PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Manchiller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buster Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Manchiller has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Manchiller
vs
Cook

177 cm
18
182 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

186 cm
22
195 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Manchiller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buster Cook!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manchiller throws a leg kick that misses.

Cook closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cook keeps control of Manchiller as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cook is leaning against Manchiller and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cook connects with a knee to the head.
A short right from Cook.
Good body shot from Manchiller.
Cook controlling the action here for a moment.
Cook softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cook taking a breather.
Cook landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cook with a knee to the head.
Cook prevents Manchiller from breaking the clinch.
Cook throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cook with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Cook.
Manchiller fails to pull guard.
Cook tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cook keeps control of Manchiller as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cook.
Manchiller wants to get back to striking at distance but Cook won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook lands a knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Manchiller has had enough of the clinch but Cook keeps him there for the moment.
Cook connects with a knee to the head.
Manchiller wants to get back to striking at distance but Cook won't allow it.
A bit of stalling here from Cook.
Manchiller wants to break the clinch but can't.
Manchiller misses with the head strike.
Cook stalling the fight.
Cook prevents Manchiller from breaking the clinch.
Manchiller is trying to stall.
Manchiller can't break the clinch.
Cook stalling the fight.
Cook lands a body punch.
Cook lands a right hand that snaps the head of Manchiller backwards.
Cook landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Manchiller tries to break the clinch but Cook is controlling the position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cook takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cook throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cook looks gassed!
Manchiller is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cook leaning his opponent against the cage.
Manchiller looking for a takedown.
Cook prevents Manchiller from breaking the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cook.
Cook tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cook content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Buster Cook.
Cook moves out of range of the body kick.
Cook blocks a leg kick.
Cook throws a right hand that Manchiller ducks under and follows up with a left that Manchiller also avoids with ease.
Manchiller tries to work over Cook's front leg with a kick but Cook checks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cook.
Cook pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Manchiller.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Manchiller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cook tries to clinch up but Manchiller circles away and keeps his distance.
Cook pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manchiller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cook checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cook tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manchiller shoots in but no luck this time.

Cook has Manchiller up against the cage in a clinch.
Cook stalling the fight.
Cook landing knees to the head.
Cook crunches a lovely knee into Manchiller's ribcage.
Cook connects with a knee to the head.
Cook prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cook unloads a knee to the mid-section. Manchiller lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cook landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cook lands a knee to the head.
Cook lands a knee to the body.
Manchiller goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cook prevents it.
Cook crunches a lovely knee into Manchiller's ribcage.
A bit of stalling here from Cook.
Manchiller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cook using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Manchiller takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cook pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cook.
Cook connects with a nasty looking knee right to Manchiller's face.
Cook content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cook throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manchiller blocks it with crossed arms.
Cook stalls.
Cook connects with a nasty looking knee right to Manchiller's face.
Cook is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cook working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cook lands a knee to the body.
Cook lands a nice knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Manchiller misses with a body punch.
Cook misses with a knee to the head.
Cook misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manchiller.
A nice right hand lands inside from Manchiller.
The referee calls for Manchiller to work.
Cook lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Manchiller wants a takedown.
Cook lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buster Cook dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Manchiller throws a head kick but Cook moves out of range.
Cook throws a series of strikes that have Manchiller backpedaling.

Cook clinches up with Manchiller and pushes him back against the cage.
Manchiller tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cook lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The referee calls for Cook to work.
Cook with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cook lands a left hand.
Cook stalls.
Cook landing knees to the head.
Manchiller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cook.
Cook lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stalling in the clinch from Cook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Buster Cook.
Cook lands a right hook to the body.

Cook pushes Manchiller up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Manchiller tries to pull guard but Cook won't allow it.
Cook's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cook prevents Manchiller from breaking the clinch.
Cook holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cook continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Manchiller has a couple of punches blocked by Cook.
Cook is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cook landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cook with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cook is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cook connects with a nasty looking knee right to Manchiller's face.
Cook connects with a nasty looking knee right to Manchiller's face.
Manchiller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cook stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Manchiller breaks the clinch.

