PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franck Kodjia (ranked 115 p4p, 31 weight class) and Hiro Manowaru (ranked 7 p4p, 2 weight class). Manowaru is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lay Down. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Kodjia
vs
Manowaru

195 cm
30
275
19 - 11 - 0

193 cm
31
272
26 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Core Combat
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Shadow Warrior Nutrition
KOMBAT KLOTHING

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Franck Kodjia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hiro Manowaru!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kodjia moves into the clinch.
Manowaru tries to work over Kodjia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kodjia lands an uppercut.
Manowaru blocking some punches.
Kodjia misses with a punch on the inside.
Kodjia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kodjia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kodjia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Manowaru tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kodjia's elbow.
Kodjia lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Manowaru.
Kodjia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Manowaru lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Manowaru blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manowaru blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manowaru lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kodjia misses with a body punch.
Manowaru lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kodjia misses with some punches.
Manowaru lands a shoulder strike.
Manowaru tries to throw a body punch but Kodjia avoids it by throwing Manowaru back against the cage.
Kodjia working aggressively here.
Kodjia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manowaru's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Manowaru throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manowaru is leaning against Kodjia and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kodjia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Manowaru lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kodjia backwards.
Kodjia tries to throw a body punch but Manowaru avoids it by throwing Kodjia back against the cage.
Kodjia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kodjia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kodjia looking to throw knees to the head but Manowaru is blocking nicely.
Kodjia can't find room to land a body shot as Manowaru controls the action.
Manowaru misses with a punch to the body.
Manowaru cracks Kodjia with a nice body shot.
Kodjia is breathing heavily.
Manowaru lands with a light punch inside.
Kodjia blocking some punches.
A short right from Manowaru on the inside.
Kodjia struggles to land a body shot inside as Manowaru controls his hands.
Manowaru lands a hook to the side of the head.
Manowaru misses with a hook to the ribs.
Manowaru goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Manowaru misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kodjia misses with a punch on the inside.
Manowaru blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Manowaru creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kodjia misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kodjia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manowaru.
Manowaru misses with a punch to the body.
Manowaru blocks an uppercut.
Manowaru is working Kodjia over against the cage.
Manowaru scores with a shoulder strike.
Manowaru pushes Kodjia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Manowaru lands a shot to the body.
Manowaru tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Manowaru.
Manowaru working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Manowaru tries to work over Kodjia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kodjia takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Manowaru.
Manowaru lands with a short shot to the head.
Our sources have told us that Kodjia has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A short body shot lands from Manowaru as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Manowaru.
Kodjia can't find room to land a body shot as Manowaru controls the action.
Manowaru misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Manowaru lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Manowaru.
Manowaru is leaning against Kodjia and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Manowaru lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Manowaru creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Manowaru as the two fighters clinch.
Manowaru lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Manowaru.
Manowaru is working Kodjia over against the cage.
Manowaru pushes Kodjia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Manowaru lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Manowaru.
A short right from Manowaru on the inside.
Manowaru digs a right hand into Kodjia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kodjia's gas tank.
Manowaru presses Kodjia against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Manowaru.
Manowaru pushes Kodjia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Kodjia is rocked!
Good body shot from Manowaru.
Oh Kodjia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manowaru cracks Kodjia with a nice body shot.
Kodjia throws a punch but it's blocked by Manowaru.
Kodjia seems to have got his legs back now.
Manowaru works on Kodjia's body with a couple of short punches.
Kodjia prevents a body shot from Manowaru.
Manowaru cracks Kodjia with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Manowaru scores with a nice short uppercut.
Manowaru misses with a body punch.
Manowaru lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Manowaru lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Manowaru.
Manowaru lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Kodjia to his knees! Manowaru keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hiro Manowaru!
Hiro Manowaru thanked the fans post fight for their support.