PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between DANIEL MANNERS (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshi Sushi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MANNERS comes to the cage accompanied by BRING DA PAIN BITCHES. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

MANNERS
vs
Sushi

192 cm
18
255 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

187 cm
18
275 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DANIEL MANNERS!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshi Sushi!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MANNERS keeps the fight on the outside.
MANNERS works Sushi's body with a nice hook.
Sushi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts MANNERS as he jumps to the side.

MANNERS feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sushi looks gassed!
MANNERS lands a couple of digs.
MANNERS postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Sushi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MANNERS has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sushi is proving hard to escape from.
MANNERS controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MANNERS looking to pass the guard.

Sushi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
MANNERS has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sushi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
MANNERS passes Sushi's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

MANNERS is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
MANNERS lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MANNERS frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
MANNERS lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sushi gets back to half guard.
Sushi gets full guard.

Sushi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Sushi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. MANNERS gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Sushi looking for a triangle here. MANNERS is fighting it but it looks tight! Sushi pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, MANNERS is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Yoshi Sushi!