PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manu Speziale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Foster
vs
Speziale

180 cm
28
175 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

200 cm
23
181 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Granite chin

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MADE IN GERMANY

MADE IN GERMANY

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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manu Speziale!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speziale misses with a looping left.
A nice inside leg kick there by Speziale. That's going to slow Foster down.
Foster walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Foster misses with a wild body shot.
Manu Speziale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foster tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Speziale is able to avoid easily.
The fighters circling - Speziale throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Speziale throws out a loose jab but Foster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foster throws out a leg kick but Speziale moves out of range and Foster only half commits.
Speziale is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Foster finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Foster throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Speziale's head.

It looks like Manu Speziale has been cut.
Good leg kick by Foster there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Speziale misses with a looping left.
Speziale moves out of range of the body kick from Foster.
Speziale tried to score with a low kick but Foster checks it.
Foster does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Speziale fails to land with a series of punches.
Foster misses with a low kick.
Foster throws a head kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Foster lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Speziale has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Speziale and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A low kick from Foster is predictable there
letting Speziale counter with a right hand.

It looks like James Foster has been cut.
Foster motions for Speziale to come forward. Foster throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Foster turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Speziale checks a leg kick.
Speziale scores with a jab to the jaw.
Foster lands with a thumping leg kick.
Foster keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Speziale.
Foster attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Foster avoids the head kick by Speziale.
Foster lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Speziale looks gassed!
Speziale scores with a jab to the body.
Foster feints and then cracks Speziale's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Speziale down.
An inside leg kick from Foster misses.
Foster blocks a jab.
Speziale takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Foster scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Foster.
Speziale checks a leg kick.
Foster misses with a low kick.
Foster connects with a solid leg kick.
Foster lands a nice leg kick that just misses Speziale's sensitive parts.
Speziale is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Speziale tries to move into range but Foster moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Foster pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Foster lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Foster connects with a body shot.
Speziale checks the leg kick nicely there.
Foster connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Speziale stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Foster.
Foster throws a low kick but it's checked well by Speziale.
Speziale takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Foster swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Foster with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Foster throws a leg kick but Speziale sees it coming and moves out of range.
Foster finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Foster tests Speziale's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Foster moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Foster is looking to score with low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Speziale misses with a leg kick
and Foster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Foster misses with a low kick.
Foster cracks a nice hook into Speziale's ribs.
A head kick by Foster misses
and Speziale counters with a low kick, right behind Foster 's knee.
Foster paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Foster throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Foster connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Speziale misses the shot to the body.
Foster throws a body kick that misses.
Speziale's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A good leg kick by Foster.
An inside leg kick from Foster misses.
Foster connects with a solid leg kick.
Foster connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
An inside leg kick from Foster misses.
Foster is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Foster connects with a body shot that sends Speziale's belly button to the back.
A chopping leg kick lands by Foster.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Speziale blocks a leg kick.
Speziale takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Speziale throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Foster counters with a good, hard body kick but Speziale shrugs it off.
Foster thows a body kick. Speziale tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Foster throws a leg kick which misses Speziale's front leg but catches the back leg as Speziale tries to avoid it.
Foster cracks Speziale with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That has opened up Manu Speziale's cut even more.
Foster turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Foster throws a leg kick which misses Speziale's front leg but catches the back leg as Speziale tries to avoid it.
Foster walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Speziale checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Foster is looking to land body kicks.
Foster fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Speziale is out of range.
Foster throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Foster misses with a low kick as Speziale jumps back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Speziale looks to land a right hand but Foster moved out of range.
Foster swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Speziale.
Speziale thows a left - swing and a miss!
Speziale takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Foster fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Foster dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Foster scores with a kick to the midsection.
Speziale checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good leg kick by Foster there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Foster throws a leg kick which misses Speziale's front leg but catches the back leg as Speziale tries to avoid it.
Foster tries a head kick but it misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Foster.
Speziale stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Foster.
Foster scores with a body shot.
James Foster is winning the standup battle so far.
Foster throws a nice outside leg kick.
Foster dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foster lands a nice leg kick that just misses Speziale's sensitive parts.
Foster tries a head kick but it misses.
Foster is looking to chop away at Speziale's legs.
Foster connects with a solid leg kick.
Foster lands a nice shot to the body.
Foster is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Speziale can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Foster tries to land a leg kick but Speziale saw it coming and moves away.
Foster is looking to slow Speziale down with leg kicks.
Foster throws a solid leg kick but Speziale takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Foster.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Speziale stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Foster.
Foster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Speziale.
Foster tries a low kick but Speziale avoids it.
Speziale checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Foster lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Speziale has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Speziale and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Speziale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Speziale takes one to the chin there.
Foster throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Foster, right into the meat.
Foster throws a leg kick but Speziale checks it.
Foster throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Foster will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
James Foster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Foster misses with a low kick.
A lazy left from Foster finds it's target.
