PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Manning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Patterson
vs
Manning

190 cm
22
205 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

187 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Patterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Manning!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manning dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Manning bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Patterson manages to get back to half guard.
Patterson is trying to control but can't.
Manning is looking to take a break and control but Patterson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Manning scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Manning is trying to control the action in half guard but Patterson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Manning might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Patterson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Manning tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Patterson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Manning.
Patterson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Manning.
Patterson punching from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Manning is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Patterson defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Patterson is looking to clinch.

Manning looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Manning tries to free his leg and advance position but Patterson is retaining full guard.
Patterson trying to control the position.
Manning is looking to work some ground and pound but Patterson has wrist control.
Manning lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Patterson is looking to stand up but Manning isn't so interested in that idea.
Manning wants to pass the guard but Patterson is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson keeping moving, preventing Manning from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Patterson wants to clinch up but Manning keeps it at a distance.
Manning tries to clinch but Patterson is having none of it.

Manning closes the distance and clinches.
Patterson is working for takedown but Manning is calmly controlling the position for now.
Patterson is breathing heavily.
Patterson goes for a takedown attempt but Manning pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Manning throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manning plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Anthony Patterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manning fails with the takedown.
A head kick misses from Manning.
Manning tries to close the distance and clinch up but Patterson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Patterson shoots for a double leg takedown but Manning sprawls well. He's pushed Patterson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Patterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some bone on bone action there as Manning checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Manning.

Manning looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manning working the ground and pound.

Manning tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Manning working the head and body with strikes.
Manning scoring with punches and elbows.
Manning scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Manning dominated that 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.

Manning shoots in and drives through. Patterson sprawls well.
Manning is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Patterson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Manning looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A head kick by Patterson misses

and Manning counters by moving into the clinch.

Manning tightens his grip and picks Patterson up, before dumping him to the ground. Patterson manages to land in guard.
Manning throwing strikes from guard but Patterson blocks nicely.
Manning throws a strike but Patterson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manning keeping full guard, as Patterson tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pattersonis looking to pass into half guard but Manning pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Manning is in guard.
Patterson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Manning landing some decent shots from guard.
Patterson wants to sweep but no luck.
Manning in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Manning connects with a couple of short punches.
Manning sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Patterson's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manning working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Manning working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Manning looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Patterson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Manning looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Manning trying to control the action but Patterson is working from the bottom.
Patterson has hold of Manning's hands but Manning slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Patterson has hold of Manning's hands but Manning slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Manning wants to lay and pray for a moment but Patterson keeps working.
Manning has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ground and pound from Manning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manning working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Patterson has hold of Manning's hands but Manning slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Manning lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Patterson wants to control but Manning is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Manning lands strikes from half guard.
Patterson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Manning is working away from the top position though.
Manning looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Manning takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Manning looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

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.

Manning is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Patterson sees it coming and defends easily.
Manning is taking a breather. Patterson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Patterson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Manning decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Manning tries to close the distance and clinch up but Patterson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Manning checks a low kick from Patterson.
Patterson dodges the punch combination from Manning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Manning showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Patterson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Manning shoots in for a takedown but Patterson shows good takedown defense.
Manning throws a combination. Patterson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Manning, right into the meat.
Patterson lands the left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Manning looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Patterson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Manning pinned against the cage. Manning gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Manning throws a series of punches but Patterson moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manning fails with an attempt to clinch.

Manning moves into the clinch.
Patterson gets underhooks to prevent Manning's takedown attempt.
Manning will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Patterson up against the cage.
Manning is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Manning breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manning throws a series of strikes that have Patterson backpedaling.

Manning darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Manning trying to work for an americana but Patterson has managed to regain full guard.
Patterson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Marcus Manning has got the better of the ground game so far.
Manning is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Patterson wants to stand up but Manning is controlling him.
Patterson is pulling down on Manning's head to control his posture.
Manning is in close to Patterson's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson keeping moving, preventing Manning from controlling successfully.

Manning gets to his feet - Patterson follows without any prompting.

Manning closes the distance and clinches.

Manning's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crunch! Manning slams his shin into Patterson's torso.
Manning shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anthony Patterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Manning.
Patterson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Manning.
Manning throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Patterson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Manning circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manning avoids the body shot from Patterson.
Manning tries to bum rush Patterson with a series of wild strikes but Patterson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Manning's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Manning duly obliges.

Patterson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Manning prevents the takedown attempt.
Manning digs a right hand underneath Patterson's ribcage. Patterson let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Manning jumps into guard, dragging Patterson to the mat.

Manning pushes Patterson off and gets back to his feet.

Manning rushes Patterson and presses him up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Manning comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Manning 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30

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