PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Manard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Thorne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manard comes to the cage accompanied by Go Hard Or Go Home. Thorne has chosen Carmina Burana - O Fortuna as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Manard
vs
Thorne

187 cm
20
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

194 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

.: AFFAKETION :.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gary Manard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damien Thorne!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorne scores with a shot to the body.
Thorne lands a nice shot to the body.
Manard tries for a takedown but Thorne circles away easily
and Thorne counters with a stiff right hand.
Manard tries for a takedown but Thorne circles away easily
enabling Thorne to counter with a crisp jab.
Thorne blocks a head kick by Manard.
Thorne tries to land a body kick
and Manard counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thorne tries to land a front kick but Manard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gary Manard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manard misses with a takedown attempt
and Thorne makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Manard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Manard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thorne.
Thorne lands with a nice body punch.
Thorne lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Manard throws a leg kick that is checked
and Thorne counters with a one-two to the body.
Manard is looking to chop away at Thorne's legs.
Manard gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Thorne counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Manard thinking.
Thorne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manard misses with a head kick.
Manard is breathing heavily.
Thorne lands a slapping body shot.
Manard walks into a stiff left hand from Thorne.
Thorne lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Thorne lands.
Thorne throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Thorne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Manard throws a leg kick but Thorne checks it.
Thorne swinging wildly here.
Manard with a poor takedown

and Thorne counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Thorne.
Thorne in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thorne pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Manard is keeping the position for now.
Thorne throws a big right hand that misses.
Manard on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Manard tries to get out of the position.
Thorne missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thorne thows a big elbow that misses.
Thorne scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorne postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thorne thows a big elbow that misses.
Thorne with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thorne thows a big elbow that misses.
Thorne throws and elbow that misses. Manard uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Thorne's guard. Nice move by Manard!
Manard wants to pass the guard but Thorne is keeping the position.
Thorne looking for a sweep. Not yet Thorne, not yet.
Manard wants to control from the top but Thorne keeps moving.
Thorne looking for a sweep. Not yet Thorne, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Thorne looking to hit a scissor sweep but Manard is one step ahead there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thorne working a defensive guard but Manard passes into half guard.
Manard sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Manard is looking to take a break and control but Thorne is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Thorne is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manard is thwarting Thorne's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Gary Manard wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Thorne lands with a cross.
Thorne connects with a looping right hand.
Thorne lands a jab to the nose.
Thorne jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thorne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Manard.
Manard shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thorne as he jumps to the side.

Thorne shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Thorne was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Thorne with a couple of short strikes.
Thorne throws a wild left hand from mount and Manard manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thorne throws a strike but Manard avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Thorne dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Manard misses with a leg kick.

Thorne gets the takedown into side control.
Thorne tries to move to full mount but Manard actually manages to regain half guard.
Manard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thorne.
Manard gets back to full guard.
Manard controlling Thorne's posture.
Thorne trying to move into half guard but instead Manard has managed to sweep!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne looking for a sweep. Not yet Thorne, not yet.
Manard looking to pass the guard.
Manard engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Manard slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Thorne manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Manard advances to half guard.
Manard is thwarting Thorne's attempts to control the position.
Manard looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manard tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Thorne.
Thorne wants to improve his position but Manard is controlling well.

Thorne throws strikes from the bottom but it's allowed Manard to grab hold of an arm and go for an armbar! It's tiiiiiiiiight! Thorne is forced to tap! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gary Manard!