PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Mannelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandr Fedorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedorov has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8kANB2XBYU&feature=related as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Mannelly
vs
Fedorov

180 cm
24
178 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
180 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

RMC - $ 11 Shorts!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Mannelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aleksandr Fedorov!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mannelly smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fedorov wants to clinch.
Fedorov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mannelly.
Mannelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Mannelly tries to keep at a distance but Fedorov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fedorov avoiding damage as Mannelly throws knees to the body.
Mannelly gets through Fedorov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fedorov blocks a body shot from Mannelly.
Fedorov presses Mannelly against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mannelly tries a knee to the head but Fedorov blocks it.
Fedorov managing to block the knees to the body from Mannelly.
Mannelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fedorov.
Mannelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fedorov.
Fedorov tries to pull guard but Mannelly won't allow it.
Mannelly takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fedorov.
Fedorov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mannellys head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Fedorov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedorov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fedorov shoots in looking for a takedown but Mannelly manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fedorov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A telegraphed right hand from Fedorov misses the target.

Fedorov drives through and clinches with Mannelly against the cage.
Mannelly stalls.
Mannelly tries to land knees in the clinch but Fedorov avoids the damage to the body.
Mannelly is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fedorov is keeping busy.
Mannelly lands a hook that snaps the head of Fedorov backwards.
Mannelly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fedorov is defending well for now.
Fedorov digs a right hand into Mannelly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mannelly's gas tank.
Mannelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fedorov.
Mannelly is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fedorov is keeping busy.
Fedorov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mannelly up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov managing to block the knees to the body from Mannelly.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mannelly gets through Fedorov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fedorov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Patrick Mannelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksandr Fedorov.
Mannelly avoiding damage as Fedorov throws knees to the body.

Fedorov breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mannelly. Fedorov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mannelly circles away from the clinch attempt.

Mannelly rushes Fedorov and presses him up against the cage.
Mannelly tries to throw a body punch but Fedorov avoids it by throwing Mannelly back against the cage.
Fedorov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fedorov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mannelly avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mannelly looking to throw knees to the head but Fedorov is blocking nicely.
Mannelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mannelly throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mannelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fedorov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fedorov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mannelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fedorov avoids it.
Fedorov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fedorov stalling in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mannelly just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fedorov's brow.
Fedorov leaning against his opponent.
Fedorov is trying to force a seperation but Mannelly has the dominant position.
Mannelly landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fedorov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Mannelly.
Fedorov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fedorov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head punch on the inside from Fedorov fails to land.
Fedorov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mannelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fedorov avoids it.
Mannelly stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fedorov gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mannelly trying to control the position here.
Mannelly is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mannelly keeping full guard, as Fedorov tries to pass.
Mannelly is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Patrick Mannelly wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mannelly keeps the fight on the outside.
Patrick Mannelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fedorov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mannelly avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Mannelly dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fedorov throws a hook to the side of Mannelly's head but Mannelly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fedorov swats away the attempt to clinch by Mannelly.
Aleksandr Fedorov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fedorov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fedorov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mannelly counters with a thumping low kick.
Mannelly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mannelly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fedorov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fedorov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fedorov is defended easily by Mannelly.
Aleksandr Fedorov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mannelly cracks Fedorov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedorov blocks a head kick by Mannelly.
Fedorov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mannelly as he avoids it easily.
Patrick Mannelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksandr Fedorov.
Mannelly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mannelly with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good leg kick by Mannelly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mannelly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Mannelly enables Fedorov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mannelly manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Fedorov is breathing heavily.
Fedorov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fedorov trying to control the position from guard on top but Mannelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mannelly seems keen to control Fedorov's posture.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Aleksandr Fedorov wasn't active enough on the ground.
Fedorov tries to clinch there but Mannelly circles away.
Mannelly fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mannelly lands with a straight right. Fedorov didn't see that one coming.
Fedorov is looking to clinch but Mannelly is avoiding it.

