PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Manoel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manoel is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hino do Flamengo. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Smith
vs
Manoel

180 cm
21
192 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

193 cm
19
222 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Hades ®

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Manoel!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith closes this distance looking for a takedown but Manoel circles away.
Manoel throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Manoel lands a nice looking body shot.
Manoel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Manoel throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Smith moves to clinch but Manoel breaks away
and Manoel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smith thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manoel misses with a two punch combination.
Smith darts in trying to clinch
and Manoel counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smith tries to clinch
and Manoel counters with a straight right hand.
Manoel lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
Manoel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smith moves out of range as Manoel strikes.
Antonio Manoel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manoel misses with a body punch

and Smith counters with a nice double leg into side control. Manoel won't be happy with that.
Manoel regains half guard, as Smith was trying to land strikes.
Smith not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Manoel wants to get back to his feet.

Manoel kicks off Smith and gets to his feet.
Manoel misses with a left hand

and Smith counters with a takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manoel wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Manoel prevents Smith from improving position.
Manoel manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Manoel with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Smith actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manoel prevents Smith from improving his position.
Manoel is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Manoel dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Manoel tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Manoel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Manoel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith staying out of range there.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Manoel cracks Smith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Manoel misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manoel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Manoel sizes up Smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Manoel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smith blocks a jab.
Antonio Manoel seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manoel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Manoel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smith.
Manoel leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Manoel throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four 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.
Manoel misses with a body shot.
A jab from Manoel misses.
Smith has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Manoel finds it's way round the side to connect with Smith's head.
Manoel lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Manoel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Manoel. That snapped Smith's head back.
Manoel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Smiths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Manoel cracks Smith with a good jab.
Manoel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Smith tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Manoel counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Manoel.
Manoel is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Smith on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Manoel misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Manoel with a hook.

Oooh a lovely combination from Manoel sends Smith down but not out. Manoel dives into side control looking to finish.

Smith is rocked!
Smith tries to bench press Manoel off him but Manoel keeps the position.
Smith gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Smith is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manoel content just to control the position here.
Victor Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Antonio Manoel hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Manoel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Antonio Manoel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Manoel throws a big shot that misses.
Manoel throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Manoel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Manoel winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Manoel!