PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taluli Manzine (ranked 3446 p4p, 24555 weight class) and Asanoyama Hideki (ranked 381 p4p, 521 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Asanoyama Hideki was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Manzine
vs
Hideki

192 cm
19
270
2 - 1 - 0

194 cm
19
270
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Taluli Manzine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Asanoyama Hideki!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manzine jabs Hideki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hideki misses with a low kick.
Manzine definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Manzine misses with a body shot
and Hideki counters with a left and a right that stings Manzine.
Hideki throws an off balance right hand
and Manzine counters with a nice uppercut.
Manzine defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hideki.
A jab from Hideki misses.
Manzine throws a hook but Hideki blocks it.
Hideki has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

Manzine gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Manzine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Manzine.
Manzine scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Manzine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Manzine prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nice body punch from Manzine - that landed with a thud.
Manzine lands a hook that snaps the head of Hideki backwards.
Hideki drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Taluli Manzine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asanoyama Hideki.
Manzine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Manzine has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Manzine.
Hideki looks winded!
Manzine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hideki backwards.
Manzine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Manzine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hideki backwards.
Manzine lands a right hand.
Manzine stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Manzine on the inside.
Manzine scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Manzine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Manzine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manzine slowing the pace effectively.
Nice body punch from Manzine - that landed with a thud.
Manzine is pushing Hideki up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Manzine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Manzine working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manzine stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Manzine is struggling to control the position.
Manzine gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Hideki misses with a knee strike.
Manzine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Manzine lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Manzine on the inside.
Manzine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Manzine.
Manzine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Manzine scores with a shot to the side of Hideki's head.
Hideki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Manzine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Manzine makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Manzine.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Manzine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Manzine.
Manzine lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manzine works on Hideki's body with a couple of short punches.
Manzine stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Manzine controlling the action here for a moment.
Manzine throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Manzine lands a left hand.
Hideki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A hook to the body from Manzine.
A nice right hand lands inside from Manzine.
Manzine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Manzine.

Hideki is rocked!
Manzine scores with a shot to the side of Hideki's head.
Hideki is still on wobbly legs! Can Manzine finish him?
A body shot lands from Manzine.
Manzine lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hideki seems to have recovered his senses.
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!
Manzine lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Manzine creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Hideki with a big uppercut! Hideki tries to clinch up but Manzine pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Hideki to the mat! Hideki covers up and Manzine unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Taluli Manzine!