PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Mannelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Champ Bombada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Mannelly
vs
Bombada

180 cm
38
178 lbs
26 - 11 - 1

183 cm
43
175 lbs
41 - 37 - 0

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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 26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Mannelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Champ Bombada!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mannelly takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bombada tried to score with a low kick but Mannelly checks it.

Mannelly rushes Bombada and presses him up against the cage.
Mannelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Bombada.
Mannelly taking a breather.
Mannelly throws a head punch that misses.
Come on Mannelly - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bombada blocking some punches.
Mannelly slows down the pace here.
Mannelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mannelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Bombada's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannelly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mannelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Bombada is trying to push Mannelly away but Mannelly has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mannelly slows down the pace here.
Bombada wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bombada blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mannelly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bombada or not.
A short left from Mannelly.
Bombada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Mannelly.
Mannelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Bombada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mannelly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly misses with the head strike.
Mannelly prevents Bombada from breaking the clinch.
Mannelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Bombada.

Bombada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mannelly throws the left hand but Bombada avoids the punch easily.
Bombada has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mannelly avoids the head kick by Bombada.
Bombada misses with a few strikes there.
Bombada throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bombada misses with a double jab.
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 is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bombada looks for the body kick but Mannelly saw that one coming.
Patrick Mannelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mannelly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bombada bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bombada throws a push kick but Mannelly slaps the foot to one side.
Mannelly with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bombada has time to react.
Mannelly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bombada's calf.
Mannelly connects with a nice looking jab.
Mannelly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bombada throws out the jab.
Mannelly takes one to the side of the head.
Bombada misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bombada tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bombada uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mannelly.
Bombada throws a lazy right hand but Mannelly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bombada on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bombada misses with a straight right.
Mannelly looks to throw the jab but Bombada is out of range.
Bombada ducks under a wild hook from Mannelly.
Mannelly throws an off balance right hand
and Bombada counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bombada swings for the body but Mannelly moves out of range.
Mannelly misses with a body shot.
Bombada catches Mannelly with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mannelly connects with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bombada does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bombada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mannelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Bombada.
Bombada lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mannelly seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bombada misses with a hook. Mannelly ducked under it nicely.
Mannelly is looking to counter punch.
Bombada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mannelly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bombada throws out the jab.
Bombada takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mannelly lands with an overhand left.
Bombada throws a series of strikes that have Mannelly backpedaling.
Bombada misses the shot to the body.
Mannelly was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mannelly connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bombada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mannelly.
Mannelly works Bombada's body with a nice hook.
Bombada throws out a powerful jab.
Bombada bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bombada takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mannelly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Mannelly dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A shot to the liver by Mannelly. Beautiful body shot.
Bombada comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bombada just misses with a punch to the body.
Mannelly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bombada lands a high kick!
Bombada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mannelly.
Bombada swinging wildly here.
Bombada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mannelly.
Bombada misses the jab.
Bombada jabs at Mannelly's body.
Champ Bombada seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mannelly avoids a kick to the body.
Bombada throws a head kick but Mannelly moves out of range.
Mannelly stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bombada lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bombada throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mannelly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bombada looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mannelly walks into a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mannelly clinches with his opponent.
Mannelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Bombada.
A head punch on the inside from Mannelly fails to land.
Bombada wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mannelly gets through Bombada's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mannelly gets through Bombada's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mannelly working aggressively here.
Mannelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bombada blocking some punches.
Patrick Mannelly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mannelly throws a head punch that misses.
Mannelly misses with some punches.
Mannelly can't find room to land a body shot as Bombada controls the action.
Mannelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly misses with some punches.
Mannelly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bombada backwards.
Mannelly is struggling to control the position.
Mannelly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bombada or not.
Mannelly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bombada backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bombada.
Mannelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mannelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mannelly tries a body shot but Bombada blocks it.
Bombada blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bombada.
Mannelly working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Bombada.
Bombada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mannelly tries to throw a body punch but Bombada avoids it by throwing Mannelly back against the cage.
Mannelly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bombada or not.
Mannelly stalling.
Mannelly pushes Bombada back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mannelly has Bombada pressed against the cage, preventing Bombada from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bombada tries to break free but Mannelly pushes him back against the cage.
Bombada prevents a body shot from Mannelly.
Mannelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bombada's elbow.
Mannelly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bombada backwards.
Mannelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Bombada.
Mannelly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bombada.
A head punch on the inside from Mannelly fails to land.
Mannelly misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Mannelly fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mannelly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mannelly pushes Bombada back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mannelly misses with some punches.
Bombada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Mannelly - that landed with a thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mannelly tries to work over Bombada's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Bombada breaks the clinch.
Bombada tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Mannelly dominated that second round.
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!

Bombada takes one on the button.
Mannelly throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bombada tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mannelly lands a slapping body shot.
Bombada misses with a looping right.
Mannelly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mannelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bombada can do to turn this around?
Mannelly wants to clinch.
Mannelly avoids a kick to the body.
Bombada takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mannelly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bombada looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bombada throws a sloppy head kick and Mannelly moves out of range easily.
Bombada misses with an uppercut
and Mannelly counters with a low kick, right behind Bombada 's knee.
Mannelly lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Mannelly.
Bombada looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mannelly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bombadas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Good leg kick by Mannelly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannelly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mannelly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bombada misses with a hook. Mannelly ducked under it nicely.
Bombada takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bombada throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mannelly's head.
Mannelly misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Mannelly.

Mannelly drives through and clinches with Bombada against the cage.
Mannelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Bombada controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mannelly.
Mannelly working aggressively here.
Mannelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mannelly misses with some punches.
Mannelly misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mannelly.
Mannelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mannelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Mannelly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mannelly has a couple of punches blocked by Bombada.
Champ Bombada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mannelly has a couple of punches blocked by Bombada.
Mannelly has a couple of punches blocked by Bombada.
Bombada working hard to break the clinch.
Mannelly misses with a punch to the body.
Mannelly misses with the head strike.
Mannelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bombada is trying to break free.
Mannelly misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Mannelly - that landed with a thud.
Mannelly has a couple of punches blocked by Bombada.
Bombada wants to get back to striking at distance but Mannelly won't allow it.
Mannelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mannelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bombada's elbow.
Mannelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patrick Mannelly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bombada wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bombada wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bombada is trying to break the clinch but Mannelly is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mannelly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bombada is trying to push Mannelly away but Mannelly has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bombada tries to circle away but Mannelly has him pinned against the cage.
Mannelly manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bombada prevents a body shot from Mannelly.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Mannelly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mannelly has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Mannelly!
Patrick Mannelly seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.