PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sal Manella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manella comes to the cage accompanied by Egg. Sal Manella has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Manella
vs
Hammer

173 cm
25
167 lbs
14 - 1 - 0

168 cm
29
168 lbs
24 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sal Manella!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Black Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manella misses with a right hand
and Hammer counters with a nice leg kick.
Manella misses with a straight left.
Manella uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hammer.
Hammer lands with a straight right. Manella didn't see that one coming.
Hammer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hammer tried to score with a low kick but Manella checks it.
Manella scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Manella throws a nice inside leg kick.
Manella scores with a body shot.
Manella scores with a spinning back kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Hammer gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hammer is thwarting Manella's attempts to control the position.
Nice strikes from Hammer there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manella wants to control but Hammer is keeping busy.
Hammer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Manella makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Manella.
Manella is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Manella manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Hammer scores with a sloppy right hand. Manella should have avoided that one.
Manella scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hammer doesn't seem bothered though.
Hammer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hammer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Manella lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manella wants to clinch up but Hammer keeps it at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Manella. That's going to slow Hammer down.
Hammer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Manella throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hammer.
Manella throws a big shot that misses.
Manella throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Manella lands with a nice combination. Hammer backs away looking to recover.
Manella misses with a series of wild punches.
Manella avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hammer misses with a two punch combination.
Hammer connects with a single shot there.
Hammer lands a right hook to the body.
Hammer throws a leg kick but Manella checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manella throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Manella lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hammer throws a big shot that misses.
Hammer tries to work over Manella's front leg with a kick but Manella checks it.
Manella throws a right hand that Hammer ducks under and follows up with a left that Hammer also avoids with ease.
Manella cracks Hammer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hammer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Manella defends it nicely.
Hammer blocks a head kick by Manella.
Manella moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hammer swats away the attempt to clinch by Manella.
Manella lands a nice shot that snaps Hammer's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Manella enables Hammer to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Manella manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Manella is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hammer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Manella wants to sweep here but Hammer controlling him for the moment.
Hammer lands a couple of digs.
Hammer preventing the sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manella is pulling down on Hammer's head to control his posture.
Hammer wants to pass the guard but Manella is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Manella throws a head kick that misses.
Hammer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hammer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Manella sprawls well. Manella wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hammer gets slowly back to his feet.
Hammer lands a nice looking body shot.
Manella lands with a shot to the body.
Hammer throws a poor cross that misses
and Manella counters with a body kick.
Manella throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hammer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manella.
Manella takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammer moves out of range of the body kick.
Manella avoids the body shot from Hammer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manella misses with a body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Manella.
A good leg kick by Manella.
Manella scores with a shot to the body.
Sal Manella seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammer is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Hammer.
Hammer avoids the body shot from Manella.
Hammer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Manella, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Manella throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hammer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Manella throws a jab when Hammer was well out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manella takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sal Manella is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manella moves out of range of the leg kick from Hammer.
Manella throws a leg kick which misses Hammer's front leg but catches the back leg as Hammer tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manella cracks Hammer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Manella missing with a left hand there. Hammer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Manella digs a good body shot into Hammer's ribs.
Manella scores with a kick to the midsection.
Manella misses with a wild combination.
Manella throws a quick inside leg kick.
Manella misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Manella.
Hammer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Manella buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hammer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Manella just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manella slips a jab from Hammer.
Manella looks to throw the jab but Hammer is out of range.
Manella pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manella just misses with a punch to the body.
Hammer throws a hook to the side of Manella's head but Manella sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hammer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hammer scoring well with a low kick there.
Manella throws a half hearted mid kick.
Manella throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hammer's head.
Manella lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Manella fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Manella misses with a kick to the body.
Manella thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hammer if he has to take too many more of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hammer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manella manages to avoid it.
Hammer throws a solid leg kick but Manella takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hammer.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Manella - that will leave a mark!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manella was well out of range. Poor timing from Hammer.
A head kick misses from Manella.
Hammer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Manella lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hammer feints and then cracks Manella's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Manella down.
Good standup being displayed there by Manella as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammer moves out of range of the body kick from Manella.
Manella lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Manella comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Manella fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sal Manella dominated that second round.
That's time! Manella's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Manella jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Manella lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hammer takes a step back to recover.
Hammer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hammer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Manella.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hammer. Manella does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manella throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manella lands with a right hand.
Manella fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Hammer is rocked!
Hammer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Manella.
Hammer is still on wobbly legs! Can Manella finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manella throws a hook but Hammer avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hammer. Manella does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manella is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hammer can do to turn this around?
Manella is looking to clinch but Hammer is avoiding it.
Manella misses with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manella moves out of range of the strikes.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Manella.
Hammer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Manella lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Hammer.
BOOM! Manella lands a beautiful left hook that drops Hammer. Hammer tries to recover but Manella is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Hammer lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sal Manella!
Sal Manella very nearly forgot to thank [WAO]MADE IN GERMANY amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.