PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ari Gerges (ranked 4880 p4p, 4842 weight class) and Thomas McManus (ranked 478 p4p, 475 weight class). Thomas McManus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gerges
vs
McManus

191 cm
18
235
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
23
270
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Chester

Fist MMA Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ari Gerges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas McManus!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McManus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gerges staying out of range there.
Gerges wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
McManus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McManus lands with a shot to the body.
Gerges doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gerges avoids a punch combination nicely.
McManus tests Gerges's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gerges tries to close the distance and clinch but McManus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McManus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gerges moves into range and connects with a jab.

McManus clinches.
Gerges lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gerges wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gerges lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gerges tries to break free but McManus pushes him back against the cage.
Gerges lands a right hand.
McManus tries to work over Gerges's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gerges is trying to work for a single leg takedown but McManus pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gerges throws a punch but it's blocked by McManus.
Gerges lands a left hand that snaps the head of McManus backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McManus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McManus lands a shoulder strike.
McManus prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gerges wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gerges blocks an uppercut.
McManus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gerges wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ari Gerges. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McManus lands a right hand.
McManus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gerges backwards.
Gerges working hard to break the clinch.
McManus has Gerges pressed against the cage, preventing Gerges from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McManus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gerges's efforts to push away.
Gerges lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gerges is trying to break free.
McManus prevents a body shot from Gerges.
McManus is working Gerges over against the cage.
McManus has Gerges pressed against the cage, preventing Gerges from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McManus blocks an uppercut.
McManus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McManus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McManus misses with a body punch.
Gerges tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McManus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McManus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gerges's efforts to push away.
McManus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

McManus manages to break the clinch.
McManus throws a hook but Gerges blocks it.
Gerges misses with a hook. McManus ducked under it nicely.
Nice cross by Gerges.
Gerges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McManus.
McManus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McManus takes a swing at Gerges's ribcage but misses.
McManus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gerges moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McManus scores with a nice strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McManus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

McManus sends Gerges crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! McManus is motioning to the referee to let Gerges up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Gerges is rocked!
McManus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gerges manages to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Gerges misses its target.
Oh Gerges is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McManus throws an overhand right that drops Gerges like a sack of potatoes! McManus dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas McManus!
Thomas McManus managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, WARHORSE Fightwear , into his post fight interview.