PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose The Blitz (ranked 129 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Manson (ranked 4963 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

The Blitz
vs
Manson

165 cm
26
137 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

163 cm
26
140 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

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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 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jose The Blitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyson Manson!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manson shoots in looking for a takedown but The Blitz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Manson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The Blitz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
No luck for Manson with that takedown attempt.
The Blitz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

The Blitz closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Manson's guard.
Manson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but The Blitz has passed into side control.
Manson told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Manson is letting The Blitz control him for a moment.
Manson is looking for a sweep.
The Blitz gets to mount! Manson was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Blitz avoids the attempt from Manson to control.
The Blitz manages to capitalize on a mistake by Manson to take his back!
The Blitz controlling from the back.
The Blitz seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Manson for as long as he can get away with.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manson breaks The Blitz's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Manson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Blitz controlling Manson's posture.
Manson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Manson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Manson won't allow The Blitz to sweep him here.
Manson postures up in The Blitz's guard and throws a big left but The Blitz blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Blitz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The Blitz is pulling down on Manson's head to control his posture.
Manson wants to control from the top but The Blitz keeps moving.
Manson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Manson postures up in The Blitz's guard and throws a big left but The Blitz blocks it.
Manson is working The Blitz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Manson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Manson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Manson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Blitz is keeping the position for now.
Manson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Blitz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Manson chips away with some ground and pound.
The Blitz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Manson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. The Blitz is aware though and is defending well.
Manson trying to control the position.
The Blitz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The Blitz passes Manson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The Blitz continues to stall.
The Blitz passes to side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Manson is trying to work for a sweep but The Blitz has mounted him!
Manson can't escape the position.
Manson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The Blitz prevents Manson from improving his position.
Manson wants to get back to full guard but The Blitz has mounted him!
Manson wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Manson preventing the rear naked choke attempt from The Blitz.
The Blitz biding his time, looking for the opening.
Manson is really stuck here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose The Blitz 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.

Excellent takedown into side control there by The Blitz.
Manson tries to buck The Blitz off but The Blitz is having none of it.
Manson looks to move to half guard but instead The Blitz has passed into mount! Damn!
The Blitz takes Manson's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Manson is in trouble.
The Blitz has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Manson's body.
More hug and hope from The Blitz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Blitz controlling well, preventing Manson from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manson just trying to survive but The Blitz is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Blitz biding his time, looking for the opening.
Manson manages to reverse the position and now he's in The Blitz's guard. Nice work there by Manson.
Manson postures up in The Blitz's guard and throws a big left but The Blitz blocks it.
The Blitz has his hands on Manson's head, controlling the position.
The Blitz has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Manson throws an elbow that misses. The Blitz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Manson's guard. Nice move by The Blitz!

The Blitz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Manson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. The Blitz stacks Manson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by The Blitz!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Manson wants to improve his position, back to half guard but The Blitz has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Manson's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Manson is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for The Blitz!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jose The Blitz!
An out of breath Jose The Blitz thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.