PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tosh Manosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Umberto Eco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manosh's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Steady mobbin. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Manosh
vs
Eco

187 cm
24
191 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

182 cm
20
195 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tosh Manosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Umberto Eco!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manosh.
Manosh cracks Eco with a good jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manosh. Eco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manosh keeps the fight on the outside.
Eco shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Manosh but Manosh pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A jab from Manosh misses.
Manosh missing with a left hand there. Eco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Manosh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Eco tries to clinch up but Manosh circles away and keeps his distance.
Eco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manosh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manosh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eco tries to clinch but Manosh is having none of it.
Manosh lands a body shot.

Eco shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Manosh has his hands clasped together around Eco's back. He's all about the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manosh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Eco stops Manosh from getting back to his feet.
Manosh wants to improve his position but Eco is controlling well.

Eco is working for a kimura but Manosh is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manosh is looking to improve his position.
Manosh scores with a few weak punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Manosh tries to get to full guard but Eco has control of the leg.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Eco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manosh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Manosh scores with a shot to the body.
Eco defending well as Manosh loads up on a big left hand.
Eco tries to clinch up but Manosh circles away and keeps his distance.
Eco throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Eco is looking to clinch.
Manosh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Eco throws a sloppy head kick and Manosh moves out of range easily.
Manosh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Eco as Manosh shoots in.
Eco with a poor takedown
and Manosh counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manosh looks to land a combination. Eco sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Eco takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Manosh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Eco tries to close the distance and clinch but Manosh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manosh lands with a straight right. Eco didn't see that one coming.

Manosh shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Eco's guard.
Eco looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Manosh has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Eco looking to control.
Manosh working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Eco's head.
Manosh is in close to Eco's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Eco looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Eco looks gassed!
Eco keeping moving, preventing Manosh from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manosh thows a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Manosh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Manosh wants to control from the top but Eco keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Eco can do anything to dispel that myth.
Eco preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Eco working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Manosh doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Manosh manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Manosh is looking to work some ground and pound but Eco has wrist control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A swing and a miss from Manosh.
Manosh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eco was well out of range. Poor timing from Manosh.
Eco dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Manosh. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tosh Manosh dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Eco doesn't manage to clinch there - Manosh circles away.
Tosh Manosh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eco tries to clinch there but Manosh circles away.
Eco throws a head kick but Manosh moves out of range.
A left lands for Manosh.
Eco throws a jab but it's blocked by Manosh.
Eco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Manosh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Eco throws a head kick that misses.
Eco on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Eco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eco swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Eco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Manosh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Eco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manosh swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Eco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Manosh lands a jab to the nose.
Eco throws a left and a right that both miss
and Manosh counters with a two punch combo.
Eco moves in looking to clinch but Manosh pushes him off.
Manosh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Eco can pounce on him.
A good leg kick by Eco.
Eco looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Manosh is fending him off so far but Eco persists. Nope, Manosh circles away and we're back to standing.
Eco shoots and misses
and Manosh counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tosh Manosh is winning the standup battle so far.
Eco is breathing heavily.
Manosh scores with a punch to the head.
Manosh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Manosh does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eco moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Eco takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eco with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Manosh to score with a decent uppercut.
Eco has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Eco there as he acknowledges the shot.
Manosh tries to bum rush Eco with a series of wild strikes but Eco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Manosh circles away from the clinch attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Manosh checks a leg kick.
Manosh ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Manosh lands a jab.

Manosh feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Manosh knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Eco on the ground.
Manosh throwing strikes from guard but Eco blocks nicely.
Manosh chips away with some ground and pound.
Eco avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eco looking for a sweep. Not yet Eco, not yet.
Manosh slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Manosh working some strikes from top position.
Manosh is in close to Eco's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Eco has his foot on Manosh's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Manosh works his way back into a safe position though.
Manosh slips nicely into half guard.
Manosh passes the guard and advances to mount!
Manosh working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manosh landing strikes from the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manosh lands a big shot there that rocks Eco but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Manosh wants to control the pace but Eco is squirming around nicely.
Manosh pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Manosh has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Eco's face.
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!
Manosh with a couple of short strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manosh postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Eco looks a forlorn figure.
Manosh postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Eco looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tosh Manosh dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Eco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manosh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eco takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Eco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Manosh keeps the fight on the outside.
Manosh misses the shot to the body.
Manosh fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Eco tries to clinch up.
Eco has his takedown stuffed
letting Manosh counter with a right hand.
Manosh lands a nice hook to Eco's body. Eco takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Eco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Eco tries to move into range but Manosh moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Manosh throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manosh connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eco walks into a straight right hand from Manosh.
Manosh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Eco can do to turn this around?

Manosh drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Manosh working the ground and pound from side control.
Manosh wants to control but Eco is keeping him busy.
Manosh creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Eco sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Manosh is chipping away with strikes.
Manosh lands a decent elbow from side control.
Manosh cracks Eco with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Manosh tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manosh is working Eco over with some ground and pound from side control.
Eco takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Manosh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Eco keeps working.
Manosh scoring with punches from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eco gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
It looks like Manosh is going to stand back up.
Eco avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Manosh.
Manosh missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Eco regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manosh with a flurry of punches that miss.
Eco punching from the bottom - just letting Manosh know he's still in a fight.
Manosh stopping the sweep attempt from Eco.
Eco is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Eco decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Manosh cracks Eco with a good jab.
Eco moves in looking to clinch but Manosh pushes him off.
Manosh scores with a sloppy right hand. Eco should have avoided that one.
Eco has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manosh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Manosh listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Manosh misses the target.
Eco tries to close the distance and clinch but Manosh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manosh throws a good cross that connects.
Manosh throws a right and a left that Eco avoids nicely.
Eco is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Manosh.
Eco moves out of range as Manosh strikes.
Eco tries to close the distance and clinch but Manosh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tosh Manosh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manosh scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Eco tries a head kick but it misses.
Umberto Eco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eco throws a sloppy head kick and Manosh moves out of range easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tosh Manosh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Manosh 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tosh Manosh!