PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chiku Maneno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Pedro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Maneno
vs
Pedro

178 cm
23
177 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

176 cm
23
178 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

GREEN!160
Spartan Nutrition

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chiku Maneno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Pedro!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maneno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Pedro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pedro lands a nice shot that snaps Maneno's head back.
Maneno with a nice cross.
Maneno looks to land a left hand but Pedro moved out of range nicely.
Pedro with the counter takedown but Maneno avoids it easily.
Pedro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maneno.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
Pedro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maneno.
Maneno takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pedro misses with a two punch combination.
Nice uppercut there from Maneno.
Pedro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maneno digs a good hook to Pedro's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maneno looks to land a left hand but Pedro moved out of range nicely.
Pedro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A swing and a miss from Pedro.
A slow jab from Pedro misses its intended target.
Maneno was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Maneno lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedro thows a leg kick but Maneno checks it
and Maneno makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maneno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maneno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pedro.
It looked like Maneno wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pedro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Maneno counters with a left to the body.
Pedro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pedro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pedro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crunch! Pedro slams his shin into Maneno's torso.
Maneno chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pedro can pounce on him.
Maneno misses the shot to the body.
Maneno is looking to wear down Pedro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Maneno jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Pedro closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pedro misses with a punch on the inside.
Pedro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maneno's efforts to push away.
Pedro misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maneno wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maneno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maneno has had enough of the clinch but Pedro keeps him there for the moment.
Pedro scores with a hook to the body.
Pedro keeps control of Maneno as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

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

Pedro closes the distance and clinches.
Pedro misses with a hook to the ribs.

Pedro pulls guard effortlessly.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Pedro wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Maneno wants to get up but he can't break Pedro's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedro managing to control the position.
Pedro wants to sweep but no luck.
Pedro trying to control the position here.
Pedro looking for a sweep. Not yet Pedro, not yet.
Maneno trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pedro's guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Maneno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pedro moves away.
Maneno takes a swing at Pedro's ribcage but misses.
Pedro looks for the body kick but Maneno saw that one coming.
Pedro misses with a takedown
enabling Maneno to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maneno throws an off balance right hand
and Pedro counters with a nice low kick that buckles Maneno's knee momentarily.
Pedro moves in looking to clinch but Maneno pushes him off.
Maneno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pedro was well out of range. Poor timing from Maneno.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pedro! But no joy.
Maneno scores with the left hand. Pedro knows he should have avoided that one.

Pedro forces Maneno back against the ropes and clinches.
Pedro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pedro misses with a punch to the body.

Pedro manages to pull guard.
Maneno is looking to stand up but Pedro won't let him.
Pedro pulls Maneno in close to prevent any damage.
Maneno wants to get up but he can't break Pedro's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Chiku Maneno will probably get the nod.
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.

Maneno blocks a low kick nicely.
Maneno misses with an uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Maneno takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Maneno throws a shot to the body.
Maneno checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chiku Maneno is winning the standup battle so far.
Pedro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maneno takes a swing at Pedro's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the liver by Maneno. Beautiful body shot.
Maneno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maneno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pedro was well out of range. Poor timing from Maneno.
Pedro moves forwards but Maneno connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pedro lands a front kick.
A jab from Pedro finds it's way through Maneno's defenses.
Maneno sizes up Pedro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maneno circles away from the clinch attempt.
A quick step to the side and Maneno tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. Maneno darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maneno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pedro connects with an inside leg kick.
Pedro ducks under a wild hook from Maneno.
Pedro is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pedro cracks Maneno with a good jab.

Pedro clinches with his opponent.
Maneno blocks an uppercut.
Pedro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pedro lands with a light punch inside.
Pedro has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Maneno seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pedro can turn it around.

Maneno manages to break the clinch.
Maneno loads up on a big right hand but Pedro slips the punch.
Pedro explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Pedro manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Maneno on his heels. He'll look to pass Maneno's guard now, I'm sure.
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!
Pedro looking to pass the guard.

Maneno has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the ropes to get back to his feet. Pedro has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedro lands a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Maneno's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maneno wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maneno tries to break free but Pedro pushes him back against the ropes.
Maneno can't break the clinch.
Maneno is trying to break free.

