PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Manibusan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lleyton Max (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryan Manibusan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Manibusan
vs
Max

190 cm
33
195 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

180 cm
25
195 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

FJCP Healthy Nutrition

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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bryan Manibusan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lleyton Max!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Max doesn't manage to clinch there - Manibusan circles away.
Manibusan throws a combination that misses
and Max counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Manibusan has Max up against the cage in a clinch.
Manibusan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Max lands an elbow inside.
Manibusan throws a head punch that misses.

Max breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Max darts in and clinches Manibusan up against the cage.
Max lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Max breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Manibusan tries to keep at a distance but Max has taken the fight into the clinch.
Manibusan throws a punch but it's blocked by Max.

Max breaks from the clinch.
Max tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manibusan swats him away and circles back towards the center.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Max lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Max tries to break free but Manibusan pushes him back against the cage.
Manibusan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Max misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Max escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Max wants to clinch up but Manibusan keeps it at a distance.

Max takes the fight into the clinch.
I was talking to Manibusan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Max's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Max blocks a body shot from Manibusan.
Max is trying to break free.
Manibusan lands with a left to the head.
Manibusan has a couple of punches blocked by Max.

Max pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Max wants to clinch up but Manibusan keeps it at a distance.

Max closes the distance and clinches.

Max breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Max takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A shot to the liver by Manibusan. Beautiful body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Manibusan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manibusan throws a series of strikes that have Max backpedaling.
Manibusan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Manibusan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Max unleashes a big counter combination but Manibusan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Manibusan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Manibusan misses with a wild combination.
Manibusan connects with a single shot there.
Manibusan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Max rushes Manibusan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Manibusan lands a body shot.

Max breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manibusan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Max moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manibusan misses with a two punch combination.
Max tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Manibusan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Max is looking to clinch but Manibusan is avoiding it.
Manibusan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It seemed like Max was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Max is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Max closes the distance and pushes Manibusan back into the cage.
Manibusan misses with a body punch.
Manibusan lands a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Manibusan lands a nice shot to the body.

Max breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Max darts in and clinches Manibusan up against the cage.
Manibusan tries to throw a body punch but Max avoids it by throwing Manibusan back against the cage.
Max blocks an uppercut.
Max is looking to break free of the clinch but Manibusan has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manibusan.
Manibusan lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Manibusan fails to land.
Manibusan working aggressively here.
Manibusan presses Max against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Max breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Max tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manibusan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Max misses with a double jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Max doesn't manage to clinch there - Manibusan circles away.
Manibusan throws a series of punches but Max moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Max is trying to break the clinch but Manibusan has him pressed against the cage.
Max tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Manibusan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Max pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Manibusan throws a right and a left that Max avoids nicely.
Manibusan looks to land a combination but Max avoids it well.
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 Bryan Manibusan will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Max gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Max.
Manibusan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Manibusan has a couple of punches blocked by Max.
Manibusan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Manibusan lands with a short shot to the head.
Manibusan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Max's elbow.
Manibusan is leaning against Max and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Manibusan scores with a nice hook to the head.

Max manages to break the clinch.
Max shoots in looking for a takedown. Manibusan tries to sprawl out of it but Max keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Manibusan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Manibusan forces Max back against the cage and clinches.

Max manages to break the clinch.
Max tries to clinch but Manibusan is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Max misses with an uppercut. Manibusan saw that one coming.
Manibusan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Manibusan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Max was well out of range. Poor timing from Manibusan.
Max darts in trying to clinch
and Manibusan counters with a nice uppercut.

Max closes the distance and pushes Manibusan back into the cage.
A hook to the body from Manibusan.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Max creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Max is trying to push Manibusan away but Manibusan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Max is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Manibusan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Manibusan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Max or not.
Manibusan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bryan Manibusan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Max blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Manibusan cracks Max with a nice body shot.
Manibusan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Manibusan.
Max tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Manibusan just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manibusan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Manibusan lands a shot to the body.
Max is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Manibusan scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Manibusan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Manibusan.
A left hand lands to the body for Manibusan.
Manibusan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Manibusan.
Max jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Manibusan walks away with a smile on his face. Max gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bryan Manibusan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lleyton Max.
A punch combination from Manibusan misses.

Manibusan tries to keep at a distance but Max has taken the fight into the clinch.
Max wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Max struggles to land a body shot inside as Manibusan controls his hands.
Manibusan lands a nice shot to the body.
Max takes a shot to the head.
Manibusan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Manibusan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Max is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Max is trying to push Manibusan away but Manibusan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Max tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Manibusan.

Max is rocked!

It looks like Lleyton Max has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Manibusan.
Max is still on wobbly legs! Can Manibusan finish him?
Max is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Manibusan is keeping busy.
Manibusan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Manibusan presses Max against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Manibusan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Manibusan lands a body punch.
Manibusan digs a right hand into Max's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Max's gas tank.
Good body shot from Manibusan.
Manibusan lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Manibusan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Manibusan lands a shot to the body.
Manibusan lands a big right hand that drops Max! The killer instinct kicks in and Manibusan finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Manibusan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryan Manibusan!
A relieved looking Bryan Manibusan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.