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). Mannetosen has chosen Krav as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

The Pirate
vs
Mannetosen

174 cm
22
153 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

173 cm
22
150 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
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 4 - 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Mannetosen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mannetosen misses with a body shot.
Mannetosen tries to land a front kick but The Pirate steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mannetosen misses with a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mannetosen, as that shot connected.
Mannetosen fails to land the takedown.
A swing and a miss from Mannetosen.
Mannetosen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The Pirate takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mannetosen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mannetosen misses with a low kick.
Mannetosen throws a body kick that misses.
The Pirate bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mannetosen's head.
A low kick from Mannetosen is predictable there
and The Pirate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mannetosen swings for the body but The Pirate moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Pirate loads up on a big right hand but Mannetosen slips the punch.
Mannetosen tries to land a leg kick but The Pirate saw it coming and moves away.
Manny Mannetosen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Pirate looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mannetosen looks for the body kick but The Pirate saw that one coming.
A left and a right from The Pirate both land. Nice combination.
Mannetosen misses with a low kick.
The Pirate jabs Mannetosen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mannetosen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blackbeard The Pirate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mannetosen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Pirate checks a leg kick.
The Pirate checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mannetosen throws a hook to the side of The Pirate's head but The Pirate sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Pirate dodges the punch combination from Mannetosen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen closes this distance looking for a takedown but The Pirate circles away.
The Pirate blocks a leg kick.
The Pirate tests Mannetosen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mannetosen misses with a leg kick.
Mannetosen looks for the body kick but The Pirate saw that one coming.
Mannetosen throws a leg kick that is checked
and The Pirate counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mannetosen misses with a low kick.
Mannetosen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mannetosen throws a leg kick that misses.
Mannetosen throws the kick towards the body but The Pirate avoids it.
The Pirate is looking to slow Mannetosen down with leg kicks.
A jab from The Pirate misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and The Pirate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mannetosen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The Pirate. That did some damage!
Mannetosen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab by The Pirate.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts The Pirate, as that shot connected.
A punch combination from The Pirate misses.
Mannetosen swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Mannetosen clinches up with The Pirate and pushes him back against the cage.
Mannetosen trying to land knees to the body.
The Pirate tries to work over Mannetosen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

