PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mookie Magaba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Mannetosen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magaba comes to the cage accompanied by Three Days Grace - Animal I Have Become . Mannetosen has chosen Krav as his entrance music. Mookie Magaba is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Magaba
vs
Mannetosen

171 cm
27
158 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

173 cm
30
150 lbs
20 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Fury Nutrition Inc.
Backyard Fighting

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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mookie Magaba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Mannetosen!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magaba throws a chopping leg kick but Mannetosen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
An inside leg kick from Magaba misses.
Mannetosen ducks right into an uppercut from Magaba.
Magaba moves out of range as Mannetosen strikes.
Magaba shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mannetosen counters with a low kick, right behind Magaba 's knee.
Magaba shoots in for a takedown but Mannetosen shows good takedown defense.
Magaba throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mannetosen's waist but Mannetosen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Magaba off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mookie Magaba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magaba throws a combination that misses
and Mannetosen counters with a stiff right hand.
Magaba lands with a nice combination. Mannetosen backs away looking to recover.
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!
Mannetosen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mannetosen scoring well with a low kick there.
Magaba throws a leg kick
and Mannetosen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Magaba's knee momentarily.
Mannetosen throws a shot to the body.
Mannetosen lands a head kick. Magaba smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mannetosen scoring well with a low kick there.
Mannetosen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Magaba is out of range and Mannetosen settles back down.
Mannetosen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Magaba scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Magaba prevents Mannetosen from improving his position.
Magaba wants to pass to mount but Mannetosen is defending the position.
Mannetosen is trying is best to control the position here.
Magaba wants to free his trapped foot but Mannetosen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Magaba seems to be working for a kimura but Mannetosen defends the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magaba throwing shots but Mannetosen is blocking nicely.
Mannetosen trying to control here.
Magaba throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mannetosen trying to control here.

Magaba is looking for a kimura but Mannetosen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Magaba to get the leverage.

Magaba wants to work for an arm triangle but Mannetosen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Magaba seems to be working for a kimura but Mannetosen defends the submission attempt.
Mannetosen trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Magaba.
Nice strikes from Magaba there.

Magaba is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mannetosen defends it well.
Magaba wants to pass to mount but Mannetosen is defending the position.
Magaba passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mannetosen!

Magaba swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Mannetosen is now in Magaba's guard. A big mistake from Magaba there, giving up the dominant position!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Magaba looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Magaba is working hard here to advance position.
Mannetosen is working Magaba over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Magaba keeping moving, preventing Mannetosen from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mannetosen looking to pass the guard.
Mannetosen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magaba wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mannetosen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mookie Magaba will probably get the nod.
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.

Mannetosen moves out of range of the strikes.
Magaba scores with a hook.
Mannetosen throws a leg kick but Magaba moved away.
Magaba fails to land with a series of punches.
Mannetosen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magaba.
No luck for Magaba with that takedown attempt.
Magaba looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Magaba crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mannetosen - the referee stops the clock and Magaba gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mannetosen. Magaba manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mannetosen misses with a jab, cross combination.

Mannetosen forces Magaba back against the cage and clinches.
Magaba has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mannetosen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Magaba as Mannetosen tries to tie him up.
Mannetosen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mannetosen tries a body shot but Magaba blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannetosen is working Magaba over against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Magaba is trying to pull guard but Mannetosen has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mookie Magaba. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Magaba breaks the clinch.
Magaba takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Magaba is looking to slow Mannetosen down with leg kicks.
Magaba gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mookie Magaba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Magaba misses.
Mannetosen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mannetosen slips a jab and a cross from Magaba.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Magaba is defended easily by Mannetosen.
Mannetosen throws the kick towards the body but Magaba avoids it.
Manny Mannetosen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Magaba misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen lands with a cross.
Magaba misses with a hook. Mannetosen ducked under it nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Magaba.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magaba darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mannetosen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mannetosen.
A head kick misses from Mannetosen.
Magaba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mannetosen.
Mannetosen wants to slow Magaba down by chopping away at his legs.
Mannetosen keeps Magaba at a distance using the push kick.

Mannetosen moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mannetosen.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mannetosen obliges.
Magaba is trying to pull guard but Mannetosen has him pressed against the cage.
Mannetosen looking to throw knees to the head but Magaba is blocking nicely.
Magaba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Magaba is trying to pull guard but Mannetosen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mannetosen lands with a right to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mannetosen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Magaba's brow.
Magaba jumps guard but Mannetosen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Magaba tries to pull guard but Mannetosen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Magaba is working for takedown but Mannetosen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mannetosen lands an elbow that stopped Magaba in his tracks for a moment.
Mannetosen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Magaba backwards.
A short right from Mannetosen on the inside.
Mannetosen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Magaba's efforts to push away.
Mannetosen prevents Magaba from breaking the clinch.
Mannetosen scores with a nice hook to the head.

Magaba is rocked!
Mannetosen lands an elbow inside that Magaba shrugs off.
Oh Magaba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mannetosen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magaba's elbow.
Mannetosen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Mannetosen wants to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mannetosen.
Magaba is trying to break the clinch but Mannetosen has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magaba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Magaba lands an elbow just above Mannetosen 's eye.
A bit of stalling here from Mannetosen.
Mannetosen with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mannetosen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Magaba jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mannetosen walks away with a smile on his face. Magaba gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mannetosen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Magaba takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mannetosen lands with a good body shot.
Magaba throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mannetosen counters with a thumping low kick.

Mannetosen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Magaba to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Magaba tries to free his leg and advance position but Mannetosen is retaining full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Magaba seems to have got his legs back now.

Mannetosen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Magaba defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Mannetosen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Mannetosen is looking to land body kicks.
Magaba misses with a double jab.
A clash of legs there as Mannetosen blocks the low kick.
Mannetosen moves in looking to clinch but Magaba pushes him off.
Magaba walks into a straight right hand from Mannetosen.
Magaba swats away the attempt to clinch by Mannetosen.
Magaba throws a chopping leg kick but Mannetosen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mannetosen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Magaba's head backwards.
Mannetosen wants to clinch up but Magaba keeps it at a distance.
Magaba takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mannetosen lunges at Magaba with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Magaba's hand.
Mannetosen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magaba tries for a takedown but Mannetosen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Magaba throws a leg kick
and Magaba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Mannetosen misses the target.
Mannetosen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Magaba throws a hook but Mannetosen blocks it.
Mannetosen cracks Magaba with a good jab.
Magaba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mannetosen cracks Magaba with a hook to the temple - Magaba is on wobbly legs here! Mannetosen swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Magaba falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Mannetosen wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Manny Mannetosen!
Manny Mannetosen very nearly forgot to thank Fury Nutrition Inc. amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.