PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Manning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Stenemo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manning comes to the cage accompanied by Tech nine. Kim Stenemo has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Manning
vs
Stenemo

170 cm
22
167 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

175 cm
21
165 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 3 - 4 - 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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kim Stenemo!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stenemo shoots for a double leg takedown but Manning sprawls well. He's pushed Stenemo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Manning shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Manning passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Stenemo!
A nice elbow there by Manning.
Manning fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Manning looking to finish Stenemo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stenemo!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manning controlling the position easily from mount.
Manning scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Stenemo is bucking up trying to escape but Manning cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenemo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Manning looking to finish Stenemo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stenemo!
Manning raining down shots from the mount!

Stenemo is rocked!
Manning looking to control and managing it successfully.
Stenemo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Stenemo looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manning connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Manning prevents Stenemo from getting the reversal.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Manning scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Stenemo?
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!
Manning controlling the pace for now.
Manning has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stenemo's face.
Manning landing shots from mount.
Manning landing strikes from the mount and Stenemo is in trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manning looking to control and managing it successfully.
Stenemo is bucking up trying to escape but Manning cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
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!
Manning tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The referee warns Stenemo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Manning working the ground and pound effectively.
Stenemo tries to reverse the position but Manning maintains control.

Manning working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
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!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenemo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Manning fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Stenemo is looking to improve his position but Manning isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manning scoring with strikes but Stenemo is staying in there.
Stenemo taking shots to the head.
Manning unloading with bombs!
Manning with shots to the head and body - Stenemo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Stenemo is still in real trouble! Can Manning finish him?
Manning prevents Stenemo from getting the reversal.
Stenemo seems to have recovered his senses.
Stenemo is squirming around, avoiding Manning's attempts to control the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stenemo is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Manning dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Manning gets a takedown into half guard.
Manning trying to mount his opponent but Stenemo defends it.
Stenemo is trying to get back to full guard.
Manning is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Manning slips a nice elbow through Stenemo's hands, connecting with Stenemo's forehead.
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 works his foot free and advances to mount.
Stenemo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Stenemo is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manning lands a big shot there that rocks Stenemo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Manning postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stenemo looks a forlorn figure.
Manning tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Manning'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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manning putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Stenemo is squirming around, avoiding Manning's attempts to control the action.
Manning unloading with bombs!
Manning unloading with bombs!
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.
Stenemo is trying desperately to improve position.
Manning looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenemo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Stenemo is not content to let Manning control the position.

Manning wants to work for an arm triangle but Stenemo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Manning moves nicely into side control.
Stenemo is trying to get back to half guard.
Stenemo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Manning is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stenemo defends it well.
Manning thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stenemo's head.
Manning controlling the action here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stenemo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Manning won't allow Stenemo to sweep him here.

Manning gets to his feet. Stenemo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Stenemo with a lazy takedown attempt

and Manning counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Manning.

Manning gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Manning dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Stenemo tries to clinch but Manning moves out of range.

Manning shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Manning showed some decent athleticism there.

Manning decides to stand and escape the position.
Manning is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stenemo can do to turn this around?
Manning misses with a double jab.
Stenemo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Manning gets a takedown into half guard.

Manning escapes and gets back to his feet.

Manning scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manning works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Manning stands up.

Manning gets a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manning winds up and cracks Stenemo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Manning passes to side control.
Manning is looking to take a break and control but Stenemo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stenemo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Manning advances to mount.
Stenemo is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Manning landing strikes from the mount and Stenemo is in trouble!
Manning is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stenemo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Stenemo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Manning trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Manning working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Manning looking to secure an arm triangle but Stenemo defends it well.
Stenemo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manning raining down shots from the mount!
Stenemo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Manning in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Manning looking to control and managing it successfully.
Manning cracks Stenemo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Manning breaks from Stenemo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Stenemo tries to reverse the position but Manning maintains control.
Stenemo manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manning wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stenemo keeps working.

Stenemo looking for submissions off his back.

Manning is working for a submission of some sort.
Manning wants to pass the guard but Stenemo is defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Manning showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Manning 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:26

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