PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Genji Kamogawa (ranked 6035 p4p, 657 weight class) and Joyce Manaloto (ranked 7241 p4p, 697 weight class). Kamogawa comes to the ring accompanied by Rob Bailey & The Hustle Standard - Hungry. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Kamogawa
vs
Manaloto

188 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

192 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Genji Kamogawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joyce Manaloto!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamogawa swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Kamogawa forces Manaloto back against the ropes and clinches.
Kamogawa misses with an elbow strike.
Kamogawa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Manaloto avoiding damage as Kamogawa throws knees to the body.
Kamogawa misses with an elbow over the top.
Kamogawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kamogawa fails to pull guard.
Manaloto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kamogawa backwards.
Manaloto avoiding damage as Kamogawa throws knees to the body.
Kamogawa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kamogawa throws an elbow but it misses.
Kamogawa working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamogawa tries to pull guard but Manaloto holds him up against the ropes and eventually Kamogawa drops back down to his feet.
Manaloto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Manaloto looking to stall.
Manaloto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamogawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Manaloto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Manaloto leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Kamogawa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Manaloto just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Genji Kamogawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Manaloto fails to land.
Kamogawa misses with a knee to the head.
Manaloto lands a right hand.
Kamogawa misses with a knee strike.
Kamogawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kamogawa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Manaloto's elbow.
Manaloto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Manaloto trying to stall but Kamogawa improves his position.
Manaloto misses with the head strike.
Manaloto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kamogawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manaloto blocks it with crossed arms.
Manaloto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Manaloto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamogawa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manaloto avoids it.
Manaloto has a couple of punches blocked by Kamogawa.
Manaloto avoiding damage as Kamogawa throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Manaloto.
Kamogawa tries a knee to the head but Manaloto blocks it.
Manaloto has Kamogawa pressed against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Manaloto.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manaloto working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manaloto.
Kamogawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kamogawa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manaloto avoids it.
Kamogawa blocking some punches.
Kamogawa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Manaloto throws a punch but it's blocked by Kamogawa.
A head punch on the inside from Kamogawa fails to land.
Kamogawa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Manaloto or not.
Manaloto misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamogawa misses with an elbow strike.
Kamogawa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manaloto.
Manaloto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kamogawa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kamogawa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kamogawa is trying to pull guard but Manaloto has him pressed against the ropes.
Kamogawa tries to pull guard but Manaloto holds him up against the ropes and eventually Kamogawa drops back down to his feet.
Kamogawa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kamogawa tries to pull guard but Manaloto forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Manaloto swings wildly with an uppercut but Kamogawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kamogawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Manaloto swings wildly with an uppercut but Kamogawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manaloto tries to stall but Kamogawa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Manaloto dodges an elbow strike from Kamogawa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamogawa tries to pull guard but Manaloto won't allow it.
Manaloto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kamogawa backwards.
Kamogawa misses with a knee to the head.
Kamogawa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Manaloto throws a punch but it's blocked by Kamogawa.
Kamogawa looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Manaloto avoids a wild elbow strike from Kamogawa.
A head punch on the inside from Manaloto fails to land.
Kamogawa jumps guard but Manaloto stands there with Kamogawa around his waist. Kamogawa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kamogawa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Manaloto's elbow.
Kamogawa misses with a body punch.
Manaloto lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manaloto has a couple of punches blocked by Kamogawa.
Kamogawa jumps guard but Manaloto stands there with Kamogawa around his waist. Kamogawa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kamogawa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Manaloto's elbow.
Manaloto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kamogawa blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Joyce Manaloto will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kamogawa defending well as Manaloto loads up on a big left hand.
A leg kick checked by Manaloto.
Kamogawa slips under a jab.
Kamogawa appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kamogawa throws a low kick but Manaloto avoids it.
A low kick from Kamogawa misses
and Kamogawa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Manaloto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kamogawa throws a leg kick

and Manaloto moves into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Manaloto.
Joyce Manaloto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Manaloto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kamogawa lands a nice elbow.
Kamogawa misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamogawa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kamogawa misses with an elbow over the top.
Kamogawa prevents a body shot from Manaloto.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kamogawa.

