PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter Manuel (ranked 385 p4p, 21 weight class) and Hillary Trump (ranked 1308 p4p, 68 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Manuel
vs
Trump

163 cm
24
140 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

169 cm
24
149 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

IniTech Nutrition
KAISER Nutrition - Q160

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Manuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hillary Trump!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trump uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Manuel.
Trump slips under a jab.
Trump rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Trump takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Trump scores with a punch to the head.
Manuel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Trump misses with a hook
and Manuel counters with a straight right hand.
Manuel throws an overhand right that lands on Trump's shoulder, as Trump tries to avoid the shot.
No joy there for Manuel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Manuel lands a head shot.
Manuel throws out a loose jab but Trump uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manuel misses with an uppercut.
Manuel throws a lazy right hand but Trump sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Trump let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Trump swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab by Trump.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manuel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trump.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump takes a swing at Manuel's ribcage but misses.
Manuel throws a lazy right hand but Trump sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manuel misses with an uppercut
and Trump counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trump defending well as Manuel loads up on a big left hand.
Manuel misses with a right hand
letting Trump counter with a right hand.
Trump uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manuel.
Trump with a hook.
The fighters circling - Manuel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trump uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Manuel.
Trump displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Manuel throws out the jab.
Manuel throws a lazy right hand but Trump sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manuel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Trump misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Manuel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Manuel throws the left hand but Trump avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trump slips under a jab.
Manuel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trump connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Manuel's hands.

Manuel is rocked!
A swing and a miss from Trump.
Oh Manuel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Manuel is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Manuel slips a jab from Trump.
Manuel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Trump defending well as Manuel loads up on a big left hand.
Manuel takes one to the chin there.
Manuel missing with a left hand there. Trump was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trump appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Manuel misses with a left hand
and Trump counters with a right hand from hell and Manuel is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hillary Trump!
Hillary Trump decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.