PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Batukmol Manigbas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batukmol Manigbas looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Burton
vs
Manigbas

181 cm
18
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Burton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Batukmol Manigbas!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Manigbas with that takedown attempt.
Burton throws a leg kick but Manigbas checks it.

Burton closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Manigbas is looking for a sweep. Burton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Burton seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Manigbas is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Burton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Manigbas is trying to stand up here but Burton is controlling him well.
Burton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Burton lands with a punch from half guard.
Manigbas is looking to escape.
Burton lands with a punch from half guard.
Burton controlling the action here.
Manigbas looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton working over Manigbas with some ground and pound. Manigbas looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Manigbas tries to get to full guard but Burton has control of the leg.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Burton connects with a nice short shot to Manigbas's temple.
Burton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Burton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Burton in particular looking to stall.
Burton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Manigbas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Burton drops an elbow to the side of Manigbas's head.
Manigbas tries to kick Burton off but Burton keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Manigbas is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Burton scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Burton prevents Manigbas from standing back up.
Burton trying to control from half guard but Manigbas is working away.
Manigbas on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Burton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Burton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Burton lands strikes from half guard.
Burton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Manigbas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Burton.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burton working the head and body with strikes.
Manigbas on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Burton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manigbas is refusing to be controlled, as Burton sits in half guard.
Burton is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Manigbas is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Burton slips a nice elbow through Manigbas's hands, connecting with Manigbas's forehead.
Manigbas is trying to stand back up but Burton is controlling him
Burton wants to control but Manigbas is keeping him busy.
Manigbas wants to get back to full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Burton!
Burton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Batukmol Manigbas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burton throws a low kick but Manigbas avoids it.

Manigbas tries to keep at a distance but Burton has taken the fight into the clinch.

Burton pulls Manigbas into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton is trying to keep Manigbas in close.
Manigbas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Burton controlling the position.
Burton's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Manigbas trying to control the position from guard on top but Burton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burton lands some strikes from the bottom.
Burton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Burton striking off his back but it's not causing Manigbas any problems.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Manigbas throws a combination that misses

so Burton counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Burton stands up over Manigbas, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Burton dominated that round.
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.

Burton looks to land a combination. Manigbas sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Burton lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Burton tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Manigbas is able to avoid easily.
Manigbas wants to clinch
and Burton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Manigbas clinches but Burton breaks the clinch

and Burton counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Burton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Manigbas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Burton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Burton landing some decent shots from guard.
Manigbas is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton content to stall in guard here.
Burton distracts Manigbas with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manigbas has momentary wrist control but Burton slips an elbow through the middle.
Burton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Manigbas's head.
Burton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Manigbas has momentary wrist control but Burton slips an elbow through the middle.
Burton trying to control but Manigbas is working from the bottom.
Burton with a nice head shot there.
Manigbas wants to get back to his feet but Burton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Burton controlling from the top position.

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.
Burton forces his way into half guard.
Burton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Manigbas missing with punches from the bottom.
Burton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Manigbas is not content to let Burton control the position.
Manigbas tries to get to full guard but Burton has control of the leg.
Burton lands strikes from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manigbas is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Burton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Burton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jack Burton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Burton stops Manigbas from getting back to his feet.
Burton is trying to control the action in half guard but Manigbas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Burton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Manigbas moves out of range of the leg kick from Burton.

Burton has closed the distance and engaged Manigbas in a clinch.

Burton successfully pulls guard.
Burton throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Burton is trying to keep Manigbas in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Burton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Manigbas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Burton looking to control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Manigbas wants to land a leg kick but Burton is out of range.

Burton closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Manigbas did well to prevent Burton getting side control.
Burton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Manigbas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Manigbas is trying to get back to full guard.
Burton content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Burton is looking to take a break and control but Manigbas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Burton dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Manigbas clinches but Burton breaks the clinch

and Burton counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Burton trying to control the position from guard on top but Manigbas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Manigbas is on top in guard.
Burton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Burton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Manigbas is one step ahead there.
Manigbas postures up.
Manigbas is fighting to break Burton's control of his arms but Burton is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Manigbas's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manigbas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Burton is one step ahead there.
Manigbas wants to stand and escape but Burton is having none of it.
Burton trying to control the position from guard on top but Manigbas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manigbas looking for a sweep. Not yet Manigbas, not yet.
Burton chips away with some ground and pound.
Burton stands up over Manigbas, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Burton lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Burton jabs at Manigbas's body.

Burton has managed to clinch.
Manigbas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Burton.
Burton presses Manigbas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Manigbas takes a shot to the head.
Burton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Manigbas's efforts to push away.
Burton lands a body shot in the clinch.

Burton wants the takedown. Manigbas is fighting it off but Burton persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Manigbas's guard against the cage.
Burton wants to control from the top but Manigbas keeps moving.
Burton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Burton prevents Manigbas from getting back to his feet.
Burton landing some decent shots from guard.

Manigbas is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Burton is aware though and is defending well.
Manigbas wants to get back to his feet but Burton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Burton throws a leg kick that misses.

Burton forces Manigbas back against the cage and clinches.
Manigbas is trying to break the clinch but Burton is controlling him.

Burton gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Manigbas on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manigbas on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Burton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Burton wants to control but Manigbas is keeping him busy.
Burton prevents Manigbas from standing back up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Burton connects with a nice short shot to Manigbas's temple.
Burton is nestled in close to Manigbas, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jack Burton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Burton thows a huge punch but Manigbas dodges it nicely.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Manigbas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Burton counters with a one-two to the body.
Manigbas misses with a wild combination.
Manigbas closes the distance looking to clinch

so Burton counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Burton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Burton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Burton!