PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Roth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Mannelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roth comes to the cage accompanied by Shawn Michaels - Sexy Boy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Roth
vs
Mannelly

181 cm
32
183 lbs
20 - 8 - 2

180 cm
30
178 lbs
18 - 4 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 20 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Daniel Roth!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Mannelly!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mannelly cracks Roth with a good jab.
Mannelly misses with a body shot.

Roth closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mannelly to the mat! Mannelly manages to get full guard.
Mannelly wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mannelly keeping full guard, as Roth tries to pass.
Mannelly is pulling down on Roth's head to control his posture.

Patrick Mannelly has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nice body punch from Roth.
Mannelly stuffs the takedown.
Roth throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mannelly moves out of range as Roth strikes.
Mannelly slips a straight right by Roth.
Roth punishes Mannelly's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slow jab from Roth misses its intended target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mannelly.
Horrible takedown by Roth or perhaps it was just good defense by Mannelly which made him look bad.
Roth tries for a takedown but Mannelly sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Roth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roth misses with a takedown attempt - Mannelly sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Roth throws a front kick aimed at Mannelly's knee but Mannelly avoids it well.
Roth shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mannelly misses with a straight right.
Mannelly throws a hook to the side of Roth's head but Roth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roth goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mannelly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mannelly cracks the inside of Roth's front leg.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mannelly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Roth's calf.
Nice straight punches there by Roth. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Roth.
Roth throws a push kick but Mannelly slaps the foot to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly throws out a loose jab but Roth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mannelly tries to clinch but Roth is having none of it.
Roth has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mannelly bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Roth's head.

It looks like Daniel Roth has been cut.
Roth throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mannelly.
Mannelly misses with a low kick as Roth jumps back.
Mannelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Roth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Roth misses with a wild body shot.
Roth loads up on a big right hand but Mannelly slips the punch.
Mannelly throws a shot from downtown. Roth moves away and avoids it.
Roth throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mannelly misses with a two punch combination.
Mannelly misses the jab.
Mannelly tries to close the distance and clinch but Roth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mannelly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mannelly moves into the clinch successfully.
Mannelly throws a head punch that misses.
Mannelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mannelly.
Roth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mannelly.
Mannelly throws a head punch that misses.
Roth missing with knees to the body.
Mannelly tries a body shot but Roth blocks it.
Roth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mannelly is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mannelly takes a shot to the head.
Roth can't find room to land a body shot as Mannelly controls the action.
Mannelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roth's elbow.
Mannelly scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Roth.
Mannelly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mannelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roth's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mannelly's elbow.
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!
Mannelly takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mannelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Roth controls his hands.
Mannelly tries to work over Roth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mannelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roth lands a body punch.
Mannelly pushes Roth back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mannelly tries to throw a body punch but Roth avoids it by throwing Mannelly back against the cage.
Mannelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mannelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roth's elbow.
Roth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roth blocks a body shot from Mannelly.
Roth blocks a body shot from Mannelly.
Our sources have told us that Roth has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Mannelly fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mannelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roth connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mannelly's face.
Roth prevents a body shot from Mannelly.
Mannelly misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Mannelly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Roth's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Roth gets a takedown into half guard.
Roth not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Roth prevents Mannelly from improving his position.
Mannelly keeping hold of Roth's head, controlling as best he can.
Roth throwing shots but Mannelly is blocking nicely.
Roth stalling away here and it's allowed Mannelly to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Mannelly 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.
Mannelly trying to keep a closed guard but Roth is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannelly manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Roth manages to get himself to full guard.

Roth has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Mannelly is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Roth.
Roth can't do much from the bottom here.
Roth gets back to half guard.
Roth wants to improve his position but Mannelly is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Roth reverses the position - he's now on top in Mannelly's guard.
Mannelly wants to sweep but no luck.
Roth throwing strikes but missing.
Roth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Roth throws a strike but Mannelly rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mannelly sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mannelly wants to control from the top but Roth keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mannelly avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mannelly is looking to stand up but Roth won't let him.
Roth wants to sweep here but Mannelly controlling him for the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Patrick Mannelly.
Mannelly throws a hook but Roth avoids it easily.
Mannelly lands the left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mannelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Roth.
Roth on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mannelly misses with a hook. Roth ducked under it nicely.
A good leg kick by Mannelly.
Roth thuds his right hand into Mannelly's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Mannelly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Roth, pushing him back against the cage.
Mannelly misses with a punch to the body.
Roth using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mannelly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roth stalls.
Roth has a couple of punches blocked by Mannelly.
Roth tries to land knees in the clinch but Mannelly avoids the damage to the body.
Mannelly tries to throw a body punch but Roth avoids it by throwing Mannelly back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mannelly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Mannelly.
Roth trying to control the position but instead, Mannelly has worked for underhooks and has pushed Roth into the cage.
Mannelly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Patrick Mannelly will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Daniel Roth's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mannelly moves into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Roth is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Mannelly can't fight it off and eventually Roth manages to take the fight to the floor. Mannelly looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Roth lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Roth trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Roth throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mannelly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Roth trying to control but Mannelly is working from the bottom.

Roth postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Mannelly is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Roth, into his guard.
Roth 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 one minute gone in the round.
Mannelly controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roth is looking to sweep but instead, Mannelly has passed into half guard.
Roth is refusing to be controlled, as Mannelly sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Roth misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Roth is trying to get back to full guard.
Mannelly not doing much here.
Roth trying to control here.

