PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manny Handy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iphone Apple (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manny Handy has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Handy
vs
Apple

185 cm
22
255 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

150 cm
27
79 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Handy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iphone Apple!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Apple on the side of the head.
Handy throws a series of punches but Apple moves out of range.
Apple is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Handy.

Apple is rocked!

It looks like Iphone Apple has been cut.
Handy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Apple is still on wobbly legs! Can Handy finish him?
Handy throws a series of punches but Apple moves out of range.
Apple buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Handy leaves Apple with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Handy swinging wildly here.
Apple seems to have recovered his senses.
Handy is breathing heavily.
Apple wants to clinch up but Handy keeps it at a distance.
Manny Handy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Handy throws a body kick that misses.
Apple tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Handy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Apple doesn't manage to clinch there - Handy circles away.
Handy swinging wildly here.
Handy throws a body punch but Apple moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Apple is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Handy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Apple tries to close the distance and clinch up but Handy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Handy misses.
Handy throws a head kick that misses.
A big right from Handy misses.
Apple is looking to clinch.
Handy throws an off balance right hand
and Apple counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Apple is looking to clinch.
Apple tries to clinch up.
Handy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Manny Handy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Apple throws a leg kick but Handy moved away.
Apple misses with a takedown attempt - Handy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Handy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Handy. Those never looked like landing.
Handy stuffs the takedown attempt from Apple. Apple gets slowly back to his feet.
Manny Handy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iphone Apple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Apple slips a jab from Handy.
Handy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Apple.

Apple takes the fight into the clinch.
Handy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Apple has him pressed against the cage.
Handy has had enough of the clinch but Apple keeps him there for the moment.
Handy wants to get back to striking at distance but Apple won't allow it.
Handy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Apple is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Handy is defending well for now.
Apple landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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!

Apple breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Apple moves into the clinch.
Handy avoiding damage as Apple throws knees to the body.

Apple breaks from the clinch.
Apple gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Handy misses with an uppercut. Apple saw that one coming.
Handy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Apple walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Handy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Apple has managed to clinch.
Apple'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.
Handy is trying to force a seperation but Apple has the dominant position.
Handy managing to block the knees to the body from Apple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Apple manages to break the clinch.
Handy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Apple feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Handy's calf.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Apple jumps guard and drags Handy to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Apple is trying to keep Handy in close.
Apple is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Handy is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Iphone Apple will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Iphone Apple's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Apple moves in looking to clinch but Handy pushes him off.
Apple moves in looking to clinch but Handy pushes him off.
Handy misses with a hook.
Handy throws a head kick that misses.
Handy keeps the fight on the outside.
Handy throws a right and a left that Apple avoids nicely.
Handy misses with the combination.
Handy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Apple moves away.
Apple moves in looking to clinch but Handy pushes him off.
Apple dodges the punch combination from Handy.
Apple connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Apple has managed to clinch.
Apple throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Handy blocks it with crossed arms.
Handy avoiding damage as Apple throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Handy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Apple with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Handy tries to break free but Apple pushes him back against the cage.
Apple utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Apple keeps control of Handy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Apple is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Handy avoiding damage as Apple throws knees to the body.
Apple misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Handy.
Apple tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Handy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Handy wants to get back to striking at distance but Apple won't allow it.
Apple is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apple keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Handy's efforts to push away.
Apple tries to score a body lock takedown but Handy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Apple drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Manny Handy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iphone Apple.
Apple misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Handy.
A frustrated look appears on Handy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Apple has Handy pressed against the cage, preventing Handy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Handy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Apple lands a knee to the body.
Handy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Apple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Handy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Apple has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Handy after a bit of a struggle.

Handy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Handy misses with a straight right.
Handy throws an off balance right hand
and Apple counters with a good low kick that Handy was not able to check.
Handy stuffs the takedown.
Apple ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Handy swinging wildly here.
Manny Handy is winning the standup battle so far.
Apple misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handy throws a shot from downtown. Apple moves away and avoids it.
Apple is looking to clinch but Handy is avoiding it.
Apple tries to close the distance and clinch up but Handy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Apple slips under a jab.
Apple misses with a few strikes there.
Apple fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Handy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Handy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Apple counters with a leg kick.
Handy throws a body kick that misses.
Apple feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Handy's calf.
Apple fails in his attempt to clinch.
Handy throws a wild body kick that Apple sees coming a mile off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Apple looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Apple is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iphone Apple showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Iphone Apple's cut.
That's time! Handy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Handy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Manny Handy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Handy throws a hook but Apple blocks it.
Apple has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Apple there as he acknowledges the shot.
Handy throws a big shot that misses.
Apple is looking to clinch but Handy is avoiding it.
Apple throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Handy's waist but Handy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Apple off to one side.
Handy lands a jab to the nose.
Apple tries to clinch up.
Handy throws a hook but Apple blocks it.
Handy tries a head kick but it misses.
Apple throws a head kick that misses.
Handy tries a head kick but it misses.
Handy swats away the attempt to clinch by Apple.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Apple is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Apple is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Handy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Apple.
Handy checks a low kick from Apple.
Apple moves in looking to clinch but Handy pushes him off.
Apple tries to clinch there but Handy circles away.
Apple cracks the inside of Handy's front leg.
Apple tries to clinch but Handy moves out of range.
Apple misses with a straight right.
Handy misses with a left hand
and Apple counters with a leg kick.
Apple tries to close the distance and clinch up but Handy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Apple tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Apple thumps Handy with a low kick.
Apple lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Handy circles away from the clinch attempt.

Apple moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
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!
Apple fails to pull guard.
Handy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Apple.
Manny Handy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iphone Apple.
Handy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Apple misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Handy.

Apple breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Handy misses with a wild combination.
Handy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Apple is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Handy. No joy for Apple on that attempt.
Apple avoids the body shot from Handy.
Apple doesn't manage to clinch there - Handy circles away.

Apple has taken the fight to the clinch.
Apple tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Handy avoids it.
Handy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Apple tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Apple is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Handy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Apple with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Manny Handy has been cut.
A frustrated look appears on Apple's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Handy is looking to break free of the clinch but Apple has double underhooks.
Handy avoiding damage as Apple throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apple tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Handy avoids it.

Apple's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Handy thows a body shot but no joy.
Apple tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Handy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Apple tries to clinch up but Handy circles away and keeps his distance.
Manny Handy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Handy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Apple circles away quickly and effectively.
Apple tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Handy is able to avoid easily.
Apple closes the distance and clinches up with Handy, looking for a takedown. Apple pushes Handy against the cage but Handy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Apple wants to clinch.
Handy throws a poor cross that misses
and Apple counters with a nice body shot.
Iphone Apple is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Apple throws a head kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Iphone Apple comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Apple 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iphone Apple!