PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manny Mannetosen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cesar Guevara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guevara has chosen Chrispy - Inspector Gadget Dubstep as his entrance music. Manny Mannetosen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cesar Guevara's chin.

Mannetosen
vs
Guevara

173 cm
20
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
30
151 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Mannetosen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cesar Guevara!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mannetosen misses with a body kick.
Mannetosen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Guevara throws a sloppy head kick
and Mannetosen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Guevara misses with a wild combination.
Guevara throws a right and a left that both miss.
Guevara is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mannetosen misses the shot to the body.
Mannetosen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Guevara tries to bum rush Mannetosen with a series of wild strikes but Mannetosen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mannetosen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Guevara throws a shot from downtown. Mannetosen moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannetosen connects with a body shot.
Guevara throws a solid leg kick but Mannetosen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Guevara.
A low kick from Mannetosen is predictable there
and Guevara counters with a two punch combo.
Mannetosen dodges the punch combination from Guevara.
Mannetosen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Guevara counters with an inside leg kick.
Guevara throws a left and a right that both miss

and Mannetosen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mannetosen is nestled in close to Guevara, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mannetosen thows a huge punch but Guevara dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mannetosen is thwarting Guevara's attempts to control the position.
Mannetosen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Guevara is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mannetosen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mannetosen is looking for a kimura here.
Mannetosen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Guevara defending well though.

Mannetosen is working for a kimura but Guevara is defending it quite comfortably.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Guevara moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mannetosen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mannetosen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Mannetosen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mannetosen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mannetosen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mannetosen blocks a head kick by Guevara.
Cesar Guevara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Guevara, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mannetosen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guevara was well out of range. Poor timing from Mannetosen.
Mannetosen misses with a low kick.
Guevara scores with a three punch combo!
Mannetosen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guevara.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guevara moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Guevara is looking to score with low kicks.
A head kick by Guevara misses
and Mannetosen counters with an inside leg kick.
Mannetosen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mannetosen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mannetosen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mannetosen just misses with a punch to the body.
Guevara takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Guevara, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Guevara feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mannetosen's calf.
Mannetosen throws a leg kick but Guevara sees it coming and moves out of range.
Guevara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mannetosen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Guevara.
Guevara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mannetosen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Guevara scores with a push kick.
Mannetosen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guevara.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guevara misses with a double jab.
The crowd cheers as Guevara lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mannetosen doesn't seem phased though.
Mannetosen throws a head kick but Guevara moves out of range.
Guevara goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Guevara misses with a hook.
Mannetosen dodges the punch combination from Guevara.
Mannetosen is looking to wear down Guevara with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Guevara misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen jabs at Guevara's body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mannetosen.
Mannetosen throws a leg kick but Guevara sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mannetosen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mannetosen throws a leg kick which misses Guevara's front leg but catches the back leg as Guevara tries to avoid it.
Guevara chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mannetosen can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guevara throws a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mannetosen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Cesar Guevara will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Mannetosen cracks the inside of Guevara's front leg.
Guevara misses with a double jab.
Mannetosen moves out of range of the strikes.
Mannetosen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mannetosen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Guevara throws a lazy right hand but Mannetosen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mannetosen shoots in looking for a takedown. Guevara tries to sprawl out of it but Mannetosen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Guevara manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mannetosen delivers a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guevara fails to land with a series of punches.
Mannetosen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Guevara connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mannetosen scores with a nice strike.
Guevara misses with a few strikes there.
Mannetosen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Guevara is out of range and Mannetosen settles back down.
Guevara moves out of range of the leg kick from Mannetosen.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guevara lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mannetosen throws a low kick but Guevara avoids it.
Mannetosen scoring well with a low kick there.
A good leg kick by Mannetosen.
Sloppy strikes from Guevara. Those never looked like landing.
Mannetosen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guevara throws out the jab.
Mannetosen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Guevara tests Mannetosen's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Guevara avoids the body shot from Mannetosen.
Guevara throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mannetosen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Guevara's knee momentarily.
Mannetosen connects with an inside leg kick.
Guevara misses with a few strikes there.
Mannetosen looks to score with a jab to the body but Guevara is just out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Guevara 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen misses with a wild body shot.
Mannetosen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Guevara makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Guevara is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Guevara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mannetosen misses with a low kick.
Mannetosen tries to land a leg kick but Guevara saw it coming and moves away.
Guevara works over Mannetosen's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mannetosen lands with a nice body kick.
Mannetosen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Mannetosen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mannetosen 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Mannetosen!
Manny Mannetosen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.