PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stanly Manly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salamo Arouch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Manly
vs
Arouch

150 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Knockout Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stanly Manly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Salamo Arouch!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arouch throws a right and a left that both miss.
Manly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arouch throws a nice looking combination but Manly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Salamo Arouch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arouch scores with a nice right hand.
Arouch jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Arouch drives through and clinches with Manly against the cage.
Manly has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Arouch is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Manly wants a takedown.
Manly tries to score a body lock takedown but Arouch shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanly Manly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manly letting Arouch take a breather here.
Manly could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Arouch manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arouch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Manly is defended easily by Arouch.
Arouch swats away the attempt to clinch by Manly.
Manly dodges the punch combination from Arouch.
Manly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Manly avoids the body shot from Arouch.
Arouch wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Manly instigates a clinch.
Arouch wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Arouch working hard to break the clinch.
Arouch prevents a takedown attempt there.
Arouch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Manly looking for a takedown.
Arouch is trying to break free.
Manly misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arouch is trying to force a seperation but Manly has the dominant position.
Manly can't get the takedown.
Arouch prevents the takedown attempt.
Manly prevents Arouch from breaking the clinch.
Arouch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Manly keeps control of Arouch as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Manly tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Arouch just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Manly changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Arouch fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Arouch throws a body punch but Manly moves out of range.
Arouch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arouch lands a jab to Manly's midsection.
Arouch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manly moves away.
Arouch is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Manly rather than just go for the knockout.

Arouch gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Manly tries for a takedown but Arouch manages to get underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Manly trying to land knees to the body.
Arouch is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Salamo Arouch dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Arouch goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Manly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arouch lands a nice hook to Manly's body. Manly takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Arouch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arouch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arouch misses with a straight right.
Manly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Arouch fails to land with a series of punches.

Manly has taken the fight to the clinch.
Manly has Arouch pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Arouch manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Manly goes for a takedown in the clinch but Arouch prevents it.

Manly manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arouch lands an overhand right.
Arouch lunges at Manly with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Manly's hand.
Arouch uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Manly blocks a jab.
Manly fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanly Manly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manly dodges the punch combination from Arouch.
Arouch lands a nice shot that snaps Manly's head back.
Manly has a takedown stuffed.
Arouch connects with a looping right hand.
Arouch misses with a hook. Manly ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arouch.
Arouch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manly.
Arouch throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Arouch is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Manly takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Arouch clinches up with Manly and pushes him back against the cage.
Manly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arouch avoids it.
Arouch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Manly has Arouch pressed against the cage, preventing Arouch from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Manly tries to pull guard but Arouch won't allow it.
Manly has Arouch pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Arouch manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arouch can't break the clinch.
Manly has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Arouch is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Manly keeps control of Arouch as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Manly wants a takedown but no success here.
Manly goes for a takedown in the clinch but Arouch prevents it.
Manly is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Arouch gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

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.
Manly goes for a takedown in the clinch but Arouch prevents it.
Arouch is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Arouch tries to break the clinch but Manly is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Salamo Arouch 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!

Arouch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Arouch tries to clinch up but Manly circles away and keeps his distance.
Arouch fails to land with a series of punches.
A big left from Arouch misses.
Manly slips under a jab.
Arouch stuffs the takedown attempt from Manly. Manly gets slowly back to his feet.
Arouch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arouch's corner calls for a 1-2. Arouch obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Arouch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manly with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Arouch to score with a decent uppercut.
Manly shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Arouch lands with a right hand.
No joy there for Arouch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manly tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Arouch just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanly Manly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manly has Arouch pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Arouch manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Manly fails to pull guard.
Manly is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Arouch pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Manly tries to score a body lock takedown but Arouch shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Arouch avoiding damage as Manly throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Manly is trying to drag Arouch to the mat but Arouch just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Manly tries to score a body lock takedown but Arouch shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Arouch working hard to break the clinch.
Arouch has had enough of the clinch but Manly keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Arouch's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Arouch pressing his opponent against the cage.
Manly wants a takedown.
Manly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Arouch's efforts to push away.
Arouch tries to break free but Manly pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Arouch is pressed up against the cage. Manly has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Arouch down to the mat. Arouch avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Manly gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stanly Manly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Arouch.
Arouch swings for the body but Manly moves out of range.
Arouch throws a right hand that Manly ducks under and follows up with a left that Manly also avoids with ease.
Arouch darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Arouch lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Arouch tries to keep at a distance but Manly has taken the fight into the clinch.
Arouch prevents the takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Salamo Arouch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Arouch has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Salamo Arouch!