PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Kaizer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Maniche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Sam Maniche was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Kaizer
vs
Maniche

165 cm
23
160 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

176 cm
20
158 lbs
5 - 6 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Kaizer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Maniche!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maniche tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kaizer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sam Maniche seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maniche is looking to clinch but Kaizer is avoiding it.
Maniche wants to clinch.
Maniche misses with a straight right.
Maniche looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaizer is just out of range.
Maniche misses with a two punch combination.
Maniche throws the left hand but Kaizer avoids the punch easily.
Kaizer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Maniche.

It looks like Chris Kaizer has been cut.
Maniche stuffs the takedown attempt from Kaizer. Kaizer gets slowly back to his feet.
Maniche throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maniche is looking to clinch.
Maniche works the jab nicely.
Maniche is looking to clinch but Kaizer is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Maniche.
Maniche swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kaizer shoots in but Maniche avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kaizer ducks under a wild hook from Maniche.
Maniche wants to clinch.
A combination from Maniche does no damage.
Good leg kick by Maniche there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kaizer could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Maniche throws a right hand that Kaizer ducks under and follows up with a left that Kaizer also avoids with ease.
Maniche doesn't manage to clinch there - Kaizer circles away.
Maniche misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Maniche lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kaizer circles away quickly and effectively.
Maniche scores with a one two! Kaizer had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Maniche misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maniche attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Maniche rushes Kaizer and presses him up against the cage.
Maniche lands a shoulder strike.
Maniche lands a right hand.
Maniche lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maniche makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Maniche scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Maniche.

Maniche pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kaizer moves in looking to clinch but Maniche pushes him off.
Maniche misses with a wild combination.
Maniche swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maniche feints and then cracks Kaizer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kaizer down.
Maniche fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maniche lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Maniche scores with a shot to the body.
Maniche throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Maniche closes the distance and clinches.

Maniche breaks from the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maniche, right into the meat.
Kaizer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maniche stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Kaizer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maniche throws a right and a left that Kaizer avoids nicely.

Maniche takes the fight into the clinch.
Kaizer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Maniche just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Maniche.
Kaizer is breathing heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Maniche.
Kaizer is trying to force a seperation but Maniche has the dominant position.
Maniche lands with a right to the head.
Maniche lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kaizer or not.
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!
Maniche lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kaizer backwards.
Maniche lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maniche lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maniche throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kaizers head.
A short uppercut from Maniche.
Maniche lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Maniche on the inside.

Kaizer is rocked!
Maniche lands a left hand.
Oh Kaizer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Maniche.
A short right from Maniche.
A shot in the inside from Maniche.
Maniche lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Kaizer to his knees! Maniche keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Maniche!