PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Manning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Carbone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Manning might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tech nine. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Manning
vs
Carbone

170 cm
22
167 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

189 cm
21
159 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Manning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pedro Carbone!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Manning scores with a takedown into Carbone's guard.
Carbone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carbone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Manning postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Carbone keeping full guard, as Manning tries to pass.
Manning forces his way into half guard.
Manning trying to pass the guard but Carbone defending well.
Carbone really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Manning. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Manning throwing shots but Carbone is blocking nicely.
Manning trying to control the action but Carbone is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Carbone blocks a leg kick.
Manning dodges the punch combination from Carbone.
Carbone stuffs the takedown.
Carbone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manning swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Manning fails to land the takedown.
Carbone closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Ryan Manning has been cut.

Manning closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Manning stalling.
Carbone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Manning.
Carbone wants to get back to his feet.
Manning not doing much here.

Manning is working for a submission of some sort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manning sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carbone defending well though.
Manning is tying to control. Carbone wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Manning misses with a head shot. Carbone uses the momentum to regain guard.
Manning trying to control but Carbone is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Manning gets the takedown into side control.
Carbone wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Carbone looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manning looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Carbone is avoiding damage well.
Manning with the ground and pound but Carbone regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Manning is keen to just control but Carbone is a slippery customer.
Manning missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Manning thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Carbone's head.
Manning missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Manning is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Carbone is looking to clinch but Manning is avoiding it.
Manning misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Manning tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Manning throws a series of punches but Carbone avoids them all with ease.

Manning shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Manning sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carbone defending well though.
Carbone keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Manning wants to take a breather but Carbone is having none of it.
Manning drops an elbow to the side of Carbone's head.
Manning sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carbone defending well though.
Carbone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Manning.
Manning not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Carbone is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Manning thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Carbone's head.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Manning shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Manning dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Manning's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Manning throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Manning shoots in and drives through. Carbone sprawls well.

Manning closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Manning throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carbone is staying active underneath Manning, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Manning is really struggling to control Carbone but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Carbone keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Manning is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Manning is nestled in close to Carbone, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Manning working over Carbone with some ground and pound. Carbone looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Manning throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Carbone is looking to clinch but Manning is avoiding it.
Manning fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Carbone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Manning scores with a takedown into Carbone's guard.
Manning postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manning works over Carbone with some ground and pound from guard.
Manning makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Manning lands a couple of digs.
Manning with a flurry of punches that miss.
Manning postures up in Carbone's guard and throws a big left but Carbone blocks it.
Carbone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Manning advances to half guard.
Well, if Manning is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Manning passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carbone tries to lock up and control but Manning gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Manning lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Carbone is in a horrible position here. Manning smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Manning landing strikes from the mount.
Manning dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manning looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
BOOM! Manning connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Manning punishing his opponent with strikes.
Manning 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.
Manning scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Carbone is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manning landing strikes from the mount and Carbone is in trouble!
Carbone is still in real trouble! Can Manning finish him?
Manning lands a big shot there that rocks Carbone but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Manning lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Manning landing punches.
Manning avoids the attempt from Carbone to control.
Manning landing strikes, looking to finish!
Manning unloading with bombs!
Manning is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Carbone can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Manning working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Manning lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Manning is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Carbone can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manning is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Manning lands a heavy elbow.
Manning scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Manning in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Manning postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Carbone looks a forlorn figure.
Manning connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Manning scoring with strikes but Carbone is staying in there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Manning cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carbone taking shots to the head.

Manning jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Carbone manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Manning looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Carbone is avoiding damage well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Manning dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Manning's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Manning shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Carbone pinned against the cage. Carbone gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Carbone seems to have recovered his senses.
Carbone tries to clinch but Manning is having none of it.
Carbone throws a right and a left that Manning avoids nicely.
Manning throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Carbone's waist but Carbone gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Manning off to one side.
Carbone keeps the fight on the outside.
Carbone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Manning moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Manning rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carbone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Manning, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Manning darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Manning wants to control but Carbone is keeping him busy.
Well, if Manning is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Manning throws a strike but Carbone avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Manning is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carbone can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manning trying to control but Carbone is working from the bottom.
Manning is working Carbone over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Manning trying to control the position from guard on top but Carbone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manning might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Carbone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Manning.
Manning postures up in Carbone's guard and throws a big left but Carbone blocks it.
Carbone can't keep his opponent in guard - Manning advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Manning is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Manning wants to pass to mount but Carbone is defending the position.
Carbone pushes Manning off looking to stand but Manning dives back in and keeps control.
Manning winds up and cracks Carbone with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Manning moves nicely into side control.
Manning scoring with punches from side control.
Manning working the body and head with strikes.

Manning is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Carbone is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Manning trying to control the position but Carbone is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carbone stops Manning from passing to mount.
Carbone takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Manning scoring with punches from side control.
Carbone on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ryan Manning overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carbone is not content to let Manning control the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Manning.

Manning goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Carbone rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Manning's guard! Nice work there by Carbone!
Manning on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Manning tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manning throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Manning is trying to control the position but Carbone postures up.
Manning manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Carbone manages to get himself to full guard.
Manning is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Manning throws a big right hand that misses.
Carbone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Carbone keeping full guard, as Manning tries to pass.
Carbone keeping moving, preventing Manning from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Manning showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Manning, 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Manning!