PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Max Holloway (ranked 4005 p4p, 4276 weight class) and Reni Manfield (ranked 371 p4p, 392 weight class). Holloway comes to the cage accompanied by Face the Pain. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Holloway
vs
Manfield

180 cm
19
150
0 - 2 - 0

163 cm
18
153
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Urban Fighter
Altitude Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Holloway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Reni Manfield!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manfield takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A head kick from Holloway lands but Manfield takes it in his stride.
Manfield shoots in for a takedown but Holloway shows good takedown defense.
A nice combination there by Holloway.

Manfield gets a takedown into half guard.
Manfield moves nicely into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Manfield has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Holloway is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Manfield yanks on the arm and Holloway is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Manfield.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Reni Manfield!
Max Holloway spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm not going to get mad over something that I have no control over'.