PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Mannelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johnson
vs
Mannelly

186 cm
33
171 lbs
27 - 13 - 0

180 cm
25
178 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Mannelly!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson avoids the body shot from Mannelly.
Mannelly throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mannelly throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson throws a nice head kick!
A slapping leg kick lands for Mannelly.
Mannelly throws out a powerful jab.

Mannelly pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Mannelly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mannelly avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the cage.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Mannelly effectively controlling the action here.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
Mannelly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mannelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mannelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Mannelly misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannelly tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Mannelly avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Mannelly in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Patrick Mannelly has been cut.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mannelly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mannelly using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson avoiding damage as Mannelly throws knees to the body.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Mannelly tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson avoiding damage as Mannelly throws knees to the body.
Mannelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Mannelly.
Mannelly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Mannelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mannelly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Johnson.
Mannelly digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly misses with a body punch.
Mannelly tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Mannelly back against the cage.
Mannelly misses with a knee strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mannelly is defending well for now.
Johnson avoiding damage as Mannelly throws knees to the body.
Mannelly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mannelly working aggressively here.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mannelly blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Mannelly.
Mannelly missing with knees to the body.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mannelly avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the cage.
Mannelly stalling in the clinch.
Mannelly blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mannelly avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mannelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson.
A short left from Mannelly.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mannelly avoids it.
Mannelly pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mannelly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mannelly holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mannelly managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Johnson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mannelly up against the cage.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Mannelly leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mannelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mannelly just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Nice body punch from Mannelly.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Mannelly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Mannelly lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mannelly tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Mannelly is trying to stall.
Mannelly can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Mannelly is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Mannelly blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mannelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mannelly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Mannelly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mannelly dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Mannelly avoiding damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mannelly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Mannelly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Mannelly's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mannelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mannelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mannelly.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good leg kick by Johnson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That kick from Mannelly tenderised Johnson's leg. Johnson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mannelly thows a leg kick but Johnson checks it
and Johnson counters with a big head kick but Mannelly shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Mannelly misses with a looping left.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Mannelly's front leg but catches the back leg as Mannelly tries to avoid it.
Mannelly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mannelly connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mannelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Mannelly misses with an uppercut
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.

Mannelly moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mannelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Mannelly in his tracks for a moment.
Mannelly is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Mannelly manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Mannelly avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
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!
Johnson lands a right hand.
Johnson is looking to control Mannelly's arms but Mannelly gets an underhook and turns him. Now Johnson has his back to the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mannelly's brow.
Mannelly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mannelly just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mannelly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mannelly is defending well for now.
Mannelly avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson.
Mannelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Mannelly.
Mannelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mannelly avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly stalling in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as Mannelly tries to tie him up.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Mannelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mannelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson working Mannelly over with knees to the body.
Mannelly cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Mannelly blocks an elbow strike.
Mannelly lands a nice elbow.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
Mannelly takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
Mannelly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mannelly misses with an elbow over the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Mannelly.
Mannelly works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
Mannelly avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the cage.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Mannelly shrugs off.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Mannelly leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
Mannelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mannelly trying to land knees to the body.
Mannelly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Mannelly, against the cage.
Mannelly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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 John Johnson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Patrick Mannelly's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Mannelly lands with an overhand left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mannelly. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Johnson is rocked!
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mannelly throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a good low kick that Mannelly was not able to check.
John Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Mannelly does it's job there.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
and Mannelly counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Johnson! He's just covering up as Mannelly starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Mannelly!
After the fight, Patrick Mannelly was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.