PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chiku Maneno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Angelov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Peter Angelov enters the cage!

Maneno
vs
Angelov

178 cm
32
177 lbs
26 - 15 - 1

186 cm
28
178 lbs
14 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Amped Performance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chiku Maneno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Angelov!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maneno uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Angelov has time to react.
Maneno keeps the fight on the outside.
Angelov walks into a stiff left hand from Maneno.

It looks like Peter Angelov has been cut.
Maneno looks to score with a jab to the body but Angelov is just out of range.
Angelov flicks out a counter leg kick but Maneno steps away.
Maneno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maneno misses with an uppercut.
Maneno throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Maneno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Maneno misses.
Angelov cracks the inside of Maneno's front leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Angelov pushes Maneno up against the cage in a clinch.
Maneno tries to break free but Angelov pushes him back against the cage.
Angelov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maneno's face.

Maneno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maneno throws a jab when Angelov was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Angelov clinches up with Maneno and pushes him back against the cage.

Maneno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Angelov works over Maneno's head and body with a nice combination.
A low kick from Angelov misses
and Maneno counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maneno avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Angelov rushes Maneno and presses him up against the cage.
Maneno is trying to push Angelov away but Angelov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Angelov looking to stall.
Maneno is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Angelov has Maneno pressed against the cage, preventing Maneno from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Angelov tries a knee to the head but Maneno blocks it.
Maneno wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Maneno's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Maneno breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Angelov does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maneno looks to score with a jab to the body but Angelov is just out of range.
Angelov tries to clinch but Maneno is having none of it.
Angelov swinging wildly here.
Maneno lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maneno jabs Angelov right on the nose. Angelov blinks but takes it well.
Maneno sizes up Angelov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Maneno throws a looping overhand right but Angelov ducks down to avoid it.
Maneno throws a body shot but no joy.
Angelov feints a counter leg kick.
Maneno misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maneno swings for the body but Angelov moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Angelov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Maneno misses with a jab to the body
and Angelov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Maneno paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Angelov wants to clinch.
Maneno swats away the attempt to clinch by Angelov.
Maneno cracks a nice hook into Angelov's ribs.
Angelov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maneno.
Angelov unleashes a big counter combination but Maneno bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Maneno throws a body punch but Angelov moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maneno takes a swing at Angelov's ribcage but misses.
Angelov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Maneno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Angelov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Angelov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maneno.
Angelov unleashes a big counter combination but Maneno bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Angelov - that will leave a mark!
Maneno misses with a hook to the body
and Angelov counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maneno connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Maneno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Angelov.
Angelov scores with a push kick.
Angelov avoids the body shot from Maneno.
Chiku Maneno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maneno swings for the body but Angelov moves out of range.
As Maneno backs off Angelov throws a huge counter combo but Maneno manages to avoid it all.
Maneno misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chiku Maneno dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Angelov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A big left from Maneno misses.
Peter Angelov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to the body from Maneno misses
and Angelov counters with a two punch combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Angelov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Angelov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Maneno finds it's way round the side to connect with Angelov's head.

Angelov has Maneno up against the cage in a clinch.
Angelov misses with a knee to the head.
Maneno wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Angelov has him pressed against the cage.
Maneno is trying to push Angelov away but Angelov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Angelov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maneno tries to break the clinch but Angelov is controlling the position.

Maneno's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maneno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Angelov moves away.
Angelov is looking for the big counter here.

Angelov moves into range and clinches up with Maneno.
Angelov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maneno's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maneno is trying to push Angelov away but Angelov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maneno avoids it.
Angelov misses with a knee to the head.
Maneno wants to break free but Angelov has control.
Angelov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maneno wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Angelov has him pressed against the cage.
Angelov keeps control of Maneno as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Angelov connects with a knee to the head.

