PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Manibusan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Chestnut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Chestnut is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Manibusan
vs
Chestnut

190 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
24
183 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bryan Manibusan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Chestnut!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manibusan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chestnut showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manibusan.

Manibusan clinches up against the cage.
Manibusan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Manibusan.
Manibusan presses Chestnut against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chestnut is trying to push Manibusan away but Manibusan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chestnut struggles to land a body shot inside as Manibusan controls his hands.
A short left from Manibusan.
Manibusan presses Chestnut against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Manibusan lands a left hand.
Chestnut tries to stall but Manibusan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chestnut tries to break free but Manibusan pushes him back against the cage.
Manibusan is trying to break the clinch but Chestnut has him pressed against the cage.
Chestnut is trying to force a seperation but Manibusan has the dominant position.
Manibusan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manibusan wants to get back to striking at distance but Chestnut won't allow it.
Chestnut changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Manibusan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Manibusan misses with a two punch combination.
Chestnut tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manibusan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice takedown defense from Manibusan. No joy for Chestnut on that attempt.
Manibusan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chestnut takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Manibusan moves into range and clinches up with Chestnut.
Manibusan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chestnuts head.
Manibusan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Manibusan.
Chestnut is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Chestnut looks winded!
Manibusan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manibusan lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Manibusan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manibusan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Manibusan on the inside.

Manibusan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manibusan just misses with a punch to the body.
Manibusan swinging wildly here.
Manibusan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Manibusan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Manibusan scores with a shoulder strike.
Manibusan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Manibusan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A body shot lands from Manibusan.
Manibusan lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Manibusan.

Manibusan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Manibusan instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manibusan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chestnut backwards.
Manibusan is working Chestnut over against the cage.
Manibusan scores with a hook to the body.
Manibusan lands a right hand.
Manibusan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chestnut backwards.
Manibusan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Manibusan.
Chestnut has Manibusan pressed against the cage, preventing Manibusan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Manibusan wants to get back to striking at distance but Chestnut won't allow it.
Manibusan lands with a short shot to the head.
Manibusan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Manibusan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Manibusan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chestnut backwards.
Manibusan lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manibusan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chestnut takes a shot to the head.
Chestnut wants to take the fight to the mat but Manibusan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bryan Manibusan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Chestnut.
Manibusan works on Chestnut's body with a couple of short punches.
Manibusan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chestnuts head.
Manibusan is trying to push Chestnut away but Chestnut has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Manibusan lands a hook that snaps the head of Chestnut backwards.
A short body shot lands from Manibusan as the two fighters clinch.

Manibusan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Manibusan wants to clinch.

Manibusan has closed the distance and engaged Chestnut in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manibusan scores with a shot to the side of Chestnut's head.
Manibusan lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Manibusan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Manibusan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Manibusan!
Manibusan lands a right hook to the body.
Chestnut takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Manibusan looks to land a combination. Chestnut sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Manibusan tries to clinch but Chestnut is having none of it.

Manibusan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chestnut, pushing him back against the cage.
Manibusan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chestnut or not.
Chestnut is trying to pull guard but Manibusan has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Manibusan.
Manibusan is trying to break the clinch but Chestnut has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Manibusan.
Manibusan tries to circle away but Chestnut has him pinned against the cage.
Manibusan lands a nice uppercut.
Manibusan digs a right hand underneath Chestnut's ribcage. Chestnut let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manibusan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chestnut is breathing heavily.
Chestnut drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manibusan is trying to break the clinch but Chestnut has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Manibusan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Manibusan lands a nice shot to the body.
Chestnut takes a shot to the head.
Manibusan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Manibusan lands with a light punch inside.
Manibusan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short body shot lands from Manibusan as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Manibusan on the inside.
Manibusan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Manibusan - that landed with a thud.
Manibusan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Manibusan.

Chestnut is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Manibusan.
Chestnut is still on wobbly legs! Can Manibusan finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manibusan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chestnut.
Chestnut seems to have recovered his senses.
Manibusan gets through Chestnut's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Manibusan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Manibusan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Manibusan - that landed with a thud.
Manibusan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Manibusan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Manibusan.
Manibusan working hard to break the clinch.
Manibusan digs a right hand into Chestnut's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chestnut's gas tank.
Manibusan pushes Chestnut back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Manibusan lands a shoulder strike.
Manibusan lands a nice uppercut.
Manibusan creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Chestnut's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Chestnut drops to his knees and Manibusan pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryan Manibusan!
During a confident post fight interview, Bryan Manibusan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.