PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Manibusan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryan Manibusan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Darko
vs
Manibusan

182 cm
26
182 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
26
195 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Pitt Nutrition (160 Recovery, Stamina and Muscle)

Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Donnie Darko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bryan Manibusan!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manibusan is looking to clinch but Darko is avoiding it.
Manibusan connects with a body shot.
Darko ducks right into an uppercut from Manibusan.
Manibusan lands a slapping body shot.
Darko misses with a double jab
and Manibusan counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Manibusan moves into the clinch.
Manibusan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darko's elbow.
Manibusan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Darko backwards.
Manibusan has a couple of punches blocked by Darko.
A frustrated look appears on Darko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Darko is trying to maintain a safe position but Manibusan gets an underhook and turns Darko into the cage.
Manibusan throws a punch but it's blocked by Darko.
Manibusan lands with a left to the head.
Manibusan works on Darko's body with a couple of short punches.
Our sources have told us that Darko has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Manibusan misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manibusan misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Manibusan.
Manibusan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Darko.
Darko is trying to force a seperation but Manibusan has the dominant position.
Manibusan presses Darko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Manibusan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Manibusan cracks Darko with a nice body shot.
Manibusan lands a nice shot to the body.
Darko is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manibusan lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Manibusan on the inside.
Manibusan misses with some punches.
Manibusan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Manibusan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Manibusan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manibusan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Manibusan.
Manibusan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Manibusan.
Manibusan lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Manibusan.
A short left from Manibusan.
Manibusan presses Darko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Manibusan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Manibusan lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Manibusan.
Manibusan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Manibusan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Manibusan lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manibusan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Darko backwards.
Manibusan lands a hook to the side of the head.

Darko breaks the clinch.
Manibusan scores with a one two! Darko had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Manibusan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Manibusan.
Darko misses with a series of wild punches.
Manibusan dodges the punch combination from Darko.
Manibusan digs a good hook to Darko's body.
Manibusan throws a right hand that Darko ducks under and follows up with a left that Darko also avoids with ease.
Donnie Darko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Darko moves in looking to clinch but Manibusan pushes him off.
Manibusan avoids the head kick by Darko.
Manibusan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Darko.
Manibusan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Darko rather than just go for the knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darko misses with a combination
and Manibusan counters with a nice body shot.
Darko misses with a double jab
and Manibusan counters with a nice uppercut.

Manibusan has Darko up against the cage in a clinch.
Manibusan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Darko backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Manibusan.
Manibusan lands a left hand.
Manibusan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Darko looking to stall.
Manibusan is leaning against Darko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Manibusan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Manibusan clinches up with Darko and pushes him back against the cage.
Manibusan misses with a body punch.
Manibusan digs a right hand underneath Darko's ribcage. Darko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Manibusan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Darko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Manibusan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Manibusan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Darko tries to circle away but Manibusan has him pinned against the cage.
Manibusan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Manibusan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Manibusan misses with a punch to the body.
Darko is looking to break free of the clinch but Manibusan has double underhooks.
Manibusan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Manibusan lands a shoulder strike.
Manibusan digs a right hand into Darko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Darko's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Manibusan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manibusan.
Manibusan lands a nice shot to the body.
Manibusan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Manibusan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Manibusan.
Manibusan lands a shot to the body.
Manibusan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Darko backwards.
Manibusan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Manibusan misses with a punch to the body.
Manibusan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Manibusan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Darko backwards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Manibusan pushes Darko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Manibusan - that landed with a thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manibusan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bryan Manibusan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Manibusan throws a punch but it's blocked by Darko.
A right hand to the body from Manibusan.
A short uppercut from Manibusan.
Manibusan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Manibusan as the two fighters clinch.
Manibusan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Darko backwards.
Manibusan lands a shoulder strike.
Manibusan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Manibusan scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Manibusan.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Manibusan.

Darko is rocked!
Manibusan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Darko backwards.
Oh Darko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Manibusan pushes Darko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Manibusan.
Manibusan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Manibusan gets through Darko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Manibusan unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Darko! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Manibusan is unloading with more strikes now! Darko drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryan Manibusan!
Bryan Manibusan is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Bryan Manibusan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.