PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cleveland Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan McManus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McManus is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Devil Went Down to Georgia. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brown
vs
McManus

185 cm
23
215 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

186 cm
24
205 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Crippler's Corner

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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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cleveland Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan McManus!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McManus just misses with a punch to the body.
McManus closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brown circles away.
Brown throws a series of punches but McManus moves out of range.
McManus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown staying out of range there.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but McManus ducks down to avoid it.

Brown gets in close and instigates a clinch.

McManus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McManus.
McManus misses with a low kick.
McManus has a takedown stuffed.
Brown stuffs the takedown attempt from McManus. McManus gets slowly back to his feet.
Cleveland Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan McManus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

It looks like Cleveland Brown has been cut.
An inside leg kick from McManus misses.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and McManus moves out of range easily.
Brown scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Brown as he checks the leg kick.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from McManus does no damage.
Brown fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McManus on the side of the head.

It looks like Dan McManus has been cut.
Dan McManus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown staying out of range there.
Brown thumps McManus with a low kick.
Brown throws a series of punches but McManus moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McManus.
McManus looks gassed!
McManus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oooh a lovely combination from Brown sends McManus down but not out. Brown dives into side control looking to finish.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Brown stands up.
Brown stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a right hand that McManus ducks under and follows up with a left that McManus also avoids with ease.
McManus swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brown counters with a two punch combo.

That has opened up Dan McManus's cut even more.
McManus walks into a jab.

The cut above Dan McManus's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Brown rushes McManus and presses him up against the cage.
McManus is trying to break the clinch but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Brown missing with knees to the body.
McManus is trying desperately to land a takedown but Brown is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for McManus.
Brown unloads a knee to the mid-section. McManus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brown unloads a knee to the mid-section. McManus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brown landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brown is stalling here.
McManus can't get the takedown.
Brown landing knees to the body.
Brown unloads a knee to the mid-section. McManus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brown tries to land knees in the clinch but McManus avoids the damage to the body.
Brown scores a nice knee to the body.
Brown lands a damaging elbow.
Brown leaning against his opponent.
Brown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brown comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Dan McManus's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Brown has McManus pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McManus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McManus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

McManus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McManus tries to land a body kick
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown throws a leg kick which misses McManus's front leg but catches the back leg as McManus tries to avoid it.
Brown's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Brown duly obliges.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dan McManus's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cleveland Brown!