PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Federico Manta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Myers Hockles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manta comes into the arena with Ultima Corsa by Mondo Marcio blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Manta
vs
Hockles

177 cm
25
168 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

168 cm
27
157 lbs
14 - 6 - 1

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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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Federico Manta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Myers Hockles!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Hockles.
Hockles misses with a body kick.
Manta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hockles moves away.
Manta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hockles was well out of range. Poor timing from Manta.
Hockles raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Manta looks to score with a jab to the body but Hockles is just out of range.
Manta jabs Hockles to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Manta takes a swing at Hockles's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Manta. That snapped Hockles's head back.
Hockles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Manta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hockles manages to avoid it.
Hockles swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Manta takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Manta looks to throw a body kick
and Hockles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manta moves out of range as Hockles throws a body kick.
Manta drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hockles sprawls and moves away.
Hockles looks to land a left hand but Manta moved out of range nicely.
Manta is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manta fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Manta thuds a left hand into Hockles's body.
A leg kick checked by Manta.
Hockles looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Manta. Hockles shrugs it off though.
Hockles misses with a head kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Manta!
Hockles misses with a body kick.
Manta looks for the body kick but Hockles saw that one coming.
Manta ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hockles throws a lazy head kick
and Manta counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hockles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Manta, as that shot connected.
Manta misses with a series of wild punches.
Hockles gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Manta counters with a straight right hand.
Manta finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Manta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Manta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Manta gets through Hockles's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hockles is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Manta cracks Hockles with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hockles.
Manta has a couple of punches blocked by Hockles.
Hockles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Manta has had enough of the clinch but Hockles keeps him there for the moment.
Manta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hockles utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Hockles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hockles.
Manta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hockles connects with a jab.
Manta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Manta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hockles moves away.

Hockles has managed to clinch.
Manta struggles to land a body shot inside as Hockles controls his hands.
Hockles has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hockles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hockles avoids the elbow strike from Manta, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Manta fails to land.
Hockles dodges an elbow strike from Manta.
Manta struggles to land a body shot inside as Hockles controls his hands.

Hockles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed right hand from Manta misses the target.
Hockles has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Manta finds it's way round the side to connect with Hockles's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manta. Hockles does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hockles moves out of range as Manta strikes.
Manta avoids the head kick by Hockles.
Manta just misses with a punch to the body.
Hockles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manta moves out of range of the body kick.
Manta cracks Hockles with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hockles ducks under a wild hook from Manta.
Manta is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hockles avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hockles is looking to clinch but Manta is avoiding it.
Hockles goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hockles throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hockles tries to clinch up but Manta circles away and keeps his distance.
Hockles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Manta throws a big shot that misses.
Hockles is trying to counter with his kicks.

Hockles gets tackled into the cage by Manta. Manta maintains the clinch.
Hockles wants to get back to striking at distance but Manta won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Federico Manta dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hockles displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A punch combination from Hockles misses.
Federico Manta is winning the standup battle so far.
Hockles has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Manta.
Manta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Manta lands a jab.
A jab from Manta misses.
A head kick misses from Hockles.
Some wild striking there from Hockles.
Manta wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hockles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Manta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hockles tries to land a front kick but Manta steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good work by Manta as he checks the leg kick.
Manta lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manta attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Manta blocks a head kick by Hockles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hockles misses with a body kick.
Hockles looks to land a body kick but Manta moved away.
Hockles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Manta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hockles can do to turn this around?
A leg kick checked by Hockles.
Donk. Manta catches Hockles right on the button with a cross.
Manta connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hockles avoids the body shot from Manta.
Manta lands with a nice body punch.
Hockles lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Manta forces Hockles back against the cage and clinches.
Hockles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manta avoiding damage as Hockles throws knees to the body.
Manta misses with a punch to the body.
Hockles blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Hockles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manta misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Manta has closed the distance and engaged Hockles in a clinch.
Manta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A knee to the head by Hockles.
Manta lands with a light punch inside.
Hockles looking for a takedown.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Manta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Manta lands an elbow inside that Hockles shrugs off.
Hockles avoids a wild elbow strike from Manta.

