PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fatu Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Manoel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tua comes to the cage accompanied by Red Right Hand. Manoel has chosen Hino do Flamengo as his entrance music. Antonio Manoel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tua
vs
Manoel

184 cm
22
269 lbs
13 - 0 - 0

193 cm
23
222 lbs
15 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fatu Tua!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Manoel!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manoel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tua.
Tua tries to clinch there but Manoel circles away.
Tua misses with a jab to the body
and Manoel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Manoel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tua lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tua misses with a straight left.
A cross from Tua lands.

It looks like Antonio Manoel has been cut.
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!
Manoel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tua throws a leg kick
and Manoel counters with a thumping low kick.
Tua fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Manoel.
Tua scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Manoel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tua on the side of the head.
Manoel lands a head shot.
Tua doesn't manage to clinch there - Manoel circles away.
Tua scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manoel tries to work over Tua's front leg with a kick but Tua checks it.
Manoel slips under a jab from Tua.
Manoel ducks under a wild hook from Tua.
Good leg kick by Tua there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice jab there from Manoel.
Tua looks to land a combination but Manoel avoids it well.
Manoel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tua.
Tua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Manoel misses with an uppercut.
Manoel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tua swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Manoel.
Manoel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manoel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tua.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua tries to clinch but Manoel is having none of it.
Manoel misses with a straight right.
Manoel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Manoel avoids the body shot from Tua.
Manoel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tua.
Manoel misses with a series of wild punches.

Tua moves into the clinch successfully.
Manoel is pushing Tua up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tua is looking to control Manoel's arms but Manoel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tua has his back to the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Tua.
Manoel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tua misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tua will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Manoel up against the cage.
Tua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manoel throws a punch but it's blocked by Tua.
Manoel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tua misses with a body punch.

Manoel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Manoel.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tua. That's going to slow Manoel down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Manoel tenderised Tua's leg. Tua is trying to keep his angry face on.
Manoel throws a shot from downtown. Tua moves away and avoids it.
Tua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manoel.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Manoel.
Manoel just misses with a punch to the body.
Tua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Manoel checks a leg kick.
Tua throws a low kick but it's checked well by Manoel.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manoel checks a low kick from Tua.
Manoel swings for the body but Tua moves out of range.
Tua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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 Fatu Tua will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Antonio Manoel's cut.
That's time! Tua's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tua missing with a left hand there. Manoel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Manoel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tua moves away.
Manoel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tua circles away quickly and effectively.
Tua attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tua lands with an uppercut that bounces Manoel off the cage and back into range.
Manoel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tua checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Manoel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tua at a distance.
Manoel looks to score with a jab to the body but Tua is just out of range.
Manoel works the jab nicely.
Manoel swings for the body but Tua moves out of range.
Manoel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Manoel lands with a slapping head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tua throws a hook to the side of Manoel's head but Manoel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manoel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tua checks the leg kick.
Manoel lands with a cross.
Tua lands with a straight right. Manoel didn't see that one coming.
No joy there for Manoel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tua slips under a jab.
Manoel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tua can pounce on him.
Manoel misses with a hook to the body
and Tua counters with a slapping leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Manoel!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tua misses with a right hand
and Manoel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Manoel 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.
Tua thuds a left hand into Manoel's body.
Antonio Manoel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manoel scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manoel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tua moves away from the strike by Manoel.
Manoel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Manoel shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tua eats them both and turns towards Manoel to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tua takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab lands there for Tua.

That has opened up Antonio Manoel's cut even more.
Tua throws a push kick but Manoel slaps the foot to one side.
Tua scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Manoel throws a good cross that connects.
Manoel misses with a hook.
Tua with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manoel misses the shot to the body.
Tua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tua attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Manoel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tua is looking to slow Manoel down with leg kicks.
Manoel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tua with a nice cross.
Tua waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manoel.
Manoel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tuas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tua misses with a jab to the body
and Manoel counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Tua lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Manoel at a distance.
Manoel is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manoel misses with an uppercut
and Tua counters with a nice body shot.
Manoel connects with a right hand. Tua shakes it off.
Antonio Manoel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tua misses with a straight left.
Manoel slips under a jab.
Tua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manoel manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Manoel.
Tua throws a shot from downtown. Manoel moves away and avoids it.
Manoel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Manoel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tua is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Manoel like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Manoel from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fatu Tua!
Fatu Tua is the new super heavyweight champion!
Fatu Tua thanked the fans post fight for their support.