PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fu Manchu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Trillanes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manchu's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, La donna e Mobile. Trillanes has chosen It's A Fight - Three 6 Mafia as his entrance music. Fu Manchu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Manchu
vs
Trillanes

190 cm
28
210 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
213 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS ↑ 160Q STAMINA + ENERGY
[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS ↑ 160Q STAMINA + ENERGY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Fu Manchu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Trillanes!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trillanes scores with a one two! Manchu had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Trillanes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Trillanes lands a glancing blow to the side of Manchu's head.
Manchu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Trillanes connects with a crisp jab.
Trillanes wants to land a leg kick but Manchu is out of range.
Trillanes misses the jab.
Manchu misses with a body shot
and Trillanes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good standup being displayed there by Trillanes as he connects with a hook.
Trillanes is looking to score with low kicks.
Manchu connects with a right hand. Trillanes shakes it off.
A bone on bone clash there as Manchu blocks the leg kick.
Trillanes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manchu manages to avoid it.
Manchu misses the shot to the body.
Manchu misses with a left hand
and Trillanes counters with a left and a right that stings Manchu.
Manchu moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Manchu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Trillanes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Trillanes, right into the meat.
Manchu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Trillanes slips under a jab from Manchu.
A good leg kick by Trillanes.
Trillanes scores with a kick to the body.
Trillanes ducks under a wild hook from Manchu.
Trillanes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Manchus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Trillanes misses with a head kick.
A jab from Trillanes finds it's way through Manchu's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A leg kick checked by Manchu.
Manchu looks to score with a jab to the body but Trillanes is just out of range.
A shot to the liver by Trillanes. Beautiful body shot.
Trillanes takes a swing at Manchu's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manchu throws a hook but Trillanes avoids it easily.
Trillanes scores with a kick to the body.
Trillanes throws a head kick that misses.
Trillanes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Manchu takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Trillanes swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Manchu clinches up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Manchu.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Manchu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Manchu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trillanes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Manchu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Manchu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Manchu misses with some punches.
A short left from Manchu.
Manchu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Trillanes's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manchu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Manchu avoids a wild elbow strike from Trillanes.
Manchu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Manchu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Trillanes backwards.
Manchu misses with a punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Manchu.
Manchu misses with a body punch.
Manchu prevents Trillanes from breaking the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Trillanes.
Manchu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trillanes trying to control the position but instead, Manchu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Trillanes into the cage.
A short right from Manchu on the inside.
Trillanes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Trillanes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Manchu misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trillanes struggles to land a body shot inside as Manchu controls his hands.
Trillanes is looking to control Manchu's arms but Manchu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Trillanes has his back to the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trillanes.
Manchu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manchu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trillanes backwards.
Manchu prevents a body shot from Trillanes.
Trillanes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Manchu's elbow.
Manchu works on Trillanes's body with a couple of short punches.
Trillanes misses with a short punch on the inside.

Trillanes breaks from the clinch.
Trillanes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Trillanes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Manchu rushes Trillanes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trillanes blocking some punches.
Manchu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Manchu'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.
Trillanes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Trillanes dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Manchu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Trillanes is looking to land body kicks.
Trillanes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Trillanes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manchu.
Trillanes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Manchu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Manchu instigates a clinch.
Trillanes working hard to break the clinch.
Manchu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Trillanes.
Manchu lands an uppercut.
Manchu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Manchu stalling against the cage.
Trillanes tries to break the clinch but Manchu is controlling the position.
Trillanes takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manchu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Manchu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manchu lands with a right to the head.
Trillanes misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Trillanes.
A shot in the inside from Manchu.
Trillanes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Manchu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trillanes blocks a body shot from Manchu.

