PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Icaro O Voador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ador Manny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Icaro O Voador had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 187.8lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Ador Manny will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

O Voador
vs
Manny

180 cm
21
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Icaro O Voador!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ador Manny!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manny tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Voador paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Manny is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
O Voador tries to clinch up but Manny circles away and keeps his distance.

Manny gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Manny tries to land knees in the clinch but O Voador avoids the damage to the body.
O Voador tries to score a body lock takedown but Manny shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Manny prevents a takedown attempt there.
O Voador is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
O Voador is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Manny with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Icaro O Voador has been cut.
Nice elbow from Manny.
Stalling in the clinch from Manny.
Manny trying to control the position but instead, O Voador has worked for underhooks and has pushed Manny into the cage.
Manny stalls.
O Voador is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Manny slows down the pace here.
Manny is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Manny.
O Voador is breathing heavily.
Manny slows down the pace here.
Manny is looking to control O Voador's arms but O Voador gets an underhook and turns him. Now Manny has his back to the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ador Manny.
Manny wants to clinch

and O Voador counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Manny's guard now.
O Voador wants to control from the top but Manny keeps moving.
O Voador won't allow Manny to get back to his feet.
O Voador won't allow Manny to sweep him here.
O Voador might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manny is trying to control the position but O Voador postures up.
Manny has a closed guard, preventing O Voador from standing up.
Manny looking to control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Manny closes the distance but O Voador moves to the side

so O Voador counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manny looking for a sweep. Not yet Manny, not yet.
O Voador trying to stand up but can't free himself from Manny's guard.

Manny escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. O Voador gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
O Voador throwing strikes from guard but Manny blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manny wants to sweep but no luck.
Manny not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Manny controlling O Voador's posture.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
O Voador keeps the fight on the outside.
Manny shoots in but O Voador avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Manny tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Voador swats him away and circles back towards the center.

O Voador gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Manny prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Icaro O Voador. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manny unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Manny lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
O Voador trying to land knees to the body.
Manny landing knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Manny unloads a knee to the mid-section.
O Voador takes a knee to the side of the body.
O Voador takes an elbow to the temple.
O Voador scores with a shoulder strike.
Manny looking to slow down the pace here.
Manny using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Voador wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
O Voador tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
O Voador wants a takedown.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Icaro O Voador will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Icaro O Voador's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Manny closes the distance and clinches up with O Voador, looking for a takedown. Manny pushes O Voador against the cage but O Voador circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Manny misses with a two punch combination.
O Voador looks to clinch
and Manny counters with a body kick.
Manny tries to clinch but O Voador is having none of it.

Manny has closed the distance and engaged O Voador in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Manny as O Voador tries to tie him up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Manny is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Manny tries to land a knee to the head but O Voador blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manny tries a knee to the head but O Voador blocks it.
Manny tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Voador avoids it.
O Voador jumps guard but Manny stands there with O Voador around his waist. O Voador gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on O Voador's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
O Voador lands an elbow inside.
Manny is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ador Manny.
O Voador circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Voador shoots in but Manny avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Manny shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and O Voador counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by O Voador.
O Voador effectively controlling the action here.
The is referee keeping an eye on Manny - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Manny looking to stall.
O Voador stalls.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Manny prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Icaro O Voador. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Voador takes an elbow to the forehead.
Manny is trying to stall.
O Voador looking to throw knees to the head but Manny is blocking nicely.
Manny crunches a lovely knee into O Voador's ribcage.
Manny lands a nice knee to the body.
Manny putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has O Voador in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Manny is trying to maintain a safe position but O Voador gets an underhook and turns Manny into the cage.
Manny taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
O Voador will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Manny up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ador Manny.

O Voador closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Manny did well to prevent O Voador getting side control.
O Voador drops an elbow to the side of Manny's head.
Manny really doesn't want to stay on the ground with O Voador. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Voador working the head and body with strikes.

O Voador is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Manny has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. O Voador is working away from the top position though.
O Voador lands strikes from half guard.
O Voador not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manny wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
O Voador wants to lay and pray for a moment but Manny keeps working.

O Voador looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Manny is staying active underneath O Voador, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Icaro O Voador dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Icaro O Voador's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Manny tries to clinch up but O Voador circles away and keeps his distance.
Icaro O Voador is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Manny darts in and clinches O Voador up against the cage.
Manny keeps the fight in the clinch, despite O Voador's efforts to push away.
Manny wants to stall.
Manny stalling the fight.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for O Voador.
Manny unloads a knee to the mid-section. O Voador lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Manny stalling in the clinch but O Voador improves position.
A knee to the head by Manny.
Manny crunches a lovely knee into O Voador's ribcage.
O Voador is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Manny is keeping busy.
Manny lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Manny lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Manny.
O Voador takes an elbow to the forehead.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Manny with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manny is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Manny is pressed up against the cage. O Voador has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Manny down to the mat. Manny avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
O Voador is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Manny is looking to clinch but O Voador is avoiding it.

Manny drives through and clinches with O Voador against the cage.
Manny is looking to control O Voador's arms but O Voador gets an underhook and turns him. Now Manny has his back to the cage.
Manny lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Voador.
Manny lands a knee to the body.
Manny scores a nice knee to the body.
Manny gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
O Voador jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Manny walks away with a smile on his face. O Voador gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Manny doesn't manage to clinch there - O Voador circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
O Voador keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
O Voador tries to clinch up but Manny circles away and keeps his distance.
Manny dodges the punch combination from O Voador.
Manny darts in trying to clinch

and O Voador counters with a single leg into guard. Manny didn't expect that.
O Voador postures up in Manny's guard and throws a big left but Manny blocks it.
O Voador wants to control from the top but Manny keeps moving.

O Voador stands and steps away. Manny gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

O Voador clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manny lands an elbow that stopped O Voador in his tracks for a moment.
A bit of stalling here from Manny.
O Voador is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Manny displaying some good clinch control by pressing O Voador up against the cage.
O Voador scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Manny utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
O Voador is trying to force a seperation but Manny has the dominant position.
Manny is looking to control O Voador's arms but O Voador gets an underhook and turns him. Now Manny has his back to the cage.
Ador Manny seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Manny gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from O Voador.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Icaro O Voador. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manny creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through O Voador's defenses.
Manny dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Manny lands a good knee to the midsection. O Voador won't want to take too many of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Manny trying to stall but O Voador improves his position.
Manny misses with a knee strike.
O Voador taking a breather.
Manny looking to stall.
Manny's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Manny unloads a knee to the mid-section. O Voador lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
O Voador scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Manny blocks an elbow strike from O Voador.
Manny is trying to maintain a safe position but O Voador gets an underhook and turns Manny into the cage.
Manny misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Voador.
O Voador is trying to break the clinch but Manny has him pressed against the cage.
Manny landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Manny gets underhooks to prevent O Voador's takedown attempt.
Icaro O Voador is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Manny is pressed up against the cage. O Voador has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Manny down to the mat. Manny avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Manny has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ador Manny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Manny missing with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ador Manny.
I think O Voador has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Icaro O Voador!