PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Mannelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zevran Arishok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Mannelly
vs
Arishok

180 cm
29
178 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

183 cm
24
176 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Mannelly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zevran Arishok!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Arishok 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mannelly tries to score with a low kick but Arishok moves his leg out of the way.
Arishok stuns Mannelly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Arishok misses with a body shot.
Arishok throws a hook but Mannelly avoids it easily.
Mannelly misses with the combination.
A big left from Arishok misses.
Arishok uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mannelly.
Arishok uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mannelly.

Mannelly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Arishok, pushing him back against the cage.
Arishok prevents a body shot from Mannelly.
Mannelly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Arishok backwards.
Arishok tries to break free but Mannelly pushes him back against the cage.
Mannelly scores with a shot to the side of Arishok's head.
Mannelly tries to work over Arishok's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mannelly gets through Arishok's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Arishok manages to break the clinch.

Mannelly rushes Arishok and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arishok throws a head punch that misses.
Arishok wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mannelly has him pressed against the cage.
Arishok is trying to maintain a safe position but Mannelly gets an underhook and turns Arishok into the cage.
Mannelly stalling.
Arishok prevents a body shot from Mannelly.
Arishok blocks an uppercut.
Arishok misses with a body punch.
Mannelly lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mannelly throws an elbow but misses.

Arishok breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mannelly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Arishok manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mannelly scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Arishok ducks right into an uppercut from Mannelly.
Arishok has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Left hook, right uppercut from Arishok.
Patrick Mannelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mannelly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mannelly takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Mannelly takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mannelly tries a knee to the head but Arishok blocks it.
Mannelly missing with knees to the body.
Mannelly scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mannelly as Arishok tries to tie him up.

Arishok's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Mannelly has managed to clinch.
A right hand to the body from Mannelly.
Mannelly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Arishok jumps guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mannelly controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arishok working a defensive guard here.

Patrick Mannelly has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mannelly lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mannelly doesn't manage to clinch there - Arishok circles away.
Arishok checks a leg kick nicely.
Arishok cracks Mannelly with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mannelly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arishok sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arishok feints a jab promting Mannelly to slip. Arishok then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mannelly slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arishok throws a nice looking combination but Mannelly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mannelly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mannelly. Arishok does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mannelly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arishok is looking to clinch but Mannelly is avoiding it.
Mannelly takes a swing at Arishok's ribcage but misses.

Mannelly rushes Arishok and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mannelly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mannelly.
A short right from Mannelly on the inside.
Arishok trying to control the position but instead, Mannelly has worked for underhooks and has pushed Arishok into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Mannelly dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Mannelly throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mannelly tries to clinch up but Arishok circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mannelly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mannelly tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Arishok counter with a right hand.
Arishok takes one on the button.

It looks like Zevran Arishok has been cut.
Mannelly tries to clinch up but Arishok circles away and keeps his distance.
Mannelly swinging wildly here.
Mannelly tries to clinch but Arishok moves away
and Arishok counters with a slapping leg kick.
Arishok scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mannelly just misses with a punch to the body.
A good leg kick by Arishok.
Mannelly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arishok.
Mannelly scores with a sloppy right hand. Arishok should have avoided that one.
Patrick Mannelly is winning the standup battle so far.
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!

Mannelly drops Arishok with a beautiful combination! Arishok stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mannelly is looking for the KO!

Arishok is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Arishok throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arishok is still on wobbly legs! Can Mannelly finish him?
A head kick misses from Arishok.
Mannelly has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Arishok throws a body kick that misses
and Mannelly counters with a thumping low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mannelly.
An inside leg kick lands from Mannelly.
Mannelly avoids the body shot from Arishok.
Mannelly fakes the body blow, causing Arishok to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Arishok goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Patrick Mannelly!
Patrick Mannelly retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Patrick Mannelly thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.