Maneno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Angelov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Maneno looks to land a right hand but Angelov moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Maneno misses the target.
As Maneno backs off Angelov throws a huge counter combo but Maneno manages to avoid it all.
Maneno throws a body punch but Angelov moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Maneno.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
Angelov throws a counter combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maneno swats away the attempt to clinch by Angelov.
Maneno sizes up Angelov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Angelov throws out a leg kick but Maneno moves out of range and Angelov only half commits.
Maneno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Angelov moves away.
Angelov throws a counter combo.
Maneno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Angelov was well out of range. Poor timing from Maneno.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Angelov tries to clinch up.
Maneno is looking to wear down Angelov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Maneno connects with a single shot there.
Donk. Maneno catches Angelov right on the button with a cross.

That has opened up Peter Angelov's cut even more.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Maneno.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Angelov does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looks like Maneno has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Angelov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Angelov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
Angelov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Angelov tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Maneno counter with a right hand.
Angelov avoids the body shot from Maneno.
Angelov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Maneno throws a body punch but Angelov moves out of range.
Maneno misses with a wild body shot.
Angelov unleashes a big counter combination but Maneno bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Angelov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maneno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Angelov.
Maneno lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Angelov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nice defenses there by Angelov.
Maneno just misses with a punch to the body.
Maneno throws a body punch but Angelov moves out of range.
Angelov unleashes a big counter combination but Maneno bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A big right from Maneno misses.
Angelov tries to clinch up.
A little feinted left hand from Maneno on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Angelov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maneno misses with a looping right.
Angelov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maneno lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chiku Maneno dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Peter Angelov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Angelov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maneno just misses with a punch to the body.
Maneno loads up on a big right hand but Angelov slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Angelov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maneno throws a lazy right hand but Angelov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Angelov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maneno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Angelov ducks right into an uppercut from Maneno.
Maneno lands with a hook. Angelov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maneno misses the body punch
and Angelov counters with a leg kick.
Angelov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maneno.
Angelov is looking for the big counter here.
Angelov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maneno paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maneno is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Angelov can do to turn this around?
Maneno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Despite the aggression on Angelov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maneno listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Angelov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Angelov unleashes a big counter combination but Maneno bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nice jab there from Maneno.
Maneno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Angelov is looking for the big counter here.
Chiku Maneno is winning the standup battle so far.

Angelov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Maneno is trying to push Angelov away but Angelov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Angelov misses with a knee to the head.

Maneno breaks from the clinch.
Angelov throws a nice looking combination but Maneno bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Angelov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maneno misses the shot to the body.
Maneno lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maneno misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Angelov counters with a three punch combo that has Maneno backing up. Maneno nods at Angelov to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maneno misses with a hook to the body
and Angelov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Angelov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Angelov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maneno.
Angelov throws a counter combo.
Good shot there by Maneno.
Angelov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maneno.
Angelov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Maneno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Maneno backs off Angelov throws a huge counter combo but Maneno manages to avoid it all.
Angelov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maneno.
Despite the aggression on Angelov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A swing and a miss from Maneno.
Angelov throws a counter combo.

Angelov closes the distance and pushes Maneno back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Maneno manages to break the clinch.
Angelov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maneno's calf.
Angelov is looking to clinch.
Maneno throws a body shot but no joy.
Angelov unleashes a big counter combination but Maneno bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A shot to the liver by Maneno. Beautiful body shot.
Angelov is looking to clinch but Maneno is avoiding it.
Donk. Maneno catches Angelov right on the button with a cross.
Maneno throws a body punch but Angelov moves out of range.
Angelov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maneno paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maneno lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Maneno throws a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maneno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maneno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Angelov moves away.
Angelov is looking for the big counter here.
Maneno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Angelov manages to avoid it.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Maneno.
Angelov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maneno.
Angelov doesn't manage to clinch there - Maneno circles away.
Maneno appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

Angelov closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Angelov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maneno has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Maneno breaks the clinch.
Peter Angelov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A swing and a miss from Maneno.
Angelov slips a jab from Maneno.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chiku Maneno showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maneno, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chiku Maneno!
A victorious Chiku Maneno thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.