CLASH PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jaddie Sedfenor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daryl Palumbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sedfenor comes to the cage accompanied by graveyard symphony. Palumbo has chosen A Day To Remember- Violence as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sedfenor
vs
Palumbo

170 cm
33
155 lbs
12 - 12 - 1

180 cm
28
154 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Determined

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 12 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaddie Sedfenor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daryl Palumbo!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sedfenor misses with a head kick.
Sedfenor fails with a takedown attempt.
Sedfenor takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Palumbo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Palumbo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Palumbo tries to bum rush Sedfenor with a series of wild strikes but Sedfenor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Palumbo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sedfenor's hands.
Daryl Palumbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sedfenor shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Palumbo counters with a three punch combo that has Sedfenor backing up. Sedfenor nods at Palumbo to acknowledge the strikes.
Sedfenor avoids the body shot from Palumbo.
Palumbo misses with the combination.
Sedfenor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Palumbo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palumbo swinging wildly here.
Palumbo looks winded!
Some wild striking there from Palumbo.
Palumbo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sedfenor is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Daryl Palumbo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sedfenor looks for a takedown but Palumbo sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaddie Sedfenor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Palumbo. No joy for Sedfenor on that attempt.
Palumbo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Palumbo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sedfenor moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sedfenor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sedfenor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sedfenor changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Palumbo tries to avoid it but Sedfenor manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Palumbo to the ground. Palumbo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sedfenor shoots in looking for a takedown. Palumbo tries to sprawl out of it but Sedfenor keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Palumbo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Palumbo throws a combination that misses
and Sedfenor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sedfenor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Palumbo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sedfenor moves away.
Sedfenor has his takedown stuffed
and Palumbo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Palumbo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Palumbo.
Sedfenor takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Palumbo looks to land a combination but Sedfenor avoids it well.
Palumbo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Palumbo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sedfenor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Palumbo is fending him off so far but Sedfenor persists. Nope, Palumbo circles away and we're back to standing.
Sedfenor shoots in looking for a takedown but Palumbo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sedfenor's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Palumbo swinging wildly here.
Sedfenor has his takedown stuffed
and Palumbo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Palumbo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sedfenor misses with a takedown attempt
and Palumbo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sedfenor fails to land the takedown.
Sedfenor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Palumbo.
No joy there for Palumbo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sedfenor tries to clinch up but Palumbo circles away and keeps his distance.
Palumbo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sedfenor dodges the punch combination from Palumbo.
Palumbo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daryl Palumbo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A punch combination from Palumbo misses.
Palumbo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Palumbo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sedfenor circles away quickly and effectively.
Sedfenor with a poor takedown
letting Palumbo counter with a right hand.
Palumbo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sedfenor cracks Palumbo with a good jab.
Sedfenor will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaddie Sedfenor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sedfenor fails with a takedown attempt.
Sedfenor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Palumbo counters with a two punch combo.
Daryl Palumbo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Palumbo is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palumbo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sedfenor looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sedfenor fails with the takedown
and Palumbo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sedfenor fails with the takedown
and Palumbo counters with a three punch combo that has Sedfenor backing up. Sedfenor nods at Palumbo to acknowledge the strikes.
Palumbo misses with a combination
and Sedfenor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Palumbo swinging wildly here.
Palumbo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palumbo scores with a three punch combo!
Nice takedown defense from Palumbo. No joy for Sedfenor on that attempt.
Palumbo misses with a wild combination.
Sedfenor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Palumbo misses with a wild body shot.
Palumbo punishes Sedfenor's body with a nice straight punch.
Sedfenor shoots in looking for a takedown but Palumbo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sedfenor's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jaddie Sedfenor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Palumbo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sedfenor circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palumbo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Palumbo wants it to stay on the feet.
Sedfenor shoots for a double leg takedown but Palumbo sprawls well. He's pushed Sedfenor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Palumbo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sedfenor rather than just go for the knockout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sedfenor is defended easily by Palumbo.
Palumbo misses with a wild combination.
Palumbo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Palumbo misses with a body punch
and Sedfenor counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palumbo lands a really nice looking cross but Sedfenor seems unphased.
Sedfenor shoots in but no luck this time.
Palumbo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sedfenor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sedfenor shoots in looking for a takedown but Palumbo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sedfenor's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Palumbo fails to land with a series of punches.
Sedfenor dives in and grabs Palumbo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Palumbo pushes down on Sedfenor's head and hops out.
Sedfenor misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palumbo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sedfenor circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daryl Palumbo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Palumbo slips under a jab from Sedfenor.
Good shot there by Palumbo.
Sloppy strikes from Palumbo. Those never looked like landing.
Palumbo misses with an uppercut. Sedfenor saw that one coming.
Sedfenor tries to clinch up.
Sedfenor misses the jab.
Sedfenor shoots for a takedown but Palumbo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sedfenor shoots and misses
and Palumbo counters with a nice body shot.
Sedfenor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Palumbo counters with a left and a right that stings Sedfenor.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaddie Sedfenor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Palumbo. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sedfenor fails to land the takedown.
Sedfenor shoots in looking for a takedown but Palumbo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sedfenor's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Palumbo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sedfenor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Palumbo feints a jab promting Sedfenor to slip. Palumbo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sedfenor slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Palumbo thows a body shot but no joy.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Sedfenor. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Sedfenor throws a poor cross that misses
and Palumbo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Palumbo digs a good hook to Sedfenor's body.
Sedfenor has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sedfenor dives in and grabs Palumbo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Palumbo pushes down on Sedfenor's head and hops out.
Sedfenor avoids the body shot from Palumbo.
Palumbo misses with a looping right.
Sedfenor shoots in and drives through. Palumbo sprawls well.
Sedfenor looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Palumbo misses with a two punch combination.

