PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manuel La Bor (ranked 4501 p4p, 3488 weight class) and Christopher Bridges (ranked 369 p4p, 326 weight class). La Bor kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Centuries. Bridges has chosen Radioactive as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

La Bor
vs
Bridges

179 cm
44
152
30 - 23 - 2

167 cm
49
140
13 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manuel La Bor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christopher Bridges!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ron Honeybunn and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

La Bor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bridges, pushing him back against the cage.
La Bor misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bridges.
Bridges blocking some punches.
Bridges blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from La Bor fails to land.
Bridges blocks an uppercut.
La Bor misses with a punch on the inside.
Bridges drops to a knee looking for a takedown but La Bor gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short right from La Bor.
A head punch on the inside from La Bor fails to land.
La Bor misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Bor throws a punch but it's blocked by Bridges.
La Bor has a couple of punches blocked by Bridges.
Bridges blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
La Bor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
La Bor throws a punch but it's blocked by Bridges.
Bridges blocking some punches.
Bridges blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
La Bor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from La Bor.
A short uppercut from La Bor.
A nice right hand lands inside from La Bor.
La Bor misses with a hook from the clinch.
La Bor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bridges drops to a knee looking for a takedown but La Bor gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bridges looks winded!
Bridges wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but La Bor has him pressed against the cage.
Bridges blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for La Bor.
La Bor scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from La Bor fails to land.
La Bor working aggressively here.
La Bor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from La Bor fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from La Bor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
La Bor misses with a hook from the clinch.
La Bor misses with the head strike.
La Bor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bridges blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bridges blocks an uppercut.
La Bor working aggressively here.
La Bor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
La Bor throws a head punch that misses.
La Bor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bridges backwards.
La Bor throws a head punch that misses.
La Bor working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bridges.
La Bor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bridges jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as La Bor walks away with a smile on his face. Bridges gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Manuel La Bor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christopher Bridges.

La Bor clinches up with Bridges and pushes him back against the cage.
La Bor misses with a short punch on the inside.
La Bor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Bor misses with a short punch on the inside.
La Bor throws a head punch that misses.
La Bor working aggressively here.
La Bor prevents Bridges from breaking the clinch.
La Bor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
La Bor throws a punch but it's blocked by Bridges.
Bridges blocks an uppercut.
Bridges blocks a punch to the side of the head.
La Bor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bridges fails to pull guard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for La Bor.
La Bor misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for La Bor.
La Bor throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bridges.
La Bor has a couple of punches blocked by Bridges.
La Bor lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Bor throws a head punch that misses.
La Bor working aggressively here.
La Bor misses with a hook from the clinch.
La Bor misses with a punch on the inside.

Bridges breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

La Bor has managed to clinch.
La Bor misses with a punch on the inside.
La Bor lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
La Bor throws a head punch that misses.
La Bor swings wildly with an uppercut but Bridges uses good head movement to avoid it.
La Bor lands a right hand.
La Bor throws a punch but it's blocked by Bridges.
La Bor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
La Bor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bridges misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bridges gets tackled into the cage by La Bor. La Bor maintains the clinch.
La Bor throws a head punch that misses.
La Bor misses with the head strike.
Bridges has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. La Bor is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by La Bor as Bridges tries to tie him up.
Bridges blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from La Bor fails to land.
La Bor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bridges backwards.
A shot in the inside from La Bor.
La Bor misses with some punches.
La Bor throws a punch but it's blocked by Bridges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Bor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bridges swings away with an uppercut that misses.
La Bor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bridges is breathing heavily.
La Bor lands an uppercut.
La Bor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
La Bor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
La Bor lands with a left to the head.
La Bor has a couple of punches blocked by Bridges.
Bridges tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Bridges breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

La Bor drives through and clinches with Bridges against the cage.
La Bor lands with a right to the head.
La Bor has a couple of punches blocked by Bridges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bridges.
Bridges blocks an uppercut.
La Bor swings wildly with an uppercut but Bridges uses good head movement to avoid it.
La Bor misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from La Bor fails to land.
La Bor swings wildly with an uppercut but Bridges uses good head movement to avoid it.
La Bor throws a head punch that misses.
La Bor misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Bor prevents the takedown attempt.
Manuel La Bor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christopher Bridges.
Bridges blocks an uppercut.
La Bor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
La Bor lands a left hand.
La Bor working aggressively here.

Bridges breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

La Bor clinches up with Bridges and pushes him back against the cage.
Bridges blocks an uppercut.
Bridges blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bridges blocking some punches.
La Bor lands an uppercut.
Bridges tries to circle away but La Bor has him pinned against the cage.
La Bor swings wildly with an uppercut but Bridges uses good head movement to avoid it.
La Bor misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bridges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for La Bor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Bor throws a head punch that misses.
Bridges takes a shot to the head.

Bridges decides to pull guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as La Bor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
La Bor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bridges works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
La Bor throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as La Bor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
La Bor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
La Bor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
La Bor throwing strikes but missing.
La Bor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
La Bor with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
La Bor passes Bridges's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bridges avoiding damage under a succession of punches from La Bor.
La Bor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
La Bor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
La Bor will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bridges avoiding damage under a succession of punches from La Bor.
La Bor thows a huge punch but Bridges dodges it nicely.
La Bor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bridges has hold of La Bor's hands but La Bor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
La Bor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bridges defending well though.
Bridges blocking the ground and pound attempt from La Bor.
La Bor throwing shots but Bridges is blocking nicely.
Bridges is looking to control La Bor's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bridges avoid being mounted?
La Bor takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Manuel La Bor dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bridges tries to keep at a distance but La Bor has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bridges.
La Bor lands with a left to the head.
La Bor misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from La Bor fails to land.
La Bor lands with a short shot to the head.
La Bor throws a head punch that misses.
La Bor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bridges blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for La Bor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Bor misses with the head strike.
Bridges blocking some punches.
La Bor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bridges takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bridges blocks a punch to the side of the head.
La Bor lands with a right to the head.
La Bor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
La Bor lands a hook that snaps the head of Bridges backwards.
Bridges is trying to break the clinch but La Bor has him pressed against the cage.
La Bor lands with a short shot to the head.

Bridges pulls La Bor into guard.
La Bor postures up in Bridges's guard and throws a big left but Bridges blocks it.
La Bor throwing strikes but missing.
La Bor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bridges can do to turn this around?
La Bor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bridges preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
La Bor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
La Bor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bridges works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
La Bor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
La Bor throws a big right hand that misses.
La Bor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Christopher Bridges has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manuel La Bor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Bor controls from within his opponent's guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

La Bor closes the distance and pushes Bridges back into the cage.
La Bor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Bor has Bridges pressed against the cage, preventing Bridges from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bridges tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
La Bor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bridges blocking some punches.
Bridges wants a takedown but no success here.
La Bor misses with the head strike.
La Bor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
La Bor working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Bor throws a head punch that misses.
La Bor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bridges fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Manuel La Bor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christopher Bridges.
La Bor lands an uppercut.
La Bor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
La Bor keeps control of Bridges as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Manuel La Bor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
La Bor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bridges blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by La Bor.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manuel La Bor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for La Bor, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:24
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manuel La Bor!
An out of breath Manuel La Bor thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.