PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Manson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Salcedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manson's entrance music is Helter Skelter. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Manson
vs
Salcedo

198 cm
32
280 lbs
28 - 14 - 0

184 cm
32
278 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charlie Manson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Salcedo!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salcedo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Manson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Salcedo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manson.
Salcedo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Salcedo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Manson ducks under a wild hook from Salcedo.
Salcedo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manson with a jab.
Salcedo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manson.
Manson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Salcedo scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salcedo misses with a takedown
and Manson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Salcedo misses with a wild body shot.
Manson lands with a nice body punch.
Manson throws a head kick that misses.
Salcedo checks a leg kick nicely.
Manson lands a lovely overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Manson misses the target.
Manson scores with a jab. Salcedo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salcedo scores with a jab to the body.
Manson blocks a head kick by Salcedo.
Manson lands a jab to the nose.
Manson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Salcedo connects with a right hand. Manson shakes it off.
A head kick misses from Salcedo.
Manson lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manson has his takedown stuffed
and Salcedo counters with a low kick, right behind Manson 's knee.
Manson throws out a loose jab but Salcedo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salcedo tries to bum rush Manson with a series of wild strikes but Manson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Manson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salcedo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salcedo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Salcedo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Manson jabs at Salcedo's body.
A slow jab from Salcedo misses its intended target.
Salcedo thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manson dips to his left and cracks Salcedo with an uppercut!
Salcedo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Manson finds it's way round the side to connect with Salcedo's head.
Salcedo throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Manson to counter with a crisp jab.
Salcedo throws a hook but Manson avoids it easily.
Salcedo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Manson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Salcedo is rocked!
Salcedo shoots in for a takedown but Manson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Salcedo blocks a head kick by Manson.
A good leg kick by Salcedo.
Manson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Manson throws a right hand that Salcedo ducks under and follows up with a left that Salcedo also avoids with ease.
Manson misses with a low kick.
Manson with a nice cross.
A nice inside leg kick there by Manson. That's going to slow Salcedo down.
Salcedo throws a big shot that misses.
Salcedo thumps Manson with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo thumps Manson with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Salcedo misses the target.
Manson catches Salcedo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Manson throws a good cross that connects.
A bone on bone clash there as Salcedo blocks the leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Manson.
Manson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Manson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Salcedo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Manson avoids it really well and circles away.
Charlie Manson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Salcedo.
Manson misses the jab.
Manson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Salcedo misses with a looping left.
Manson moves out of range of the strikes.
Manson misses with a right hand
and Salcedo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Manson throws a sloppy head kick and Salcedo moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo is looking to slow Manson down with leg kicks.
A jab lands there for Salcedo.
Manson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Salcedo tries to avoid it but Manson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Salcedo to the ground. Salcedo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Manson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Salcedo throws a low kick but Manson avoids it.
Manson throws a shot from downtown. Salcedo moves away and avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Manson.
Salcedo lands an overhand right.
Salcedo 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.
Salcedo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Salcedo thuds a left hand into Manson's body.
Manson is breathing heavily.
Good work by Manson as he checks the leg kick.
A left lands for Salcedo.

It looks like Charlie Manson has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salcedo misses with a looping right.
A clash of legs there as Manson blocks the low kick.
Manson connects with a high kick.
Manson takes a swing at Salcedo's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Manson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Manson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Manson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salcedo manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Manson.
Salcedo looks to land a right hand but Manson moved out of range.
Salcedo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salcedo lands a head shot.
Manson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Salcedo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Salcedo throws a head kick that misses.
Salcedo throws a body kick that misses
and Manson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salcedo. Manson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manson slips under a jab.
Salcedo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Manson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salcedo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Salcedo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Salcedo as he avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salcedo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Salcedo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Manson has time to react.
Manson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick from Salcedo lands but Manson takes it in his stride.
Salcedo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Manson.
Salcedo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manson moves away.
Manson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Manson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salcedo manages to avoid it.

