PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sal Manella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manella kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Egg. Sal Manella had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Manella
vs
Jordan

173 cm
21
167 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

173 cm
19
160 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sal Manella!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Francis Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan wants to clinch
and Manella connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Francis Jordan has been cut.
Jordan wants to clinch but Manella slips to the side
and Manella counters with a stiff right hand.
Manella thows a body kick. Jordan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sal Manella seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manella tests Jordan's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Jordan is rocked!
Manella throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jordan looks gassed!
Manella pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manella thumps Jordan with a low kick.

Jordan gets tackled into the cage by Manella. Manella maintains the clinch.
Nice body punch from Manella - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manella stalls.
Jordan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Manella lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jordan is still on wobbly legs! Can Manella finish him?
Manella unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jordan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right hand to the body from Manella.
Manella lands a nice uppercut.
Manella comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Manella displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jordan up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Manella.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Manella.
A left hand lands to the body for Manella.
Manella digs a right hand underneath Jordan's ribcage. Jordan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Knees to the body from Manella.
Manella lands a big right hand that drops Jordan! The killer instinct kicks in and Manella finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Manella!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sal Manella!
Sal Manella retains his lightweight title!