PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Manning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crone Daris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Manning
vs
Daris

188 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Manning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Crone Daris!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Manning drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Manning scores with a couple of short elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manning throws an elbow but Daris slips to the side and avoids it well.
Manning scores with a couple of short elbows.
Manning lands a decent elbow from side control.
Manning scoring with punches from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manning is looking to take a break and control but Daris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Manning working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Manning has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Manning grinds an elbow into Daris's temple.
Manning working the head with strikes.
Manning lands a strong strike to the head of Daris. That's dazed him! Manning looking to finish here. Daris is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Manning lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Manning!