PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Troy Manning (ranked 698 p4p, 98 weight class) and Fredrik Rienfeldt (ranked 1597 p4p, 210 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Manning
vs
Rienfeldt

198 cm
34
179 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

180 cm
24
176 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Troy Manning!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fredrik Rienfeldt!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rienfeldt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

It looks like Troy Manning has been cut.
Good leg kick by Rienfeldt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Rienfeldt takes the fight into the clinch.
Manning wants to stall.
Rienfeldt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rienfeldt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Manning's elbow.
Manning blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rienfeldt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rienfeldt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rienfeldt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manning avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rienfeldt can't find room to land a body shot as Manning controls the action.
Manning avoiding damage as Rienfeldt throws knees to the body.
Rienfeldt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manning.
Rienfeldt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manning.
Manning on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Manning managing to block the knees to the body from Rienfeldt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rienfeldt misses with a body punch.
Rienfeldt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rienfeldt misses with a punch to the body.
Manning blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rienfeldt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rienfeldt pushes Manning back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Manning.
Manning can't find room to land a body shot as Rienfeldt controls the action.
Manning prevents a body shot from Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manning avoids it.
Manning tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rienfeldt trying to land knees to the body.
Rienfeldt scores with a hook to the body.
Manning on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rienfeldt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manning avoids it.
Manning prevents a body shot from Rienfeldt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manning goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rienfeldt prevents it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Manning doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rienfeldt tries to land knees in the clinch but Manning avoids the damage to the body.
Rienfeldt tries to land knees in the clinch but Manning avoids the damage to the body.
Manning blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Manning lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rienfeldt can't find room to land a body shot as Manning controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Manning creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rienfeldt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rienfeldt pushes Manning back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rienfeldt trying to land knees to the body.
Rienfeldt lands a nice shot to the body.
Rienfeldt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rienfeldt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rienfeldt misses with a body shot.
Manning tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rienfeldt was well out of range. Poor timing from Manning.
Rienfeldt slips under a jab from Manning.
Manning throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Manning misses.
Rienfeldt digs a good body shot into Manning's ribs.
Troy Manning seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rienfeldt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Manning steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rienfeldt. That one must have hurt.
Rienfeldt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rienfeldt throws a hook but Manning blocks it.
Rienfeldt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Manning really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A slow jab from Manning misses its intended target.
Manning throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Manning misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rienfeldt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Rienfeldt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Manning throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Manning moves out of range of the body kick.
Rienfeldt misses with a body shot
and Manning counters with a nice uppercut.
Manning looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circling - Manning throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rienfeldt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manning.
Manning moves away from the strike by Rienfeldt.
Manning throws the left hand but Rienfeldt avoids the punch easily.
Manning waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rienfeldt.
Manning throws a solid leg kick but Rienfeldt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Manning.
Rienfeldt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Crunch! Rienfeldt slams his shin into Manning's torso.

Oooooh!!! Rienfeldt has knocked Manning down with a huge combo! Rienfeldt steps away and waves a wobbly Manning back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Manning blocks a head kick by Rienfeldt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fredrik Rienfeldt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Troy Manning's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rienfeldt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Manning misses with a straight left.
Rienfeldt walks into a straight right hand from Manning.
Rienfeldt avoids the body shot from Manning.
Fredrik Rienfeldt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Manning gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Fredrik Rienfeldt!
Fredrik Rienfeldt is the new welterweight champion!