PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Blackbeard The Pirate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Mannetosen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Blackbeard The Pirate has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

The Pirate
vs
Mannetosen

174 cm
21
153 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

173 cm
21
150 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blackbeard The Pirate!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Mannetosen!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Pirate waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mannetosen.
The Pirate scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mannetosen lands a nice hook to The Pirate's body. The Pirate takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

The Pirate has managed to clinch.
The Pirate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mannetosen tries to land a knee to the head but The Pirate blocks with his arms.
The Pirate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mannetosen's elbow.
Mannetosen keeps control of The Pirate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The Pirate on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Pirate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mannetosen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mannetosen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mannetosen lands an elbow that stopped The Pirate in his tracks for a moment.
Mannetosen lands an elbow that stopped The Pirate in his tracks for a moment.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mannetosen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by The Pirate after a bit of a struggle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Pirate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Pirate blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mannetosen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Pirate avoids it.
The Pirate lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The Pirate scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mannetosen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The Pirate lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mannetosen backwards.
The Pirate is trying to break the clinch but Mannetosen has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from The Pirate.
Mannetosen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mannetosen tries to land knees in the clinch but The Pirate avoids the damage to the body.
The Pirate has a couple of punches blocked by Mannetosen.
The Pirate lands a shoulder strike.
Mannetosen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has The Pirate in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The Pirate wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mannetosen has him pressed against the cage.
Mannetosen takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen just leaning against The Pirate, taking a breather.
The Pirate misses with a body punch.
Mannetosen looking to stall.
The Pirate lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Pirate misses with a punch on the inside.
Mannetosen missing with knees to the body.
The Pirate misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from The Pirate fails to land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mannetosen.
The Pirate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mannetosen scores with a shot to the side of The Pirate's head.
The Pirate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mannetosen is looking to control The Pirate's arms but The Pirate gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mannetosen has his back to the cage.
The Pirate is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mannetosen is keeping busy.
The Pirate manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen stalls.
The Pirate scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Pirate.
The Pirate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mannetosen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mannetosen lands an elbow inside that The Pirate shrugs off.
The Pirate stalling in the clinch but Mannetosen improves position.
The Pirate misses with some punches.
Mannetosen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mannetosen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Pirate.
Mannetosen lands a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate works on Mannetosen's body with a couple of short punches.
Mannetosen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Pirate tries to throw a body punch but Mannetosen avoids it by throwing The Pirate back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The Pirate lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mannetosen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Pirate avoids it.
The Pirate working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mannetosen trying to land knees to the body.
Mannetosen prevents a body shot from The Pirate.
The Pirate tries to throw a body punch but Mannetosen avoids it by throwing The Pirate back against the cage.
The Pirate is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mannetosen is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Pirate has had enough of the clinch but Mannetosen keeps him there for the moment.
The Pirate managing to block the knees to the body from Mannetosen.
The Pirate is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blackbeard The Pirate dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mannetosen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Pirate moves away.
The Pirate throws a low kick but Mannetosen avoids it.
The Pirate works over Mannetosen's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Mannetosen. That snapped The Pirate's head back.
The Pirate is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mannetosen swings widly with a right hand
and The Pirate counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mannetosen misses with a body shot.
The Pirate dips to his left and cracks Mannetosen with an uppercut!
The Pirate moves out of range as Mannetosen throws a body kick.
The Pirate throws a jab when Mannetosen was well out of range.
Mannetosen throws a chopping leg kick but The Pirate manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannetosen misses with a wild body shot.
Mannetosen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but The Pirate is out of range.
Mannetosen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Pirate counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mannetosen ducks under a wild hook from The Pirate.
Mannetosen is looking to chop away at The Pirate's legs.
The Pirate scores with a jab to the head.
The Pirate throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mannetosen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Pirate walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mannetosen.
The Pirate fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mannetosen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on The Pirate if he has to take too many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen cracks the inside of The Pirate's front leg.
Mannetosen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The Pirate scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Pirate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Mannetosen misses.
A telegraphed right hand from The Pirate misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mannetosen. The Pirate does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Pirate tries to work over Mannetosen's front leg with a kick but Mannetosen checks it.
The Pirate misses with a wild combination.
Mannetosen throws a leg kick but The Pirate sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate with a jab.
Mannetosen thows a body shot but no joy.
Mannetosen scoring well with a low kick there.
Mannetosen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but The Pirate swivels and escapes.
The Pirate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mannetosen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Pirate scores with a nice right hand.
The Pirate uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mannetosen has time to react.
Mannetosen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate scores with a three punch combo!
Mannetosen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Pirate was well out of range. Poor timing from Mannetosen.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from The Pirate.
An inside leg kick from Mannetosen misses.
Mannetosen misses with a body kick.
Mannetosen jabs at The Pirate's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Pirate swats away the attempt to clinch by Mannetosen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Pirate bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The Pirate scores with a sloppy right hand. Mannetosen should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blackbeard The Pirate dominated that second 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.

The Pirate scores with a jab to the head.
The Pirate throws a nice outside leg kick.
The Pirate avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Pirate wants to clinch.
The Pirate is looking to clinch but Mannetosen is avoiding it.
Mannetosen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mannetosen swats away the attempt to clinch by The Pirate.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts The Pirate, as that shot connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Pirate lands with an overhand left.
Nice shot by The Pirate.
Mannetosen is looking to slow The Pirate down with leg kicks.
The Pirate misses with a body shot.
Mannetosen throws the kick towards the body but The Pirate avoids it.
The Pirate checks a leg kick.
The Pirate stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mannetosen.
Mannetosen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down The Pirate rather than just go for the knockout.
Mannetosen throws a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mannetosen's head.
The Pirate tries to land a leg kick but Mannetosen saw it coming and moves away.
Mannetosen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mannetosen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Pirate keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mannetosen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jab, jab by The Pirate - just one landing.
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!