Speziale takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster throws a low kick but it's checked well by Speziale.
Foster checks the leg kick.
Foster throws a nice looking combination but Speziale bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Foster throws a right hand that Speziale ducks under and follows up with a left that Speziale also avoids with ease.
Foster looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Foster throws a nice outside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Speziale blocks the low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Foster, as that shot connected.
Foster fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Foster will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Foster scores with a jab. Speziale acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Speziale throws a series of punches but Foster avoids them all with ease.
Speziale looks to throw a body kick
and Foster counters with a low kick, right behind Speziale 's knee.
Speziale checks a low kick from Foster.
Foster fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Speziale has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Foster.
Speziale throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Foster swings for the body but Speziale moves out of range.
Speziale misses with a straight right.
Foster finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Foster. That's going to slow Speziale down.
Foster motions for Speziale to come forward. Foster throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Foster scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Speziale takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Speziale throws the left hand but Foster avoids the punch easily.
Foster fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Speziale on the side of the head.
Foster wants to slow Speziale down by chopping away at his legs.
Foster lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Foster turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Foster attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Speziale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Foster was well out of range. Poor timing from Speziale.
Speziale throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster staying out of range there.
Foster looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Foster throws a leg kick
and Foster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Foster crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Speziale - the referee stops the clock and Foster gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Speziale. Foster manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Foster throws a leg kick but Speziale sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Foster misses with a low kick as Speziale jumps back.
Speziale throws a sloppy head kick and Foster moves out of range easily.
Speziale throws a low kick but Foster avoids it.
Speziale tries to land a body kick
and Foster counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Foster throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Foster lands a nice leg kick that just misses Speziale's sensitive parts.
Foster connects with a solid leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Foster.
Foster uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Speziale has time to react.
Speziale on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Speziale might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Foster has got the better of the exchanges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foster throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Foster dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Foster is looking to chop away at Speziale's legs.
A low kick from Foster misses
and Speziale connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Speziale has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Speziale goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Speziale throws a left and a right that both miss
and Foster counters with a nice body kick.
Speziale checks the leg kick nicely there.
Foster misses with a leg kick.
Speziale misses with a kick to the body
and Foster counters with a low kick, right behind Speziale 's knee.
Foster is looking to slow Speziale down with leg kicks.
Foster connects with a solid leg kick.
Foster lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Foster is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Foster thumps Speziale with a low kick.
Foster throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Foster fails to land with a series of punches.
Speziale throws a series of punches but Foster moves out of range.
Foster pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Foster shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A left lands for Foster.
Foster scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Foster darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Foster lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A leg kick checked by Speziale.
Speziale throws a chopping leg kick but Foster manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Foster misses with an attempted mid kick.
Foster throws a leg kick but Speziale sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Foster lands a leg kick that knocks Speziale off balance momentarily.
Foster tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Foster blocks a head kick by Speziale.
A nice leg kick lands there from Foster.
Foster fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Speziale has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Speziale takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Speziale is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Foster feints and then cracks Speziale's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Speziale down.
Manu Speziale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speziale blocks a head kick by Foster.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Foster, right into the meat.
Foster will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Foster misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Foster works the jab nicely.
Foster lands a body shot.
Foster displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Speziale throws out the jab.
Speziale has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Foster.
Foster tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Foster connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Foster walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Speziale checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Speziale takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Foster misses with a low kick.
Foster tries a low kick but Speziale avoids it.
Speziale avoids the head kick by Foster.
Speziale throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster lands with a nice combination. Speziale backs away looking to recover.
Speziale throws a hook to the side of Foster's head but Foster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Foster lands a leg kick that knocks Speziale off balance momentarily.
Speziale misses with an uppercut.
Foster fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Speziale checks it well.
Foster slips a straight right by Speziale.
Foster attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A good leg kick by Foster.
Speziale takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Foster shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Foster throws out a leg kick but Speziale moves out of range and Foster only half commits.
Foster scores with a leg kick.
Speziale pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Foster fakes the leg kick and cracks Speziale in the body.
Foster with a jab.
Foster dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Speziale. That did some damage!
James Foster is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Speziale.
Speziale throws a jab but it's blocked by Foster.
Foster fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Speziale has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Foster. Speziale shrugs it off though.
Foster looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A low kick from Foster is predictable there
and Foster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Speziale takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Foster bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Foster scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Foster!
Foster lands a nice leg kick that just misses Speziale's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Foster rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Speziale moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foster throws a leg kick which misses Speziale's front leg but catches the back leg as Speziale tries to avoid it.
Foster throws a front kick aimed at Speziale's knee but Speziale avoids it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Foster.
Speziale looks to land a left hand but Foster moved out of range nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Foster showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Foster 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Foster!