Salcedo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Manson keeping moving, preventing Salcedo from controlling successfully.
Salcedo stopping the sweep attempt from Manson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo trying to control but Manson is working from the bottom.
Manson is pulling down on Salcedo's head to control his posture.
Salcedo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Manson keeping moving, preventing Salcedo from controlling successfully.

Manson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Manson throws a low kick, looking for Salcedo's leg but Salcedo calmly moves out of range.
Manson moves out of range of the body kick from Salcedo.
Manson misses the jab.
Manson lands a jab-cross combination.
Salcedo misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manson misses with a head kick.
Manson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Salcedo.
Salcedo misses with a hook. Manson ducked under it nicely.
A low kick from Salcedo is predictable there
and Manson counters with a left to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Salcedo.
Salcedo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Manson.
Salcedo throws a leg kick but Manson checks it.
Manson looks to score with a jab to the body but Salcedo is just out of range.
Manson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salcedo throws out the jab.

Salcedo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Manson's guard.
Manson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salcedo trying to control but Manson is working from the bottom.
Manson wants to sweep here but Salcedo controlling him for the moment.

Salcedo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Manson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Salcedo has managed to get both his arms back between Manson's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo won't allow Manson to sweep him here.
Manson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Manson is trying to control the position but Salcedo postures up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salcedo trying to control the position from guard on top but Manson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salcedo cracks Manson with a solid left hand.
Salcedo won't allow Manson to sweep him here.
Manson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Salcedo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Manson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Salcedo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Salcedo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Manson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Salcedo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salcedo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Salcedo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Charlie Manson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Salcedo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Salcedo misses with a straight left.
Salcedo throws a looping overhand right but Manson ducks down to avoid it.
Manson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salcedo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Salcedo misses with a looping right.
Salcedo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manson misses the jab.
Manson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Manson wants it to stay on the feet.
Manson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Salcedo throws a leg kick but Manson moved away.
Salcedo misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salcedo. Manson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salcedo ducks under a wild hook from Manson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manson misses with an uppercut. Salcedo saw that one coming.
Manson lands a jab to Salcedo's midsection.
Manson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Salcedo scores with a nice right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Manson as he connects with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Salcedo.
Salcedo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A head kick by Salcedo misses
and Manson counters with a nice body shot.
Salcedo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A cross from Salcedo lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Manson misses with a body shot.
Manson slips a straight right by Salcedo.
Manson misses with a lunging right hand
and Salcedo counters with a thumping low kick.
Manson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Salcedo avoids the body shot from Manson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manson.
Salcedo looks to land a right hand but Manson moved out of range.
Manson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Manson takes a swing at Salcedo's ribcage but misses.
Salcedo misses with a hook. Manson ducked under it nicely.
Salcedo fails to land with a series of punches.
Manson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salcedo moves away.
Salcedo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Salcedo blocks a head kick by Manson.
Salcedo throws a sloppy head kick and Manson moves out of range easily.
Manson wants to slow Salcedo down by chopping away at his legs.
Manson lands a jab to the head.
Salcedo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Manson has managed to clinch.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo throws a hook but Manson blocks it.
Manson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Manson moves away from the strike by Salcedo.
Manson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Manson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Manson is trying to get an arm triangle but Salcedo is defending well.
Salcedo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Salcedo gets full guard.
Manson stops Salcedo from standing up.
Manson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo controls Manson momentarily but Manson frees himself.
Jose Salcedo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Manson is looking to work some ground and pound but Salcedo has wrist control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manson postures up.
Manson is looking to work some ground and pound but Salcedo has wrist control.
Manson stands and throws Salcedo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Salcedo is looking for a sweep.
Salcedo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Salcedo struggling a bit here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salcedo is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Manson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Manson is working Salcedo over with some ground and pound from side control.

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 Charlie Manson.
I think Manson 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Manson!
A victorious Charlie Manson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.