PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tonboj manise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mark Berry was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

manise
vs
Berry

180 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tonboj manise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Berry!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
manise tries for a takedown but Berry sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Berry throws a series of punches but manise moves out of range.

Berry gets a clinch.
manise tries to pull guard but Berry holds him up against the cage and eventually manise drops back down to his feet.
Berry is working for takedown but manise is calmly controlling the position for now.
Berry is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Berry is trying to break free.
Berry is looking to break free of the clinch but manise has double underhooks.
manise jumps guard but Berry stands there with manise around his waist. manise gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tonboj manise. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Berry wants to break the clinch but can't.
Berry tries to break the clinch but manise is controlling the position.
manise has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Berry avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Berry is looking to break free of the clinch but manise has double underhooks.
Berry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from manise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
manise drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
manise is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Berry gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Berry is trying to break the clinch but manise has him pressed against the cage.
Berry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
manise tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Berry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Berry manages to break the clinch.

Berry forces manise back against the cage and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Berry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
manise tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Berry smiles and moves away.
manise looks for a takedown but Berry sprawls well.
Berry tries to clinch but manise moves out of range.

Berry darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

manise looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

manise looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
manise tries to get to full guard but Berry has control of the leg.
Berry works his way into side control.
Berry is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
manise regains half guard.
Berry prevents manise from standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
manise is looking to improve his position.
manise is breathing heavily.
manise is working hard here to advance position.
Berry thows a huge punch but manise dodges it nicely.
manise missing with punches from the bottom.

manise actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Berry throws a right and a left that both miss.
Berry scores with a one two! manise had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
manise misses with a takedown attempt - Berry sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
manise misses with a takedown attempt
and Berry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Berry connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oooh a lovely combination from Berry sends manise down but not out. Berry dives into side control looking to finish.

manise is rocked!
manise is trying to work for a sweep but Berry has mounted him!
Oh manise is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
manise is working to get back to half guard.
manise seems to have got his legs back now.
Berry blocks manise's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Berry dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

manise fails with the takedown

and Berry holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
manise changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Berry fights it off and pushes away nicely.
manise looks to score with a jab to the body but Berry is just out of range.

manise feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
manise trying to control but Berry is working from the bottom.
manise throws a strike but Berry rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
manise looking for a sweep. Not yet manise, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
manise working a defensive guard here.
Berry won't allow manise to sweep him here.
Berry is breathing heavily.
manise is trying to keep Berry in close.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
manise shoots for a double leg takedown but Berry sprawls well. He's pushed manise's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tonboj manise. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Berry lands a right hook to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from manise.
Berry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by manise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
manise fails to land the takedown.

Berry instigates a clinch.
Berry can't break the clinch.
manise tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
manise tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Berry just stands there and leans against the cage.
manise goes for a takedown attempt but Berry pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

manise bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
manise working the ground and pound but Berry is defending the strikes.
manise trying to control the position but Berry is working away.

Berry throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as manise blocks the leg kick.
manise tries for a takedown but Berry sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Berry.
manise is trying to improve his position.

Berry decides to stand up, so the ref orders manise to his feet.
manise checks a low kick from Berry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
manise tries to clinch but Berry is having none of it.
manise misses with a takedown

and Berry counters with a nice double leg into side control. manise won't be happy with that.
manise is looking to regain half guard here but Berry keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Berry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Berry tries to bum rush manise with a series of wild strikes but manise uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
manise shoots in but Berry avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Berry tries for a takedown but manise circles away easily

and manise counters with a takedown into side control.

manise looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
manise prevents Berry from escaping the position.
manise postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

manise looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mark Berry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Berry stuck in half guard on the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry is trying to control manise's posture but manise avoids it.

manise tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

manise wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Berry, who protects the arm well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
manise tries to advance to mount but Berry denies him.
Berry is trying to get back to half guard.
manise tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry keeps manise under control for a moment.
Berry manages to work his way to half guard, despite manise's best efforts.
manise trying to advance position but Berry counters by regaining guard.
Berry keeping moving, preventing manise from controlling successfully.

Berry uses the cage to get back to his feet.
manise doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Berry counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in manise's guard now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
manise looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Berry puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Berry sitting and controlling from the half guard.
manise wants to control but Berry is keeping busy.
manise gets back to full guard.
manise trying to keep a closed guard but Berry is proving a slippery customer.
Tonboj manise has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

manise looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Berry passes into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Berry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Berry has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Berry!