PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ted Manning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Rodgers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Manning
vs
Rodgers

201 cm
18
161 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

177 cm
24
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ted Manning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Rodgers !
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodgers tries a head kick but it misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rodgers .
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Manning moves out of range of the body kick.
Rodgers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rodgers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rodgers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manning wants to slow Rodgers down by chopping away at his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers throws a right and a left that Manning avoids nicely.
Rodgers tries a head kick but it misses.
Rodgers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Manning makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Manning doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rodgers counters with a series of strikes. Manning will be more careful next time no doubt.
Manning gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rodgers counters with a three punch combo that has Manning backing up. Manning nods at Rodgers to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rodgers 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 Manning has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Manning and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rodgers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rodgers swinging wildly here.
Rodgers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Manning circles away quickly and effectively.
Rodgers misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rodgers blocks a head kick by Manning.
Manning blocks a head kick by Rodgers .
Rodgers tries to land a front kick but Manning steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rodgers misses with the body kick
and Manning makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Manning blocks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manning misses with a takedown
and Rodgers counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

It looks like Ted Manning has been cut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ted Manning. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manning showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodgers .
Sloppy strikes from Rodgers . Those never looked like landing.
Manning blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Rodgers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ted Manning's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Manning misses with a takedown
and Rodgers counters with a three punch combo that has Manning backing up. Manning nods at Rodgers to acknowledge the strikes.
Rodgers dodges the punch combination from Manning.
Rodgers throws a head kick that misses
and Manning counters with a nice leg kick.
Manning shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rodgers counters with a good, hard body kick but Manning shrugs it off.
Manning gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rodgers counters with a series of strikes. Manning will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ted Manning. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manning has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A head kick misses from Rodgers .
Rodgers tries a low kick but Manning avoids it.
Rodgers misses with the combination.
Rodgers misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers throws a sloppy head kick and Manning moves out of range easily.
Rodgers throws a low kick, looking for Manning's leg but Manning calmly moves out of range.
Rodgers shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Manning eats them both and turns towards Rodgers to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sam Rodgers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodgers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rodgers misses with the body kick
and Manning counters with a three punch combo that has Rodgers backing up. Rodgers nods at Manning to acknowledge the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers throws a series of punches but Manning avoids them all with ease.
Manning really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Manning avoids a kick to the body.

Manning instigates a clinch.

Rodgers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manning with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rodgers counters with a two punch combo.
Rodgers throws a combination that misses
and Manning counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Rodgers .
Manning gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rodgers counters with a two punch combo.
Rodgers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rodgers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Manning. Manning obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Rodgers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ted Manning's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Rodgers throws a body kick that misses.

Manning closes the distance and pushes Rodgers back into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rodgers .

Rodgers manages to break the clinch.
Rodgers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manning gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rodgers counters with a two punch combo.
Sam Rodgers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sloppy strikes from Rodgers . Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rodgers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Manning fails with the takedown
and Rodgers counters with a one-two to the body.

Manning is rocked!
Rodgers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sam Rodgers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manning shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rodgers counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ted Manning. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rodgers tries a head kick but it misses.
Rodgers throws a right and a left that Manning avoids nicely.
Manning has his takedown stuffed
and Rodgers counters with a two punch combo.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Manning. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers tries a head kick but it misses.
Rodgers tries a head kick but it misses.
Rodgers shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Manning eats them both and turns towards Rodgers to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rodgers tries to bum rush Manning with a series of wild strikes but Manning uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rodgers throws a leg kick but Manning moved away.
Rodgers throws a right and a left that Manning avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers misses with a kick to the body.
Rodgers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Manning avoids the head kick by Rodgers .
Rodgers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Manning moves into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Rodgers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rodgers winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Rodgers !