PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bimbo Lice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabe Manuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lice comes to the cage accompanied by Sepultura - Refuse/Resist. Manuel has chosen Violent Femmes- Blister In the Sun as his entrance music. Bimbo Lice is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Lice
vs
Manuel

185 cm
29
146 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

168 cm
30
145 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bimbo Lice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabe Manuel!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lice uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manuel.
Lice rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Manuel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lice throws a poor cross that misses
and Manuel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lice thinking.
Manuel throws a leg kick
letting Lice counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sloppy strikes from Lice. Those never looked like landing.
Lice misses with an uppercut
and Manuel counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lice throws a poor cross that misses
and Manuel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lice throws a lazy uppercut
and Manuel counters with a good low kick that Lice was not able to check.
Manuel misses with a low kick.
Lice misses with a left hand
and Manuel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manuel misses with a body shot.

That's two 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.
Lice throws a right hand that misses
and Manuel counters with a straight right hand.
Lice really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lice throws a lazy uppercut
and Manuel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lice thinking.
Manuel feints and then cracks Lice's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lice down.
Manuel wants to clinch up but Lice keeps it at a distance.
Lice misses with a left hand
and Manuel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lice swings widly with a right hand
and Manuel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Manuel does it's job there.
Lice misses with a left hand
and Manuel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lice throws a right hand that misses
and Manuel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lice throws a right hand that misses
and Manuel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lice blocks a jab.
Lice throws a lazy uppercut
and Manuel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lice misses with a hook
and Manuel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lice misses with an uppercut
and Manuel counters with a left to the body.
Lice throws a poor cross that misses
and Manuel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Manuel throws a sloppy body shot
and Lice connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lice misses with a leg kick
and Manuel counters with a leg kick.
Lice misses with a right hand
and Manuel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lice misses with a left hand
and Manuel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lice misses with an uppercut
and Manuel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Manuel misses with a lunging right hand
and Lice counters with a nice uppercut.
Lice misses with a left hand
and Manuel counters with a straight right hand.
Manuel throws a jab when Lice was well out of range.
Manuel misses the body punch
and Lice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Manuel works the jab nicely.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Manuel misses with a left hand
and Lice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lice misses with a hook

and Manuel counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Manuel forces his way into half guard.
Manuel passes the guard and advances to mount!
Manuel throws some wild stikes that Lice manages to avoid easily.
Lice is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Manuel landing strikes from the mount and Lice is in trouble!
Manuel sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Manuel sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Manuel postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lice looks a forlorn figure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manuel working Lice over with strikes here.
Lice blocking the ground and pound.
Manuel lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Manuel thowing shots but they're missing.
Manuel fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Manuel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lice is looking to escape.
Manuel unloading with bombs!
Manuel is landing with some decent strikes but Lice is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Manuel looking to finish with strikes here!
Manuel is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lice can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Manuel goes for an armbar but Lice turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Lice.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Manuel is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabe Manuel dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. 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.

Manuel loads up on a big right hand but Lice slips the punch.
Manuel swings widly with a right hand
and Lice counters with a stiff right hand.
Lice throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Manuel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lice throws a right hand that misses
and Manuel counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lice closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lice misses with a double jab
enabling Manuel to counter with a crisp jab.
Lice throws an off balance right hand
and Manuel counters with a left and a right that stings Lice.
Lice rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Manuel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two 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.
Manuel thows a body shot but no joy.
Lice misses with a hook
and Manuel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Manuel sizes up Lice with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gabe Manuel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lice misses with a hook
enabling Manuel to counter with a crisp jab.
Manuel tries to clinch but Lice moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lice throws an off balance right hand
and Manuel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lice throws a lazy uppercut
and Manuel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lice misses with a right hand
and Manuel counters with a good low kick that Lice was not able to check.
Lice is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Manuel throws a combination that misses
and Lice makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lice misses with a right hand
and Manuel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lice's knee momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lice throws a poor cross that misses

and Manuel counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Manuel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lice can't find room to land a body shot as Manuel controls the action.
Lice taking a breather.
Lice is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Manuel tries a body shot but Lice blocks it.
Lice wants to stall.
Lice blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Manuel is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lice is trying to maintain a safe position but Manuel gets an underhook and turns Lice into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manuel.
Manuel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Manuel.
Manuel leaning against his opponent.
Lice misses with a punch on the inside.
Manuel pushes Lice back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Manuel misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Manuel lands a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Manuel.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manuel tries to stall but Lice uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Manuel is leaning against Lice and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Manuel tries a knee to the head but Lice blocks it.
Lice tries to stall but Manuel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lice has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Manuel avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Manuel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A hook to the body from Manuel.
Manuel drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Manuel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Manuel tries to land a knee to the head but Lice blocks with his arms.
A right hand to the body from Manuel.
Knees in the clinch landing for Manuel.
Manuel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Manuel trying to land knees to the body.
Manuel digs a right hand into Lice's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lice's gas tank.
Manuel lands with a right to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A body shot lands from Manuel.
Manuel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Manuel lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Manuel as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Manuel.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manuel leaning his opponent against the cage.
Manuel lands with a left to the head.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Lice.
Manuel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Manuel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Manuel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Manuel.
Manuel lands a nice uppercut.
Manuel lands a shot to the body.
Manuel cracks Lice with a nice body shot.
Manuel cracks Lice with a nice body shot.
Manuel lands a nice uppercut.
Manuel scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Manuel.
A short right from Manuel.
Manuel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lice avoids it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Manuel.
Manuel can't find room to land a body shot as Lice controls the action.
Manuel tries to land knees in the clinch but Lice avoids the damage to the body.
Manuel misses with a punch to the body.
Lice lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Manuel tries to stall but Lice uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Manuel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Manuel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Manuel has a couple of punches blocked by Lice.
Manuel tries to throw a body punch but Lice avoids it by throwing Manuel back against the cage.
Lice lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Manuel or not.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Manuel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gabe Manuel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Lice.
Lice stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Manuel is leaning against Lice and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lice works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Manuel cracks Lice with a nice body shot.
Lice lands a right hand.
Lice displaying some good clinch control by pressing Manuel up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Lice.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lice creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Manuel.
Lice lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Manuel lands a nice uppercut.
Lice prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gabe Manuel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lice tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lice just leaning against Manuel, taking a breather.
Lice gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Manuel misses with a body punch.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lice misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lice tries to throw a body punch but Manuel avoids it by throwing Lice back against the cage.
Manuel prevents a body shot from Lice.
Manuel takes a shot to the head.
Lice is trying to maintain a safe position but Manuel gets an underhook and turns Lice into the cage.
Bimbo Lice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lice goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Lice scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lice misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lice prevents a body shot from Manuel.
Manuel blocks a body shot from Lice.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lice.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lice tries to work over Manuel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manuel blocks a body shot from Lice.
Lice is working Manuel over against the cage.
Lice drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bimbo Lice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lice misses with a body punch.
Lice misses with a punch to the body.
Manuel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Manuel blocking some punches.
Lice tries to work over Manuel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lice is working Manuel over against the cage.
Lice tries to throw a body punch but Manuel avoids it by throwing Lice back against the cage.
Manuel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lice tries a body shot but Manuel blocks it.
Manuel blocks a body shot from Lice.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gabe Manuel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Manuel 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Gabe Manuel!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Gabe Manuel!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Gabe Manuel!

Gabe Manuel wins by unanimous decision!