Manchiller tries to keep at a distance but Cook has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The is referee keeping an eye on Cook - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cook lands a body punch in the clinch.
Manchiller fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Manchiller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manchiller tries to break the clinch but Cook is controlling the position.
Cook tries a knee to the head but Manchiller blocks it.
Manchiller is working Cook over against the cage.

Manchiller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Cook has Manchiller up against the cage in a clinch.
Cook stalling against the cage.
Cook landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cook lands a nice knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Manchiller looking to slow down the pace here.
Manchiller is working for takedown but Cook is calmly controlling the position for now.
Buster Cook seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cook prevents a body shot from Manchiller.
Still in the clinch, Cook scores with a nice short uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cook.
Manchiller goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cook prevents it.
Cook connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manchiller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cook takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cook scores with a knee to the head.
Manchiller takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cook connects with a knee to the head.
Cook connects with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cook lands a knee to the body.
Manchiller takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cook connects with a knee to the head.
Cook tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cook tries to land knees in the clinch but Manchiller avoids the damage to the body.

Manchiller jumps guard.
Cook slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Let's hope that Cook has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Cook stands up from Manchiller's guard - Cook perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook misses with a double jab.

Cook instigates a clinch.
Cook stalling.
Cook lands with a short shot to the head.
Cook's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cook cracks Manchiller with a nice body shot.
Cook landing knees to the head.
Cook taking a breather.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cook landing knees to the body.
Cook landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cook lands a right hand.
Cook stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buster Cook 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Cook wants to clinch up but Manchiller keeps it at a distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cook lands a nice uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cook lands a knee to the body.
Cook makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Manchiller tries for a takedown but Cook manages to get underhooks.
Cook makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cook scores with a hook to the body.
The referee calls for Cook to work.
Cook lands with a short shot to the head.
Cook tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Manchiller wants to get back to striking at distance but Cook won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Manchiller jumps guard but Cook stands there with Manchiller around his waist. Manchiller gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Manchiller wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cook has him pressed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Cook as the two fighters clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook scores a nice knee to the body.
Manchiller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cook taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cook prevents Manchiller from breaking the clinch.
Cook holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cook lands a nice uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Manchiller can't break the clinch.
Cook with a knee to the head.
Cook scores with a knee to the head.
Cook lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cook landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Manchiller misses with a body punch.
Cook will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Manchiller up against the cage.
Cook keeps control of Manchiller as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cook's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Manchiller is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cook pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Manchiller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cook connects with a nasty looking knee right to Manchiller's face.
Cook with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook crunches a lovely knee into Manchiller's ribcage.
Cook with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cook tries a knee to the head but Manchiller blocks it.
Cook missing with knees to the body.
Manchiller wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cook landing knees to the body.
Cook lands a body shot.
Cook lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cook digs a right hand into Manchiller's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Manchiller's gas tank.
Cook holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Cook.
Cook landing knees to the head.
Cook landing knees to the body.
Cook slows down the pace here.
Cook scores a nice knee to the body.
Cook lands a body punch.
Cook lands a knee to the head.
Cook connects with a nasty looking knee right to Manchiller's face.
Cook connects with a nasty looking knee right to Manchiller's face.
Manchiller can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manchiller tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Manchiller has had enough of the clinch but Cook keeps him there for the moment.
Cook stalling in the clinch.
Manchiller wants to break free but Cook has control.
Cook landing knees to the head.
Manchiller is trying to break free.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Manchiller lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cook or not.
A knee to the head by Cook.
Manchiller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A body shot lands from Cook.
Manchiller drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cook lands a knee to the body.
Manchiller can't break the clinch.
A short left from Cook.
Cook unloads a knee to the mid-section. Manchiller lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cook has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Manchiller tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Manchiller wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cook stalling in the clinch.
Cook scores with a knee to the head.
Cook crunches a lovely knee into Manchiller's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Cook.
Cook landing knees to the head.
Manchiller is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cook pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Manchiller jumps into guard, dragging Cook to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cook forces his way into half guard.
Manchiller is looking to get back to full guard here but Cook has managed to pass to side control instead.
Cook lands with some strikes.
Cook content just to control the position here.
Carlos Manchiller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manchiller is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buster Cook comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cook 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buster Cook!