PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roy Lara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiga Manso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lara
vs
Manso

151 cm
24
162 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

225 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roy Lara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiga Manso!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manso doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lara counters with a straight right hand.
Manso is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Manso with a poor takedown
and Lara counters with a head kick. That will keep Manso thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Lara darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lara stops Manso from getting back to his feet.
Manso tries to get to full guard but Lara has control of the leg.
Lara thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Manso's head.
Manso makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Manso.
Lara postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lara stopping the sweep attempt from Manso.
Manso has his hands on Lara's head, controlling the position.
Lara could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lara working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Manso's head.

Lara gets to his feet - Manso follows without any prompting.
Manso has his takedown stuffed
and Lara counters with a nice kick to the body.
Roy Lara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiga Manso.
Manso shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Lara moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Lara's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Lara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Lara gets tackled into the cage by Manso. Manso maintains the clinch.
Lara is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Manso is keeping busy.
Manso has Lara pressed against the cage, preventing Lara from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Manso is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lara is keeping busy.

Manso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manso shoots and misses
and Lara counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manso swinging wildly here.
Manso doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lara counters with a one-two to the body.
Manso shoots and misses

and Lara counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Lara has clasped his hands together around Manso's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Lara is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Manso has escaped the position, nice work there.
Manso struggling a bit here.
Lara works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manso struggling a bit here.
Manso misses with a strike from the bottom.
Manso is trying to control Lara's posture but Lara avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lara landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lara tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Lara decides to stand back up. Lara steps back and let's Manso get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Lara dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Manso gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lara counters with a two punch combo.
Manso misses with a body shot.
Manso throws a nice looking combination but Lara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Manso shoots and misses
and Lara counters with a head kick. That will keep Manso thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Manso shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roy Lara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiga Manso.
Manso with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lara counters with a one-two to the body.
Lara really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...

Manso moves into range and clinches up with Lara.
Lara lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manso has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lara after a bit of a struggle.
Manso is trying to pull guard but Lara has him pressed against the cage.
Manso looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Manso has had enough of the clinch but Lara keeps him there for the moment.
Manso keeps control of Lara as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Manso tries to pull guard but Lara forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Lara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lara drops his hands momentarily and Manso takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Manso lands with a kick to the ribs.
Roy Lara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Manso misses with a takedown
and Lara counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lara scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Manso is trying to control Lara's posture but Lara avoids it.
Lara lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manso wants to control but Lara postures up.
Lara scoring with punches and elbows.
Manso is trying to improve his position.
Roy Lara overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Manso gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lara tries to stand and escape but Manso is controlling the position.
Lara is thwarting Manso's attempts to control the position.

Lara decides to stand and escape the position.

Manso clinches with his opponent.
Manso tries to pull guard but Lara won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manso tries to pull guard but Lara holds him up against the cage and eventually Manso drops back down to his feet.
Lara blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Lara's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Manso is trying to pull guard but Lara has him pressed against the cage.
Manso misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Manso tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lara just stands there and leans against the cage.
Manso keeps control of Lara as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lara can't break the clinch.
Manso wants a takedown.
Lara is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Roy Lara will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! 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.

A head kick from Manso lands but Lara takes it in his stride.

Manso closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Manso is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lara gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Manso has Lara pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lara manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lara wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Lara tightens his grip and picks Manso up, before dumping him to the ground. Manso manages to land in guard.
Manso looking to control.

Lara decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Manso shoots and misses

and Lara counters by moving into the clinch.
Roy Lara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiga Manso.
Lara wants to stall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manso tries to land a knee to the head but Lara blocks with his arms.
Manso takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lara pulls guard effortlessly.
Manso wants to pass the guard but Lara is keeping the position.
Lara has his hands on Manso's head, controlling the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Manso has his takedown stuffed
and Lara counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Manso moves into the clinch successfully.
Manso is looking for a takedown.
Lara wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Lara breaks the clinch.

Manso clinches with his opponent.
Lara wants to break the clinch but can't.

Lara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Manso lands with a nice combination. Lara backs away looking to recover.
Tiga Manso seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Manso tries for a takedown but Lara circles away easily
and Lara counters with a stiff right hand.
Tiga Manso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manso with a poor takedown

and Lara counters by moving into the clinch.

Manso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manso fails with the takedown
and Lara counters with a two punch combo.

Manso has Lara up against the cage in a clinch.
Manso is trying to pull guard but Lara has him pressed against the cage.
Lara has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lara is trying to break free.
Manso tries to pull guard but Lara forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Manso content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Manso has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lara avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lara has had enough of the clinch but Manso keeps him there for the moment.
Manso goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lara prevents it.
Manso drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Roy Lara has scored more points in the clinch so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lara wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Roy Lara.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lara, 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Lara!