The Pirate breaks the clinch.
Mannetosen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The Pirate throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen is looking to score with low kicks.
The Pirate is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mannetosen slips a jab from The Pirate.
Mannetosen looks for the body kick but The Pirate saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Mannetosen misses its intended target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mannetosen thuds a left hand into The Pirate's body.
The Pirate lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The Pirate tried to score with a low kick but Mannetosen checks it.
Mannetosen scores with the left hand. The Pirate knows he should have avoided that one.
Mannetosen lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Pirate checks a low kick from Mannetosen.
The Pirate swings for the body but Mannetosen moves out of range.
The Pirate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Manny Mannetosen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mannetosen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around The Pirate's waist but The Pirate gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mannetosen off to one side.
The Pirate fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The Pirate throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mannetosen.
The Pirate rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mannetosen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mannetosen tries to clinch but The Pirate moves out of range.
Mannetosen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mannetosen shoots in and drives through. The Pirate sprawls well.
The Pirate buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mannetosen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mannetosen throws a low kick but The Pirate avoids it.
Mannetosen misses with a low kick.
The Pirate lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mannetosen is looking to chop away at The Pirate's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for The Pirate.
An inside leg kick from The Pirate misses.
The Pirate with a jab.
A combination from The Pirate does no damage.
Nice defenses there by Mannetosen.
Mannetosen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mannetosen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mannetosen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Pirate.
The Pirate loads up on a big right hand but Mannetosen slips the punch.
The Pirate missing with a left hand there. Mannetosen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Pirate checks a low kick from Mannetosen.
The Pirate throws a body kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as The Pirate checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mannetosen moves out of range of the strikes.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mannetosen.
Mannetosen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down The Pirate rather than just go for the knockout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mannetosen.
Mannetosen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mannetosen throws a leg kick but The Pirate moved away.
The Pirate thows a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mannetosen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mannetosen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mannetosen staying out of range there.
A shot to the body from Mannetosen misses
and The Pirate counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The Pirate throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen throws out a loose jab but The Pirate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mannetosen has a takedown stuffed.
Blackbeard The Pirate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Mannetosen.
Mannetosen misses with a body shot.
Blackbeard The Pirate is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A left lands for The Pirate.
A leg kick checked by The Pirate.
Mannetosen moves forwards but The Pirate connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mannetosen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mannetosen misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Pirate. Mannetosen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blackbeard The Pirate is winning the standup battle so far.
An inside leg kick from Mannetosen misses.
Mannetosen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and The Pirate counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mannetosen counters with an outside leg kick.
Mannetosen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Pirate.
The Pirate tests Mannetosen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Pirate works Mannetosen's body with a nice hook.
The Pirate misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Pirate checks a leg kick.
The Pirate fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Pirate wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mannetosen looks to land a right hand but The Pirate moved out of range.
Mannetosen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
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 Blackbeard The Pirate will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nice jab there from The Pirate.
The Pirate scores with a jab to the jaw.
The Pirate blocks the body kick.
The Pirate lands a really nice looking cross but Mannetosen seems unphased.
Mannetosen throws a body kick that misses.
The Pirate will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mannetosen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The Pirate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Pirate misses with a looping right.
Mannetosen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The Pirate lands with a nice combination. Mannetosen backs away looking to recover.
The Pirate throws a poor cross that misses
and Mannetosen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mannetosen blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Pirate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Pirate throws a leg kick which misses Mannetosen's front leg but catches the back leg as Mannetosen tries to avoid it.
That kick from Mannetosen tenderised The Pirate's leg. The Pirate is trying to keep his angry face on.
The Pirate takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The Pirate scores with the left hand. Mannetosen knows he should have avoided that one.
Mannetosen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but The Pirate is out of range.
Mannetosen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mannetosen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by The Pirate.
Mannetosen looks to score with a jab to the body but The Pirate is just out of range.
Mannetosen slips under a jab from The Pirate.
The Pirate checks a low kick from Mannetosen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The Pirate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mannetosen.
Mannetosen misses with a wild body shot.
The Pirate looks to land a combination but Mannetosen avoids it well.
The Pirate misses with a series of wild punches.
The Pirate drops his hands momentarily and Mannetosen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mannetosen shoots in for a double leg but The Pirate sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Pirate slips a straight right by Mannetosen.
The Pirate fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mannetosen checks it well.
Mannetosen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Pirate moves away.
Mannetosen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from The Pirate misses.
The Pirate scores with a jab to the body.
Mannetosen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Pirate with a hook.
The Pirate throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mannetosen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mannetosen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mannetosen slips under a jab from The Pirate.
Mannetosen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Pirate's calf.
Mannetosen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mannetosen throws a leg kick
and The Pirate counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mannetosen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and The Pirate counters with a nice uppercut.
Mannetosen throws a sloppy head kick and The Pirate moves out of range easily.
Mannetosen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mannetosen scores with a jab to the body.
Mannetosen has a takedown stuffed.
Blackbeard The Pirate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Mannetosen.
The Pirate misses with a head kick.
Mannetosen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Pirate throws a right and a left that Mannetosen avoids nicely.
The Pirate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mannetosen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Pirate moves out of range as Mannetosen strikes.
Mannetosen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The Pirate lands a jab to Mannetosen's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blackbeard The Pirate clearly takes that round.
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.

