PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Perneta Maneta (ranked 4635 p4p, 4793 weight class) and Li Bai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bai is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kung Fu Fighting. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Maneta
vs
Bai

189 cm
18
159
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
169
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Perneta Maneta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Li Bai!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bai throws a head kick that misses.
Maneta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bai.
Bai tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Maneta counters with a stiff right hand.
Maneta really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Maneta throws a nice looking combination but Bai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Bai.
Maneta defending well as Bai loads up on a big left hand.
Bai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bai is looking to clinch but Maneta is avoiding it.
Bai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maneta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bai dodges the punch combination from Maneta.
Maneta keeps the fight on the outside.
Maneta appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bai tries to clinch there but Maneta circles away.
Bai wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maneta swats away the attempt to clinch by Bai.
It looked like Maneta was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maneta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maneta feinted with a counter takedown.
Bai walks into a jab.
Bai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bai tries to clinch up but Maneta circles away and keeps his distance.
Maneta throws a jab when Bai was well out of range.
Maneta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bai doesn't manage to clinch there - Maneta circles away.
Bai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maneta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bai lands a right hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maneta misses with a head kick.
Bai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maneta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick by Bai misses

and Maneta counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Maneta.

Maneta breaks from the clinch.
Bai doesn't manage to clinch there - Maneta circles away.
Maneta appears to be looking for a big counter.
Li Bai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bai tries to clinch but Maneta is having none of it.
Maneta appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bai dodges the punch combination from Maneta.
A head kick from Bai lands but Maneta takes it in his stride.

It looks like Perneta Maneta has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maneta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maneta throws a head kick that misses
and Bai counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bai tries to clinch up but Maneta circles away and keeps his distance.
Maneta circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maneta attempts a counter takedown but Bai avoids it well and moves away.
Bai lands a jab.
Maneta dodges the punch combination from Bai.
Bai moves away from the strike by Maneta.
Bai tries to close the distance and clinch but Maneta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maneta attempts a counter takedown but Bai avoids it well and moves away.
No joy there for Bai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bai scoring well with a low kick there.
Bai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maneta was well out of range. Poor timing from Bai.
Maneta wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bai closes the distance and pushes Maneta back into the cage.
Bai misses with a body punch.
Maneta working hard to break the clinch.
Bai prevents Maneta from breaking the clinch.
Nice body punch from Bai.
Bai struggles to land a body shot inside as Maneta controls his hands.
Maneta has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Bai breaks the clinch.

Bai has Maneta up against the cage in a clinch.
Maneta wants to get back to striking at distance but Bai won't allow it.
Maneta wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Bai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maneta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maneta tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bai manages to circle out of the way.
Bai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Li Bai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Perneta Maneta's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Maneta keeps the fight on the outside.
Maneta swats away the attempt to clinch by Bai.
Bai tries to clinch but Maneta is having none of it.
Maneta half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bai throws a poor cross that misses
and Maneta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maneta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maneta tries to counter with a takedown but Bai is quick to defend against it.
Bai wants to clinch up but Maneta keeps it at a distance.
Maneta seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Maneta scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bai wants to clinch
and Maneta counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maneta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Bai rushes Maneta and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Maneta wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bai lands a shoulder strike.
Maneta has had enough of the clinch but Bai keeps him there for the moment.
Maneta is trying to break the clinch but Bai is controlling him.
Bai prevents Maneta from breaking the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bai.
Maneta tries to break free but Bai pushes him back against the cage.
Bai keeps control of Maneta as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Bai manages to break the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bai.
Bai moves in looking to clinch but Maneta pushes him off.
Bai jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Maneta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bai avoids the head kick by Maneta.
Maneta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bai tries to clinch there but Maneta circles away.
It appears Maneta was looking to counter with a kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bai tries to clinch up.
Maneta is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Maneta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bai tries to clinch up but Maneta circles away and keeps his distance.
Bai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maneta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bai misses with a two punch combination.
Bai lands a leg kick that knocks Maneta off balance momentarily.
Bai tries to clinch but Maneta moves out of range.
Maneta is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Maneta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bai.
Maneta appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maneta throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bai tries to clinch there but Maneta circles away.
Bai throws a combination. Maneta tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bai moves in looking to clinch but Maneta pushes him off.
Perneta Maneta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Maneta. Those never looked like landing.
Bai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maneta went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Maneta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bai.
Maneta swats away the attempt to clinch by Bai.
Bai tries to clinch but Maneta is having none of it.
Bai tries to clinch up but Maneta circles away and keeps his distance.
Maneta gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Maneta gets tackled into the cage by Bai. Bai maintains the clinch.

