PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between The Prophet (ranked 657 p4p, 36 weight class) and Peter Manuel (ranked 216 p4p, 12 weight class). 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.

Prophet
vs
Manuel

170 cm
23
140 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

163 cm
23
140 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition - Q160
IniTech Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Prophet!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Manuel!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prophet throws a lazy right hand but Manuel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Manuel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Prophet looks to throw a body kick
and Manuel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Manuel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Manuel misses with an uppercut.
Prophet lands a jab.
Prophet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Prophet stuns Manuel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Prophet takes a swing at Manuel's ribcage but misses.
Prophet looks to score with a jab to the body but Manuel is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Manuel.
Prophet scores with a body shot.
Manuel throws out a loose jab but Prophet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manuel slips under a jab.
It seemed like Manuel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A shot to the body from Prophet misses
and Manuel counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Manuel misses with a straight right.
Manuel throws a poor cross that misses
and Prophet counters with a stiff right hand.
Prophet lands the left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prophet misses with an uppercut.
Prophet definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Manuel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Prophet throws a jab but it's blocked by Manuel.
Manuel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Prophet swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Manuel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Prophet takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Prophet swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Manuel to counter with a crisp jab.
Prophet throws a body punch but Manuel moves out of range.
Prophet takes a swing at Manuel's ribcage but misses.
Prophet takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Manuel throws a looping overhand right but Prophet ducks down to avoid it.
Prophet fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Manuel checks it well.
A jab from Manuel misses.
Prophet throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Manuel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Prophet throws a shot from downtown. Manuel moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prophet misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Manuel misses the target.
Prophet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Prophet misses with a hook.
The Prophet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manuel digs a good body shot into Prophet's ribs.
Prophet tries to clinch up but Manuel circles away and keeps his distance.
Prophet misses with a left hand
enabling Manuel to counter with a crisp jab.
Manuel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manuel throws a hook but Prophet blocks it.
Prophet keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manuel.
Nice defenses there by Manuel.
Prophet connects with a good right hand that stumbles Manuel. Manuel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice defenses there by Prophet.
Prophet keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manuel.
Prophet lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Prophet throws a sloppy body shot
and Manuel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prophet misses with a left hand
and Manuel counters with a nice uppercut.
Manuel throws a hook but Prophet blocks it.
A shot to the liver by Prophet. Beautiful body shot.
Prophet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manuel moves away.
The fighters circling - Prophet throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Prophet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manuel.
Manuel cracks Prophet with a right hand to the side of the head.
Manuel connects with the punch.

Prophet is rocked!
Manuel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Oh Prophet is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A slow jab from Manuel misses its intended target.
Manuel walks into a straight right hand from Prophet.
Prophet seems to have got his legs back now.
Manuel 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.
Manuel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Prophet is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Manuel.
Manuel is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Prophet had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Prophet misses with an uppercut
and Manuel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manuel throws a shot from downtown. Prophet moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Prophet.
Prophet swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Prophet swings for the body but Manuel moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Prophet.
Prophet looks to score with a jab to the body but Manuel is just out of range.
Manuel throws out a loose jab but Prophet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manuel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Manuel throws a hook but Prophet blocks it.
Manuel throws a sloppy body shot
and Manuel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Manuel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Good leg kick by Prophet there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Prophet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manuel moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manuel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Prophet throws a hook to the side of Manuel's head but Manuel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Manuel is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Prophet with a body shot.
Prophet ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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 The Prophet will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Decent striking displayed by Prophet there.
Manuel throws out a powerful jab.
Prophet looks to score with a jab to the body but Manuel is just out of range.
Manuel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Manuel throws a jab when Prophet was well out of range.
Prophet misses with a left hand
and Manuel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good shot there by Prophet.
Manuel misses with a lunging right hand
and Prophet counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A solid leg kick lands there for Prophet.
Prophet misses with a body punch
and Manuel counters with a stiff right hand.
Prophet with a nice cross.
Prophet staying out of range there.
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!
Manuel slips under a jab from Prophet.
Prophet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Prophet misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Manuel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Manuel lands with a cross.
Prophet misses with a hook to the body
and Manuel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prophet looks to score with a jab to the body but Manuel is just out of range.
Prophet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Prophet misses the body punch
and Manuel counters with a huge left! Prophet is in big trouble! He's backing up but Manuel isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Prophet from any more damage. A dominating finish by Manuel!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Manuel!
Peter Manuel is the new bantamweight champion!
An out of breath Peter Manuel thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.