PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mana Festation (ranked 921 p4p, 49 weight class) and Vinnie Longworth (ranked 2743 p4p, 137 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Festation
vs
Longworth

166 cm
27
139 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

168 cm
38
145 lbs
27 - 20 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Red Light Coffeeshop

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mana Festation!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinnie Longworth!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Festation uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Longworth.
Longworth scores with a jab to the body.
Longworth throws a poor cross that misses
and Festation counters with a low kick, right behind Longworth 's knee.
Longworth scores with a body shot.
Festation walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A head kick by Longworth misses
and Festation counters with a nice kick to the body.
Longworth throws a looping overhand right but Festation ducks down to avoid it.
Longworth looks to score with a jab to the body but Festation is just out of range.
Festation swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Longworth throws a left and a right that both miss
and Festation counters with a body kick.
Longworth misses with a right hand
and Festation counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
No luck for Longworth with that takedown attempt.
Longworth misses with a shot to the body
and Festation counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Longworth keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Longworth with a poor takedown
and Festation counters with a left and a right that stings Longworth.
Longworth throws an off balance right hand
and Festation counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Longworth misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Longworth throws a leg kick
and Festation counters with a low kick, right behind Longworth 's knee.
Sloppy strikes from Longworth. Those never looked like landing.
Festation throws a quick counter head kick but Longworth was just out of range.
Longworth shoots in for a takedown but Festation shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mana Festation has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinnie Longworth.
Festation moves out of range as Longworth strikes.
Longworth rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Festation counters with a nice body kick.
Longworth misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Festation cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Longworth misses with an uppercut
and Festation counters with a solid body kick.
Longworth looks winded!
Longworth misses with a hook to the body
and Festation counters with a two punch combo.
Longworth misses with a body punch
and Festation cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Festation ducks under a wild hook from Longworth.
Festation appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mana Festation is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Festation bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Festation went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Longworth loads up on a big right hand but Festation slips the punch.
Festation swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Longworth throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Longworth connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Longworth throws a lazy head kick
and Festation counters with a three punch combo that has Longworth backing up. Longworth nods at Festation to acknowledge the strikes.
Longworth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Longworth throws an overhand right that lands on Festation's shoulder, as Festation tries to avoid the shot.
As Longworth backs away, Festation returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Longworth stuns Festation with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Longworth misses with a looping right.
Festation appears to be looking for a big counter.
Longworth misses with an uppercut. Festation saw that one coming.
Festation is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longworth throws a lazy uppercut
and Festation counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Longworth throws a right hand that misses

Longworth is rocked!
Longworth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Festation was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Longworth.
Longworth is still on wobbly legs! Can Festation finish him?
A swing and a miss from Longworth.
Festation went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Festation displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Longworth throws out the jab.
Festation feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Longworth seems to have recovered his senses.
Longworth misses with a lunging right hand
and Festation counters with a thumping low kick.
Longworth throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Festation counters with a crisp one two that drops Longworth! Festation thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Longworth to his feet! Longworth is in big trouble!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Longworth throws a right hand that misses
and Festation counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Longworth off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Festation follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Longworth was out before he hit the floor.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mana Festation!