PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fu Leng (ranked 265 p4p, 9 weight class) and Hiro Manowaru (ranked 737 p4p, 22 weight class). Leng comes to the cage accompanied by System Of A Down - Spiders. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Leng
vs
Manowaru

225 cm
23
300 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

193 cm
23
280 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fu Leng!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hiro Manowaru!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leng throws a left and a right that both miss
and Manowaru counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Fu Leng has been cut.
Manowaru keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leng.
Fu Leng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manowaru pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Leng scores with the left hand. Manowaru knows he should have avoided that one.
Manowaru lands a nice looking body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Manowaru.

Leng moves into the clinch.
Manowaru is leaning against Leng and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Manowaru.
Leng misses with a hook from the clinch.
Manowaru blocks an uppercut.
Leng lands a nice shot to the body.
Manowaru lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leng lands with a right to the head.
Manowaru blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leng blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Leng.
Leng blocks an uppercut.
Manowaru blocks a body shot from Leng.

Manowaru breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Leng has managed to clinch.
Leng fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Manowaru as Leng tries to tie him up.
Leng has a couple of punches blocked by Manowaru.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Manowaru.
Manowaru tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leng's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manowaru.
Manowaru working aggressively here.
Manowaru misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Manowaru.
A right hand to the body from Leng.
Leng fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manowaru lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Leng lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Manowaru.
Leng has a couple of punches blocked by Manowaru.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Manowaru creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Leng struggles to land a body shot inside as Manowaru controls his hands.
Leng struggles to land a body shot inside as Manowaru controls his hands.
Leng lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Leng tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Manowaru blocks an uppercut.
Manowaru throws a punch but it's blocked by Leng.
Leng tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Manowaru prevents a body shot from Leng.
Manowaru scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manowaru.
Manowaru throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Leng is breathing heavily.
Manowaru lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Leng tries to work over Manowaru's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manowaru blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Manowaru lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leng or not.
Manowaru pushes Leng back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leng has a couple of punches blocked by Manowaru.
Leng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leng tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Manowaru's elbow.
Leng working aggressively here.
Manowaru scores with a shoulder strike.

Manowaru breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Manowaru staying out of range there.
Leng jabs Manowaru right on the nose. Manowaru blinks but takes it well.
Manowaru fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Leng.
Leng slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Leng tries to clinch up
letting Manowaru counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leng misses with a double jab

and Manowaru counters by clinching up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leng.
Stalling in the clinch from Manowaru.
Manowaru misses with the head strike.
Leng throws a head punch that misses.
Manowaru tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leng has a couple of punches blocked by Manowaru.
Leng tries to work over Manowaru's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manowaru lands an uppercut.

Fu Leng's cut is getting worse.
Manowaru fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Manowaru fails to land.
Leng swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manowaru lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Manowaru blocking some punches.
Leng lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hiro Manowaru dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fu Leng's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Manowaru misses with a wild body shot.
Manowaru takes one to the side of the head.
Leng falls off balance throwing a combination
and Manowaru counters with a nice body kick.

Leng moves into the clinch.
Manowaru lands a body punch.
Manowaru lands a right hand.
Manowaru struggles to land a body shot inside as Leng controls his hands.
Manowaru swings wildly with an uppercut but Leng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leng blocks a body shot from Manowaru.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leng misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Leng as the two fighters clinch.
Manowaru blocking some punches.
Manowaru lands a shoulder strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Manowaru fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manowaru can't find room to land a body shot as Leng controls the action.
Manowaru is working Leng over against the cage.
Manowaru swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Manowaru scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manowaru lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leng or not.
A short right from Manowaru.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Manowaru creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Leng's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Manowaru throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lengs head.
Manowaru gets through Leng's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Manowaru lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Manowaru has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Manowaru lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leng backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manowaru lands a big right hand that drops Leng! The killer instinct kicks in and Manowaru finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Manowaru!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hiro Manowaru!
Hiro Manowaru is the new super heavyweight champion!
Hiro Manowaru seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Fu Leng had this to say: 'Never pick a fight with an ugly person, they've got nothing to lose.'.