Bai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bai fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Bai looks to move away, Maneta throws a big counter combo but Bai just gets out of the way.
Bai moves in looking to clinch but Maneta pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maneta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maneta takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bai tries to close the distance and clinch but Maneta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Bai.
Bai tries to clinch but Maneta is having none of it.
Maneta tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bai manages to circle out of the way.
Bai just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Maneta does no damage.
Maneta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Perneta Maneta will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Perneta Maneta's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Bai tries to clinch but Maneta moves out of range.
Bai tries to clinch up.
Maneta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maneta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maneta throws a looping overhand right but Bai ducks down to avoid it.
Bai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maneta attempts a counter takedown but Bai avoids it well and moves away.
Maneta has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A head kick misses from Bai.
Bai jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maneta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Perneta Maneta is winning the standup battle so far.
Maneta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maneta appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bai wants to clinch up but Maneta keeps it at a distance.
Maneta throws a series of punches but Bai avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maneta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maneta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bai.
Bai throws a series of punches but Maneta avoids them all with ease.
Maneta feinted with a counter takedown.
A head kick misses from Maneta.
Bai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bai tries to clinch there but Maneta circles away.
Maneta throws a nice looking combination but Bai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bai throws a push kick but Maneta slaps the foot to one side.
Maneta missing with a left hand there. Bai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maneta throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maneta keeps the fight on the outside.
A counter left hand to the body from Maneta misses its target.
Bai is looking to clinch but Maneta is avoiding it.
Bai tries to clinch but Maneta moves out of range.
Maneta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bai scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bai tries to clinch but Maneta is having none of it.
Bai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maneta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bai throws a sloppy head kick
and Maneta counters with a three punch combo that has Bai backing up. Bai nods at Maneta to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bai tries to clinch but Maneta moves out of range.
Bai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maneta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bai tries to clinch up.
Maneta seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maneta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bai tries to clinch up.
Bai tries to clinch but Maneta is having none of it.
Maneta lands a jab-cross combination.
Maneta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maneta drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bai sprawls and moves away.
Bai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bai doesn't manage to clinch there - Maneta circles away.
Bai tries to clinch but Maneta moves out of range.
Maneta thinks about countering with a body kick.
Bai tries to clinch there but Maneta circles away.
Bai lands a front kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maneta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maneta thinks about countering with a head kick.
Bai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maneta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maneta lands with a right hand.
Bai ducks under a wild hook from Maneta.
Bai doesn't manage to clinch there - Maneta circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneta. Bai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body kick there by Bai.
Bai moves in looking to clinch but Maneta pushes him off.
It looked like Maneta wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maneta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maneta tries to counter with a takedown but Bai is quick to defend against it.
Bai is looking to slow Maneta down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bai tries to clinch there but Maneta circles away.
As Bai looks to move away, Maneta throws a big counter combo but Bai just gets out of the way.
Bai is looking to clinch.
Maneta throws a combination that misses
enabling Bai to counter with a crisp jab.
Bai scores with a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Perneta Maneta showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Maneta has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Perneta Maneta!
Li Bai was interviewed post fight and said 'So saying, I was drunk all the day, Lying helpless at the porch in front of my door.'.