PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rex Manning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Princess Ribbon Badoraya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Badoraya is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Merry Christmas!. Rex Manning has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Manning
vs
Ribbon Badoraya

179 cm
19
165 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

175 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rex Manning !
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, Princess Ribbon Badoraya!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badoraya has a takedown stuffed.
Manning looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Manning stuffs the takedown attempt from Badoraya. Badoraya gets slowly back to his feet.
Manning lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Badoraya shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rex Manning has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Princess Ribbon Badoraya.

Badoraya shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Badoraya was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Badoraya is landing with some decent strikes but Manning is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Badoraya looking to control and managing it successfully.

Badoraya gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Badoraya shoots in and drives through. Manning sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badoraya fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Badoraya moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Badoraya shoots in but Manning avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Badoraya throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Manning counters with a straight right hand.
Manning connects with a body shot.
Manning connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Badoraya doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Manning counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Badoraya fails with the takedown
and Manning connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Badoraya walks into a straight right hand from Manning .
Badoraya fails with the takedown
and Badoraya takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manning wants to clinch.
Badoraya dives in and grabs Manning 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Manning pushes down on Badoraya's head and hops out.
Manning cracks Badoraya with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Badoraya misses with a takedown attempt
and Badoraya takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Manning doesn't manage to clinch there - Badoraya circles away.
Manning is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Manning smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Badoraya fails with the takedown
and Manning counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Manning goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badoraya takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Manning misses with a double jab.
Manning is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Manning misses with a two punch combination.
Badoraya fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Badoraya with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Manning to score with a decent uppercut.
Manning dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Horrible takedown by Badoraya or perhaps it was just good defense by Manning which made him look bad.
Badoraya takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Badoraya fails with the takedown
and Manning counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Manning with a jab.
Badoraya shoots and misses
and Manning counters with a nice uppercut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Manning .
A punch combination from Manning misses.
Badoraya has his takedown stuffed
and Manning counters with a straight right hand.
Princess Ribbon Badoraya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Badoraya has his takedown stuffed
and Manning counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Manning lands a two punch combo.
Manning scores with a nice strike.
Badoraya doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Manning counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A punch combination from Manning misses.
Badoraya with a lazy takedown attempt
and Manning connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Manning displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Badoraya.
Manning scores with a one two! Badoraya had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Good exchange - Manning coming out on top.
Manning is looking to clinch but Badoraya is avoiding it.
Badoraya misses with a takedown attempt
and Manning counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rex Manning has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Princess Ribbon Badoraya.
Manning fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Badoraya on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Manning .
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manning lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Manning .
Badoraya has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Manning stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badoraya throws a left and a right that both miss
and Badoraya takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Manning closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Badoraya jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Manning walks away with a smile on his face. Badoraya gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Manning cracks a nice hook into Badoraya's ribs.
Manning scores with a sloppy right hand. Badoraya should have avoided that one.
Manning displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Badoraya.
Badoraya shoots for a double leg takedown but Manning sprawls well. He's pushed Badoraya's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Manning keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Badoraya wants to clinch but Manning slips to the side
and Manning counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Manning lands a jab-cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badoraya closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice shot lands for Manning .
Badoraya has his takedown stuffed
and Manning counters with a stiff right hand.
A left and a right from Manning both land. Nice combination.
Badoraya throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Manning counter with a right hand.
Manning works over Badoraya's head and body with a nice combination.
Badoraya shoots and misses
and Manning connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Badoraya looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Manning is fending him off so far but Badoraya persists. Nope, Manning circles away and we're back to standing.
Manning with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Badoraya shoots and misses
and Manning counters with a nice uppercut.
Badoraya misses with a takedown
and Manning counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manning tests Badoraya's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Badoraya misses with a takedown attempt
and Manning counters with a straight right hand.
Badoraya takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A cross from Manning lands.
Badoraya with a lazy takedown attempt

and Manning moves into the clinch.
Manning looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Badoraya breaks the clinch.
Manning lands with a hook. Badoraya tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Manning scores with a jab.
Manning works over Badoraya's head and body with a nice combination.
Badoraya throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Manning counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Badoraya is defended easily by Manning .
Badoraya shoots for a takedown but Manning saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No luck for Badoraya with that takedown attempt.
Badoraya looks for a takedown but Manning sprawls well.
Rex Manning is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Manning gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Badoraya goes for a takedown attempt but Manning pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Badoraya tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Manning swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rex Manning dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Badoraya fails to land the takedown.
A jab lands there for Manning .
Donk. Manning catches Badoraya right on the button with a cross.
Badoraya throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Manning 's waist but Manning gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Badoraya off to one side.
Manning throws a series of strikes that have Badoraya backpedaling.
Badoraya with a poor takedown
and Manning counters with a straight right hand.
Rex Manning has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Princess Ribbon Badoraya.
Danga de danga de dang - Manning scores with a four punch combination!
Manning lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Badoraya misses with a takedown attempt
and Manning counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Badoraya throws a left and a right that both miss
and Manning counters with a one-two to the body.
Badoraya gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Manning counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badoraya shoots and misses
and Manning counters with a stiff right hand.
Rex Manning is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Badoraya takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Badoraya shoots in for a takedown but Manning shows good takedown defense.
Manning scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Manning wants to clinch.
A jab lands there for Manning .
Badoraya shoots and misses
and Manning counters with a left and a right that stings Badoraya.
Manning scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Badoraya fails to land the takedown.
Manning stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Manning wants it to stay on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manning lands a nice looking body shot.
Manning throws a right and a left that both miss.
Badoraya with a lazy takedown attempt
and Manning counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Manning fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Badoraya on the side of the head.
Badoraya fails with the takedown
and Manning counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Manning scores with a nice head shot.
Manning misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Badoraya doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Manning to counter with a crisp jab.
Badoraya fails with the takedown
enabling Manning to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manning scores with a nice head shot.
Badoraya misses with a takedown
and Manning counters with a stiff right hand.
Badoraya with a poor takedown
and Manning counters with a series of strikes. Badoraya will be more careful next time no doubt.
Manning 's corner calls for a 1-2. Manning obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Badoraya shoots and misses
and Manning connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Badoraya gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Badoraya takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Manning paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Badoraya with a poor takedown
and Manning cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Badoraya keeps the fight on the outside.

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.
Badoraya gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Manning counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manning is working the combinations to good effect here.
Badoraya throws a left and a right that both miss
and Manning counters with a series of strikes. Badoraya will be more careful next time no doubt.
Manning 's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Manning duly obliges.
Rex Manning is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Badoraya shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Manning moves in looking to clinch but Badoraya pushes him off.
Badoraya closes this distance looking for a takedown but Manning circles away.
Manning paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rex Manning is winning the standup battle so far.
Badoraya doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Manning counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Manning cracks Badoraya with an open hand slap.
Princess Ribbon Badoraya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Badoraya throws a combination that misses
and Manning counters with a right hand to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rex Manning showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Manning , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rex Manning !