PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caramon Majere (ranked 6798 p4p, 575 weight class) and Matt Manners (ranked 7373 p4p, 593 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Majere
vs
Manners

190 cm
18
206 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

The Juice

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Caramon Majere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Manners!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Manners has Majere up against the cage in a clinch.
Manners missing with knees to the body.
Manners misses with a hook from the clinch.

Majere breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Majere throws a wild body kick that Manners sees coming a mile off.
Despite the aggression on Manners's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Majere tries a head kick but it misses.
Majere tries a head kick but it misses.
Manners moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Manners closes the distance and clinches.

Manners breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Manners moves into range and connects with a jab.

Majere moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Majere lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Matt Manners has been cut.

Manners breaks the clinch.
Majere is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Majere throws a jab when Manners was well out of range.

Manners gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Majere pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Majere throws a head kick that misses.
Matt Manners seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manners tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Majere connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Manners throws the kick towards the body but Majere avoids it.

Manners closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Manners pushes Majere back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Manners on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Majere looking to throw knees to the head but Manners is blocking nicely.
Manners controlling the action here for a moment.
Majere blocks an uppercut.
Majere blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Majere lands an elbow just above Manners 's eye.

Manners breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Majere tries to clinch there but Manners circles away.
Majere connects with a high kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Manners has closed the distance and engaged Majere in a clinch.
Majere pushes off an throws an elbow but Manners leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Majere throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Majere looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Manners lands a damaging elbow.
Manners misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Majere using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Manners has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Majere misses with a knee strike.
Manners tries to land knees in the clinch but Majere avoids the damage to the body.
Manners is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Majere is defending well for now.
Majere misses with an elbow over the top.
Manners blocks an elbow strike from Majere.
Manners misses with a punch to the body.
Manners lands a hook to the side of the head.
Majere working hard to break the clinch.

Manners breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Majere closes the distance and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Manners.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Majere looking to stall.
Manners avoids a wild elbow strike from Majere.
Majere pushes off an throws an elbow but Manners leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Manners just leaning against Majere, taking a breather.
Manners misses with some punches.
Majere blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Manners blocks the elbow strike.
Majere lands a damaging elbow.
Manners doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Manners takes an elbow to the forehead.

That has opened up Matt Manners's cut even more.

Manners's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Manners forces Majere back against the cage and clinches.
Manners tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Majere's elbow.
Manners blocking some punches.
Manners lands an elbow inside.
Majere managing to block the knees to the body from Manners.
Majere lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Majere managing to block the knees to the body from Manners.

Manners breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manners tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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!
Majere tries to clinch up.
Some wild striking there from Manners.
Majere misses the body punch
and Manners counters with a left and a right that stings Majere.
Majere looks to land a right hand but Manners moved out of range.
Manners throws the kick towards the body but Majere avoids it.
Manners misses with a low kick.
Majere seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Majere is looking to clinch but Manners is avoiding it.
Majere wants to clinch up but Manners keeps it at a distance.
Manners lands a high kick!
Manners misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Majere.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Manners.
Majere tries to clinch but Manners is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Manners dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Manners's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Manners rushes Majere and presses him up against the cage.
Manners with a knee to the head.
Manners taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Matt Manners seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Manners working Majere over with knees to the body.
Majere scores with a nice hook to the head.
Manners stalling in the clinch but Majere improves position.
Manners trying to land knees to the body.
Majere stalling in the clinch but Manners improves position.
Manners has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Manners's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Majere fails in his attempt to clinch.
Manners keeps Majere at a distance using the push kick.
Manners throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manners fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Majere moves out of range of the body kick.

Manners gets in close and instigates a clinch.
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!
Majere using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Majere lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Majere.
Manners is breathing heavily.
Majere lands an elbow inside.
A head punch on the inside from Majere fails to land.
Majere misses with a knee strike.
Majere landing knees to the head.
Majere letting Manners take a breather here.
Manners tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Majere avoids it.
A short right from Manners on the inside.
Manners can't find room to land a body shot as Majere controls the action.
Majere lands a damaging elbow.

The cut above Matt Manners's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Manners throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Majere blocks it with crossed arms.

Majere manages to break the clinch.
Majere tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Manners paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Manners keeps the fight on the outside.
Manners throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Majere lands a head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manners waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Majere.

Majere closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Manners is struggling to control the position.
Manners misses with an elbow over the top.
Manners takes an elbow to the temple.
Manners misses with a short punch on the inside.
Majere lands a nice elbow.

Matt Manners's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Matt Manners's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Caramon Majere!