PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Three Thousand (ranked 3846 p4p, 4218 weight class) and Manny Kanblo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Three Thousand
vs
Kanblo

178 cm
25
187
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
25
180
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andre Three Thousand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Manny Kanblo!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanblo misses with a few strikes there.
Kanblo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A big right from Three Thousand misses.
Three Thousand avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kanblo stalks Three Thousand and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Three Thousand's face. Three Thousand staggers backwards, shaken.
Kanblo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Three Thousand.
Three Thousand lands with an overhand left.
Nice body kick from Kanblo.
Nice uppercut there from Three Thousand.
Three Thousand scores with a shot to the body.
Kanblo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Three Thousand counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Three Thousand jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Three Thousand moves out of range of the body kick.
Three Thousand takes a swing at Kanblo's ribcage but misses.
Kanblo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Three Thousand 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 Kanblo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kanblo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kanblo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Three Thousand holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Three Thousand lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kanblo backwards.
Kanblo takes a shot to the head.
Kanblo is trying to break the clinch but Three Thousand has him pressed against the cage.
Kanblo has had enough of the clinch but Three Thousand keeps him there for the moment.
Three Thousand swings wildly with an uppercut but Kanblo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Three Thousand softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Three Thousand.
Kanblo is trying to break free.
A short uppercut from Three Thousand.
Kanblo tries to break the clinch but Three Thousand is controlling the position.
A right handed body shot lands from Three Thousand.
Kanblo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kanblo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kanblo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Three Thousand has a couple of punches blocked by Kanblo.
Three Thousand is working Kanblo over against the cage.
Three Thousand stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Three Thousand lands a shoulder strike.
Three Thousand working aggressively here.
Three Thousand throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kanblos head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kanblo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanblo tries to break the clinch but Three Thousand is controlling the position.
Three Thousand working aggressively here.
Kanblo is trying to break free.
Three Thousand lands an uppercut.
Kanblo is looking to break free of the clinch but Three Thousand has double underhooks.
Three Thousand lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kanblo tries to break free but Three Thousand pushes him back against the cage.
Three Thousand tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Kanblo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kanblo working hard to break the clinch.
Three Thousand lands with a short shot to the head.
Three Thousand misses with a hook from the clinch.
Three Thousand has Kanblo pressed against the cage, preventing Kanblo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Kanblo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kanblo blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Three Thousand.
Three Thousand lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kanblo backwards.
Three Thousand lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Three Thousand misses with a short punch on the inside.
Three Thousand misses with a punch on the inside.
Three Thousand makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Three Thousand misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Three Thousand swings wildly with an uppercut but Kanblo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Three Thousand lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Three Thousand fails to land.
Three Thousand swings wildly with an uppercut but Kanblo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Three Thousand swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Three Thousand throws a punch but it's blocked by Kanblo.
A shot in the inside from Three Thousand.
Kanblo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Three Thousand.
Three Thousand misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Three Thousand.
Three Thousand goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kanblo working hard to break the clinch.
Kanblo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Kanblo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Three Thousand.
Three Thousand has a couple of punches blocked by Kanblo.
Three Thousand misses with a punch to the body.
Three Thousand misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Three Thousand throws a head punch that misses.
Three Thousand lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kanblo backwards.
Kanblo blocks a body shot from Three Thousand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Three Thousand swings wildly with an uppercut but Kanblo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Three Thousand misses with a punch on the inside.
Kanblo blocking some punches.
Kanblo tries to circle away but Three Thousand has him pinned against the cage.
Three Thousand scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Three Thousand lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Three Thousand.
Kanblo is trying to break free.
Kanblo blocks a body shot from Three Thousand.
Three Thousand tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Three Thousand misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kanblo tries to circle away but Three Thousand has him pinned against the cage.
Three Thousand misses with a hook to the ribs.
Three Thousand swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Three Thousand keeps control of Kanblo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kanblo blocking some punches.
Three Thousand throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kanblos head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Kanblo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Three Thousand dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kanblo throws a head kick but Three Thousand moves out of range.
A combination from Kanblo does no damage.
Three Thousand swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kanblo.
Three Thousand tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kanblo counters with a two punch combo.
A clash of legs there as Three Thousand blocks the low kick.
Kanblo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kanblo tries a head kick but it misses.
Three Thousand swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Three Thousand dodges the punch combination from Kanblo.
Three Thousand 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanblo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Three Thousand throws a shot from downtown. Kanblo moves away and avoids it.
Three Thousand thows a left - swing and a miss!
Manny Kanblo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kanblo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kanblo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Three Thousand looks to score with a jab to the body but Kanblo is just out of range.
Three Thousand moves out of range of the body kick from Kanblo.
Kanblo throws a sloppy body shot
and Three Thousand makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kanblo is breathing heavily.
Three Thousand throws a hook but Kanblo blocks it.