Maneno breaks the clinch.
Pedro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maneno counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maneno throws a shot from downtown. Pedro moves away and avoids it.
Maneno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Maneno misses the target.
Pedro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maneno has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pedro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Pedro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pedro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maneno.
Maneno jabs at Pedro's body.
Pedro misses with a kick to the body
and Maneno cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maneno scores with a sloppy right hand. Pedro should have avoided that one.
Maneno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pedro was well out of range. Poor timing from Maneno.

Pedro looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pedro prevents Maneno from standing back up.
Maneno knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pedro on the ground.
Pedro thows a huge punch but Maneno dodges it nicely.
Maneno is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pedro scores with a couple of nice shots.
Maneno is not content to let Pedro control the position.
Maneno is trying to stand up here but Pedro is controlling him well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Maneno takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pedro.
Pedro scores with a sloppy right hand. Maneno should have avoided that one.
Pedro misses with a takedown attempt - Maneno sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pedro, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maneno cracks a nice hook into Pedro's ribs.
Pedro tries to work over Maneno's front leg with a kick but Maneno checks it.
Maneno throwing a counter right hand but Pedro manages to avoid it.
Pedro walks into a stiff left hand from Maneno.
Maneno misses with a wild body shot.
Pedro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maneno blocks a low kick nicely.
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 Chiku Maneno will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Maneno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That kick from Pedro tenderised Maneno's leg. Maneno is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pedro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Pedro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maneno is trying to push Pedro away but Pedro has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Pedro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pedro pushes Maneno back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maneno is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Maneno wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pedro lands a hook that snaps the head of Maneno backwards.
Pedro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maneno's efforts to push away.
Maneno wants to break free but Pedro has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pedro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Maneno wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pedro misses with a body punch.
Maneno wants to get back to striking at distance but Pedro won't allow it.
Maneno has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedro misses with a punch to the body.
Maneno can't break the clinch.
Maneno wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pedro has him pressed against the ropes.
Pedro lands with a left to the head.
Pedro tries to work over Maneno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maneno looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Maneno is trying to force a seperation but Pedro has the dominant position.
Pedro pushes Maneno back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maneno working hard to break the clinch.
Maneno has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Maneno is trying to break the clinch but Pedro has him pressed against the ropes.
Pedro has Maneno pressed against the ropes, preventing Maneno from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pedro pushes Maneno back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Pedro fails to land.
Maneno is trying to break free.
Pedro lands with a short shot to the head.
Maneno is trying to break free.
Pedro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
George Pedro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pedro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maneno's efforts to push away.
George Pedro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Maneno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maneno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maneno takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pedro cracks the inside of Maneno's front leg.
Pedro swinging wildly here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pedro throws a body shot but no joy.
Pedro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pedro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maneno has time to react.
Pedro moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Maneno throws a lazy right hand but Pedro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pedro throws a counter combo.
Maneno ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Maneno lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Pedro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pedro.
Jab, jab by Maneno - just one landing.

Maneno tries to keep at a distance but Pedro has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pedro misses with the head strike.
Pedro keeps control of Maneno as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pedro lands an uppercut.

Maneno breaks the clinch.
Maneno cracks Pedro with a good jab.
Maneno takes a swing at Pedro's ribcage but misses.
Pedro misses with a looping left.
A jab from Maneno does it's job there.
A solid body kick from Pedro.
Maneno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pedro.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Pedro rushes Maneno and presses him up against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maneno is trying to break free.
Maneno wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pedro has him pressed against the ropes.
Pedro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pedro lands a left hand.
Pedro misses with a punch on the inside.
Maneno will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Maneno tries to circle away but Pedro has him pinned against the ropes.
Pedro goes for a takedown attempt but Maneno pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Maneno scores with a hook.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
Pedro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pedro cracks Maneno with an open hand slap.
Maneno is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pedro misses with a head kick.

Pedro closes the distance and clinches.
Maneno tries to circle away but Pedro has him pinned against the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Pedro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Maneno has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Chiku Maneno!
A victorious Chiku Maneno thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.