PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chiku Maneno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anssi Manninen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Chiku Maneno has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Chiku Maneno seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Maneno
vs
Manninen

178 cm
20
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
19
192 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chiku Maneno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anssi Manninen!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maneno sizes up Manninen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

It looks like Anssi Manninen has been cut.
Manninen fails with a takedown attempt.
Maneno stuns Manninen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Manninen fails with the takedown
and Maneno counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Manninen thinking.
Maneno lands a jab to Manninen's midsection.
Manninen looks winded!
Maneno lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Maneno jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Manninen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Maneno is able to avoid easily.
Maneno scores with a shot to the body.
Maneno cracks a nice hook into Manninen's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manninen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Maneno lands a big uppercut and Manninen crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Manninen looks OK. Maneno waves Manninen back to his feet!

Manninen is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Maneno ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Manninen clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chiku Maneno!
Chiku Maneno seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.