Patrick Mannelly has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Mannelly doesn't manage to clinch there - Roth circles away.
Roth cracks Mannelly with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Patrick Mannelly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Roth throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mannelly is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roth lands a slapping body shot.
Roth lands a jab to the head.
Mannelly slaps away a takedown attempt from Roth, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mannelly avoids the body shot from Roth.
Roth circles away from the clinch attempt

and Roth counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mannelly's guard now.
Mannelly working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roth throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Roth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Roth pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mannelly is keeping the position for now.

Roth is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mannelly wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roth trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Roth throws a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roth throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Roth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Roth with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Roth clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Roth's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A punch combination from Roth misses.
Mannelly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mannelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roth.
Roth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mannelly manages to avoid it.
Mannelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roth manages to avoid it.
Roth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roth checks the leg kick.
Mannelly wants to clinch up but Roth keeps it at a distance.

Roth shoots in and bounces Mannelly off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Roth in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mannelly is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mannelly controls Roth momentarily but Roth frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth wants to control from the top but Mannelly keeps moving.
Mannelly is pulling down on Roth's head to control his posture.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Patrick Mannelly wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mannelly throws a leg kick which misses Roth's front leg but catches the back leg as Roth tries to avoid it.
Roth thuds a left hand into Mannelly's body.
Roth has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mannelly finds it's way round the side to connect with Roth's head.
Mannelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mannelly wants to clinch.
Mannelly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mannelly slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A shot to the body from Roth misses
and Mannelly counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Roth misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roth scores with a body shot.
Roth takes a swing at Mannelly's ribcage but misses.
Mannelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Roth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mannelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roth scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mannelly walks into a stiff left hand from Roth.
Roth connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Roth lands a body shot.
Mannelly displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Roth.
Mannelly tries to clinch but Roth is having none of it.
Roth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mannelly.
Mannelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Roth is just out of range.
Roth misses with a body shot.
Mannelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly moves in looking to clinch but Roth pushes him off.
Mannelly lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Roth throws a shot to the body.
Mannelly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Roth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mannelly tries to work over Roth's front leg with a kick but Roth checks it.
Mannelly connects with a body shot that sends Roth's belly button to the back.
Roth shoots in but Mannelly avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Roth checks a leg kick nicely.
Roth swats away the attempt to clinch by Mannelly.
Mannelly connects with a body shot that sends Roth's belly button to the back.
Mannelly tries to land a leg kick but Roth saw it coming and moves away.
Mannelly lands with a nice body punch.
Roth dives in and grabs Mannelly's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mannelly pushes down on Roth's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Roth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mannelly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roth lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly throws a low kick but Roth moves out of range easily.
Roth throws a right and a left that Mannelly avoids nicely.
Mannelly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roth tries to land a front kick but Mannelly steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Roth looks for a takedown but Mannelly sprawls well.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Mannelly wants to clinch.
Roth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Patrick Mannelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roth looks for a takedown but Mannelly sprawls well.

Roth looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mannelly wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Patrick Mannelly will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Daniel Roth's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Roth checks a low kick from Mannelly.
Roth misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mannelly tries to score with a low kick but Roth moves his leg out of the way.
Mannelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mannelly cracks Roth with an open hand slap.
Mannelly tests Roth's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A low kick from Mannelly is predictable there
and Roth counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Roth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mannelly.
Roth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mannelly circles away quickly and effectively.
Roth throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mannelly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mannelly. Roth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mannelly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roth.
Mannelly with a jab.
Mannelly tries to close the distance and clinch but Roth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crunch! Roth slams his shin into Mannelly's torso.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannelly slips under a jab.
Mannelly swinging wildly here.
Mannelly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mannelly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Roth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mannelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roth was well out of range. Poor timing from Mannelly.
Mannelly stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mannelly wants it to stay on the feet.
Roth looks to land a left hand but Mannelly moved out of range nicely.
Roth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mannelly.
Mannelly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Roth jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Roth fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mannelly tries to score with a low kick but Roth moves his leg out of the way.
Mannelly misses with a straight left.
Roth goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roth shoots in for a takedown but Mannelly shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roth. Mannelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roth looks for the body kick but Mannelly saw that one coming.
Mannelly tries to clinch up.

Roth fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mannelly sprawls well initially but Roth persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mannelly trying to control here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mannelly is looking to improve his position.
Roth has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mannelly controlling the position well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Patrick Mannelly has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Roth misses the shot to the body.
Mannelly looks to land a combination but Roth avoids it well.

Mannelly tries to sprawl but Roth drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Roth is looking to take a break and control but Mannelly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Daniel Roth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patrick Mannelly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mannelly avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Roth.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Roth winds up and cracks Mannelly with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly is trying to control but can't.
Mannelly makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mannelly.
Roth looking to pass the guard.
Roth trying to control but Mannelly is working from the bottom.
Mannelly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mannelly wants to sweep but no luck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mannelly wants to stand up but Roth is controlling him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mannelly preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Patrick Mannelly.
I think Mannelly has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 46:49
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 46:49
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Mannelly!
Patrick Mannelly is the new welterweight champion!
Our winner, Patrick Mannelly, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.