Hockles manages to break the clinch.
Manta changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hockles misses with a head kick.
Hockles misses with a head kick.
Manta thows a body kick. Hockles tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Manta lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Manta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the body from Hockles misses
and Manta counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Hockles finds it's way through Manta's defenses.
Manta throws a lazy right hand but Hockles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manta lands with a straight right. Hockles didn't see that one coming.
Hockles misses with a kick to the body.
Manta throws a series of strikes that have Hockles backpedaling.
Nice straight punches there by Manta. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Manta.
Manta takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Manta paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hockles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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!
Manta throws a wild body kick that Hockles sees coming a mile off.
Manta misses with a body shot.
Manta looks to land a right hand but Hockles moved out of range.
Hockles feints and then cracks Manta's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Manta down.
Manta avoids a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manta comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Manta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hockles.
Manta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hockles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Manta looks to score with a jab to the body but Hockles is just out of range.
Manta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hockles looks to land a body kick but Manta moved away.
Manta cracks Hockles with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hockles pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hockles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Manta throws a hook but Hockles avoids it easily.
Hockles follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hockles looks for the body kick but Manta saw that one coming.
Manta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hockles.
Hockles lands with a thumping leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Manta.
Hockles lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Federico Manta dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hockles.
Hockles throws a head kick but Manta moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Hockles.
Manta avoids the head kick by Hockles.
Manta throws a body punch but Hockles moves out of range.
Manta with a jab.
Hockles looks to land a body kick but Manta moved away.
Hockles slips a jab from Manta.
Manta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hockles manages to avoid it.
Hockles throws the kick towards the body but Manta avoids it.
Hockles throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manta scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hockles tries to clinch up.
Hockles darts in trying to clinch
and Manta counters with a right hand to the body.
Myers Hockles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manta throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Manta avoids a kick to the body.
Manta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hockles manages to avoid it.
Hockles avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Manta keeps Hockles at a distance using the push kick.
Manta keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hockles tries to clinch up but Manta circles away and keeps his distance.
As Hockles tries to get set, Manta tries to push him back and clinch up but Hockles manages to avoid the attempt.
A good leg kick by Hockles.
Hockles closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Manta takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hockles on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Manta plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Manta lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hockles on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hockles.
Federico Manta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hockles tries to close the distance and clinch but Manta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manta cracks Hockles with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Manta moves out of range of the body kick from Hockles.
Hockles throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Manta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hockles was well out of range. Poor timing from Manta.
Manta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hockles manages to avoid it.
Manta connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hockles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manta.
Manta throws a big shot that misses.
Manta dips to his left and cracks Hockles with an uppercut!
Hockles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manta throws a hook but Hockles avoids it easily.
Manta scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hockles in his tracks.
Hockles misses with a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Manta tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hockles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Myers Hockles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manta misses with a wild body shot.
Hockles misses with a hook. Manta ducked under it nicely.
Hockles takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Manta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hockles looks for the body kick but Manta saw that one coming.
Manta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hockles throws a sloppy head kick and Manta moves out of range easily.
Manta avoids the head kick by Hockles.
Hockles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Manta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hockles flicks out a counter leg kick but Manta steps away.
Manta scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hockles takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hockles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manta.
Manta scores with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hockles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hockles has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manta changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Manta takes a swing at Hockles's ribcage but misses.
Hockles throws a sloppy head kick and Manta moves out of range easily.
Manta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Hockles.
Manta lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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!
Hockles slips under a jab.
Hockles takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Manta moves out of range of the body kick.
Manta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hockles.
Manta connects with a body shot.
Hockles pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A little feinted left hand from Manta on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hockles swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hockles takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

And that's the end of the fight!
Federico Manta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Manta has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Federico Manta!
Our winner, Federico Manta, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.