PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Mannelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ice Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Shadow on the Sun kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ice Man was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Mannelly
vs
Man

180 cm
30
178 lbs
19 - 4 - 1

186 cm
34
180 lbs
36 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 19 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Mannelly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ice Man!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mannelly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Man misses with a straight right.
Man throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mannelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Mannelly tries to close the distance and clinch but Man swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mannelly misses with a hook. Man ducked under it nicely.
Man takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Man uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mannelly.

Mannelly moves into range and clinches up with Man.
Mannelly misses with a body punch.
Man wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mannelly has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Man takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mannelly misses with some punches.
Man wants to break free but Mannelly has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man trying to stall but Mannelly improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mannelly.
Mannelly lands a nice shot to the body.
Mannelly trying to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mannelly.
Mannelly can't find room to land a body shot as Man controls the action.
Mannelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man wants to break the clinch but can't.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man avoiding damage as Mannelly throws knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Mannelly.
Mannelly presses Man against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly working aggressively here.
Mannelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Man.
Mannelly tries to work over Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Man's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mannelly misses with a looping right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mannelly connects with a body shot that sends Man's belly button to the back.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Mannelly.
Man digs a good hook to Mannelly's body.
Mannelly scores with a nice right hand.

It looks like Ice Man has been cut.
Mannelly misses with a lunging right hand
and Man connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mannelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mannelly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Mannelly does no damage.
Man lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Man lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mannelly at a distance.
Man throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mannelly looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Man scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mannelly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mannelly throws a right and a left that Man avoids nicely.
Mannelly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mannelly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mannelly scores with a hook.
Mannelly throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Mannelly tries to clinch up
and Man counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mannelly swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Mannelly tests Man's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Patrick Mannelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Man. That snapped Mannelly's head back.
Mannelly misses with a low kick.
Man looks to land a right hand but Mannelly moved out of range.
Man scores with a jab to the head.
Mannelly tries to clinch there but Man circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mannelly slips a jab and a cross from Man.
Mannelly connects with a crisp jab.
Man jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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 Ice Man's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Mannelly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Man stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fighters circling - Man throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Mannelly is just out of range.
Man lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Man.
Ice Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Mannelly.
Man tries to bum rush Mannelly with a series of wild strikes but Mannelly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mannelly tries to clinch up but Man circles away and keeps his distance.
Mannelly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Man. That did some damage!
Man circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mannelly is looking to clinch but Man is avoiding it.
Man scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mannelly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mannelly tries to work over Man's front leg with a kick but Man checks it.
Mannelly swings for the body but Man moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannelly darts in trying to clinch
and Man counters with a one-two to the body.
Mannelly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Man.
Mannelly connects with a body shot.
Man has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Man tries to bum rush Mannelly with a series of wild strikes but Mannelly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mannelly throws a jab when Man was well out of range.
Mannelly looks to land a right hand but Man moved out of range.
Man swinging wildly here.
Mannelly jabs at Man's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mannelly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man lands a body shot.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Mannelly is just out of range.
Mannelly fails to land with a series of punches.

Mannelly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Man, pushing him back against the cage.
Mannelly misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man looking to stall.
Mannelly trying to land knees to the body.
Man is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mannelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Man.
Man has had enough of the clinch but Mannelly keeps him there for the moment.
Mannelly lands with a short shot to the head.
Man lands a hook that snaps the head of Mannelly backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mannelly throws a head punch that misses.
Mannelly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Man prevents a body shot from Mannelly.
Mannelly working aggressively here.
Mannelly cracks Man with a nice body shot.
Mannelly misses with a punch to the body.
Mannelly tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.
Man just leaning against Mannelly, taking a breather.
Mannelly misses with an elbow over the top.

Man breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mannelly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mannelly lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Man has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Man and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mannelly misses with a looping right.
Mannelly doesn't manage to clinch there - Man circles away.
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 scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Mannelly has closed the distance and engaged Man in a clinch.
Mannelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Man avoids it.
Mannelly keeps control of Man as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mannelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Man controls his hands.

Man's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mannelly wants to clinch.
Ice Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Mannelly has Man up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Mannelly dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ice Man's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Man misses with a double jab
and Mannelly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mannelly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Man.
Man keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mannelly manages to avoid it.

Mannelly has closed the distance and engaged Man in a clinch.
Mannelly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Man stalling in the clinch but Mannelly improves position.
Mannelly tries to throw a body punch but Man avoids it by throwing Mannelly back against the cage.
Man has had enough of the clinch but Mannelly keeps him there for the moment.
Mannelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mannelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mannelly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Man backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Man.

Man manages to break the clinch.
Mannelly is looking to clinch.
Mannelly misses with a combination
and Man counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Man on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mannelly fails in his attempt to clinch.

