PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joey Manchino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Reaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Manchino
vs
Reaver

180 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joey Manchino!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zach Reaver!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reaver is looking to clinch.
Reaver tries to clinch there but Manchino circles away.

Manchino decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Reaver tries to get to full guard but Manchino has control of the leg.
Manchino seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Manchino in particular looking to stall.
Reaver wants to control but Manchino is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Reaver wants to get back to his feet.
Manchino is nestled in close to Reaver, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Manchino working the head and body with strikes.
Reaver is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Manchino controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Manchino lands a nice short elbow.
Reaver wants to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Reaver is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Manchino jumps into side control!
Manchino has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Manchino thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Reaver takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Manchino working the body and head with strikes.
Manchino is putting a hurting on Reaver here, landing some big shots from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manchino working the body and head with strikes.
Manchino landing a few strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reaver is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Reaver looks gassed!
Reaver is trying to escape the position but Manchino is controlling the position.
Manchino lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Manchino working the ground and pound.
Check out the look on Manchino's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Manchino working the body and head with strikes.
Manchino lands a nice forearm strike.
Manchino working the head with strikes.
A lull in the action here as Manchino stalls from top position.
Manchino's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Manchino lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Reaver down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manchino working the ground and pound.
Reaver taking a bit of punishment here - Manchino scoring with strikes.
Manchino works to advance to full mount. Reaver defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Reaver is bucking up trying to escape but Manchino cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Manchino controlling the pace for now.
Manchino unloading with bombs!
Manchino landing shots from mount.
Manchino looking to finish Reaver with some ground and pound. This is bad for Reaver!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manchino putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Manchino lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Manchino with good strikes from the mount here!
Manchino controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manchino working Reaver over with strikes here.
Manchino connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Manchino lands with some strikes.
Manchino controlling the position easily from mount.
Manchino is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice elbow there by Manchino.
Manchino connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Manchino controlling from mount.
Manchino scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Reaver?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Manchino dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Manchino closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Manchino lands in his opponent's guard.
Manchino lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Reaver really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Manchino. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Manchino controls from within his opponent's guard.
Manchino postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Manchino postures up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Manchino postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Manchino lands a couple of digs.
Reaver is breathing heavily.
Manchino is in close to Reaver's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Manchino landing some decent shots from guard.
Joey Manchino overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Manchino lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaver has momentary wrist control but Manchino slips an elbow through the middle.
Manchino chips away with some ground and pound.
Manchino passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Manchino content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Manchino seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Manchino is controlling the pace.
Reaver is looking to control Manchino's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Reaver avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manchino is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Manchino.
Manchino is nestled in close to Reaver, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Manchino takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Manchino has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Reaver tries to get to full guard but Manchino has control of the leg.
Manchino lands with a punch from half guard.
Manchino uses his free foot to push down on Reaver's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Reaver.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manchino working Reaver over with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Manchino cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Manchino raining down shots from the mount!
Manchino lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Manchino takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Manchino is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Reaver tries to hold on but Manchino postures up.
Manchino lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manchino lands a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manchino landing strikes from the mount.
Manchino controlling from mount.
Manchino seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Reaver for as long as he can get away with.
Manchino postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Reaver looks a forlorn figure.
Manchino with the ground and pound from mount.
Manchino is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reaver can do to turn this around?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manchino working the ground and pound effectively.
Manchino scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Manchino dominated that second round.
That's time! Manchino's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Manchino closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Reaver to the mat! Reaver manages to get full guard.
Reaver is trying to control the position but Manchino postures up.
Manchino won't allow Reaver to get back to his feet.
Manchino stands up over Reaver, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Reaver is trying to control the position but Manchino postures up.
Reaver has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Manchino has passed into side control.
Reaver takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Reaver takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
A lull in the action here.
Manchino cracks Reaver with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Reaver takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manchino lands an elbow.
Manchino lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Reaver down.
Manchino scores with a couple of short elbows.
Manchino moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Manchino working the body and head with strikes.
Reaver on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Check out the look on Manchino's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Reaver is working to avoid the ground and pound but Manchino connects with a decent elbow.
Manchino is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reaver taking a bit of punishment here - Manchino scoring with strikes.
Reaver taking a bit of punishment here - Manchino scoring with strikes.

Reaver is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manchino looks up at the clock and then as Reaver takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Manchino smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Reaver is still in real trouble! Can Manchino finish him?
Manchino lands a strong strike to the head of Reaver. That's dazed him! Manchino looking to finish here. Reaver is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Manchino lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Manchino!
Joey Manchino is the new welterweight champion!