Mana moves out of range.
Blackheart lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blackheart lands an overhand right.
Blackheart avoids the head kick by Mana.
Blackheart lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blackheart.
Blackheart lands a head kick!
Mana throws a wild body kick that Blackheart sees coming a mile off.
Blackheart scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brett Blackheart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Blackheart instigates a clinch.

Blackheart has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mana uses from the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blackheart avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blackheart is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Blackheart perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mana looks like he's trying to stand up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Blackheart in particular looking to stall.
Blackheart has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackheart looking to control and managing it successfully.
Blackheart lands a heavy elbow.
Blackheart controlling from the full mount.

Mana defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Blackheart.
My spies in Touch Of Death Combat Academy inform me that Blackheart has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Blackheart is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Blackheart controlling the position easily from mount.
Blackheart in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Blackheart content just to control the position here.
Mana squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Blackheart tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mana is in a horrible position here. Blackheart smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mana trying desperately to get to his feet.

Blackheart looking for a guillotine from mount but Mana is having none of it.
Blackheart with good strikes from the mount here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blackheart is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mana can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mana takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Blackheart controlling his opponent.
Mana taking shots to the head.

Mana is rocked!
Mana is bucking up trying to escape but Blackheart cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Oh Mana is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blackheart sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Blackheart's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mana squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Mana seems to have got his legs back now.
Mana holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Blackheart tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Blackheart has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blackheart controlling from mount.
More stalling from Blackheart.
Blackheart has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mana's face.
Blackheart takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Blackheart looking to control but Mana is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Blackheart controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Blackheart is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mana is surviving well by controlling Blackheart's body position as best he can.
Blackheart raining down shots from the mount!
Blackheart misses with a head shot.
Mana wants to try and get back to his feet.
Blackheart controlling the position easily from mount.
Mana tries to buck Blackheart off but he can't manage it.
Blackheart lands a heavy elbow.
Mana blocking the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blackheart controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Blackheart throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Mana stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Blackheart follows into mount!
Blackheart throwing strikes here but Mana is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Blackheart looking to control and managing it successfully.

Blackheart has isolated one of Mana's arms. Mana looking to fight him off but Blackheart twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brett Blackheart!