BCL 28 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger De La Hoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

De La Hoya
vs
Oliveira

194 cm
27
285 lbs
11 - 6 - 1

185 cm
34
235 lbs
23 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger De La Hoya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Hoya throws a head kick that misses
and Oliveira counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Roger De La Hoya has been cut.
Oliveira swats away the attempt to clinch by De La Hoya.
De La Hoya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Oliveira misses.
De La Hoya throws a sloppy head kick and Oliveira moves out of range easily.
De La Hoya is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheers as De La Hoya lands an impressive looking overhand right. Oliveira doesn't seem phased though.
De La Hoya avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De La Hoya will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De La Hoya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De La Hoya throws a push kick but Oliveira slaps the foot to one side.
Oliveira looks to throw the jab but De La Hoya is out of range.

De La Hoya fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Oliveira, pushing him back against the cage.
Oliveira lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliveira has a couple of punches blocked by De La Hoya.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira takes a knee right on the jaw!
De La Hoya wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Oliveira is trying to break the clinch but De La Hoya is controlling him.
De La Hoya taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Oliveira is trying to maintain a safe position but De La Hoya gets an underhook and turns Oliveira into the cage.
Oliveira is trying to break the clinch but De La Hoya has him pressed against the cage.
Oliveira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oliveira wants to get back to striking at distance but De La Hoya won't allow it.

De La Hoya breaks the clinch.
Oliveira keeps the fight on the outside.
Oliveira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good exchange - Oliveira coming out on top.
De La Hoya misses with a left hand
and Oliveira makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
De La Hoya throws a head kick that misses.
Oliveira cracks De La Hoya with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

De La Hoya gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oliveira gets through De La Hoya's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Hoya stalling.
Oliveira tries to circle away but De La Hoya has him pinned against the cage.
Oliveira is trying to break the clinch but De La Hoya has him pressed against the cage.
Oliveira lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De La Hoya backwards.
De La Hoya wants to break the clinch but can't.

Oliveira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab by Oliveira.
Oliveira cracks De La Hoya with a right hand to the side of the head.

Roger De La Hoya's cut is getting worse.
Oliveira blocks a jab.
Oliveira on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Oliveira has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
De La Hoya misses with a wild combination.
Roger De La Hoya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De La Hoya moves in looking to clinch but Oliveira pushes him off.
De La Hoya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oliveira fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De La Hoya.
Oliveira fails to land with a series of punches.
De La Hoya needs to keep his hands up - Oliveira had a free shot at his head there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for De La Hoya.
Oliveira avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
De La Hoya fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Oliveira misses the target.
De La Hoya throws a big shot that misses.
De La Hoya misses with a head kick.
Oliveira on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Oliveira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De La Hoya.
De La Hoya throws a jab when Oliveira was well out of range.
Oliveira scores with a hook to the body. De La Hoya takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
De La Hoya throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De La Hoya throws a leg kick that misses.
De La Hoya fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Oliveira is out of range.
Oliveira fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Hoya feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Oliveiras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
De La Hoya wants to clinch up but Oliveira keeps it at a distance.
A clash of legs there as De La Hoya blocks the low kick.
De La Hoya tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oliveira shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
De La Hoya throws a leg kick
and Oliveira counters with a right hand to the body.
Oliveira changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A cross from De La Hoya lands.
Oliveira takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
De La Hoya is breathing heavily.
Oliveira ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oliveira cracks De La Hoya with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De La Hoya tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oliveira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De La Hoya, right into the meat.
Oliveira misses with a straight left.
De La Hoya throws a leg kick but Oliveira checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Fabio Oliveira will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roger De La Hoya's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Oliveira scores with a jab.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Oliveira. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
De La Hoya tries to land a leg kick but Oliveira saw it coming and moves away.
De La Hoya tries a head kick but it misses.
Fabio Oliveira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oliveira scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De La Hoya throws out a leg kick but Oliveira moves out of range and De La Hoya only half commits.

De La Hoya rushes Oliveira and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oliveira lands a right hand.

Roger De La Hoya's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
De La Hoya misses with the head strike.
De La Hoya prevents Oliveira from breaking the clinch.
Oliveira looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
De La Hoya is trying to force a seperation but Oliveira has the dominant position.
De La Hoya trying to stall but Oliveira improves his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De La Hoya landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Oliveira tries a body shot but De La Hoya blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on De La Hoya's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Hoya with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De La Hoya tries to circle away but Oliveira has him pinned against the cage.
Oliveira lands a body shot.
Oliveira misses with some punches.
Fabio Oliveira seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
De La Hoya wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Oliveira has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for De La Hoya.
Oliveira is breathing heavily.
Oliveira avoiding damage as De La Hoya throws knees to the body.

