PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Manibusan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buretta Gali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Manibusan
vs
Gali

190 cm
25
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
25
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bryan Manibusan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Buretta Gali!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manibusan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Manibusan has closed the distance and engaged Gali in a clinch.
Manibusan struggles to land a body shot inside as Gali controls his hands.
Gali blocking some punches.
Gali is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Manibusan wants to get back to striking at distance but Gali won't allow it.
Manibusan tries to break the clinch but Gali is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gali.
Manibusan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gali is trying to force a seperation but Manibusan has the dominant position.
Manibusan prevents Gali from breaking the clinch.
Manibusan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Manibusan presses Gali against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Manibusan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manibusan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gali backwards.
Gali wants to get back to striking at distance but Manibusan won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gali wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Manibusan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gali blocking some punches.

Manibusan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gali circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gali pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Manibusan pushes Gali up against the cage in a clinch.
Manibusan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manibusan tries a body shot but Gali blocks it.
Manibusan cracks Gali with a nice body shot.
Manibusan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Manibusan misses with a punch on the inside.
Manibusan lands a shoulder strike.
Manibusan has Gali pressed against the cage, preventing Gali from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Manibusan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Manibusan.
Manibusan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gali backwards.
A short right from Manibusan on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Manibusan breaks the clinch.
Gali misses with a left hand
and Manibusan counters with a left to the body.
Gali scores with a crisp jab that stopped Manibusan in his tracks.
Gali thuds a left hand into Manibusan's body.
Gali misses with a right hand
enabling Manibusan to counter with a crisp jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Manibusan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gali.
Gali misses with a looping right.
Manibusan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Manibusan misses with a double jab
and Gali counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gali throws a big shot that misses.
Gali is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Gali throws a hook but Manibusan avoids it easily.
Gali bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gali slips a jab and a cross from Manibusan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Manibusan.
Manibusan looks to land a combination but Gali avoids it well.
Manibusan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gali manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Manibusan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gali moves away.
Gali throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Manibusan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gali is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Manibusan.
Gali swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Manibusan swings for the body but Gali moves out of range.

Manibusan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Manibusan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gali's efforts to push away.
Manibusan scores with a shoulder strike.

Manibusan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Manibusan.

Manibusan rushes Gali and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gali is trying to break free.
Manibusan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gali blocking some punches.
Manibusan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Galis head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gali wants to break free but Manibusan has control.
Manibusan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gali's elbow.
Gali is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Manibusan.

Manibusan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Left hook, right uppercut from Manibusan.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gali wants to get back to striking at distance but Manibusan won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Manibusan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gali throws out a loose jab but Manibusan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manibusan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gali misses with a left hand
enabling Manibusan to counter with a crisp jab.
Manibusan slips a jab and a cross from Gali.
A big right from Manibusan misses.
Manibusan blocks a jab.
Manibusan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Manibusan duly obliges.
Nice shot lands for Gali.
Gali missing with a left hand there. Manibusan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gali cracks Manibusan with a good jab.
Sloppy strikes from Manibusan. Those never looked like landing.
Bryan Manibusan is winning the standup battle so far.
Manibusan throws a right hand that Gali ducks under and follows up with a left that Gali also avoids with ease.
Gali avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gali throws a lazy right hand but Manibusan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manibusan misses with a two punch combination.
Manibusan ducks under a wild hook from Gali.
Manibusan connects with a body shot that sends Gali's belly button to the back.
Manibusan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manibusan moves in looking to clinch but Gali pushes him off.
Manibusan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gali paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Manibusan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gali.
Gali might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gali scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Manibusan doesn't seem bothered though.
Gali misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Manibusan tries to close the distance and clinch but Gali swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manibusan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gali looks to land a right hand but Manibusan moved out of range.

