PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fiotr Pironczeski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Mannelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pironczeski
vs
Mannelly

190 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
20
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fiotr Pironczeski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Mannelly!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mannelly lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Mannelly moves into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Mannelly.
Pironczeski wants to break free but Mannelly has control.
Pironczeski stalling in the clinch but Mannelly improves position.
Mannelly lands with a right to the head.
Mannelly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mannelly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pironczeski backwards.
Pironczeski tries to pull guard but Mannelly won't allow it.
Pironczeski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pironczeski being controlled against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mannelly works on Pironczeski's body with a couple of short punches.
Mannelly lands a body punch.
Mannelly works on Pironczeski's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mannelly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pironczeski is breathing heavily.
A short body shot lands from Mannelly as the two fighters clinch.
Mannelly dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mannelly digs a right hand into Pironczeski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pironczeski's gas tank.
Mannelly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mannelly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mannelly scores with a hook to the body.
Mannelly scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Mannelly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Mannelly.
A hook to the body from Mannelly.
Mannelly's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mannelly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mannelly digs a right hand underneath Pironczeski's ribcage. Pironczeski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mannelly digs a right hand underneath Pironczeski's ribcage. Pironczeski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mannelly displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pironczeski up against the cage.
Mannelly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mannelly lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mannelly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pironczeski.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Mannelly.
Mannelly lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Mannelly.
A hook to the body from Mannelly.
Mannelly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mannelly presses Pironczeski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mannelly holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mannelly scores with a hook to the body.
Mannelly digs a right hand into Pironczeski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pironczeski's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mannelly.
Mannelly lands a nice shot to the body.
Mannelly prevents Pironczeski from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Mannelly on the inside.
Mannelly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Mannelly.
Mannelly's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A hook to the body from Mannelly.
Mannelly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mannelly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pironczeski.
Mannelly is leaning against Pironczeski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hand to the body from Mannelly.
A right hook to the body lands for Mannelly.
A right hand to the body from Mannelly.
A right hand to the body from Mannelly.
Mannelly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Mannelly as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Mannelly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mannelly.
Mannelly scores with a hook to the body.
Mannelly stalling the fight.
Mannelly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mannelly has Pironczeski pressed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Mannelly as the two fighters clinch.
Mannelly is stalling here.
Mannelly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mannelly presses Pironczeski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mannelly digs a right hand into Pironczeski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pironczeski's gas tank.
Mannelly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Mannelly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mannelly lands a shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Mannelly.
Mannelly lands a body shot.
Mannelly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Mannelly.
Mannelly taking a breather.
The crowd are getting on Mannelly's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Mannelly pushes Pironczeski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly lands a nice shot to the body.
Mannelly holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mannelly lands with a left to the head.
Mannelly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mannelly cracks Pironczeski with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from Mannelly.
A right hand to the body from Mannelly.
A body shot lands from Mannelly.
Mannelly lands a body shot.
Mannelly lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Mannelly.
Mannelly holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mannelly lands a shot to the body.
Mannelly lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Mannelly as the two fighters clinch.
Mannelly stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mannelly works on Pironczeski's body with a couple of short punches.
A short body shot lands from Mannelly as the two fighters clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mannelly - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Mannelly 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.

Mannelly has Pironczeski up against the cage in a clinch.
Pironczeski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mannelly has him pressed against the cage.
Mannelly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mannelly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pironczeski.
Pironczeski takes a shot to the head.
Mannelly lands with a short shot to the head.
Mannelly lands a body punch in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mannelly - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mannelly digs a right hand into Pironczeski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pironczeski's gas tank.
Good body shot from Mannelly.
Nice body punch from Mannelly.
Mannelly lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Mannelly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Mannelly.
Mannelly leaning against his opponent.
Mannelly lands a hook that snaps the head of Pironczeski backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mannelly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pironczeski.
Mannelly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannelly displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pironczeski up against the cage.
Mannelly scores with a hook to the body.
Mannelly taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Mannelly.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mannelly.
Patrick Mannelly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mannelly scores with a hook to the body.
Mannelly scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mannelly.
Mannelly works on Pironczeski's body with a couple of short punches.
Mannelly stalling the fight.
Pironczeski takes a shot to the head.
Pironczeski tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mannelly just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mannelly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Mannelly - that landed with a thud.
Mannelly gets through Pironczeski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Mannelly.
Mannelly displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pironczeski up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Mannelly.
Mannelly lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mannelly just leaning against Pironczeski, taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Mannelly.
Nice body punch from Mannelly.
Mannelly cracks Pironczeski with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Mannelly.
Mannelly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mannelly cracks Pironczeski with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Mannelly.
Mannelly works on Pironczeski's body with a couple of short punches.
Mannelly stalling against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Mannelly.
Mannelly presses Pironczeski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mannelly pushes Pironczeski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mannelly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mannelly.
Mannelly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mannelly stalls.
Nice body punch from Mannelly.
Mannelly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mannelly cracks Pironczeski with a nice body shot.
Mannelly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mannelly scores with a hook to the body.
Mannelly lands a shot to the body.
Mannelly lands a body shot.
A body shot lands from Mannelly.
Mannelly works on Pironczeski's body with a couple of short punches.
Mannelly scores with a hook to the body.
Mannelly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mannelly lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A hook to the body from Mannelly.
Mannelly presses Pironczeski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Mannelly.
Mannelly scores with a hook to the body.
Mannelly scores with a hook to the body.
Mannelly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mannelly digs a right hand into Pironczeski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pironczeski's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Mannelly.
Mannelly digs a right hand underneath Pironczeski's ribcage. Pironczeski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The referee calls for Mannelly to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Mannelly.
Mannelly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pironczeski backwards.
Nice body punch from Mannelly - that landed with a thud.
Mannelly is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nice body punch from Mannelly - that landed with a thud.
Mannelly lands a body shot.
Mannelly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pironczeski or not.
A hook to the body from Mannelly.
Mannelly works on Pironczeski's body with a couple of short punches.
Mannelly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Mannelly.
A hook to the body from Mannelly.
Mannelly digs a right hand underneath Pironczeski's ribcage. Pironczeski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mannelly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mannelly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pironczeski or not.
A right hand to the body from Mannelly.
Mannelly scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mannelly.
Mannelly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pironczeski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Mannelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Pironczeski walks into a straight right hand from Mannelly.
Mannelly cracks Pironczeski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

It looks like Fiotr Pironczeski has been cut.
Mannelly tries to clinch but Pironczeski is having none of it.
Mannelly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pironczeski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mannelly counters with a left to the body.
Mannelly scores with a nice strike.

Mannelly lands a big head kick that sends Pironczeski tumbling to the mat! Mannelly takes a step backwards and waves Pironczeski back to his feet - he wants the finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mannelly scores with a jab to the body.
Pironczeski takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice straight punches there by Mannelly. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mannelly.
Mannelly lands a jab-cross combination.

Pironczeski is rocked!
Mannelly circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Pironczeski drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Mannelly follows Pironczeski to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Mannelly!