PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amiri Ta Manu Hiri (ranked 5241 p4p, 6292 weight class) and Luciano Camoes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luciano Camoes told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Ta Manu Hiri
vs
Camoes

191 cm
16
206
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
205
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Amiri Ta Manu Hiri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luciano Camoes!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ta Manu Hiri showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Camoes.
Ta Manu Hiri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Camoes manages to avoid it.
A cross from Ta Manu Hiri lands.
Ta Manu Hiri tries to clinch but Camoes moves away
and Camoes counters with a straight right hand.
Ta Manu Hiri misses with a jab, cross combination.
It seemed like Camoes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Camoes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camoes. Ta Manu Hiri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Camoes slips a jab and a cross from Ta Manu Hiri.
Camoes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ta Manu Hiri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Camoes circles away quickly and effectively.
Ta Manu Hiri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ta Manu Hiri throws a body shot but no joy.
Ta Manu Hiri scores with a jab.

It looks like Luciano Camoes has been cut.
Camoes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A cross from Camoes lands.
A swing and a miss from Camoes.
As Camoes tries to get set, Ta Manu Hiri tries to push him back and clinch up but Camoes manages to avoid the attempt.
Camoes loads up on a big right hand but Ta Manu Hiri slips the punch.
As Camoes tries to get set, Ta Manu Hiri tries to push him back and clinch up but Camoes manages to avoid the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ta Manu Hiri tries to clinch but Camoes is having none of it.
Camoes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Camoes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Camoes scores with a nice right hand.
Ta Manu Hiri lands with a nice body punch.
Camoes lands a nice looking body shot.
Ta Manu Hiri lands with a cross.
Ta Manu Hiri tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Camoes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Camoes misses with a hook.
Ta Manu Hiri cracks a nice hook into Camoes's ribs.
Camoes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Camoes lands a slapping body shot.
Ta Manu Hiri fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camoes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ta Manu Hiri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Camoes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ta Manu Hiri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Camoes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ta Manu Hiri.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ta Manu Hiri clinches up against the cage.
Camoes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Camoes blocks an uppercut.
Camoes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ta Manu Hiri has him pressed against the cage.
Camoes tries to circle away but Ta Manu Hiri has him pinned against the cage.
Camoes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ta Manu Hiri lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Camoes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Camoes is trying to break the clinch but Ta Manu Hiri is controlling him.
Ta Manu Hiri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ta Manu Hiri throws a punch but it's blocked by Camoes.
Ta Manu Hiri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ta Manu Hiri has a couple of punches blocked by Camoes.
Camoes wants to break free but Ta Manu Hiri has control.
Camoes blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camoes is trying to force a seperation but Ta Manu Hiri has the dominant position.
Camoes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ta Manu Hiri lands a left hand.
Ta Manu Hiri lands with a light punch inside.
Camoes is trying to break the clinch but Ta Manu Hiri has him pressed against the cage.
Camoes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Camoes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ta Manu Hiri prevents Camoes from breaking the clinch.
Ta Manu Hiri throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Camoess head.
Ta Manu Hiri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Camoes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ta Manu Hiri lands with a right to the head.
Camoes is trying to push Ta Manu Hiri away but Ta Manu Hiri has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ta Manu Hiri can't find room to land a body shot as Camoes controls the action.
Camoes tries to break the clinch but Ta Manu Hiri is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ta Manu Hiri blocking some punches.
Camoes is trying to break the clinch but Ta Manu Hiri is controlling him.
Camoes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Camoes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Camoes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Camoes working hard to break the clinch.
Ta Manu Hiri throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Camoes looks winded!
Camoes tries to circle away but Ta Manu Hiri has him pinned against the cage.
Ta Manu Hiri struggles to land a body shot inside as Camoes controls his hands.
Ta Manu Hiri tries a body shot but Camoes blocks it.
Ta Manu Hiri misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ta Manu Hiri.

Camoes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Camoes misses with a body shot.
Ta Manu Hiri jabs at Camoes's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camoes throws the left hand but Ta Manu Hiri avoids the punch easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Amiri Ta Manu Hiri dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luciano Camoes's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ta Manu Hiri tries to clinch there but Camoes circles away.
Luciano Camoes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Camoes misses the shot to the body.
Camoes throws a combination. Ta Manu Hiri tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Camoes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Camoes.
Ta Manu Hiri wants to clinch.
Ta Manu Hiri tries to clinch but Camoes is having none of it.
Ta Manu Hiri throws a good cross that connects.
Ta Manu Hiri is looking to clinch.
Camoes wants to counter the offense by Ta Manu Hiri and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camoes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Camoes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ta Manu Hiri.
Ta Manu Hiri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Camoes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ta Manu Hiri with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ta Manu Hiri is looking to wear down Camoes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ta Manu Hiri throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Camoes on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camoes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ta Manu Hiri moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ta Manu Hiri moves out of range as Camoes throws a body kick.
Ta Manu Hiri pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Camoes back to the cage. Ta Manu Hiri follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ta Manu Hiri connects with a crisp jab.

Camoes is rocked!
Ta Manu Hiri tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Camoes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Camoes is still on wobbly legs! Can Ta Manu Hiri finish him?
Horrible takedown attempt by Ta Manu Hiri or perhaps it was just good defense by Camoes, which made it look bad.
Camoes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Camoes seems to have recovered his senses.
Camoes swats away the attempt to clinch by Ta Manu Hiri.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Camoes! But no joy.
Camoes just misses with a punch to the body.
Camoes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ta Manu Hiri stuns Camoes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ta Manu Hiri tries to clinch there but Camoes circles away.
Camoes swats away the attempt to clinch by Ta Manu Hiri.
Ta Manu Hiri moves in looking to clinch but Camoes pushes him off.
Ta Manu Hiri takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ta Manu Hiri lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Camoes.
Camoes is breathing heavily.
Camoes scores with a shot to the body.
Ta Manu Hiri lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Camoes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Camoes swats away the attempt to clinch by Ta Manu Hiri.
Camoes misses with a wild combination.
Ta Manu Hiri tries to clinch there but Camoes circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Camoes.
Ta Manu Hiri misses with a few strikes there.
Ta Manu Hiri misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ta Manu Hiri dodges the punch combination from Camoes.
Ta Manu Hiri tries to clinch up.
Camoes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ta Manu Hiri tries to close the distance and clinch but Camoes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ta Manu Hiri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Camoes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ta Manu Hiri shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Camoes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ta Manu Hiri was well out of range. Poor timing from Camoes.
Ta Manu Hiri is looking to counter the offense by Camoes and move into the clinch.
Ta Manu Hiri tests Camoes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Camoes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luciano Camoes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Camoes loads up on a big right hand but Ta Manu Hiri slips the punch.
Camoes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ta Manu Hiri dips to his left and cracks Camoes with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camoes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ta Manu Hiri connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Camoes scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ta Manu Hiri wants to clinch.
Camoes misses with a looping left.
Camoes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ta Manu Hiri lands a nice shot to the body.
Camoes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Good exchange - Ta Manu Hiri coming out on top.
Ta Manu Hiri circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Camoes to the canvas! Camoes doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Ta Manu Hiri keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amiri Ta Manu Hiri!