Mannetosen gets a clinch.
The Pirate misses with a body punch.
The Pirate dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate looking to slow down the pace here.
The Pirate lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The Pirate trying to stall but Mannetosen improves his position.
The Pirate struggles to land a body shot inside as Mannetosen controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mannetosen.
The Pirate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Pirate misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mannetosen trying to land knees to the body.
The Pirate misses with the head strike.
Mannetosen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Pirate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mannetosen has him pressed against the cage.
The Pirate looking to slow down the pace here.
Mannetosen working The Pirate over with knees to the body.
Mannetosen landing knees to the body.
The Pirate tries to work over Mannetosen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mannetosen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Pirate's elbow.
The Pirate on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee calls for Mannetosen to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Pirate avoiding damage as Mannetosen throws knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mannetosen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The Pirate tries to throw a body punch but Mannetosen avoids it by throwing The Pirate back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Blackbeard The Pirate did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by The Pirate!
Mannetosen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mannetosen pushes The Pirate away with a front kick.
The Pirate loads up on a big right hand but Mannetosen slips the punch.
Mannetosen tried to score with a low kick but The Pirate checks it.
The Pirate fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mannetosen moves away from the strike by The Pirate.
The Pirate tests Mannetosen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mannetosen missing with a left hand there. The Pirate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blackbeard The Pirate is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Pirate throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Mannetosen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mannetosen 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 The Pirate has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from The Pirate and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The Pirate checks a leg kick nicely.
The Pirate misses with an uppercut
enabling Mannetosen to counter with a crisp jab.
The Pirate is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The Pirate stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mannetosen.
The Pirate throws an overhand right that lands on Mannetosen's shoulder, as Mannetosen tries to avoid the shot.
The Pirate checks the leg kick.
Blackbeard The Pirate is winning the standup battle so far.
Mannetosen throws a hook but The Pirate avoids it easily.
The Pirate works Mannetosen's body with a nice hook.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by The Pirate!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but The Pirate checks it well.
Mannetosen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from The Pirate finds it's way round the side to connect with Mannetosen's head.
Mannetosen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Mannetosen. That's going to slow The Pirate down.
A big right from The Pirate misses.
The Pirate wants to land a leg kick but Mannetosen is out of range.
Mannetosen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The Pirate uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mannetosen has time to react.
Mannetosen misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by The Pirate as he checks the leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for The Pirate.
The Pirate on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mannetosen. Mannetosen obviously looking to wear him down.
The Pirate has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mannetosen.
The Pirate misses with a wild combination.
Mannetosen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mannetosen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mannetosen slips a jab and a cross from The Pirate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate doesn't manage to clinch there - Mannetosen circles away.
The Pirate is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mannetosen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The Pirate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mannetosen throws a hook but The Pirate blocks it.
The Pirate lands a nice looking body shot.
Mannetosen pivots, looking for a leg kick but The Pirate is out of range and Mannetosen settles back down.
A cross from The Pirate lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mannetosen throws a leg kick
and The Pirate counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mannetosen circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mannetosen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blackbeard The Pirate had his way with Manny Mannetosen in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Mannetosen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mannetosen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The Pirate throws a low kick but Mannetosen moves out of range easily.
The Pirate throws a lazy uppercut
and Mannetosen makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. The Pirate really felt that one!
Nice shot by The Pirate.
Mannetosen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The Pirate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Pirate throws a lazy uppercut
letting Mannetosen counter with a right hand.
The Pirate throws a body punch but Mannetosen moves out of range.
The Pirate steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mannetosen. That one must have hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannetosen misses with a low kick.
Mannetosen motions for The Pirate to come forward. Mannetosen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The Pirate misses with a low kick.
The Pirate throws an overhand right that lands on Mannetosen's shoulder, as Mannetosen tries to avoid the shot.
The Pirate misses with a left hand
and Mannetosen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The Pirate thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Pirate doesn't manage to clinch there - Mannetosen circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mannetosen 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 The Pirate has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from The Pirate and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mannetosen swings for the body but The Pirate moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate takes a swing at Mannetosen's ribcage but misses.
The Pirate checks the leg kick.
A big left from The Pirate misses.

The Pirate gets a clinch.
Mannetosen misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Pirate throws a punch but it's blocked by Mannetosen.
Nice body punch from The Pirate - that landed with a thud.
The Pirate lands a body shot.
Mannetosen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Pirate avoids it.
The Pirate misses with a body punch.
The Pirate misses with a body punch.
Stalling in the clinch from The Pirate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mannetosen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mannetosen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mannetosen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Pirate.
The Pirate lands with a right to the head.
The Pirate misses with a body punch.
The Pirate lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The Pirate managing to block the knees to the body from Mannetosen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen pushes off an throws an elbow but The Pirate leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mannetosen is trying to stall.
Mannetosen tries to land knees in the clinch but The Pirate avoids the damage to the body.
Mannetosen connects with a knee to the head.
Mannetosen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Blackbeard The Pirate is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

The Pirate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mannetosen throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Pirate on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mannetosen. Mannetosen obviously looking to wear him down.
A low kick from The Pirate is predictable there
and Mannetosen counters with a nice low kick that buckles The Pirate's knee momentarily.
Manny Mannetosen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mannetosen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by The Pirate.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Blackbeard The Pirate.
Well The Pirate 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blackbeard The Pirate!
Blackbeard The Pirate is the new featherweight champion!