Mannelly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Man, pushing him back against the cage.
Mannelly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Mannelly.
Patrick Mannelly has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Man escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Man misses with a few strikes there.
Some bone on bone action there as Man checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a wild combination.
Mannelly moves away from the strike by Man.
Man lands a lovely overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mannelly tries to clinch up.
Mannelly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mannelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Mannelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Mannelly drives through and clinches with Man against the cage.
Mannelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mannelly throws a head punch that misses.
Man blocks a body shot from Mannelly.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mannelly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mannelly tries to throw a body punch but Man avoids it by throwing Mannelly back against the cage.
Mannelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Man.
Man is trying to break free.
Man avoiding damage as Mannelly throws knees to the body.
Mannelly misses with a short punch on the inside.

Man pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for Man.
Mannelly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Man. Those never looked like landing.
Mannelly misses with a lunging right hand
and Man counters with a three punch combo that has Mannelly backing up. Mannelly nods at Man to acknowledge the strikes.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Mannelly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mannelly lands a leg kick that knocks Man off balance momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly looks to throw a body kick
and Man counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fight stays on the outside here - Mannelly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mannelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Mannelly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Man gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mannelly.
Sloppy strikes from Man. Those never looked like landing.

Man tries to keep at a distance but Mannelly has taken the fight into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Mannelly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man misses with the head strike.
Mannelly can't find room to land a body shot as Man controls the action.
Mannelly working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mannelly has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mannelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mannelly.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mannelly.
Mannelly tries to work over Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mannelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Mannelly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Man blocks an uppercut.

Man breaks from the clinch.
Man throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mannelly slips a jab from Man.
Man swings for the body but Mannelly moves out of range.
Man dodges the punch combination from Mannelly.
Mannelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mannelly closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mannelly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mannelly connects with a nice looking jab.
Mannelly misses with a wild combination.
Mannelly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mannelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Man misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Man.
Mannelly takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Man throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mannelly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Man uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mannelly has time to react.
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!
Man scores with a jab.
Man misses with a jab, cross combination.
Man moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mannelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Mannelly.
Mannelly connects with a leg kick. Man looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Man takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Man throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mannelly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man avoids the body shot from Mannelly.
Mannelly tries to clinch but Man is having none of it.
Donk. Mannelly catches Man right on the button with a cross.
Mannelly throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Man misses the shot to the body.

Mannelly moves into the clinch successfully.
Mannelly tries a body shot but Man blocks it.
Man stalling.

Man escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Man shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mannelly is trying to control but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly is looking for a sweep. Man is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mannelly keeping control of the position.
Mannelly trying to hold on to Man's head to control him but Man postures up.
Mannelly is not content to let Man control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Patrick Mannelly has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mannelly, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Mannelly had his way with Ice Man in that round.
The cut man is working on Ice Man's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Man takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mannelly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mannelly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Man's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mannelly is looking to clinch but Man is avoiding it.
Mannelly buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Man scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big right from Mannelly misses.
Mannelly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mannelly misses with a series of wild punches.
Man misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big left from Mannelly misses.
Mannelly scores with a punch to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannelly's jab looks to have found its range, popping Man under the eye.
Mannelly misses with a straight left.
Mannelly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Man has time to react.
Man shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mannelly sprawls well. Mannelly wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Man gets slowly back to his feet.
Mannelly tries to clinch up.
Mannelly's jab looks to have found its range, popping Man under the eye.
Man misses with a two punch combination.
Mannelly scores with a jab. Man acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Man checks a leg kick.
Man throws out a loose jab but Mannelly uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mannelly wants to clinch.
Mannelly throws a shot from downtown. Man moves away and avoids it.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
Mannelly thows a body shot but no joy.
Mannelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Man counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mannelly darts in trying to clinch
and Man counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mannelly tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Man feints a jab promting Mannelly to slip. Man then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mannelly slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mannelly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mannelly moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Some wild striking there from Man.
Patrick Mannelly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Man cracks a nice hook into Mannelly's ribs.
Mannelly tries to clinch but Man moves out of range.
Mannelly throws out a loose jab but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man circles away from the clinch attempt
and Man connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mannelly lands with a good body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mannelly.
Good leg kick by Mannelly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Man scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mannelly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Man. That did some damage!
Man throws a looping overhand right but Mannelly ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Mannelly misses the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mannelly throws a quick inside leg kick.
Man has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mannelly. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ice Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Man circles away from the clinch attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Mannelly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mannelly, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 50:45
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 50:45
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Mannelly!
Patrick Mannelly retains his welterweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Patrick Mannelly thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Ice Man spoke after the fight, saying 'i'll back and Knock him out!'.