Trillanes manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manchu. Trillanes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trillanes avoids the body shot from Manchu.
Trillanes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Trillanes walks into a straight right hand from Manchu.
Manchu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trillanes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That kick from Trillanes tenderised Manchu's leg. Manchu is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manchu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Manchu is looking to clinch.
Trillanes lands a right hook to the body.
Manchu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Trillanes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Manchu thows a body shot but no joy.
Manchu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trillanes was well out of range. Poor timing from Manchu.
Antonio Trillanes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut there from Trillanes.
Manchu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trillanes was well out of range. Poor timing from Manchu.
Trillanes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Trillanes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manchu manages to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Trillanes 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 Manchu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Manchu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Manchu lands a jab.
Manchu misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manchu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trillanes was well out of range. Poor timing from Manchu.
Trillanes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Manchu misses the jab.
Trillanes misses with a head kick.
Trillanes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Manchu wants to clinch.
Manchu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Trillanes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Trillanes.
Trillanes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trillanes connects with a body shot that sends Manchu's belly button to the back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Trillanes.
Manchu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Trillanes scores with a body shot.
Trillanes connects with a nice looking jab.
Trillanes throws a shot to the body.
Trillanes cracks Manchu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Trillanes scoring well with a low kick there.
Trillanes lands with a nice body punch.
Trillanes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Crunch! Trillanes slams his shin into Manchu's torso.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trillanes throws a shot to the body.
Trillanes scores with a body shot.
Manchu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trillanes moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Trillanes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.

Manchu moves out of range of the body kick from Trillanes.
Trillanes throws a wild body kick that Manchu sees coming a mile off.
Decent striking displayed by Trillanes there.
Trillanes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manchu.
Trillanes misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Trillanes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Trillanes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Manchu is out of range and Trillanes settles back down.
Manchu scores with a jab to the body.
Trillanes ducks under a wild hook from Manchu.
Trillanes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Trillanes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Manchu on the side of the head.
Trillanes scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Trillanes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manchu. Trillanes does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trillanes defending well as Manchu loads up on a big left hand.
Manchu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Trillanes throws a nice looking combination but Manchu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Trillanes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Manchu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trillanes manages to avoid it.
Manchu throws a body punch but Trillanes moves out of range.
Manchu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Trillanes connects with a body shot that sends Manchu's belly button to the back.
Trillanes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Trillanes, right into the meat.
Trillanes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Manchu thows a body shot but no joy.
Manchu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trillanes was well out of range. Poor timing from Manchu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manchu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Trillanes jabs Manchu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manchu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Trillanes throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Trillanes scores with a push kick.
Trillanes lands a front kick.
Trillanes thuds his right hand into Manchu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Manchu walks into a left hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Trillanes. That snapped Manchu's head back.
Trillanes lands a head kick!
Trillanes thuds a left hand into Manchu's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trillanes throws a shot to the body.
Trillanes tests Manchu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Trillanes.
Trillanes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Trillanes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A lazy left from Trillanes finds it's target.
Trillanes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Manchu under the eye.
Manchu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Manchu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trillanes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manchu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Trillanes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trillanes lands a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manchu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trillanes.
Manchu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trillanes.
Manchu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trillanes.
Manchu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Manchu has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Trillanes.
Trillanes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Manchu misses with an uppercut. Trillanes saw that one coming.
Manchu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Manchu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Manchu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Trillanes is looking to slow Manchu down with leg kicks.
Manchu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Trillanes counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Trillanes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trillanes scores with a leg kick.
Manchu needs to keep his hands up - Trillanes had a free shot at his head there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manchu. Trillanes does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Manchu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Trillanes to counter with a crisp jab.
Trillanes connects with a body shot.
Trillanes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Trillanes throws a wild body kick that Manchu sees coming a mile off.
Manchu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Manchu is looking to wear down Trillanes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Trillanes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manchu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Trillanes lands with a shot to the body.
Trillanes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manchu was well out of range. Poor timing from Trillanes.
Manchu moves in looking to clinch but Trillanes pushes him off.
Trillanes misses with a kick to the body.
Trillanes throws a head kick but Manchu moves out of range.
Manchu swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manchu misses with an uppercut.
Trillanes slips under a jab.
Manchu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Manchu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trillanes moves away.
Manchu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Manchu sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Manchu misses with an uppercut
and Trillanes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Manchu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Manchu staying out of range there.
Trillanes misses with a kick to the body.
A shot to the body from Manchu misses
and Trillanes counters with a body kick that stops Manchu in his tracks momentarily.
Manchu will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Manchu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Trillanes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Trillanes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Trillanes throws a head kick that half lands.
Trillanes connects with a leg kick. Manchu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Trillanes lands a right hook to the body.
Manchu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trillanes.
Trillanes scores with a push kick.
Manchu gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Trillanes gets tackled into the cage by Manchu. Manchu maintains the clinch.
Trillanes wants to break free but Manchu has control.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Manchu.
Manchu tries to throw a body punch but Trillanes avoids it by throwing Manchu back against the cage.
Manchu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Manchu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manchu misses with some punches.
Manchu throws a punch but it's blocked by Trillanes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Trillanes.
Fu Manchu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A shot in the inside from Trillanes.
Trillanes tries to land knees in the clinch but Manchu avoids the damage to the body.
Trillanes struggles to land a body shot inside as Manchu controls his hands.
Manchu lands a nice uppercut.
Manchu has a couple of punches blocked by Trillanes.