Sedfenor shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Palumbo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sedfenor has hold of Palumbo's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Palumbo tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Sedfenor cranks the arm and Palumbo screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Palumbo, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jaddie Sedfenor!
In his post fight interview, Jaddie Sedfenor gave a big smile as he said 'i will rise again. . . .'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scotty Lennox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scotty Lennox has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Diego Nunes's chin.

Nunes
vs
Lennox

175 cm
32
157 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

170 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diego Nunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scotty Lennox!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lennox circles away quickly and effectively.
Nunes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lennox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lennox throws a series of punches but Nunes avoids them all with ease.
Lennox misses with a double jab.
Nunes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lennox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nunes manages to avoid it.
Nunes avoids the body shot from Lennox.
Lennox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nunes lands with a kick to the temple. Lennox shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lennox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lennox throws a right hand that Nunes ducks under and follows up with a left that Nunes also avoids with ease.
Lennox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nunes circles away quickly and effectively.
Lennox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nunes.
Nunes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lennox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nunes.

Nunes feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
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!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nunes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lennox wants to get back to his feet but Nunes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lennox looks winded!
Nunes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Diego Nunes has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lennox sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lennox has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nunes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nunes.
Nunes dodges the punch combination from Lennox.
Lennox misses with a combination
and Nunes counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lennox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nunes circles away quickly and effectively.
Lennox swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nunes counters with a leg kick.
Lennox takes a kick to the side of the head.
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!
Nunes lands a jab-cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nunes duly obliges.

Nunes drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nunes taking a breather here.

Nunes stands up and beckons Lennox to his feet.

Nunes manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lennox on his heels. He'll look to pass Lennox's guard now, I'm sure.

Nunes stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lennox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nunes.
Lennox misses with a series of wild punches.
Nunes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nunes stands and steps away. Lennox gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Lennox tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lennox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lennox takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lennox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lennox on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

Nunes shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lennox manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Nunes decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lennox, up you get!
Nunes looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nunes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nunes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nunes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nunes shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lennox napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Nunes stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Nunes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nunes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lennox. That did some damage!
Lennox's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Lennox enables Nunes to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lennox manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Nunes stands up from Lennox's guard - Nunes perhaps looking for a knockout.
Both fighters circling a little - Nunes finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nunes scoring well with a low kick there.
Lennox misses with a lunging right hand
and Nunes makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lennox really felt that one!
Nunes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lennox's sensitive parts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nunes cracks the inside of Lennox's front leg.
Scotty Lennox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nunes. That's going to slow Lennox down.
We've been informed that Lennox has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Nunes thows a body kick. Lennox tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nunes!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nunes throws a series of strikes that have Lennox backpedaling.
Lennox throws a combination that misses
and Nunes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lennox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nunes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lennox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nunes counters with a nice leg kick.

Nunes closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nunes lands in his opponent's guard.

Lennox is working an open guard so Nunes takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Nunes drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Nunes decides to stand back up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nunes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nunes - that will leave a mark!
Lennox takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lennox is breathing heavily.
Lennox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nunes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lennox.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lennox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nunes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nunes throws a head kick that Lennox semi-blocks.
Lennox on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lennox takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nunes goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lennox throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice body kick there by Nunes.
Diego Nunes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nunes.
Lennox has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nunes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nunes.
Lennox throws a left and a right that both miss

and Nunes counters with a single leg into guard. Lennox didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nunes stops Lennox from standing up.
Nunes sitting in guard here, content to control.

Nunes stands and steps away. Lennox gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nunes decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Diego Nunes just wasn't active enough.
Nunes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nunes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lennox avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lennox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nunes.
Lennox throws a body punch but Nunes moves out of range.
Scotty Lennox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes throws a head kick that half lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Nunes scores with a four punch combination!
Lennox throws a right and a left that Nunes avoids nicely.
Nunes lands a high kick!
Some wild striking there from Lennox.
Nunes throws a head kick that Lennox semi-blocks.
Nunes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nunes connects with a high kick.

Lennox is rocked!
Nunes lands a head kick!
Lennox is still on wobbly legs! Can Nunes finish him?
Nunes throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nunes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lennox.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Lennox does it's job there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nunes.

Nunes drives through with a takedown into Lennox's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Nunes engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lennox wants to get back to his feet but Nunes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nunes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Nunes decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lennox, up you get!
Nunes lands a head kick. Lennox smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Nunes dives in and scores a takedown into Lennox's guard.
Lennox can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nunes controls the pace.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lennox wants to stand but Nunes is controlling the position.

We're going to have a standup here because Diego Nunes wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nunes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nunes jabs at Lennox's body.
Nunes connects with a right hand. Lennox shakes it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lennox finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Nunes's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Lennox falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Nunes!
After winning the bout, Diego Nunes thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Federico Manta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manta has chosen Ultima Corsa by Mondo Marcio as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kelly
vs
Manta

173 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
20
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 Tokyo, Nathan Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Federico Manta!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Kelly drives through and clinches with Manta against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Manta stops a takedown attempt from Kelly.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Manta.
A nice left hand lands by Manta.
Manta lands an elbow inside that Kelly shrugs off.

Kelly is rocked!

It looks like Nathan Kelly has been cut.
Manta lands a big right hand that drops Kelly! The killer instinct kicks in and Manta finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Manta!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Federico Manta!
Our winner, Federico Manta, 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.