Oliveira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De La Hoya misses with an attempted mid kick.
De La Hoya swinging wildly here.
Oliveira blocks a head kick by De La Hoya.
Oliveira misses with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliveira lands a really nice looking cross but De La Hoya seems unphased.
Oliveira fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De La Hoya is out of range.
Oliveira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Hoya lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oliveira scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Oliveira. Those never looked like landing.
De La Hoya tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oliveira tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De La Hoya, right into the meat.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Oliveira moves out of range of the body kick from De La Hoya.
Some wild striking there from De La Hoya.
De La Hoya scores with a head kick.
Oliveira blocks a low kick nicely.
Oliveira throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De La Hoya finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A slow jab from De La Hoya misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oliveira looks to score with a jab to the body but De La Hoya is just out of range.
Good leg kick by De La Hoya there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A head kick misses from De La Hoya.
A nice combination there by Oliveira.
Oliveira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De La Hoya circles away quickly and effectively.
De La Hoya checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

De La Hoya darts in and clinches Oliveira up against the cage.

Oliveira breaks from the clinch.
Oliveira takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliveira scores with a jab to the body.
De La Hoya tries to clinch but Oliveira moves out of range.
De La Hoya bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oliveira steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from De La Hoya. That one must have hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De La Hoya lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Oliveira has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Oliveira and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De La Hoya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oliveira lands a nice hook to De La Hoya's body. De La Hoya takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oliveira looks to land a combination but De La Hoya avoids it well.
A jab lands there for Oliveira.

Jeez, Roger De La Hoya's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
De La Hoya pivots, looking for a leg kick but Oliveira is out of range and De La Hoya settles back down.
De La Hoya throws a low kick but Oliveira avoids it.
De La Hoya doesn't manage to clinch there - Oliveira circles away.
Oliveira lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
De La Hoya throws a low kick, looking for Oliveira's leg but Oliveira calmly moves out of range.
Roger De La Hoya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oliveira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De La Hoya is looking to clinch but Oliveira is avoiding it.
De La Hoya walks into a jab.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Roger De La Hoya's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fabio Oliveira!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hendo Bendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Weidman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bendo comes to the cage accompanied by No Falter. Chris Weidman will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Bendo
vs
Weidman

175 cm
28
190 lbs
12 - 16 - 1

188 cm
23
198 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 12 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hendo Bendo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Weidman!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bendo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Weidman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bendo as he jumps to the side.
Weidman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good exchange - Bendo coming out on top.
Weidman misses the shot to the body.
Bendo looks to land a combination but Weidman avoids it well.
Weidman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bendo.
Bendo misses with a combination

and Weidman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Weidman.
Bendo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Weidman won't allow Bendo to sweep him here.
Weidman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weidman trying to control the position from guard on top but Bendo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Weidman throwing strikes but missing.
Weidman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Weidman wants to control from the top but Bendo keeps moving.
Bendo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Weidman on the ground.
Weidman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bendo is keeping the position for now.
Weidman postures up in Bendo's guard and throws a big left but Bendo blocks it.
Weidman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Weidman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Weidman looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weidman stopping the sweep attempt from Bendo.
Bendo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bendo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Weidman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weidman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bendo managing to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weidman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weidman trying to control the position from guard on top but Bendo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bendo is controlling Weidman's posture.
Weidman throws a big right hand that misses.
Bendo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bendo keeping moving, preventing Weidman from controlling successfully.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bendo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bendo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Weidman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bendo connects with a nice looking jab.
Weidman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Weidman lands a right hook to the body.
Bendo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bendo. Weidman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hendo Bendo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bendo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bendo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bendo throws a nice looking combination but Weidman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice defenses there by Bendo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Weidman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bendo throws a jab but it's blocked by Weidman.
Bendo walks into a straight right hand from Weidman.
A telegraphed right hand from Weidman misses the target.
Weidman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bendo to score with a decent uppercut.
Weidman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bendo moves away.
Weidman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bendo.
Bendo defending well as Weidman loads up on a big left hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Weidman throws a lazy uppercut
and Bendo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bendo ducks under a wild hook from Weidman.
Bendo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bendo throws a right hand that Weidman ducks under and follows up with a left that Weidman also avoids with ease.
Weidman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bendo slips a jab from Weidman.
Weidman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bendo swinging wildly here.
Weidman throws a jab but it's blocked by Bendo.
Weidman avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bendo fails to land with a series of punches.
Bendo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Weidman.
Weidman looks to throw the jab but Bendo is out of range.
Hendo Bendo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bendo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Weidman.
Bendo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Weidman.
Some wild striking there from Bendo.
Bendo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Weidman counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bendo lands a nice hook to Weidman's body. Weidman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bendo ducks under a wild hook from Weidman.
Bendo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weidman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bendo counters with a one-two to the body.
Bendo throws a series of punches but Weidman moves out of range.
Bendo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bendo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Weidman backs up against the cage.
Good leg kick by Weidman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weidman throws a jab but it's blocked by Bendo.
Weidman throws a body punch but Bendo moves out of range.
Bendo misses with a double jab.
Bendo lands with a straight right. Weidman didn't see that one coming.
Hendo Bendo is winning the standup battle so far.
Weidman takes a swing at Bendo's ribcage but misses.
Bendo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Bendo tries to sprawl but Weidman drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weidman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weidman throwing shots but Bendo is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Weidman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bendo throws a combination. Weidman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bendo misses with the combination.
Weidman dodges the punch combination from Bendo.
Bendo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Weidman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bendo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bendo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Weidman throws a shot from downtown. Bendo moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bendo ducks under a wild hook from Weidman.
Bendo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Weidman counters with a straight right hand.

