PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Manley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Dighead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manley's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Johnny Richter - Lets go. Justin Manley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Manley
vs
Dighead

225 cm
23
205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

193 cm
20
219 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Manley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Curtis Dighead!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dighead goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Manley misses the shot to the body.
Manley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dighead lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dighead connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Manley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dighead turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dighead misses the shot to the body.
That kick from Dighead tenderised Manley's leg. Manley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dighead misses the shot to the body.
Dighead throws a head kick but Manley moves out of range.
Manley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dighead scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Justin Manley has been cut.
Manley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dighead misses with a jab, cross combination.
Manley misses with a hook
and Dighead counters with a one-two to the body.
Manley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Manley has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dighead tests Manley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dighead tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dighead fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Manley throws a series of punches but Dighead avoids them all with ease.
Dighead throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dighead lands with a kick to the temple. Manley shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dighead fails to land with a series of punches.
Dighead checks the leg kick nicely there.
Manley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Manley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dighead counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dighead ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dighead has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Dighead digs a good body shot into Manley's ribs.
Manley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good shot there by Dighead.
Manley throws a chopping leg kick but Dighead manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dighead misses with a wild body shot.
Manley misses with an uppercut
letting Dighead counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dighead lands a glancing blow to the side of Manley's head.
Dighead feints and then cracks Manley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Manley down.
Manley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dighead tries a head kick but it misses.
Dighead avoids a kick to the body.
Dighead is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Manley rather than just go for the knockout.
Jab from Dighead.
Manley throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Dighead counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A solid body kick from Dighead.
Manley is breathing heavily.
Dighead takes one to the chin there.
Manley blocks a head kick by Dighead.
Dighead lands with a shot to the body.
Dighead tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dighead!
Manley misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from Dighead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manley fails to land with a series of punches.
Dighead moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Justin Manley's cut is getting worse.
Dighead lands with an uppercut that bounces Manley off the cage and back into range.

Manley is rocked!
Manley gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Dighead gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Curtis Dighead! Curtis Dighead retains his light heavyweight title!