PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Manalac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Adebesi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Manalac
vs
Adebesi

175 cm
25
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
166 lbs
16 - 13 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matthew Manalac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Simon Adebesi!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adebesi scores with a shot to the body.
Adebesi lands a jab to the nose.

Manalac has taken the fight to the clinch.
Manalac tries to throw a body punch but Adebesi avoids it by throwing Manalac back against the cage.
Adebesi blocking some punches.
Adebesi working hard to break the clinch.
Manalac swings wildly with an uppercut but Adebesi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Manalac fails to land.
Manalac keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Adebesi's efforts to push away.
Adebesi tries to circle away but Manalac has him pinned against the cage.
Manalac prevents Adebesi from breaking the clinch.
Adebesi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Adebesi can't break the clinch.
Manalac lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adebesi backwards.
Manalac tries to work over Adebesi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manalac lands a hook that snaps the head of Adebesi backwards.
Manalac tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adebesi's elbow.
Adebesi is trying to force a seperation but Manalac has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manalac lands a shoulder strike.

Adebesi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adebesi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Adebesi misses with a hook.
Simon Adebesi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adebesi swats away the attempt to clinch by Manalac.
Manalac uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adebesi.
Adebesi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manalac.
Adebesi misses with a double jab.
Adebesi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Manalac on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Adebesi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Manalac lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Adebesi circles away quickly and effectively.
Manalac uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adebesi.
Manalac fails with an attempt to clinch.
Manalac scores with a jab to the body.
Adebesi looks to land a combination. Manalac sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Adebesi. That snapped Manalac's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adebesi throws a nice looking combination but Manalac bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Manalac gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Manalac swinging wildly here.
Adebesi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Manalac is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Manalac dodges the punch combination from Adebesi.
Manalac wants to clinch up but Adebesi keeps it at a distance.
Manalac scores with a punch to the head.
Adebesi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Adebesi throws a jab but it's blocked by Manalac.
Manalac avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manalac throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adebesi misses with a two punch combination.
Manalac wants to clinch.
Adebesi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Manalac at a distance.

Manalac fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Adebesi, pushing him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Manalac.
Manalac working aggressively here.
Manalac works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Manalac misses with a hook to the ribs.
Manalac stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Adebesi wants to get back to striking at distance but Manalac won't allow it.
Manalac fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manalac lands a shoulder strike.
Manalac working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manalac lands a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manalac throws a punch but it's blocked by Adebesi.
A nice right hand lands inside from Manalac.

Adebesi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adebesi throws a series of punches but Manalac avoids them all with ease.
Manalac wants to clinch up but Adebesi keeps it at a distance.
Manalac fails with an attempt to clinch.
Manalac tries to clinch but Adebesi is having none of it.

Manalac rushes Adebesi and presses him up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Manalac.
Manalac misses with a punch on the inside.
Manalac lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adebesi blocking some punches.
Manalac has Adebesi pressed against the cage, preventing Adebesi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Manalac lands a nice uppercut.
Manalac misses with some punches.
Adebesi is trying to force a seperation but Manalac has the dominant position.
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 Matthew Manalac 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.

Manalac misses with the combination.
Manalac defending well as Adebesi loads up on a big left hand.
Manalac tries to clinch up but Adebesi circles away and keeps his distance.
Manalac tries to clinch up but Adebesi circles away and keeps his distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Adebesi!

It looks like Matthew Manalac has been cut.
Manalac tries to clinch up.
Adebesi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Manalac tries to clinch there but Adebesi circles away.
Adebesi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Manalac.
A cross from Adebesi lands.
Simon Adebesi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adebesi throws a series of punches but Manalac moves out of range.
Manalac tries to clinch up.
Manalac doesn't manage to clinch there - Adebesi circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manalac wants to clinch up but Adebesi keeps it at a distance.
A left and a right from Adebesi both land. Nice combination.
Manalac tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manalac showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adebesi.
A shot to the liver by Adebesi. Beautiful body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Manalac looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adebesi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Adebesi throws a shot to the body.
Manalac misses with a few strikes there.
Adebesi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Adebesi dips to his left and cracks Manalac with an uppercut!
Adebesi connects with the punch.
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!
Adebesi looks to land a combination. Manalac sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Manalac misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adebesi.
Manalac on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Manalac on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Adebesi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manalac fails to land with a series of punches.
Adebesi misses with a series of wild punches.
Adebesi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manalac.

Manalac clinches up against the cage.
Manalac doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adebesi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Manalac.
Adebesi is trying to push Manalac away but Manalac has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Matthew Manalac has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Manalac keeps control of Adebesi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Manalac can't find room to land a body shot as Adebesi controls the action.
Manalac lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from Manalac.
Manalac pushes Adebesi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Manalac lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Manalac.
Adebesi has had enough of the clinch but Manalac keeps him there for the moment.
Manalac lands a body shot.
Manalac lands a right hand.
Manalac working aggressively here.
Manalac swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adebesi is trying to force a seperation but Manalac has the dominant position.
Manalac working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Manalac lands a hook that snaps the head of Adebesi backwards.
Manalac lands a hook to the side of the head.
Manalac misses with a short punch on the inside.
Manalac misses with a punch to the body.
Adebesi tries to circle away but Manalac has him pinned against the cage.
A short left from Manalac.
Manalac tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Manalac keeps control of Adebesi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manalac lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Adebesi or not.
Manalac lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manalac keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Adebesi's efforts to push away.
Manalac fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manalac lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Manalac.
Manalac throws a head punch that misses.
Manalac lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Manalac throws a head punch that misses.
Manalac lands with a right to the head.

Adebesi is rocked!
Manalac lands a body shot.
Adebesi is still on wobbly legs! Can Manalac finish him?
Adebesi is breathing heavily.
A short right from Manalac on the inside.
Manalac dips a shoulder and cracks Adebesi with a mighty uppercut! Adebesi falls back against the cage and Manalac unloads with a barrage of strikes! Adebesi is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Manalac screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matthew Manalac!
Matthew Manalac really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.