Some wild striking there from The Pirate.
The Pirate checks a low kick from Mannetosen.
The Pirate checks a low kick from Mannetosen.
The Pirate misses with the combination.
Mannetosen cracks the inside of The Pirate's front leg.
Mannetosen throws a head kick but The Pirate moves out of range.
Mannetosen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mannetosen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Pirate.
Mannetosen shoots in for a takedown but The Pirate shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mannetosen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mannetosen. The Pirate does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Pirate lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mannetosen circles away quickly and effectively.
Mannetosen throws a hook but The Pirate blocks it.
Mannetosen shoots in looking for a takedown. The Pirate tries to sprawl out of it but Mannetosen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Pirate manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mannetosen is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mannetosen, as that shot connected.
Mannetosen throws a leg kick
and The Pirate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mannetosen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Pirate.
The Pirate throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mannetosen on the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from The Pirate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate misses with a body shot.
Mannetosen shoots in but no luck this time.
Blackbeard The Pirate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Mannetosen.
The Pirate lands a jab to the nose.
Mannetosen is looking to clinch but The Pirate is avoiding it.
Mannetosen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mannetosen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mannetosen thows a leg kick but The Pirate checks it
and The Pirate counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by The Pirate. Beautiful body shot.
The Pirate moves out of range of the body kick from Mannetosen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Pirate slips a jab from Mannetosen.

Mannetosen moves into the clinch.
Mannetosen trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen prevents a body shot from The Pirate.

The Pirate breaks the clinch.
The Pirate scores with a head kick. Mannetosen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mannetosen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mannetosen misses with a wild body shot.
Mannetosen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mannetosen connects with a high kick.
Mannetosen wants to slow The Pirate down by chopping away at his legs.
The Pirate uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The Pirate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mannetosen misses with a wild body shot.
Mannetosen tries to land a leg kick but The Pirate saw it coming and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as The Pirate blocks the low kick.
The Pirate misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mannetosen tries to land a front kick but The Pirate steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The Pirate misses with a wild body shot.
The Pirate shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The Pirate takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mannetosen tries to score with a low kick but The Pirate moves his leg out of the way.
No joy there for The Pirate, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mannetosen walks into a left hand.
Mannetosen throws a leg kick
and The Pirate counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Mannetosen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Manny Mannetosen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mannetosen wants to land a leg kick but The Pirate is out of range.
Mannetosen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The Pirate changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good work by The Pirate as he checks the leg kick.
The Pirate moves out of range as Mannetosen strikes.
Mannetosen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and The Pirate is able to avoid easily.
The Pirate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mannetosen was well out of range. Poor timing from The Pirate.
The Pirate lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mannetosen shoots for a double leg takedown but The Pirate sprawls well. He's pushed Mannetosen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mannetosen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mannetosen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Pirate.
The Pirate moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannetosen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The Pirate throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Pirate throws a right and a left that Mannetosen avoids nicely.
Mannetosen lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Pirate's sensitive parts.
The Pirate is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The Pirate avoids the head kick by Mannetosen.
The Pirate bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mannetosen's head backwards.
The Pirate moves out of range of the leg kick from Mannetosen.
Mannetosen throws out a loose jab but The Pirate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mannetosen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mannetosen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mannetosen throws a front kick aimed at The Pirate's knee but The Pirate avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Pirate moves away.
The Pirate throws a series of punches but Mannetosen moves out of range.
The Pirate checks a leg kick.
The Pirate swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Pirate throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mannetosen throws a hook but The Pirate avoids it easily.
A punch combination from The Pirate misses.
Mannetosen misses with a low kick.
Mannetosen misses with a hook. The Pirate ducked under it nicely.
Mannetosen throws a sloppy body shot
and The Pirate counters with a nice body shot.
The Pirate lands a nice looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mannetosen.
Mannetosen throws a lazy uppercut
and Mannetosen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mannetosen tries to clinch there but The Pirate circles away.
The Pirate takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mannetosen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mannetosen tries a low kick but The Pirate avoids it.
Mannetosen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The Pirate misses the shot to the body.
Mannetosen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Pirate.
A leg kick checked by The Pirate.
Mannetosen looks to score with a jab to the body but The Pirate is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate looks to land a left hand but Mannetosen moved out of range nicely.
Mannetosen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Pirate.
The Pirate leaves Mannetosen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The Pirate misses with a hook. Mannetosen ducked under it nicely.
The Pirate looks to land a combination but Mannetosen avoids it well.
The Pirate thows a body kick. Mannetosen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mannetosen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mannetosen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The Pirate lands a glancing blow to the side of Mannetosen's head.

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.
I think The Pirate has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Manny Mannetosen!
Manny Mannetosen is the new featherweight champion!
Manny Mannetosen really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that BioPharm Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.