Weidman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bendo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Weidman.
Weidman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bendo wants to control but Weidman is keeping busy.
Hendo Bendo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bendo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bendo tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bendo is trying is best to control the position here.
Bendo wants to get back to his feet.
Weidman thows a huge punch but Bendo dodges it nicely.
Weidman not doing much here.
Bendo is trying to stand back up but Weidman is controlling him
Weidman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weidman is trying to control. Bendo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Weidman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Weidman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bendo is looking for a sweep. Weidman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weidman is looking to take a break and control but Bendo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Weidman there.
Chris Weidman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Weidman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bendo trying to control from the bottom.
Weidman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bendo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Weidman.
Weidman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Weidman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Weidman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Weidman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Weidman is trying to control. Bendo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weidman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bendo won't allow Weidman to pass to mount.
Weidman works his foot free and advances to mount.
Weidman scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weidman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Weidman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bendo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Chris Weidman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Weidman working Bendo over with strikes here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Weidman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Weidman winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Weidman!
After the fight, Chris Weidman was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Mannelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zevran Arishok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Mannelly
vs
Arishok

180 cm
29
178 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

183 cm
24
176 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Mannelly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zevran Arishok!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Arishok 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mannelly tries to score with a low kick but Arishok moves his leg out of the way.
Arishok stuns Mannelly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Arishok misses with a body shot.
Arishok throws a hook but Mannelly avoids it easily.
Mannelly misses with the combination.
A big left from Arishok misses.
Arishok uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mannelly.
Arishok uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mannelly.

Mannelly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Arishok, pushing him back against the cage.
Arishok prevents a body shot from Mannelly.
Mannelly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Arishok backwards.
Arishok tries to break free but Mannelly pushes him back against the cage.
Mannelly scores with a shot to the side of Arishok's head.
Mannelly tries to work over Arishok's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mannelly gets through Arishok's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Arishok manages to break the clinch.

Mannelly rushes Arishok and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arishok throws a head punch that misses.
Arishok wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mannelly has him pressed against the cage.
Arishok is trying to maintain a safe position but Mannelly gets an underhook and turns Arishok into the cage.
Mannelly stalling.
Arishok prevents a body shot from Mannelly.
Arishok blocks an uppercut.
Arishok misses with a body punch.
Mannelly lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mannelly throws an elbow but misses.

Arishok breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mannelly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Arishok manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mannelly scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Arishok ducks right into an uppercut from Mannelly.
Arishok has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Left hook, right uppercut from Arishok.
Patrick Mannelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mannelly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mannelly takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Mannelly takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mannelly tries a knee to the head but Arishok blocks it.
Mannelly missing with knees to the body.
Mannelly scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mannelly as Arishok tries to tie him up.

Arishok's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Mannelly has managed to clinch.
A right hand to the body from Mannelly.
Mannelly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Arishok jumps guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mannelly controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arishok working a defensive guard here.

Patrick Mannelly has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mannelly lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mannelly doesn't manage to clinch there - Arishok circles away.
Arishok checks a leg kick nicely.
Arishok cracks Mannelly with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mannelly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arishok sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arishok feints a jab promting Mannelly to slip. Arishok then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mannelly slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arishok throws a nice looking combination but Mannelly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mannelly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mannelly. Arishok does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mannelly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arishok is looking to clinch but Mannelly is avoiding it.
Mannelly takes a swing at Arishok's ribcage but misses.

Mannelly rushes Arishok and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mannelly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mannelly.
A short right from Mannelly on the inside.
Arishok trying to control the position but instead, Mannelly has worked for underhooks and has pushed Arishok into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Mannelly dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Mannelly throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mannelly tries to clinch up but Arishok circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mannelly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mannelly tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Arishok counter with a right hand.
Arishok takes one on the button.

It looks like Zevran Arishok has been cut.
Mannelly tries to clinch up but Arishok circles away and keeps his distance.
Mannelly swinging wildly here.
Mannelly tries to clinch but Arishok moves away
and Arishok counters with a slapping leg kick.
Arishok scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mannelly just misses with a punch to the body.
A good leg kick by Arishok.
Mannelly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arishok.
Mannelly scores with a sloppy right hand. Arishok should have avoided that one.
Patrick Mannelly is winning the standup battle so far.
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!

Mannelly drops Arishok with a beautiful combination! Arishok stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mannelly is looking for the KO!

Arishok is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Arishok throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arishok is still on wobbly legs! Can Mannelly finish him?
A head kick misses from Arishok.
Mannelly has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Arishok throws a body kick that misses
and Mannelly counters with a thumping low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mannelly.
An inside leg kick lands from Mannelly.
Mannelly avoids the body shot from Arishok.
Mannelly fakes the body blow, causing Arishok to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Arishok goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Patrick Mannelly!
Patrick Mannelly retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Patrick Mannelly thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.