PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between LeBron Manhaes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Virgulino da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manhaes comes to the cage accompanied by Back in Black. da Silva has chosen Snow by RHCP as his entrance music. da Silva has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! LeBron Manhaes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Manhaes
vs
da Silva

203 cm
21
265 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

190 cm
24
262 lbs
3 - 5 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, LeBron Manhaes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Virgulino da Silva!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Manhaes has da Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
da Silva looks gassed!
Manhaes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
da Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manhaes avoids it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Manhaes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Manhaes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of da Silvas head.
Nice body punch from Manhaes.

Manhaes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Manhaes clinches up with da Silva and pushes him back against the cage.

Manhaes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Manhaes drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Manhaes passes to full mount! That's big trouble for da Silva!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manhaes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Manhaes landing strikes, looking to finish!
Manhaes postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. da Silva looks a forlorn figure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhaes controlling his opponent.

Manhaes throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! da Silva has his hands clasped together but Manhaes breaks the hold and da Silva is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Manhaes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). LeBron Manhaes!