Kamogawa gets control of Manaloto's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kamogawa will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Kamogawa looking for a sweep. Not yet Kamogawa, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manaloto sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kamogawa's guard.
Kamogawa is trying to control but Manaloto manages to pass to mount!
Manaloto tries to control but Kamogawa wriggling away.
Manaloto is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kamogawa tries to hold on but Manaloto postures up.
Kamogawa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Manaloto looking to control but Kamogawa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kamogawa tries to hold on but Manaloto pushes him away.
Manaloto trying to control but Kamogawa is having none of it.
Kamogawa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manaloto wants to control the pace but Kamogawa is squirming around nicely.
Manaloto prevents Kamogawa from getting the reversal.
Manaloto tries to control but Kamogawa wriggling away.
Manaloto controlling the pace for now.
Manaloto trying to control but Kamogawa is having none of it.
Kamogawa wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kamogawa trying to control the action but Manaloto just sinks the hooks in.
Manaloto trying to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manaloto keeps control of the position as Kamogawa tries to break free.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Will Manaloto go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Kamogawa tries to escape but Manaloto has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Manaloto not allowing Kamogawa to control his hands.
Kamogawa can't escape the position.
Kamogawa breaks Manaloto's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Manaloto wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Kamogawa is now in half guard.
Kamogawa is pressing down on Manaloto's thigh, looking to free his foot. Manaloto is holding on for now.
Still in half guard, Kamogawa seems content to control.
Manaloto is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manaloto wants to control but Kamogawa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Manaloto gets back to full guard.
Kamogawa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Manaloto trying to control the position.
Kamogawa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kamogawa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Manaloto is keeping the position for now.
Kamogawa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Manaloto keeping moving, preventing Kamogawa from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joyce Manaloto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Manaloto checks a leg kick nicely.
Manaloto misses with an uppercut.
Kamogawa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kamogawa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kamogawa is looking to clinch but Manaloto is avoiding it.
Manaloto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kamogawa slips a straight right by Manaloto.
Manaloto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kamogawa was well out of range. Poor timing from Manaloto.
Manaloto scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Manaloto misses.
Jab from Manaloto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamogawa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Manaloto throws out a loose jab but Kamogawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manaloto checks the leg kick.
Manaloto checks a leg kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Manaloto catches Kamogawa right on the button with a cross.
Manaloto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kamogawa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Manaloto checks it well.
Kamogawa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice shot lands for Manaloto.
Manaloto checks the leg kick.
Manaloto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Manaloto misses with a looping left.
Kamogawa half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kamogawa moves in looking to clinch but Manaloto pushes him off.
Kamogawa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Manaloto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kamogawa sets himself, and Manaloto steps forward looking for the clinch! Kamogawa avoids it this time.

Manaloto takes the fight into the clinch.
Manaloto swings wildly with an uppercut but Kamogawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manaloto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kamogawas head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamogawa misses with a knee strike.
Kamogawa misses with an elbow over the top.
Kamogawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Manaloto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Manaloto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kamogawa.
Kamogawa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Manaloto's elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Manaloto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manaloto throws a punch but it's blocked by Kamogawa.
Kamogawa missing with knees to the body.
Kamogawa blocking some punches.
Kamogawa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Manaloto throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Manaloto.
Kamogawa tries a body shot but Manaloto blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Kamogawa fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manaloto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kamogawa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kamogawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kamogawa misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Manaloto scores with a shoulder strike.
Manaloto swings wildly with an uppercut but Kamogawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kamogawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Manaloto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Manaloto tries to work over Kamogawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Manaloto on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kamogawa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Manaloto's brow.
Manaloto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Kamogawa jumps into guard, dragging Manaloto to the mat.
Kamogawa keeping moving, preventing Manaloto from controlling successfully.
Kamogawa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamogawa is controlling Manaloto's posture.
Kamogawa wants to sweep here but Manaloto controlling him for the moment.
Manaloto wants to control from the top but Kamogawa keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kamogawa holds on and takes a little breather.
Manaloto wants to control from the top but Kamogawa keeps moving.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joyce Manaloto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Manaloto has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Joyce Manaloto!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Joyce Manaloto!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Joyce Manaloto!

Joyce Manaloto wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Joyce Manaloto thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.