Fedorov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fedorov lands in his opponent's guard.
Fedorov prevents Mannelly from getting back to his feet.
Mannelly seems keen to control Fedorov's posture.
Fedorov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mannelly is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Fedorov wants to pass the guard but Mannelly is keeping the position.
Mannelly trying to keep a closed guard but Fedorov is proving a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Patrick Mannelly wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Fedorov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mannelly counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fedorov thinking.
Fedorov wants to clinch up but Mannelly keeps it at a distance.
Fedorov tries to close the distance and clinch but Mannelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fedorov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fedorov tries to clinch up.
Fedorov moves in looking to clinch but Mannelly pushes him off.
Fedorov blocks a head kick by Mannelly.
Mannelly getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Mannelly gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mannelly has control of Fedorov's left arm, preventing Fedorov from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov wants to control from the top but Mannelly keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mannelly pulls Fedorov in close to his closed guard and prevents Fedorov from doing any damage or advancing position.
Fedorov controlling from the top position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Aleksandr Fedorov wasn't active enough on the ground.

Mannelly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fedorov, pushing him back against the cage.
Fedorov stalling in the clinch but Mannelly improves position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mannelly misses with a body punch.
Mannelly missing with knees to the body.
Mannelly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Patrick Mannelly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fedorov is looking to break free of the clinch but Mannelly has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Patrick Mannelly will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

A big left from Mannelly misses.
Fedorov shoots in but no luck this time.
Fedorov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mannelly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mannelly lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fedorov at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by Mannelly there.

Mannelly rushes Fedorov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fedorov trying to control the position but instead, Mannelly has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fedorov into the cage.
Mannelly trying to land knees to the body.
Mannelly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fedorov gets through Mannelly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mannelly tries a knee to the head but Fedorov blocks it.
Fedorov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mannelly to keep the fight standing.
Mannelly presses Fedorov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mannelly misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mannelly lands with a light punch inside.
Mannelly effectively controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannelly tries to throw a body punch but Fedorov avoids it by throwing Mannelly back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mannelly.
Mannelly lands with a light punch inside.
Fedorov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mannelly gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Patrick Mannelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksandr Fedorov.
Mannelly landing knees to the body.
Fedorov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mannelly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mannelly controlling the action here for a moment.
Fedorov managing to block the knees to the body from Mannelly.
Mannelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fedorov avoids it.
Mannelly digs a right hand into Fedorov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fedorov's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mannelly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fedorov is defending well for now.
Fedorov managing to block the knees to the body from Mannelly.
Mannelly digs a right hand underneath Fedorov's ribcage. Fedorov let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov misses with the head strike.
Mannelly stalling.
Fedorov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mannelly lands a body punch.
Mannelly lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Mannelly.
Fedorov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fedorov has a couple of punches blocked by Mannelly.
Fedorov is trying to pull guard but Mannelly has him pressed against the cage.
Mannelly lands an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fedorov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mannelly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fedorov backwards.
Fedorov avoiding damage as Mannelly throws knees to the body.
Fedorov takes a shot to the head.
Fedorov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fedorov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fedorov avoids it.
Fedorov blocks an elbow strike.
Fedorov tries to score a body lock takedown but Mannelly shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fedorov tries to pull guard but Mannelly won't allow it.
Still in the clinch, Mannelly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mannelly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fedorov is trying to push Mannelly away but Mannelly has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mannelly scores with a nice hook to the head.
Patrick Mannelly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mannelly using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fedorov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fedorov wants to stall.
Fedorov tries to break the clinch but Mannelly is controlling the position.
Mannelly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mannelly takes a shot to the head.
Mannelly using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fedorov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Fedorov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mannelly trying to land knees to the body.
Fedorov is trying to maintain a safe position but Mannelly gets an underhook and turns Fedorov into the cage.
Mannelly lands a hook that snaps the head of Fedorov backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hand to the body from Mannelly.
Fedorov is trying to drag Mannelly to the mat but Mannelly just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Fedorov blocks the elbow strike.
Mannelly tries a knee to the head but Fedorov blocks it.
Mannelly tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fedorov is trying to drag Mannelly to the mat but Mannelly just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mannelly misses with a hook to the ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Mannelly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mannelly, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Mannelly!
A very excited looking Patrick Mannelly rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.