PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manny Mannetosen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pip Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mannetosen comes to the cage accompanied by Krav. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mannetosen
vs
Gonzalez

173 cm
28
150 lbs
18 - 4 - 0

172 cm
27
153 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.
Backyard Fighting

Milwaukee's Best 160
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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 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Mannetosen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pip Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mannetosen throws a shot from downtown. Gonzalez moves away and avoids it.
Gonzalez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mannetosen.
Gonzalez dives in for a single leg takedown but Mannetosen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mannetosen scores with a hook to the body.
Gonzalez is struggling to control the position.
Mannetosen misses with some punches.
Gonzalez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mannetosen's elbow.
Gonzalez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Mannetosen.
Gonzalez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mannetosen is defending well.
Mannetosen with a knee to the head.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mannetosen misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gonzalez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mannetosen is leaning against Gonzalez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mannetosen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gonzalez blocks it with crossed arms.
Mannetosen stalling the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mannetosen.
Gonzalez prevents a body shot from Mannetosen.
Gonzalez slowing the pace effectively.

Gonzalez manages to break the clinch.
Mannetosen avoids the head kick by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mannetosen slips under a jab from Gonzalez.
Mannetosen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mannetosen. Gonzalez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gonzalez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mannetosen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mannetosen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gonzalez finds it's way round the side to connect with Mannetosen's head.
Mannetosen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mannetosen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzalez was well out of range. Poor timing from Mannetosen.
A jab from Gonzalez misses.
Mannetosen checks a low kick from Gonzalez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mannetosen manages to avoid it.
Mannetosen takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Mannetosen misses with a low kick.
Manny Mannetosen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mannetosen just misses with a punch to the body.
Mannetosen blocks a head kick by Gonzalez.
Mannetosen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mannetosen.
Gonzalez throws a big shot that 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!
Gonzalez takes a swing at Mannetosen's ribcage but misses.
Gonzalez thumps Mannetosen with a low kick.
Gonzalez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mannetosen pinned against the cage. Mannetosen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Manny Mannetosen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pip Gonzalez.
Gonzalez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mannetosen.
Gonzalez scores with a nice right hand.
Mannetosen keeps Gonzalez at a distance using the push kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen blocks a leg kick.
Gonzalez throws a body punch but Mannetosen moves out of range.
Mannetosen is looking to wear down Gonzalez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mannetosen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzalez was well out of range. Poor timing from Mannetosen.
Gonzalez misses with a kick to the body.
Mannetosen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonzalez. Mannetosen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mannetosen throws a sloppy head kick and Gonzalez moves out of range easily.
Mannetosen tries a head kick but it misses.
Mannetosen misses with a low kick.
Gonzalez thumps Mannetosen with a low kick.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mannetosen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gonzalez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mannetosen checks a low kick from Gonzalez.
Mannetosen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez checks the leg kick.
Mannetosen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gonzalez counters with a left to the body.
Gonzalez thumps Mannetosen with a low kick.
Mannetosen misses with a body kick.
Gonzalez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mannetosen throws out a leg kick but Gonzalez moves out of range and Mannetosen only half commits.
Mannetosen needs to keep his hands up - Gonzalez had a free shot at his head there.
Mannetosen misses the jab.
Mannetosen walks into a stiff left hand from Gonzalez.