Trillanes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trillanes scores with a nice head shot.
A swing and a miss from Manchu.
Trillanes scores with the left hand. Manchu knows he should have avoided that one.
Trillanes lands the left hand.
Trillanes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Trillanes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trillanes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Manchu misses the shot to the body.
Manchu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trillanes cracks a nice hook into Manchu's ribs.
Manchu lands a jab to Trillanes's midsection.
Trillanes lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice shot by Manchu.
Manchu misses with a body shot
and Trillanes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Manchu thinking.
Manchu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trillanes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manchu avoids a kick to the body.
Trillanes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Trillanes connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Trillanes dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!

Manchu thows a body shot but no joy.
Trillanes lands with a good body shot.
Trillanes looks to score with a jab to the body but Manchu is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Manchu misses the target.
Manchu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Trillanes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Manchu staying out of range there.
Manchu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Trillanes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Trillanes defending well as Manchu loads up on a big left hand.
Trillanes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Manchu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Trillanes keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manchu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Trillanes misses with a body kick.
Trillanes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manchu was well out of range. Poor timing from Trillanes.
Manchu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Trillanes throws a head kick but Manchu moves out of range.
Trillanes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Trillanes misses with a series of wild punches.
Trillanes throws a push kick but Manchu slaps the foot to one side.
Manchu takes a swing at Trillanes's ribcage but misses.
Manchu tries to move into range but Trillanes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Manchu moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manchu misses with some punches.
Manchu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Manchu tries to work over Trillanes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trillanes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Trillanes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Trillanes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Trillanes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fu Manchu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Trillanes.
Trillanes trying to control the position but instead, Manchu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Trillanes into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Trillanes fails to land.
Manchu has a couple of punches blocked by Trillanes.
A short uppercut from Trillanes.
Manchu is struggling to control the position.
A right hand to the body from Manchu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trillanes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trillanes wants to get back to striking at distance but Manchu won't allow it.
Manchu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Manchu as the two fighters clinch.
Trillanes is trying to maintain a safe position but Manchu gets an underhook and turns Trillanes into the cage.
Trillanes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Manchu has him pressed against the cage.
Trillanes is trying to maintain a safe position but Manchu gets an underhook and turns Trillanes into the cage.
Trillanes is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Trillanes is trying to break free.
Manchu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Manchu stalling against the cage.
Trillanes working aggressively here.
Manchu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Manchu lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Manchu.
Manchu stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trillanes blocks a body shot from Manchu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Trillanes manages to break the clinch.
Trillanes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Trillanes cracks Manchu with an open hand slap.
Trillanes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Trillanes swats away the attempt to clinch by Manchu.
Manchu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Trillanes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good exchange - Manchu coming out on top.
Trillanes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manchu.
Manchu just misses with a punch to the body.
Trillanes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Antonio Trillanes.
I've got Trillanes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 45:50
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Trillanes!
Antonio Trillanes is the new light heavyweight champion!
Antonio Trillanes decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.