PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lars Manberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and bob dole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Manberg
vs
dole

180 cm
20
201 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
19
218 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lars Manberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, bob dole!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from dole.
dole throws a leg kick that misses.

dole scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Manberg tries to buck dole off but dole is having none of it.

dole thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sloppy strikes there by dole.
Manberg defending against the ground and pound.
Manberg gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Manberg missing with punches from the bottom.
Manberg wants to get back to full guard.
Manberg is controlling dole's trapped leg to prevent dole from advancing to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manberg is trying to get back to full guard.
Manberg is pressing down on dole's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Manberg keeping full guard, as dole tries to pass.
Manberg has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
dole wants to control from the top but Manberg keeps moving.
dole tries to free his leg and advance position but Manberg is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Manberg is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Manberg throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Still in half guard, Manberg seems content to control.

dole looking for submissions off his back.
dole looks gassed!
dole tries to get to full guard but Manberg has control of the leg.

dole looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Manberg performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manberg passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for dole!
Manberg controlling the position easily from mount.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Lars Manberg just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Manberg scores a takedown into full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manberg takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee warns dole that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Manberg controlling the pace for now.
BOOM! Manberg connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Manberg controlling the pace for now.
Manberg seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down dole for as long as he can get away with.
dole tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lars Manberg dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Manberg throws a nice head kick!
Manberg dodges the punch combination from dole.
dole tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
dole chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Manberg can pounce on him.
Manberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Manberg lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like bob dole has been cut.
Manberg cracks the inside of dole's front leg.
A solid leg kick lands there for Manberg.
Manberg goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Manberg lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
dole avoids the head kick by Manberg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manberg dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on dole. That did some damage!
A shot to de liver by Manberg. Beautiful body shot.
Manberg throws a leg kick which misses dole's front leg but catches the back leg as dole tries to avoid it.
dole takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Manberg lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Manberg throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Manberg. That's going to slow dole down.
A nice combination there by Manberg.
dole chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Manberg can pounce on him.
Lars Manberg is winning the standup battle so far.
Manberg fakes the leg kick and cracks dole in the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manberg takes a swing at dole's ribcage but misses.

Manberg darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Manberg is controlling the pace.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
dole tries to roll over but Manberg keeps him under control.
Manberg is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Manberg lands strikes from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dole wants to control but Manberg is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Manberg content to control rather than advance.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if dole can do anything to dispel that myth.
Manberg works his foot free and advances to mount.
Manberg controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Manberg trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Lars Manberg just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
dole doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Manberg counters with a leg kick.
Manberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lars Manberg dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on bob dole's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

dole scores with a leg kick.
dole shoots for a takedown but Manberg saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
dole's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Manberg moves away from the strike by dole.
Manberg misses the shot to the body.
Manberg shoots for a takedown but dole saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Manberg has a takedown stuffed.
dole works over Manberg's head and body with a nice combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
dole blocks a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
dole lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manberg closes this distance looking for a takedown but dole circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lars Manberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
dole throws a leg kick
and Manberg counters with a thumping low kick.
dole tries to close the distance and clinch but Manberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
dole throws a sloppy head kick and Manberg moves out of range easily.
dole blocks a leg kick.
dole connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
dole misses with a wild combination.
Manberg cracks a nice hook into dole's ribs.
Lars Manberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Manberg tries to close the distance and clinch but dole swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
dole misses with a jab, cross combination.
Manberg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that dole can do to turn this around?
Manberg blocks a head kick by dole.
Manberg is looking to wear down dole with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Manberg bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Manberg.
Manberg throws a nice looking combination but dole bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Manberg.
A head kick misses from dole.
A low kick from dole is predictable there

and Manberg counters by clinching up.
dole takes a knee right on the jaw!
dole blocks an elbow strike from Manberg.
dole lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Manberg is looking for a takedown up against the cage. dole gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
dole is looking to break free of the clinch but Manberg has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dole stops a takedown attempt from Manberg.
Manberg lands a knee to the body.
dole tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Manberg just stands there and leans against the cage.
Manberg creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through dole's defenses.
Manberg stalling.
Manberg lands an elbow that stopped dole in his tracks for a moment.
dole fails to pull the fight into his guard.
dole is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Manberg gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Manberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
dole scores with a three punch combo!
Manberg moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

dole closes the distance and clinches.
dole stops a takedown attempt from Manberg.
Manberg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Manberg missing with knees to the body.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manberg swats away the attempt to clinch by dole.
dole clinches but Manberg breaks the clinch
and Manberg counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A head kick by dole misses
and Manberg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
dole lands a jab-cross combination.
Manberg lands a nice looking kick to the body. dole takes a step back to recover.
dole ducks right into an uppercut from Manberg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Manberg tries to keep at a distance but dole has taken the fight into the clinch.
bob dole has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lars Manberg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
dole tries to pull guard but Manberg holds him up against the cage and eventually dole drops back down to his feet.

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 Lars Manberg.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Manberg, 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 Suge Night scores the fight 29:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars Manberg!