PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Keen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauga Manuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keen comes to the cage accompanied by Round One. Justin Keen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mauga Manuma's chin.

Keen
vs
Manuma

190 cm
22
175 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

183 cm
24
182 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Hell's Balls Recovery

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Keen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mauga Manuma!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manuma scores with a jab to the head.
Manuma misses with a low kick.
Manuma slips a straight right by Keen.
Keen blocks a head kick by Manuma.
Manuma misses with a body kick.
Keen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manuma.
Nice defenses there by Keen.
Manuma lands a head kick!

It looks like Justin Keen has been cut.

Keen feints and as Manuma raises his hands in defense, Keen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Manuma keeping moving, preventing Keen from controlling successfully.
Keen is looking to work some ground and pound but Manuma has wrist control.
Keen trying to control but Manuma is working from the bottom.
Manuma preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Keen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Keen wants to control from the top but Manuma keeps moving.
Manuma working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Keen.
Keen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Keen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Manuma works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Keen tries to free his leg and advance position but Manuma is retaining full guard.
Manuma seems keen to control Keen's posture.
Keen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Keen throwing strikes but missing.

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.
Keen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Manuma looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Keen prevents Manuma from getting back to his feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Manuma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Manuma throws a shot from downtown. Keen moves away and avoids it.
Manuma lands a body shot.

Keen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Manuma to the mat! Manuma manages to get full guard.
Keen wants to control from the top but Manuma keeps moving.

Keen postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Manuma is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Keen, into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manuma trying to stand up but can't free himself from Keen's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keen tries to strike from the bottom.

Keen is working an open guard so Manuma takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Keen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Manuma swivels and escapes.
Manuma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Keen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Keen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manuma was well out of range. Poor timing from Keen.
Manuma thumps Keen with a low kick.
Manuma with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mauga Manuma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Keen throws out a loose jab but Manuma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Manuma moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Keen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Manuma can pounce on him.
Keen is breathing heavily.
Manuma leaves Keen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Manuma circles away from the clinch attempt.
Keen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manuma.
Manuma stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Keen. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Manuma tries to keep at a distance but Keen has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manuma struggles to land a body shot inside as Keen controls his hands.
Keen blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauga Manuma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Justin Keen's cut.
That's time! Keen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Keen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Manuma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Keen.
Manuma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Manuma.
Keen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manuma.
Keen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Manuma but Manuma pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Keen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Manuma throws out the jab.
Mauga Manuma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manuma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Manuma connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Manuma moves away from the strike by Keen.
Keen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Keen connects with a single shot there.
Keen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Manuma lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Manuma slams his shin into Keen's torso.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manuma jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Manuma feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Keen sprawling to the canvas! Keen rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Manuma finish him?!

Keen is rocked!
Manuma throws a hook but Keen blocks it.
Oh Keen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Justin Keen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A solid body kick from Manuma.
Keen seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manuma throws a hook to the side of Keen's head but Keen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Keen moves out of range as Manuma throws a body kick.
Manuma cracks the inside of Keen's front leg.
Manuma moves into range and connects with a jab.
Manuma tries a head kick but it misses.
Keen moves out of range as Manuma strikes.
Manuma scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Keen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Keen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Manuma as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Keen. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Manuma misses.
Manuma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manuma throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Manuma misses.
A swing and a miss from Manuma.
Manuma lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Manuma finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Manuma lets loose with a powerful body kick. Keen will feel that in the morning.
A slow jab from Manuma misses its intended target.
Manuma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manuma with a nice cross.
Manuma clobbers Keen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Manuma throws a sloppy head kick and Keen moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keen takes a kick to the side of the head.

Justin Keen's cut is getting worse.
Manuma cracks the inside of Keen's front leg.
Keen staying out of range there.
Keen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Manuma.
Manuma throws a predictable looking body shot

and Keen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Manuma!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manuma wants to get back to his feet.
Manuma is trying desperately to improve position.
Keen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Manuma tries to hold on but Keen postures up.
Manuma tries to reverse the position but Keen maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuma's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Manuma flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Manuma is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Keen has control of Manuma's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Manuma regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Keen thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauga Manuma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Justin Keen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Manuma throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Keen blocks a head kick by Manuma.
Manuma ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Manuma is looking to land body kicks.
Manuma throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Keen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Manuma throws a looping overhand right but Keen ducks down to avoid it.
Keen tries to bum rush Manuma with a series of wild strikes but Manuma uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick from Manuma lands but Keen takes it in his stride.
Keen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Manuma throws the left hand but Keen avoids the punch easily.
Manuma takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Keen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Manuma at a distance.
Keen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manuma.
Keen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Keen moves into the clinch.
Manuma trying to control the position but instead, Keen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Manuma into the cage.
Keen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Manuma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Keen slips under a jab.
Keen throws a looping overhand right but Manuma ducks down to avoid it.
Manuma lands a glancing blow to the side of Keen's head.
Manuma on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Keen throws a right hand that Manuma ducks under and follows up with a left that Manuma also avoids with ease.
Manuma tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manuma throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Keen on the side of the head.
Keen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Keen scores with a jab to the head.
Keen lands a jab.
Keen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mauga Manuma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Keen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Keen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Keen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Manuma's waist but Manuma gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Keen off to one side.
Manuma misses with a hook.
Manuma works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuma misses with a straight right.
Manuma looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Keen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Manuma pinned against the cage. Manuma gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Keen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manuma swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Keen.
Keen throws a series of punches but Manuma avoids them all with ease.
Manuma cracks Keen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Manuma misses with a straight right.
Manuma misses with a head kick.
Manuma throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Keen dives in and grabs Manuma's left leg, looking for a takedown. Manuma pushes down on Keen's head and hops out.
Manuma defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Keen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuma plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Manuma connects with a high kick.
Manuma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manuma manages to avoid it.
Keen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manuma.
Manuma loads up on a big right hand but Keen slips the punch.
Keen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Manuma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mauga Manuma is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Keen looks to land a right hand but Manuma moved out of range.
Keen blocks a head kick by Manuma.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keen moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Manuma misses the target.
Justin Keen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manuma throws a hook but Keen blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mauga Manuma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Manuma 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauga Manuma!