PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chet Manley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Foot Fungus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Manley
vs
Fungus

192 cm
21
214 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

194 cm
21
215 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Aspire Clothing

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 6 - 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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Foot Fungus!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manley blocks a jab.
Fungus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Manley just misses with a punch to the body.
Manley slips a straight right by Fungus.
Manley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Manley scores with a jab to the body.
Fungus scores with a nice strike.
Manley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fungus moves away.
Fungus lands a jab.
Manley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fungus.
Manley looks to land a left hand but Fungus moved out of range nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Manley gets a clinch.
Fungus blocks a body shot from Manley.
Manley works on Fungus's body with a couple of short punches.
Fungus working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Fungus manages to break the clinch.
A shot to the body from Fungus misses
and Manley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manley has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Manley swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Manley gets a clinch.
Manley tries a body shot but Fungus blocks it.
Manley blocking some punches.
Manley is working Fungus over against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fungus swings wildly with an uppercut but Manley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manley misses with the head strike.
Manley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fungus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Manley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fungus scores with a shoulder strike.
Manley tries to throw a body punch but Fungus avoids it by throwing Manley back against the cage.
Fungus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Manley fails to land.
Fungus working aggressively here.
Fungus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Manley.
Fungus lands an uppercut.
Manley looking to slow down the pace here.
Fungus wants to get back to striking at distance but Manley won't allow it.

Fungus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fungus slips under a jab from Manley.
Fungus ducks under a wild hook from Manley.
Manley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fungus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fungus.
Fungus has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fungus. Manley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fungus misses with a body shot.
Manley appears to be looking for a big counter.
Manley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fungus manages to avoid it.
Manley throws a right and a left that Fungus avoids nicely.
Manley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Manley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fungus moves away.
Fungus clobbers Manley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fungus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Manley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Manley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fungus.
Fungus throws a jab when Manley was well out of range.
Fungus throws a shot from downtown. Manley moves away and avoids it.
Manley takes a swing at Fungus's ribcage but misses.
Fungus throws a hook to the side of Manley's head but Manley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Manley lands with a hook. Fungus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fungus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Manley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Manley throws a jab but it's blocked by Fungus.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fungus misses with a straight right.
Manley slips a jab from Fungus.
Fungus scores with a nice right hand.
Fungus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manley manages to avoid it.
Manley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fungus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fungus there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fungus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Manley finds it's way round the side to connect with Fungus's head.
Fungus blocks a jab.
Manley throws a body punch but Fungus moves out of range.
Fungus avoids the body shot from Manley.
Manley explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fungus throws a jab but it's blocked by Manley.
Fungus connects with a good right hand that stumbles Manley. Manley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fungus throws a jab when Manley was well out of range.
It looked like Manley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
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!
Manley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fungus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fungus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Manley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fungus misses with a double jab.
Manley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manley scores with a hook to the body. Fungus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Manley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fungus slips under a jab from Manley.
Manley catches Fungus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Manley is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A big right from Fungus misses.
Manley throws a lazy right hand but Fungus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manley takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fungus tests Manley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Manley.
Fungus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manley misses with a wild body shot.
Manley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Manley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fungus moves out of range of the strikes.
Manley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fungus throws out a counter right but Manley avoids it with no problem.
Fungus misses with a hook. Manley ducked under it nicely.
Fungus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Manley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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 the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Fungus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice defenses there by Manley.
Manley throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fungus counters with a nice uppercut.
Manley tries to bum rush Fungus with a series of wild strikes but Fungus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Manley misses with a low kick.
Fungus walks into a left hand.
Manley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chet Manley is winning the standup battle so far.
Fungus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manley moves away.
Chet Manley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manley misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Fungus counters with a crisp one two that drops Manley! Fungus thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Manley to his feet! Manley is in big trouble!
Fungus misses with a straight left.
Manley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Manley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Manley lands a really nice looking cross but Fungus seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manley lands with a nice body punch.
Fungus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fungus.
Fungus cracks Manley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Manley connects with the punch.
Fungus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manley manages to avoid it.
Manley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A slow jab from Fungus misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fungus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Manley.
Manley lands a nice looking body shot.

Fungus drops Manley with a beautiful combination! Manley stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Fungus is looking for the KO!

Manley is rocked!
Fungus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oh Manley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fungus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Manley thuds his right hand into Fungus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Fungus cracks Manley with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Fungus has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Manley to stand back up!
Fungus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Manley.
Fungus throws the left hand but Manley avoids the punch easily.
Manley staying out of range there.
Manley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fungus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fungus might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Manley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fungus was well out of range. Poor timing from Manley.
Manley seems to have got his legs back now.
Manley cracks a nice hook into Fungus's ribs.
Manley throws out a loose jab but Fungus uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Manley misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fungus. Manley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fungus blocks a jab.
Manley misses with a series of wild punches.
Manley avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fungus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Manley throws a body shot but no joy.
Manley takes a swing at Fungus's ribcage but misses.
Fungus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fungus takes one to the chin there.
Manley looks to land a combination. Fungus sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fungus lands with an overhand left.
Manley ducks under a wild hook from Fungus.
Fungus misses the jab.
Manley lands with a right hand.
Fungus looks to throw the jab but Manley is out of range.
Manley throws a hook but Fungus blocks it.
Manley looks to land a left hand but Fungus moved out of range nicely.
Manley misses with an uppercut. Fungus saw that one coming.
Fungus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Manley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fungus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fungus throws a looping overhand right but Manley ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fungus connects with a good right hand that stumbles Manley. Manley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A telegraphed right hand from Fungus misses the target.
Fungus throws a hook but Manley blocks it.
Fungus moves out of range of the strikes.
Manley lands with an uppercut that bounces Fungus off the cage and back into range.
Manley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Manley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fungus moves away.
Manley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fungus was well out of range. Poor timing from Manley.
Manley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Manley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Manley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab from Fungus misses.
Good exchange - Manley coming out on top.
Manley with a hook.
Manley misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fungus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manley cracks Fungus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Manley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Fungus misses.
Manley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manley moves out of range of the strikes.
Fungus lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manley misses with a wild body shot.
Fungus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Manley throws a big shot that misses.
Fungus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Manley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Manley moves into range and clinches up with Fungus.
Manley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Fungus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Manley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manley throws a push kick but Fungus slaps the foot to one side.
Nice straight punches there by Fungus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fungus.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fungus steps in with a hook that catches Manley right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Fungus follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Manley looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Foot Fungus!
An out of breath and clearly excited Foot Fungus thanked Aspire Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).