PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chiku Maneno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daario Naharis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 Daario Naharis was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Maneno
vs
Naharis

178 cm
21
177 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

179 cm
21
183 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daario Naharis!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naharis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Maneno cracks a nice hook into Naharis's ribs.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
Maneno swings widly with a right hand
and Naharis counters with a body kick.
Naharis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Naharis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maneno throws a body punch but Naharis moves out of range.
Naharis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Naharis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maneno.
Maneno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Naharis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maneno throws the left hand but Naharis avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naharis misses the shot to the body.
Maneno lands a nice hook to Naharis's body. Naharis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Naharis is trying to counter with his kicks.
Jab by Maneno.

It looks like Daario Naharis has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maneno slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maneno throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Naharis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maneno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Naharis was well out of range. Poor timing from Maneno.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Naharis! But no joy.
A jab from Maneno misses.
Maneno misses with a wild body shot.
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Maneno.
And Naharis responds with a good body kick, but Maneno manages to step out the way in time.
Maneno is looking to wear down Naharis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Naharis lands a high kick!
Maneno checks the leg kick nicely there.
Maneno looks to score with a jab to the body but Naharis is just out of range.
Maneno takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Maneno has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Naharis.
Maneno misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naharis misses with a two punch combination.
Maneno scores with a nice strike.
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!
Naharis misses with a body kick.
Maneno with a jab.
Naharis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maneno throws out a loose jab but Naharis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Naharis just misses with a punch to the body.
Maneno throwing a counter right hand but Naharis manages to avoid it.
Maneno connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Naharis's hands.
Naharis looks to land a left hand but Maneno moved out of range nicely.
Naharis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maneno was well out of range. Poor timing from Naharis.
Maneno lands a body shot.
Naharis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Naharis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maneno lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Naharis falls backwards - clearly groggy! Maneno dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chiku Maneno!
A very excited looking Chiku Maneno made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.