PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chet Manley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lakoj Dresden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lakoj Dresden told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Manley
vs
Dresden

192 cm
20
214 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

180 cm
21
220 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chet Manley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lakoj Dresden!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manley lands with an overhand left.
Dresden has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Manley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dresden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dresden with the counter takedown but Manley avoids it easily.
Manley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dresden slips a straight right by Manley.
Manley swings widly with a right hand

and Dresden holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Manley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dresden blocks a body shot from Manley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dresden goes for a takedown in the clinch but Manley prevents it.
Manley throws a head punch that misses.
Dresden tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Manley just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dresden is working for takedown but Manley is calmly controlling the position for now.
Chet Manley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lakoj Dresden.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dresden pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manley would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Manley postures up.
Manley won't allow Dresden to sweep him here.
Manley wants to get up but he can't break Dresden's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dresden looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dresden wants to hit a switch here but Manley passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Dresden there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dresden tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Manley wants to stand but Dresden is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Dresden really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Manley trying to control but Dresden is having none of it.
Dresden is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dresden is still trying to improve position.
Manley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Manley avoids the attempt from Dresden to control.
Dresden regains half guard.
Dresden is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Manley's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Manley's back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manley covering up well and avoiding damage.
Dresden throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Dresden trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Manley doesn't escape.
Can Manley hold on?! Dresden is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dresden is riding his opponent, not letting Manley buck him off.
Dresden is striking from the back but Manley escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
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 Chet Manley will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dresden goes for a double leg but Manley avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Manley continues to drive forward.
Dresden gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dresden takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Dresden gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manley misses with the head strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Manley.
Manley misses with a body punch.
Dresden goes for a takedown in the clinch but Manley prevents it.
Dresden is trying to drag Manley to the mat but Manley just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Chet Manley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lakoj Dresden.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Manley lands with a short shot to the head.
Dresden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Manley misses with the head strike.
Manley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Manley misses with a punch on the inside.
Manley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Manley.
Manley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dresden blocking some punches.
Manley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Manley swings wildly with an uppercut but Dresden uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dresden blocking some punches.
Manley tries to work over Dresden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manley is trying to maintain a safe position but Dresden gets an underhook and turns Manley into the cage.
Dresden goes for a takedown in the clinch but Manley prevents it.
Dresden wants a takedown but no success here.
A right handed body shot lands from Manley.

Dresden decides to pull guard.
Dresden wants to sweep but no luck.
Manley wanted to stand there but Dresden had control of the position.
Manley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dresden on the ground.

Manley stands and steps away. Dresden gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dresden avoids the body shot from Manley.
Dresden wants to counter the offense by Manley and move into the clinch position.
Manley scores with a nice strike.
Manley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dresden can do to turn this around?
Dresden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manley.

Manley gets tackled into the cage by Dresden. Dresden maintains the clinch.
Dresden tries to pull guard but Manley holds him up against the cage and eventually Dresden drops back down to his feet.
Dresden blocking some punches.
Manley throws a punch but it's blocked by Dresden.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manley has a couple of punches blocked by Dresden.
Manley misses with a body punch.
Manley swings wildly with an uppercut but Dresden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manley.
Manley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manley working aggressively here.
Chet Manley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Manley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manley working aggressively here.
Manley misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dresden is trying to drag Manley to the mat but Manley just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Manley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chet Manley dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Manley throws the left hand but Dresden avoids the punch easily.
Nice shot lands for Manley.
Manley misses with a hook.
Manley throws a right hand that misses

and Dresden counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dresden stands up over Manley, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Manley can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dresden controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Manley on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Manley tries to get out of the position.
Dresden slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dresden prevents Manley from getting back to his feet.
Dresden's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Manley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dresden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dresden is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Manley tries to keep at a distance but Dresden has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Manley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Manley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dresden is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A head punch on the inside from Manley fails to land.
Manley misses with some punches.

Dresden successfully pulls guard.
Dresden looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Manley postures up.
Manley would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dresden is trying to control the position but Manley postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dresden trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Dresden is trying to control the position but Manley postures up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Manley throws a lazy uppercut

and Dresden counters by clinching up.
Lakoj Dresden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chet Manley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Manley misses with some punches.
Dresden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manley misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Manley is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dresden has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Manley avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Chet Manley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lakoj Dresden.

Dresden manages to pull guard.
Dresden tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dresden wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Dresden is looking for a triangle but Manley pushes his legs off easily.
Dresden has a closed guard, preventing Manley from standing up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lakoj Dresden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Manley has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chet Manley!
Chet Manley thanked the fans post fight for their support.