Manibusan has managed to clinch.
Manibusan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gali wants to break the clinch but can't.
Manibusan lands with a short shot to the head.
Gali is trying to push Manibusan away but Manibusan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Manibusan lands with a left to the head.
Gali tries to break free but Manibusan pushes him back against the cage.
Manibusan has had enough of the clinch but Gali keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gali takes a shot to the head.
Manibusan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gali's efforts to push away.
Manibusan lands with a left to the head.
Manibusan wants to get back to striking at distance but Gali won't allow it.
Good body shot from Manibusan.
Manibusan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manibusan lands with a short shot to the head.
Manibusan lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Manibusan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Manibusan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Galis head.
Gali wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manibusan keeps control of Gali as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Manibusan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gali jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Manibusan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bryan Manibusan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab by Gali.
Gali rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Manibusan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Manibusan slips a jab from Gali.
Manibusan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Manibusan finds it's way through Gali's defenses.
Manibusan misses with a body shot.
Manibusan lands a slapping body shot.
Manibusan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Manibusan closes the distance and clinches.
Manibusan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Galis head.

Manibusan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Manibusan moves in looking to clinch but Gali pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gali throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Manibusan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gali throws a shot from downtown. Manibusan moves away and avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gali is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice defenses there by Gali.
Gali thows a left - swing and a miss!
Manibusan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gali manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Manibusan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Manibusan fails with an attempt to clinch.

Manibusan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Manibusan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gali fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Manibusan moves away from the strike by Gali.
Manibusan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Manibusan is looking to wear down Gali with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gali missing with a left hand there. Manibusan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gali throws the left hand but Manibusan avoids the punch easily.
Gali lands with a good body shot.
Gali uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Manibusan has time to react.
Manibusan takes a swing at Gali's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bryan Manibusan will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Manibusan misses with a series of wild punches.
Manibusan misses with the combination.
Manibusan throws a right hand that Gali ducks under and follows up with a left that Gali also avoids with ease.
Gali swats away the attempt to clinch by Manibusan.
Sloppy strikes from Manibusan. Those never looked like landing.
Gali throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Gali finds it's way through Manibusan's defenses.
Manibusan misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Manibusan misses.
Manibusan slips under a jab.
Manibusan misses with a double jab.
Manibusan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gali swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Manibusan tries to clinch there but Gali circles away.
Gali looks to land a right hand but Manibusan moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gali tries to bum rush Manibusan with a series of wild strikes but Manibusan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gali fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gali avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gali misses with a straight right.
Manibusan wants to clinch up but Gali keeps it at a distance.
Manibusan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Manibusan looks to land a right hand but Gali moved out of range.

Manibusan clinches up against the cage.
Manibusan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gali is trying to break the clinch but Manibusan is controlling him.

Manibusan breaks the clinch.
Manibusan tries to clinch there but Gali circles away.
Manibusan throws a right and a left that Gali avoids nicely.
Gali avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manibusan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gali lands a head shot.
Gali lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manibusan wants to clinch.
Gali throws a poor cross that misses
and Manibusan counters with a left and a right that stings Gali.
Gali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manibusan.
Sloppy strikes from Manibusan. Those never looked like landing.
Gali scores with a jab to the head.
Manibusan throws a combination that misses
and Gali counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gali connects with a single shot there.
Gali throws a hook but Manibusan blocks it.
A combination from Manibusan does no damage.
Manibusan tries to clinch there but Gali circles away.
Gali walks into a left hand.
Manibusan throws out a loose jab but Gali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manibusan moves out of range of the strikes.
Manibusan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gali counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manibusan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Manibusan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gali connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Manibusan scrambles back to his feet.
Gali ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gali avoids the body shot from Manibusan.

Manibusan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Manibusan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gali's efforts to push away.
Manibusan lands a hook that snaps the head of Gali backwards.
Gali tries to circle away but Manibusan has him pinned against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Manibusan.
Manibusan keeps control of Gali as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Manibusan misses with a punch on the inside.
Manibusan throws a punch but it's blocked by Gali.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manibusan digs a right hand into Gali's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gali's gas tank.
Manibusan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Manibusan.
Manibusan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gali.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Manibusan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manibusan tries to close the distance and clinch but Gali swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manibusan looks to land a combination but Gali avoids it well.
Gali throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manibusan.
Manibusan tries to clinch but Gali is having none of it.

Manibusan has Gali up against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Manibusan breaks the clinch.
Buretta Gali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Manibusan takes the fight into the clinch.

Manibusan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bryan Manibusan.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Manibusan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bryan Manibusan!
A victorious Bryan Manibusan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.