Three Thousand has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kanblo blocking some punches.
Three Thousand scores with a shoulder strike.
Three Thousand doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Three Thousand fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Three Thousand lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kanblo or not.
Three Thousand keeps control of Kanblo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Three Thousand swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Three Thousand tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Three Thousand lands a right hand.
Three Thousand lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kanblo backwards.
Three Thousand tries a body shot but Kanblo blocks it.
Three Thousand lands a shot to the body.
Three Thousand working aggressively here.
Three Thousand lands a hook that snaps the head of Kanblo backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Three Thousand lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kanblo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kanblo tries to break free but Three Thousand pushes him back against the cage.
Three Thousand struggles to land a body shot inside as Kanblo controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Three Thousand.
Three Thousand has a couple of punches blocked by Kanblo.
Three Thousand throws a head punch that misses.
Three Thousand is leaning against Kanblo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Three Thousand is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kanblo can do to turn this around?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Three Thousand.
Three Thousand lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Three Thousand tries a body shot but Kanblo blocks it.
Three Thousand lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kanblo backwards.
Three Thousand keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kanblo's efforts to push away.
Three Thousand tries to work over Kanblo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Andre Three Thousand has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Three Thousand fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kanblo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kanblo tries to break the clinch but Three Thousand is controlling the position.
Three Thousand misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kanblo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Three Thousand misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Three Thousand tries to throw a body punch but Kanblo avoids it by throwing Three Thousand back against the cage.
Three Thousand lands with a short shot to the head.
Kanblo blocking some punches.
Kanblo blocking some punches.
Kanblo blocks an uppercut.
Three Thousand swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kanblo is trying to push Three Thousand away but Three Thousand has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kanblo wants to break free but Three Thousand has control.
Three Thousand prevents Kanblo from breaking the clinch.
Three Thousand stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kanblo.
Three Thousand digs a right hand into Kanblo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kanblo's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Three Thousand.
Kanblo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Three Thousand swings wildly with an uppercut but Kanblo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Three Thousand tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kanblo's elbow.
Kanblo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Three Thousand lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Three Thousand presses Kanblo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Three Thousand working aggressively here.
Kanblo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kanblo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kanblo blocking some punches.
Three Thousand misses with a punch on the inside.
Kanblo is trying to break free.
Three Thousand has a couple of punches blocked by Kanblo.
Three Thousand prevents Kanblo from breaking the clinch.
Kanblo is trying to break the clinch but Three Thousand has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kanblo.
Three Thousand pushes Kanblo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Three Thousand tries a body shot but Kanblo blocks it.
Three Thousand throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kanblo prevents a body shot from Three Thousand.
Kanblo is trying to force a seperation but Three Thousand has the dominant position.
Three Thousand working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Three Thousand fails to land.
Three Thousand works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kanblo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kanblo blocking some punches.
Kanblo blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Three Thousand dominated that second round.
That's time! Three Thousand's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Three Thousand works the jab nicely.
Manny Kanblo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kanblo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kanblo misses with a combination
and Three Thousand counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Three Thousand tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kanblo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Three Thousand counters with a right hand to the body.
Kanblo throws a low kick but Three Thousand avoids it.
Three Thousand connects with the punch.
Kanblo walks into a straight right hand from Three Thousand.
Kanblo ducks right into an uppercut from Three Thousand.
A low kick from Kanblo is predictable there
and Three Thousand counters with a stiff right hand.
Three Thousand lands the left hand.

Kanblo is rocked!
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!
Three Thousand lands a body shot.
Kanblo is still on wobbly legs! Can Three Thousand finish him?
Kanblo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Three Thousand cracks Kanblo with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andre Three Thousand!
Manny Kanblo was interviewed post fight and said 'lol'.