PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Mclovin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keen Manki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keen Manki has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Mclovin
vs
Manki

180 cm
21
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
163 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Patrick Mclovin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keen Manki!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mclovin throws a head kick that misses.

Manki tries to keep at a distance but Mclovin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Manki is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mclovin to keep the fight standing.
Manki is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Manki jumps guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Manki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Manki is pulling down on Mclovin's head. It's preventing any offense from Mclovin, at least for the moment.
Mclovin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Manki is proving hard to escape from.
Manki can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mclovin controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclovin is looking to stand up but Manki won't let him.
Manki should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Manki is trying to keep Mclovin in close.

Keen Manki has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Manki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mclovin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Manki.
Patrick Mclovin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keen Manki.

Mclovin darts in and clinches Manki up against the cage.

Mclovin drags the fight down to the ground.

Manki drops back looking for a leg! Mclovin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mclovin manages to kick Manki off! Manki jumps back into Mclovin's guard.
Mclovin working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin wants to get back to his feet but Manki is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mclovin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Manki throwing strikes from guard but Mclovin blocks nicely.

Manki drops back looking for a leg! Mclovin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mclovin manages to kick Manki off! Manki jumps back into Mclovin's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manki tries to free his leg and advance position but Mclovin is retaining full guard.
Mclovin working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Manki won't allow Mclovin to sweep him here.
Mclovin looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Manki puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manki trying to control the action but Mclovin is working from the bottom.
Manki tries to pass to full mount but Mclovin defends it.
Mclovin is looking to improve his position.
Manki sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mclovin wants to control but Manki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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 Patrick Mclovin will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Manki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Manki is looking to clinch.
Manki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mclovin as he avoids it easily.

Mclovin drives through with a takedown into guard.
Manki wants to stand up but Mclovin is controlling him.
Mclovin postures up.
Mclovin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mclovin is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manki will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Mclovin trying to control but Manki is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Manki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mclovin trying to control the position from guard on top but Manki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Keen Manki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Manki working a defensive guard here.

Manki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mclovin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Manki's head.

Manki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mclovin stays in close to Manki's body and controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Manki for as long as he can get away with.
Manki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mclovin is one step ahead there.
Mclovin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Patrick Mclovin wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Manki shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Manki showed some decent athleticism there.
Manki is keen to just control but Mclovin is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin trying to control but Manki postures up.
Manki wants to control but Mclovin is keeping him busy.
Mclovin is trying to get back to full guard.
Manki working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Manki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Manki seems to be working for a kimura but Mclovin defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keen Manki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Manki shoots for a takedown but Mclovin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mclovin keeps the fight on the outside.

Mclovin manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Manki on his heels. He'll look to pass Manki's guard now, I'm sure.
Mclovin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Manki is keeping the position for now.
Manki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Manki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mclovin prevents Manki from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manki has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Mclovin has passed into side control.
Manki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mclovin tries to stand but Manki is controlling his head.
Manki wants to control but Mclovin postures up.
Mclovin happy to just control the position for now.
Manki sneaks back into half guard.

Manki is defending against the submission attempts here by Mclovin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manki wants to improve his position but Mclovin is controlling well.
Manki trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Manki manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manki manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mclovin is looking to get to half guard.
Manki has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mclovin's face.
Mclovin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Manki controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manki lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Manki has hold of Mclovin's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mclovin manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Manki working for a guillotine from mount but Mclovin is in no mood to give up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mclovin is trying to escape the mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keen Manki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Manki has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keen Manki!