PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nicky Manu (ranked 4148 p4p, 4829 weight class) and Kamil Decaukas (ranked 209 p4p, 223 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Manu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Welcome to the Opera - Anyma & Grimes. The key to victory for Nicky Manu has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Manu
vs
Decaukas

169 cm
18
145
2 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
140
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Island clothing lite

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nicky Manu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kamil Decaukas!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Decaukas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Decaukas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Manu just stands there and leans against the cage.
Decaukas misses with a punch on the inside.
Manu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Manu misses with a punch on the inside.
Manu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Decaukas misses with a punch on the inside.
Decaukas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Manu just stands there and leans against the cage.
Manu has a couple of punches blocked by Decaukas.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Manu.

Decaukas jumps guard.
Manu sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Manu's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Manu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decaukas looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decaukas is looking to stand up but Manu isn't so interested in that idea.
Manu sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Decaukas is pulling down on Manu's head to control his posture.
Decaukas wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Manu is looking to clinch.
A cross from Manu lands.
Manu leaves Decaukas with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nicky Manu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kamil Decaukas.

Decaukas shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Manu's guard.
Decaukas preventing the sweep.
Decaukas advances position into side control!

Decaukas decides to stand back up. Decaukas steps back and let's Manu get back to his feet.
Nicky Manu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Manu clinches with his opponent.
Manu tries to work over Decaukas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manu can't find room to land a body shot as Decaukas controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decaukas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Manu.
Decaukas looking to throw knees to the head but Manu is blocking nicely.
Manu is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Manu throws a punch but it's blocked by Decaukas.
Decaukas looking for a takedown.
Manu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Decaukas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Decaukas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Manu has him pressed against the cage.
Manu can't find room to land a body shot as Decaukas controls the action.
Decaukas has a couple of punches blocked by Manu.
A short body shot lands from Manu as the two fighters clinch.

Decaukas has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Manu uses from the top position.
Decaukas is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decaukas has his hands on Manu's head, controlling the position.
Decaukas being controlled here, momentarily.
Manu wants to stand but Decaukas has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Manu is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Decaukas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Manu's guard.

And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nicky Manu will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Decaukas clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Manu fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Manu fails to land.
Manu lands a shot to the body.
Decaukas goes for a takedown attempt but Manu pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Manu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Manu tries to close the distance and clinch but Decaukas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Manu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Manu lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decaukas throws a nice looking combination but Manu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Manu lands a nice hook to Decaukas's body. Decaukas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Decaukas has taken the fight to the clinch.

Decaukas pulls guard.
Decaukas keeping moving, preventing Manu from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Decaukas on the ground.
Manu controlling from the top position.
Decaukas keeping moving, preventing Manu from controlling successfully.
Decaukas is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Manu looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Decaukas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Decaukas is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Decaukas tries to pass to full mount but Manu defends it.
Decaukas not doing much here.
Manu is trying to maintain the position but Decaukas is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decaukas prevents Manu from improving his position.
Manu is concentrating on defense, preventing Decaukas from advancing position.
Decaukas throwing shots but Manu is blocking nicely.
Decaukas moves nicely into side control.

Decaukas decides to stand up, so the ref orders Manu to his feet.
Manu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Decaukas paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Manu moves into the clinch successfully.
Manu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Decaukas leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Decaukas manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Manu content to stall in guard here.
Manu trying to control but Decaukas is working from the bottom.

Decaukas is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Manu rolls with it to try and escape but Decaukas cranks on the arm and Manu is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kamil Decaukas!