PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Manibusan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silent Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Manibusan
vs
Bob

190 cm
33
195 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

183 cm
23
194 lbs
8 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Conquer
DC Unrivaled

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bryan Manibusan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Silent Bob!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manibusan tries to move into range but Bob moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Manibusan avoids a kick to the body.
Manibusan throws a right and a left that Bob avoids nicely.
Bob misses with a hook. Manibusan ducked under it nicely.
Manibusan throws a big counter combination but Bob scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bob thows a left - swing and a miss!
Manibusan throws a right and a left that Bob avoids nicely.
Bob keeps Manibusan at a distance using the push kick.
Manibusan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bob. That one must have hurt.

Manibusan has closed the distance and engaged Bob in a clinch.
Manibusan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Bob pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bob moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bob throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bob changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bob throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Manibusan's head.
Manibusan tries to clinch but Bob moves out of range.
Manibusan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bob.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob throws a lazy right hand but Manibusan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manibusan tries to clinch there but Bob circles away.
Bob is looking to slow Manibusan down with leg kicks.
Bob throws a wild body kick that Manibusan sees coming a mile off.
Bob lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bob tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Manibusan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Manibusan throws a nice looking combination but Bob bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Manibusan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manibusan slips a jab and a cross from Bob.
Bob waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manibusan.
Manibusan wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manibusan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bob.
Bob throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sloppy strikes from Manibusan. Those never looked like landing.
Bob buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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!
Manibusan blocks a head kick by Bob.
Manibusan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bob swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bryan Manibusan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manibusan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bob scores with a spinning back kick!
Nice uppercut lands for Bob. That snapped Manibusan's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob misses with a hook.
As Bob looks to move away, Manibusan throws a big counter combo bu Bob just gets out of the way.
Bob swinging wildly here.
Manibusan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bob misses with a shot to the body
and Manibusan counters with a straight right hand.
Manibusan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bob manages to avoid it.
Bob misses with a body shot.
Manibusan wants to clinch.
Bob raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bob ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Manibusan. No joy for Bob on that attempt.
Bob misses with a straight left.
Silent Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manibusan avoids the body shot from Bob.
Manibusan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bob moves away.
Bob misses the shot to the body.
Bob looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bob. That's going to slow Manibusan down.
Manibusan throws a right and a left that Bob avoids nicely.
Bob is trying to counter with his kicks.
Bob lands with a nice body kick.
Manibusan throws a shot to the body.
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!
Bob finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Manibusan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silent Bob dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bob with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bob circles away from the clinch attempt.
Manibusan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manibusan is looking to wear down Bob with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A big right from Bob misses.
Bob lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bryan Manibusan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bob connects with a leg kick. Manibusan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slow jab from Bob misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Manibusan misses the target.
Manibusan is looking to clinch.
Manibusan moves out of range of the body kick from Bob.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob misses with a wild body shot.
Manibusan throwing a counter right hand but Bob manages to avoid it.
Bob throws a looping overhand right but Manibusan ducks down to avoid it.
Bob misses with a hook. Manibusan ducked under it nicely.
Bob throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bob shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Manibusan as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Manibusan.
Bob slips a jab and a cross from Manibusan.
Bob misses with a few strikes there.
Bob keeps the fight on the outside.
Bob throws a sloppy head kick and Manibusan moves out of range easily.
Bob misses with a body kick.
Manibusan leaves Bob with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Manibusan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bob tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silent Bob seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bob looks to score with a jab to the body but Manibusan is just out of range.
Bob has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bob looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bob swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Manibusan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bob misses with a head kick.
Bob avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manibusan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bob backs up against the cage.
Manibusan tries to close the distance and clinch but Bob swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bob is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

Bob looking to score a takedown here. Manibusan is defending well but Bob drives through and ends up in Manibusan's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bob's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Manibusan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bob on the ground.
Bob trying to control the position from guard on top but Manibusan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bob seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manibusan has momentary wrist control but Bob slips an elbow through the middle.
Manibusan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Manibusan manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Bob connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Manibusan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bob swats away the attempt to clinch by Manibusan.
Manibusan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bob swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Manibusan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bob tried to score with a low kick but Manibusan checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manibusan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Manibusan throws a series of punches but Bob avoids them all with ease.
Bob jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bob shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Manibusan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bob lands a really nice looking cross but Manibusan seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bob takes a swing at Manibusan's ribcage but misses.
Bob tries to score with a low kick but Manibusan moves his leg out of the way.
Bob swats away the attempt to clinch by Manibusan.
Bob feints a counter leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bob fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Manibusan is out of range.
Bob keeps the fight on the outside.
Bob thows a body kick. Manibusan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bob misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silent Bob showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Bob throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manibusan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manibusan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Manibusan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Manibusan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bob.
Bob lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Manibusan fails to land with a series of punches.
Manibusan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bob can pounce on him.
Bob throws a head kick that misses.
Bob throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Manibusan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bob.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob clobbers Manibusan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bob pushes Manibusan away with a front kick.
Manibusan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bob lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob throws a leg kick which misses Manibusan's front leg but catches the back leg as Manibusan tries to avoid it.
Bob chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Manibusan lands with an overhand left.
Bob lands a jab.
Bob tries to land a leg kick but Manibusan saw it coming and moves away.
Donk. Bob catches Manibusan right on the button with a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Manibusan misses the target.
Bob steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Manibusan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Manibusan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bob circles away quickly and effectively.
Manibusan tries to clinch but Bob moves out of range.
Bob drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Manibusan defends it well.
Manibusan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bob appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bob lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manibusan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Manibusan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bob manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Manibusan.
Manibusan moves away from the strike by Bob.
Bob lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Manibusan circles away quickly and effectively.
Manibusan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Manibusan thuds a left hand into Bob's body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bob, right into the meat.
Bob scores with a nice head shot.

Manibusan closes the distance and clinches.
Bob lands a nice elbow.

Bob breaks from the clinch.
Bob misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bob throws a front kick that sends Manibusan stumbling back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bob scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Manibusan misses with a series of wild punches.
Manibusan doesn't manage to clinch there - Bob circles away.
Bob throws a fast counter high kick but Manibusan manages to duck under it in time.
Manibusan is looking to clinch.
Bob missing with a left hand there. Manibusan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bob throws a body kick that misses.
Manibusan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bob throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bob comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Manibusan tries to clinch but Bob moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Bob.

Bob looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bob keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Let's hope that Bob has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Bob lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Silent Bob is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Manibusan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bob scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bob is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bob looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Manibusan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bryan Manibusan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bob scoring with strikes to the body and head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Silent Bob comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bob 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silent Bob!
A very excited looking Silent Bob made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.