PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Manitoba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norman Bates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bates is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hmmm... Interesting.... Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Manitoba
vs
Bates

185 cm
23
209 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

190 cm
27
217 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wayne Manitoba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Norman Bates!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Bates misses the target.
Manitoba takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bates misses with a series of wild punches.
Manitoba throws a head kick that Bates semi-blocks.
Manitoba does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Manitoba throws a leg kick that misses.
Bates tries to bum rush Manitoba with a series of wild strikes but Manitoba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Manitoba defending well as Bates loads up on a big left hand.
Bates looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Manitoba is fending him off so far but Bates persists. Nope, Manitoba circles away and we're back to standing.
An inside leg kick from Manitoba misses.
A swing and a miss from Bates.
Bates looks to land a left hand but Manitoba moved out of range nicely.
Bates lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Manitoba circles away quickly and effectively.
Manitoba tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bates is able to avoid easily.
Manitoba takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A slapping leg kick lands for Manitoba.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manitoba feints and then cracks Bates's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bates down.
Bates misses with a hook. Manitoba ducked under it nicely.
Manitoba walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A nice inside leg kick there by Manitoba. That's going to slow Bates down.
Bates lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Manitoba circles away quickly and effectively.
Wayne Manitoba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manitoba throws a chopping leg kick but Bates manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bates avoids the head kick by Manitoba.
Manitoba takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Manitoba will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wayne Manitoba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manitoba tries to work over Bates's front leg with a kick but Bates checks it.
Manitoba is looking to score with low kicks.
The fighters circling - Bates throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Manitoba wants to slow Bates down by chopping away at his legs.
A head kick misses from Manitoba.
Bates jabs Manitoba right on the nose. Manitoba blinks but takes it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manitoba walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bates checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manitoba tried to score with a low kick but Bates checks it.
Manitoba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Manitoba fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bates is out of range.
Manitoba misses with a body kick.
Bates checks a low kick from Manitoba.
Bates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bates lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bates throws out a powerful jab.
Manitoba pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bates is out of range and Manitoba settles back down.
Manitoba walks into a straight right hand from Bates.
Bates jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body punch from Bates.
Bates lunges at Manitoba with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Manitoba's hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manitoba is looking to score with low kicks.
Bates misses with an uppercut.
Manitoba throws a low kick but Bates avoids it.
Manitoba buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Manitoba takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

It looks like Wayne Manitoba has been cut.
Manitoba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Manitoba misses with a leg kick
and Bates counters with a stiff right hand.
Manitoba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bates throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Manitoba takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab lands there for Bates.
Bates misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manitoba.
Manitoba throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bates scores with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manitoba connects with a solid leg kick.
A big left from Bates misses.
Bates is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Manitoba had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bates loads up on a big right hand but Manitoba slips the punch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Manitoba. Bates shrugs it off though.
Manitoba connects with a high kick.
Manitoba leaves Bates with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Manitoba pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Manitoba misses with a low kick as Bates jumps back.
Manitoba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bates.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manitoba feints and then cracks Bates's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bates down.
Manitoba is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bates.

Bates bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Norman Bates dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wayne Manitoba's cut.
That's time! Manitoba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Manitoba throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bates's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Manitoba.
Manitoba fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bates checks it well.
Bates fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Manitoba has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A bone on bone clash there as Bates blocks the leg kick.
Norman Bates seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bates shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Manitoba pinned against the cage. Manitoba gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Manitoba will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bates throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manitoba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bates avoids a kick to the body.
Manitoba throws a solid leg kick but Bates takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Manitoba.
Manitoba does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Manitoba throws a solid leg kick but Bates takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Manitoba.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manitoba delivers a nice body kick.
Bates throws a shot from downtown. Manitoba moves away and avoids it.
Bates might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Manitoba throws a leg kick but Bates moved away.
Bates misses with a hook. Manitoba ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Manitoba misses its intended target.
Bates keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bates has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Manitoba.
Manitoba scores with a head kick. Bates tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Manitoba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bates.
Bates closes this distance looking for a takedown but Manitoba circles away.
Bates misses with a wild body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bates checks a leg kick.
Manitoba scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bates fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Manitoba lands a big head kick that sends Bates tumbling to the mat! Manitoba takes a step backwards and waves Bates back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Bates is rocked!
Manitoba lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bates is still on wobbly legs! Can Manitoba finish him?
Bates is breathing heavily.
Bates takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Manitoba is looking to slow Bates down with leg kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Manitoba, right into the meat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Manitoba.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Manitoba, right into the meat.
Manitoba lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bates's sensitive parts.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Manitoba! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Wayne Manitoba!