PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Manchester (ranked 23955 p4p, 3448 weight class) and Ele Meno (ranked 439 p4p, 333 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Manchester
vs
Meno

170 cm
21
155
1 - 1 - 0

171 cm
25
155
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Manchester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ele Meno!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Manchester clinches with his opponent.
Manchester has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Meno after a bit of a struggle.
Manchester taking a breather.

Meno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manchester scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Meno moves into range and connects with a jab.
Manchester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meno.
Meno scores with a sloppy right hand. Manchester should have avoided that one.
Meno's coach down at Deep waters was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Meno's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Meno connects with a right hand. Manchester shakes it off.
Manchester throws a sloppy head kick and Meno moves out of range easily.
Manchester throws a sloppy head kick and Meno moves out of range easily.
Meno tries to bum rush Manchester with a series of wild strikes but Manchester uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meno stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Meno wants it to stay on the feet.
Meno connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Manchester is rocked!
Manchester misses with a head kick.
Manchester misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Meno on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Meno digs a good body shot into Manchester's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manchester walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Meno clinches up with Manchester and pushes him back against the cage.
Meno has Manchester pressed against the cage, preventing Manchester from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A left hand lands to the body for Meno.

Meno's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meno lunges at Manchester with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Manchester's hand.
Oh Manchester is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Manchester wants to clinch
and Meno counters with a stiff right hand.
Manchester with a poor takedown
and Meno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Manchester. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manchester darts in trying to clinch
and Meno counters with a stiff right hand.
Meno lands with a good body shot.
An inside leg kick from Manchester misses.
No joy there for Meno, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meno scores with a jab to the head.
Meno thuds a left hand into Manchester's body.
Manchester is breathing heavily.

Meno lands a left and a right that send Manchester crashing to the mat, dazed. Meno thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Meno working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Meno gets through Manchester's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Meno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ele Meno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meno getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Manchester darts in looking for a takedown but Meno gets double underhooks and turns Manchester into the cage.
A short body shot lands from Meno as the two fighters clinch.
Manchester is looking to control Meno's arms but Meno gets an underhook and turns him. Now Manchester has his back to the cage.

Meno breaks the clinch.
Manchester takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Oooooh!!! Meno has knocked Manchester down with a huge combo! Meno steps away and waves a wobbly Manchester back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Manchester gets tackled into the cage by Meno. Meno maintains the clinch.
Meno lands a hook that snaps the head of Manchester backwards.
Manchester tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Meno smiles and moves away.
Ele Meno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Meno punishes Manchester's body with a nice straight punch.
Manchester looks for a takedown but Meno sprawls well.
Meno let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Manchester takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Manchester tries to bum rush Meno with a series of wild strikes but Meno uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Meno scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Manchester doesn't seem bothered though.

Oooooh!!! Meno has knocked Manchester down with a huge combo! Meno steps away and waves a wobbly Manchester back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meno lands a nice looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manchester tried to score with a low kick but Meno checks it.
Meno looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Meno takes the fight into the clinch.
Meno lands a nice shot to the body.
Meno presses Manchester against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Meno.

Meno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Manchester takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Meno has Manchester up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Meno on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manchester is trying to force a seperation but Meno has the dominant position.
Manchester jumps guard but Meno stands there with Manchester around his waist. Manchester gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Meno lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ele Meno dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Meno lands with a good body shot.
Manchester seems to have got his legs back now.
Meno connects with a body shot.
Meno jabs Manchester to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Manchester is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Meno clinches up with Manchester and pushes him back against the cage.

Meno breaks from the clinch.
Manchester fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ele Meno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Meno moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Meno throws a series of punches but Manchester moves out of range.
Michael Manchester is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meno jabs at Manchester's body.
Meno showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manchester.
This has been an exciting period of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Meno.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meno rushes Manchester with punches - Manchester moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Manchester goes down! Meno follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ele Meno!