PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Justin Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willie Manuawillie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manuawillie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lil Wayne Feat. Eminem - Drop The World!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Anthony
vs
Manuawillie

184 cm
29
189 lbs
18 - 6 - 1

192 cm
27
203 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Balco Boys - Hilo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Anthony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Willie Manuawillie!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anthony keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manuawillie.
Manuawillie throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Anthony moves out of range of the body kick from Manuawillie.
Manuawillie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anthony moves away.
Anthony fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Manuawillie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anthony is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anthony tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anthony lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anthony walks into a straight right hand from Manuawillie.
Anthony avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anthony. That's going to slow Manuawillie down.
Anthony moves out of range of the body kick.
Manuawillie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manuawillie throws the kick towards the body but Anthony avoids it.
Manuawillie takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Anthony scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Manuawillie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anthony counters with a leg kick.
Anthony connects with a body shot.
Anthony lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Manuawillie throws out a loose jab but Anthony uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anthony uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manuawillie.
Anthony misses with a wild combination.
Anthony takes a swing at Manuawillie's ribcage but misses.
Manuawillie swings widly with a right hand
and Anthony counters with an outside leg kick.
Anthony checks a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manuawillie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A solid body kick from Anthony.
Manuawillie misses the jab.
Manuawillie throws a good cross that connects.
Manuawillie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Willie Manuawillie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuawillie looks for the body kick but Anthony saw that one coming.
Manuawillie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Anthony slips a straight right by Manuawillie.
Anthony swinging wildly here.
Anthony throws a leg kick
and Manuawillie makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Anthony lands with a straight right. Manuawillie didn't see that one coming.
Manuawillie throws a lazy uppercut
and Anthony counters with a nice kick to the body.
Manuawillie throws an overhand right that lands on Anthony's shoulder, as Anthony tries to avoid the shot.
Anthony misses with the combination.
Manuawillie tries to land a leg kick but Anthony saw it coming and moves away.
Manuawillie throws a right and a left that Anthony avoids nicely.
Manuawillie works the jab nicely.
Manuawillie misses with a straight left.
Anthony connects with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuawillie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Anthony in his tracks.
A shot to the body from Manuawillie misses

and Anthony counters with a head kick that drops Manuawillie to the mat! Manuawillie scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Manuawillie is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anthony scores with a nice head shot.
Manuawillie is still on wobbly legs! Can Anthony finish him?
Manuawillie misses with a body kick.
Manuawillie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Manuawillie seems to have recovered his senses.
Anthony has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Manuawillie.
Manuawillie slips a jab and a cross from Anthony.
Anthony throws a low kick but it's checked well by Manuawillie.
Manuawillie uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anthony has time to react.
Anthony tries a head kick but it misses.
Manuawillie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anthony ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anthony takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Manuawillie fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthony throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manuawillie.
Anthony scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Manuawillie misses with a hook. Anthony ducked under it nicely.
Manuawillie misses with a combination
and Anthony counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anthony keeps Manuawillie at a distance using the push kick.
Anthony moves away from the strike by Manuawillie.
Manuawillie looks to land a body kick but Anthony moved away.
Manuawillie scores with a decent looking hook.
Manuawillie keeps the fight on the outside.
Anthony scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anthony thuds his shin into the meat of Manuawillie's side.
Manuawillie looks gassed!
Anthony uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Manuawillie.
Anthony throws a push kick but Manuawillie slaps the foot to one side.
A combination from Anthony does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Anthony dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Anthony connects with a solid leg kick.
Anthony scores with a shot to the body.
Anthony steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manuawillie.
Manuawillie keeps Anthony at a distance using the push kick.
Anthony uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manuawillie.
Anthony scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Anthony rushes Manuawillie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Anthony takes an elbow to the temple.
Manuawillie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Anthony on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Manuawillie takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Anthony.

Manuawillie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Justin Anthony is winning the standup battle so far.
Manuawillie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Anthony.
Anthony connects with a good right hand that stumbles Manuawillie. Manuawillie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manuawillie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Manuawillie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Manuawillie throws a lazy right hand but Anthony sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manuawillie misses with a lunging right hand
and Anthony counters with a good low kick that Manuawillie was not able to check.
Manuawillie misses with a low kick.
Anthony lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Anthony tries to land a front kick but Manuawillie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Anthony ducks under a wild hook from Manuawillie.
Anthony swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anthony tries to land a front kick but Manuawillie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Manuawillie.
Manuawillie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Anthony tries to bum rush Manuawillie with a series of wild strikes but Manuawillie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Danga de danga de dang - Manuawillie scores with a four punch combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manuawillie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anthony.
Justin Anthony is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Manuawillie looks to score with a jab to the body but Anthony is just out of range.
Manuawillie throws a jab when Anthony was well out of range.
A solid body kick from Anthony.
Manuawillie is breathing heavily.
Anthony cracks a nice hook into Manuawillie's ribs.
Both fighters circling a little - Manuawillie finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Anthony misses with a body kick.
Anthony connects with the punch.
Manuawillie attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Manuawillie throws a hook but Anthony avoids it easily.
Manuawillie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anthony circles away quickly and effectively.
Anthony displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Manuawillie takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Anthony throws a nice inside leg kick.
Manuawillie has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Anthony.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuawillie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Manuawillie throws a sloppy body shot
and Anthony counters with a straight that turns Manuawillie's legs to rubber! Anthony pushes forward with more strikes and Manuawillie goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Anthony!
After winning the bout, Justin Anthony thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.