PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willy Manson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Desmond Miles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willy Manson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Manson
vs
Miles

175 cm
20
213 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
213 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Crashforce Nutrition (Authentic 160Q/159Q supps!)

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Willy Manson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Desmond Miles!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manson throws a leg kick but Miles sees it coming and moves out of range.
Good work by Miles as he checks the leg kick.
Miles looks to land a combination. Manson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Danga de danga de dang - Miles scores with a four punch combination!
Miles displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Manson throws a leg kick that misses.
Willy Manson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miles keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Miles cracks Manson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Miles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Manson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miles connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miles.
Manson misses with a double jab.
Miles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Manson throws a series of punches but Miles moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Miles.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Miles checks a leg kick.
Miles checks a low kick from Manson.
Miles scores with a body shot.
Miles showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manson.
Miles misses with the combination.
Manson fails to land with a series of punches.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Manson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Miles has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Miles and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Manson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miles slips a jab and a cross from Manson.
Miles moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Miles swinging wildly here.
Manson is looking to chop away at Miles's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Miles.
No joy there for Manson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Miles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Manson circles away quickly and effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miles thuds his right hand into Manson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Manson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Miles scores with a three punch combo!
A punch combination from Miles misses.
Miles tries to bum rush Manson with a series of wild strikes but Manson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miles throws a shot to the body.
Manson swinging wildly here.
Manson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Manson throws a right hand that Miles ducks under and follows up with a left that Miles also avoids with ease.
Miles misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miles misses with a two punch combination.
Miles throws a right hand that Manson ducks under and follows up with a left that Manson also avoids with ease.
A combination from Manson does no damage.
Manson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miles lands a jab to the nose.
Miles misses with a two punch combination.
Manson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Manson misses with a double jab.
Miles scores with a crisp jab that stopped Manson in his tracks.
Manson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miles.
Manson dodges the punch combination from Miles.
Miles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Manson circles away quickly and effectively.
Miles throws a series of punches but Manson avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Miles misses.
Miles is working the combinations to good effect here.
Miles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot by Miles.
Manson throws a leg kick but Miles sees it coming and moves out of range.
Manson dodges the punch combination from Miles.
Manson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Manson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miles has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Miles misses with the combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manson throws a chopping leg kick but Miles manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miles throws a right hand that Manson ducks under and follows up with a left that Manson also avoids with ease.
Miles swinging wildly here.
Manson throws a low kick but Miles avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Desmond Miles dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Manson misses with a low kick.
Miles scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Manson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Miles misses with a few strikes there.
Desmond Miles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miles fails to land with a series of punches.
Miles cracks Manson with a good jab.
Miles looks to land a combination but Manson avoids it well.
Miles works over Manson's head and body with a nice combination.
Manson tries to bum rush Miles with a series of wild strikes but Miles uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miles throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Miles throws a right and a left that Manson avoids nicely.
Manson throws a right hand that Miles ducks under and follows up with a left that Miles also avoids with ease.
Miles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Miles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Manson misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Miles checks a leg kick.
A combination from Miles does no damage.
Miles lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
No joy there for Miles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Miles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Miles tries to bum rush Manson with a series of wild strikes but Manson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Manson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Manson wants to land a leg kick but Miles is out of range.
Miles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Manson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Manson misses.
Miles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manson.
Some wild striking there from Manson.
Manson misses with a leg kick.
Miles tries to bum rush Manson with a series of wild strikes but Manson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Manson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Manson throws a series of punches but Miles avoids them all with ease.
Miles lands with a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Miles.
Miles misses with a few strikes there.
Miles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Manson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manson dodges the punch combination from Miles.
Manson misses with a two punch combination.
Manson moves forwards but Miles connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Manson misses with a low kick as Miles jumps back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miles keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Miles throws a right hand that Manson ducks under and follows up with a left that Manson also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Manson.
Manson throws a series of punches but Miles avoids them all with ease.
Manson misses with a low kick.
Miles lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Manson misses with a low kick.
Miles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Miles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Miles misses with the combination.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Miles throws a right hand that Manson ducks under and follows up with a left that Manson also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miles lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Manson tries to bum rush Miles with a series of wild strikes but Miles uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manson.
Manson misses with a wild combination.
Manson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Miles blocks a leg kick.
Miles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manson.
Miles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manson was well out of range. Poor timing from Miles.
Manson throws a right hand that Miles ducks under and follows up with a left that Miles also avoids with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miles throws a series of punches but Manson avoids them all with ease.
Manson misses with a few strikes there.
Manson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Desmond Miles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Manson misses with a series of wild punches.
Miles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Manson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Manson throws a nice looking combination but Miles bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Miles scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Manson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Miles checks it well.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Manson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Manson misses with a low kick.
Manson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Manson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Miles has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Miles and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Miles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manson.
Miles jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Miles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manson.
Manson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miles.
A combination from Miles does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Manson misses.
Miles bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Manson's head backwards.
Manson dodges the punch combination from Miles.
Willy Manson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Manson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Miles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Miles misses with a few strikes there.
Manson misses with a low kick.
Manson throws a low kick, looking for Miles's leg but Miles calmly moves out of range.
Miles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Manson circles away quickly and effectively.
Miles checks the leg kick.
Miles dodges the punch combination from Manson.
Manson throws a leg kick but Miles sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Willy Manson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Miles.
Miles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Manson slips a jab and a cross from Miles.
Miles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manson.
Miles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Manson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manson misses with a series of wild punches.
Miles misses with a wild combination.
Miles showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manson.
Miles throws a right and a left that Manson avoids nicely.
Manson looks to land a combination but Miles avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Manson misses with a series of wild punches.
Miles lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Manson backs up against the cage.
Manson slips a jab and a cross from Miles.
Manson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Miles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manson.
Miles throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Manson on the side of the head.
Manson lands a leg kick that knocks Miles off balance momentarily.
Manson tried to score with a low kick but Miles checks it.
Miles lands a right hook to the body.
Miles throws a series of punches but Manson avoids them all with ease.
Manson throws a series of punches but Miles avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miles lands with a good body shot.
Miles ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Manson throws a low kick, looking for Miles's leg but Miles calmly moves out of range.
Manson throws a front kick aimed at Miles's knee but Miles avoids it well.
Miles jabs at Manson's body.
Miles scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Manson looks to land a combination but Miles avoids it well.
Miles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miles scores with a shot to the body.
Miles scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A combination from Manson does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manson throws a solid leg kick but Miles takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Manson.
Miles lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Desmond Miles is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Manson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Miles.

And that's the end of the fight!
Desmond Miles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Miles 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Desmond Miles!