PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Val Kjartansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Maniche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Maniche has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kjartansson
vs
Maniche

170 cm
21
159 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

176 cm
26
156 lbs
13 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Val Kjartansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Maniche!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maniche misses with a two punch combination.
Maniche throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kjartansson scoring well with a low kick there.
Maniche lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kjartansson lands a nice looking body kick.
Maniche scores with a sloppy right hand. Kjartansson should have avoided that one.
A punch combination from Maniche misses.
Maniche throws a body punch but Kjartansson moves out of range.
Maniche thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maniche is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kjartansson.
Kjartansson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Maniche takes a step back to recover.
Maniche looks gassed!
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!
Kjartansson throws a body kick that misses.
Kjartansson lands with a kick to the ribs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kjartansson!
Kjartansson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kjartansson is looking to land body kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maniche takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

It looks like Sam Maniche has been cut.
Kjartansson lands a nice shot to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kjartansson.
Kjartansson scores with a leg kick.
Maniche steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kjartansson. That one must have hurt.
Kjartansson throws a push kick but Maniche slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kjartansson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maniche.
Kjartansson throws a body punch but Maniche moves out of range.
Maniche tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kjartansson jabs at Maniche's body.
Kjartansson scoring well with a low kick there.
Kjartansson throws a leg kick which misses Maniche's front leg but catches the back leg as Maniche tries to avoid it.
Maniche takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kjartansson misses with a body shot.
Kjartansson jabs at Maniche's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kjartansson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Maniche misses with a wild combination.
Kjartansson takes a swing at Maniche's ribcage but misses.
Kjartansson scores with a leg kick.
Maniche throws a head kick that misses.
Kjartansson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maniche's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kjartansson connects with a body shot.
Maniche has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kjartansson.
Maniche takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kjartansson connects with a body shot.
Kjartansson lands a nice shot that snaps Maniche's head back.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kjartansson.
Kjartansson scores with a jab to the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kjartansson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kjartansson pushes Maniche away with a front kick.
Kjartansson is looking to slow Maniche down with leg kicks.
Kjartansson lands a right hook to the body.
Maniche on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kjartansson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Maniche checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kjartansson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Maniche throws a series of punches but Kjartansson moves out of range.
Maniche scores with a shot to the body.
Maniche tries a head kick but it misses.
Kjartansson thumps Maniche with a low kick.
Maniche tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kjartansson misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maniche misses with a wild combination.
Nice body kick there by Kjartansson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kjartansson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kjartansson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kjartansson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kjartansson is looking to wear down Maniche with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Maniche takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Maniche takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kjartansson.
Kjartansson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kjartansson scores with a push kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from Kjartansson tenderised Maniche's leg. Maniche is trying to keep his angry face on.
Maniche stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kjartansson.
Kjartansson misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Val Kjartansson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Maniche's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Maniche takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Maniche takes a swing at Kjartansson's ribcage but misses.
Maniche tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maniche misses with a wild combination.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Maniche might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kjartansson has got the better of the exchanges.
Maniche throws a sloppy head kick
and Kjartansson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kjartansson cracks Maniche with an open hand slap.
Val Kjartansson is winning the standup battle so far.
Kjartansson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maniche's calf.
Maniche takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kjartansson scores with a nice right hand.
Sam Maniche seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maniche gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maniche chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kjartansson can pounce on him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kjartansson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kjartansson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maniche moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kjartansson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maniche.
Kjartansson stuns Maniche with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kjartansson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Good exchange - Kjartansson coming out on top.
Kjartansson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kjartansson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maniche has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kjartansson.
Kjartansson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maniche can do to turn this around?
Kjartansson lands a head kick!
Kjartansson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maniche tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maniche misses with a few strikes there.
Kjartansson connects with a body shot.
Kjartansson throws a right hand that Maniche ducks under and follows up with a left that Maniche also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maniche throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kjartansson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kjartansson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kjartansson with a nice cross.
Maniche tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maniche shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sam Maniche is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maniche tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kjartansson was well out of range. Poor timing from Maniche.
Kjartansson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maniche tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A good leg kick by Kjartansson.
Kjartansson swings for the body but Maniche moves out of range.
Maniche is looking to chop away at Kjartansson's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kjartansson. Maniche does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maniche misses with a combination
and Kjartansson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maniche thinking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kjartansson throws a wild body kick that Maniche sees coming a mile off.
Kjartansson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kjartansson throws a chopping leg kick but Maniche manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Maniche throws a big shot that misses.
Kjartansson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Maniche takes a step back to recover.
Kjartansson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kjartansson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kjartansson clobbers Maniche with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kjartansson misses the shot to the body.
Kjartansson tries to move into range but Maniche moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kjartansson lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maniche lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kjartansson circles away quickly and effectively.
Kjartansson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kjartansson punishes Maniche's body with a nice straight punch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kjartansson. Maniche shrugs it off though.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kjartansson, right into the meat.
Maniche tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kjartansson was well out of range. Poor timing from Maniche.
Kjartansson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kjartansson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kjartansson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Maniche.
Nice cross by Maniche.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kjartansson motions for Maniche to come forward. Kjartansson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maniche swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kjartansson counters with a nice leg kick.
Kjartansson throws a body punch but Maniche moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Val Kjartansson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sam Maniche's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Sloppy strikes from Maniche. Those never looked like landing.
Maniche throws a right and a left that Kjartansson avoids nicely.
Maniche uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kjartansson.
Kjartansson avoids the body shot from Maniche.
Kjartansson lands with a slapping head kick.
Maniche misses with a wild combination.
Kjartansson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maniche throws a body kick that misses.
Kjartansson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Maniche if he has to take too many more of those.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kjartansson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kjartansson, right into the meat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kjartansson scores with a kick to the body.
Kjartansson lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kjartansson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maniche's head backwards.
Maniche throws a combination that misses
and Kjartansson counters with an inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kjartansson.
Kjartansson works the jab nicely.
Maniche blocks a leg kick.
Maniche looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maniche throws a series of punches but Kjartansson avoids them all with ease.
Kjartansson is looking to score with low kicks.
Kjartansson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kjartansson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Maniche tried to score with a low kick but Kjartansson checks it.
Maniche checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maniche throws a nice looking combination but Kjartansson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kjartansson fakes the leg kick and cracks Maniche in the body.
Maniche swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maniche takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kjartansson scoring well with a low kick there.
Kjartansson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Maniche takes a step back to recover.
Maniche swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maniche tries a low kick but Kjartansson avoids it.
Maniche tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kjartansson was well out of range. Poor timing from Maniche.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kjartansson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kjartansson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maniche throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maniche takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maniche throws a body punch but Kjartansson moves out of range.
Kjartansson scores with a nice head shot.
Maniche checks the leg kick.
Kjartansson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kjartansson misses with a low kick.
Kjartansson lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big left from Maniche misses.
Val Kjartansson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kjartansson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kjartansson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kjartansson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maniche lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kjartansson at a distance.
Maniche looks to land a combination but Kjartansson avoids it well.
Kjartansson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maniche has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maniche misses with a wild combination.
Kjartansson is looking to slow Maniche down with leg kicks.
Kjartansson digs a good body shot into Maniche's ribs.
Kjartansson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Maniche thuds a left hand into Kjartansson's body.
Kjartansson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kjartansson duly obliges.
Some wild striking there from Maniche.
Kjartansson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kjartansson feints a jab promting Maniche to slip. Kjartansson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Maniche slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kjartansson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Val Kjartansson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kjartansson 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Val Kjartansson!
Val Kjartansson tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.