Gonzalez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mannetosen sprawls well initially but Gonzalez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mannetosen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gonzalez is pressing down on Mannetosen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mannetosen is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pip Gonzalez will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gonzalez avoids the head kick by Mannetosen.
Gonzalez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mannetosen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mannetosen misses with a head kick.
Mannetosen stuffs the takedown.
Gonzalez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gonzalez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mannetosen.
A big right from Gonzalez misses.
Good leg kick by Gonzalez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gonzalez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mannetosen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mannetosen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mannetosen is looking to score with low kicks.
Mannetosen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mannetosen swings for the body but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Mannetosen misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands a right hook to the body.
Mannetosen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gonzalez lands a jab to Mannetosen's midsection.
Manny Mannetosen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mannetosen misses with an uppercut.
Gonzalez fakes the leg kick and cracks Mannetosen in the body.
Gonzalez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mannetosen manages to avoid it.
Mannetosen throws out a loose jab but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mannetosen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mannetosen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mannetosen throws a body kick that misses.
Mannetosen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gonzalez is out of range.
Mannetosen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gonzalez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mannetosen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mannetosen, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mannetosen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice takedown defense from Mannetosen. No joy for Gonzalez on that attempt.
Gonzalez tried to score with a low kick but Mannetosen checks it.
Mannetosen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mannetosen connects with a leg kick. Gonzalez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
Mannetosen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
Mannetosen connects with a body shot.
Gonzalez lands a jab to Mannetosen's midsection.
Mannetosen throws a leg kick but Gonzalez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mannetosen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gonzalez looks to score with a jab to the body but Mannetosen is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a body kick.
Gonzalez avoids the body shot from Mannetosen.
Mannetosen misses with a hook to the body
and Gonzalez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mannetosen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mannetosen throws a solid leg kick but Gonzalez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mannetosen.
Gonzalez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick by Gonzalez misses
and Mannetosen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mannetosen cracks the inside of Gonzalez's front leg.
Mannetosen throws a low kick, looking for Gonzalez's leg but Gonzalez calmly moves out of range.
Gonzalez slips a straight right by Mannetosen.
Some bone on bone action there as Gonzalez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gonzalez shoots in but no luck this time.
Manny Mannetosen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pip Gonzalez.
Gonzalez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mannetosen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gonzalez misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mannetosen.
Mannetosen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mannetosen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands with a hook. Mannetosen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mannetosen connects with a crisp jab.
Mannetosen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gonzalez misses with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mannetosen lands a nice shot to the body.
Mannetosen throws a leg kick which misses Gonzalez's front leg but catches the back leg as Gonzalez tries to avoid it.
Mannetosen wants to land a leg kick but Gonzalez is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Mannetosen dominated that second round.
That's time! Mannetosen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

The fighters circling - Gonzalez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the body kick.
Mannetosen lands a high kick!
Mannetosen stuns Gonzalez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mannetosen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez cracks Mannetosen with a good jab.
Mannetosen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gonzalez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mannetosen.
Gonzalez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mannetosen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gonzalez in his tracks.
Mannetosen stuffs the takedown.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Manny Mannetosen is winning the standup battle so far.
Mannetosen thows a leg kick but Gonzalez checks it
and Gonzalez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gonzalez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a looping left.
Mannetosen throws a leg kick
and Gonzalez counters with a two punch combo.
Gonzalez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mannetosen misses with a body shot.
Mannetosen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gonzalez throws a lazy uppercut
and Mannetosen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gonzalez's knee momentarily.
Mannetosen misses with a body shot.
Mannetosen throws a low kick but Gonzalez moves out of range easily.
Gonzalez slips under a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gonzalez, as that shot connected.
Nice defenses there by Gonzalez.
A big right from Gonzalez misses.
Mannetosen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mannetosen throws a jab but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mannetosen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gonzalez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mannetosen.
Mannetosen misses with a few strikes there.
Gonzalez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gonzalez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gonzalez misses with a few strikes there.
Gonzalez looks to score with a jab to the body but Mannetosen is just out of range.
Mannetosen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mannetosen just misses with a punch to the body.
Mannetosen throws a low kick, looking for Gonzalez's leg but Gonzalez calmly moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mannetosen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Mannetosen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gonzalez lands a nice hook to Mannetosen's body. Mannetosen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gonzalez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gonzalez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mannetosen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gonzalez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mannetosen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mannetosen.
Gonzalez misses with a takedown attempt - Mannetosen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mannetosen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mannetosen misses with a low kick.
Gonzalez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mannetosen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen catches Gonzalez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gonzalez throws a sloppy head kick and Mannetosen moves out of range easily.
Mannetosen throws a leg kick but Gonzalez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gonzalez lands with a good body shot.
Mannetosen scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzalez jabs Mannetosen right on the nose. Mannetosen blinks but takes it well.
Mannetosen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mannetosen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gonzalez avoids the head kick by Mannetosen.
Mannetosen throws a low kick but Gonzalez avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gonzalez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot
enabling Mannetosen to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzalez misses with a lunging right hand
and Mannetosen counters with a lovely straight right hand!

And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Mannetosen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mannetosen 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Mannetosen!
A relieved looking Manny Mannetosen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.