PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Philo Beddoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huey Manley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beddoe comes into the arena with Stranglehold/ Ted Nugent blaring out of the sound system. 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.

Beddoe
vs
Manley

174 cm
29
195 lbs
15 - 10 - 1

186 cm
32
188 lbs
12 - 5 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

MayheM sportswear

Sully's Bar & Grill
King of Clothes

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 15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Philo Beddoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Huey Manley!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Beddoe clinches up against the cage.
Manley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beddoe misses with a body punch.
Manley lands with a short shot to the head.
Manley struggles to land a body shot inside as Beddoe controls his hands.
Manley throws a punch but it's blocked by Beddoe.
Beddoe struggles to land a body shot inside as Manley controls his hands.
Manley blocking some punches.
Manley throws a punch but it's blocked by Beddoe.

Beddoe breaks the clinch.
Manley cracks Beddoe with a good jab.

Beddoe clinches up against the cage.
Manley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Manley.
Manley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manley misses with a body punch.
Manley misses with a body punch.
Beddoe drops down looking for an ankle pick but Manley pulls his leg out and moves away.
Manley throws an overhand right that lands on Beddoe's shoulder, as Beddoe tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Beddoe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Beddoe misses with a hook
and Manley counters with a nice low kick that buckles Beddoe's knee momentarily.
Beddoe misses with a straight right.
Manley flicks out a counter leg kick but Beddoe steps away.
Beddoe lands an overhand right.
No luck for Beddoe with that takedown attempt.
As Beddoe backs off Manley throws a huge counter combo but Beddoe manages to avoid it all.
Beddoe checks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Beddoe misses its intended target.
Manley throws out a counter right but Beddoe avoids it with no problem.
Huey Manley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beddoe lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Manley misses with a low kick.
Beddoe misses with a wild body shot.
Beddoe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beddoe shoots in but Manley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Philo Beddoe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beddoe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manley.
Beddoe throws a big shot that misses.
Beddoe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Manley.
Manley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Manley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Beddoe misses with the combination.
Manley throws a leg kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice jab there from Beddoe.
Manley misses with a left hand
and Beddoe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beddoe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Manley! But no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Beddoe clinches.
Manley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Manley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beddoes head.
Manley misses with a punch to the body.
Beddoe struggles to land a body shot inside as Manley controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Manley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Manley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manley lands a shoulder strike.
Beddoe avoiding damage.
Beddoe misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manley.
Manley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beddoe backwards.
Beddoe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Manley has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Beddoe seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Manley can turn it around.
Manley misses with some punches.
Manley blocking some punches.
Beddoe misses with the head strike.
Manley can't find room to land a body shot as Beddoe controls the action.
Manley swings wildly with an uppercut but Beddoe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Manley.
A short right from Manley.
Beddoe blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beddoe.
Beddoe wants to take the fight to the mat but Manley manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Beddoe blocking some punches.
Beddoe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Manley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Manley trying to control the position but instead, Beddoe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Manley into the cage.
Beddoe tries to throw a body punch but Manley avoids it by throwing Beddoe back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Manley swings wildly with an uppercut but Beddoe uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Manley - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Beddoe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Manley fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Huey Manley dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Manley throws a front kick aimed at Beddoe's knee but Beddoe avoids it well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Manley 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 Beddoe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Beddoe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Decent striking displayed by Beddoe there.
Beddoe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Manley.
Beddoe takes a kick to the side of the head.
Manley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beddoe.
Manley appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Beddoe scores with a punch to the head.
Beddoe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Manley's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manley throws a leg kick that is checked
and Beddoe counters with a straight right hand.
Beddoe throws a jab when Manley was well out of range.
Beddoe misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beddoe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Manley counters with a straight right hand.

Beddoe instigates a clinch.
Manley throws a punch but it's blocked by Beddoe.
Manley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Manley digs a right hand underneath Beddoe's ribcage. Beddoe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Manley gets through Beddoe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Beddoe misses with the head strike.
Manley misses with a punch on the inside.
Manley gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Beddoe.
Beddoe wants to break free but Manley has control.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Manley.
A nice left hand lands by Manley.
Manley tries to work over Beddoe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manley prevents a body shot from Beddoe.
Beddoe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Manley fails to land.
Beddoe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beddoe blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Manley.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manley working aggressively here.
Manley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beddoe backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Manley.
Manley pushes Beddoe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A short right from Manley.
Beddoe tries to work over Manley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Beddoe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beddoe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Manley under the eye.
Beddoe misses with a wild body shot.
Manley appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Philo Beddoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manley misses with a body kick.
Manley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Beddoe throws out a loose jab but Manley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beddoe scores with a jab. Manley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beddoe misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Manley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Manley looks to land a body kick but Beddoe moved away.
A swing and a miss from Beddoe.
Beddoe lands a really nice looking cross but Manley seems unphased.

Beddoe closes the distance and clinches.
Beddoe throws a punch but it's blocked by Manley.
Manley swings wildly with an uppercut but Beddoe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Manley throws a head punch that misses.
Manley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Manley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Huey Manley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Manley fails to land.
Manley has a couple of punches blocked by Beddoe.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Beddoe trying to stall but Manley improves his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manley lands a hook that snaps the head of Beddoe backwards.
Manley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Beddoe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Manley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beddoe scores with a shoulder strike.
Manley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beddoe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Manley.
Beddoe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Manley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Manley throws a punch but it's blocked by Beddoe.
Manley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Manley lands a nice uppercut.
Beddoe lands a left hand.
Manley lands a right hand.
Manley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beddoe backwards.
Manley misses with the head strike.
Beddoe is trying to break the clinch but Manley has him pressed against the cage.

Beddoe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Huey Manley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Manley slips a jab from Beddoe.
Beddoe fails with a takedown attempt.
Beddoe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Manley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Manley slips under a jab from Beddoe.
Beddoe throws a hook to the side of Manley's head but Manley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Manley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Manley misses.
Manley throws out a leg kick but Beddoe moves out of range and Manley only half commits.
Good standup being displayed there by Beddoe as he connects with a hook.
Beddoe misses with a body shot.
Manley throws out a counter right but Beddoe avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Beddoe takes the fight into the clinch.

Beddoe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beddoe throws an off balance right hand

and Manley counters with a left and a right that hurts Beddoe! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Manley jumps into full mount!

Beddoe is rocked!
Manley drops a big elbow. That's hurt Beddoe! More shots from Manley and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Huey Manley!
A very excited looking Huey Manley 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.