PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Manowaru (ranked 90 p4p, 5 weight class) and Gauthier Delsarte (ranked 104 p4p, 6 weight class). Delsarte has chosen Ah Non Cest Terrible as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Manowaru
vs
Delsarte

193 cm
25
280 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

225 cm
30
300 lbs
17 - 5 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hiro Manowaru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gauthier Delsarte!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manowaru waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Delsarte.
Delsarte has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Manowaru is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Delsarte. Manowaru does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manowaru misses with an uppercut.
Delsarte on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Manowaru is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Delsarte.
A solid leg kick lands there for Manowaru.
Manowaru misses with a hook to the body
and Delsarte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Manowaru looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Delsarte moves out of range of the body kick from Manowaru.
Delsarte walks forward, straight into a front kick from Manowaru.
Delsarte scores with a head kick.

It looks like Hiro Manowaru has been cut.
Manowaru misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Delsarte was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Manowaru waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Delsarte.
Manowaru throws a jab but it's blocked by Delsarte.
A little jabbing left from Delsarte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Delsarte defending well as Manowaru loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manowaru connects with an inside leg kick.
Manowaru checks the leg kick.
Delsarte has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Manowaru.
Manowaru tries a head kick but it misses.
Manowaru swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hiro Manowaru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manowaru works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Manowaru is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Delsarte's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Manowaru on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Manowaru misses with a body punch
and Delsarte counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Manowaru takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Delsarte connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Manowaru finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Delsarte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Manowaru looks to score with a jab to the body but Delsarte is just out of range.
Delsarte defending well as Manowaru loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manowaru thows a left - swing and a miss!
Delsarte throws out a counter right but Manowaru avoids it with no problem.
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!
Manowaru just misses with a punch to the body.
Manowaru tries to land a body kick
and Delsarte counters with a nice uppercut.
Delsarte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manowaru.
Manowaru misses with a leg kick
letting Delsarte counter with a right hand.
Delsarte slips a straight right by Manowaru.
Manowaru staying out of range there.
Manowaru attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Manowaru throws a low kick but it's checked well by Delsarte.
Manowaru scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Manowaru throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Manowaru takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Manowaru avoids the head kick by Delsarte.
Delsarte is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

It looks like Gauthier Delsarte has been cut.
Delsarte jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manowaru stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Manowaru scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manowaru. Delsarte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Delsarte is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Delsarte throws a nice looking combination but Manowaru bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Delsarte scores with a hook.
Delsarte misses with a kick to the body.
Delsarte slips under a jab.
Delsarte is looking for the big counter here.
Delsarte takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Manowaru uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Delsarte.
Delsarte has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Delsarte scores with a push kick.
A jab from Delsarte finds it's way through Manowaru's defenses.
A big left from Manowaru misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manowaru misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Delsarte counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manowaru throws a jab when Delsarte was well out of range.
Delsarte moves out of range as Manowaru strikes.
Manowaru on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A nice combination there by Delsarte.
Manowaru misses with a wild body shot.
Delsarte blocks a leg kick.
Delsarte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Manowaru looks to score with a jab to the body but Delsarte is just out of range.
Delsarte scores with a kick to the body.
Manowaru is breathing heavily.
Delsarte throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Manowaru is looking to counter punch.
Manowaru misses with a right hand
enabling Delsarte to counter with a crisp jab.
Delsarte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manowaru takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gauthier Delsarte dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Delsarte lets loose with a powerful body kick. Manowaru will feel that in the morning.

Delsarte cracks Manowaru with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Delsarte has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Manowaru to stand back up!

Manowaru is rocked!
BAM! Delsarte delivers a spinning backfist that drops Manowaru like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Gauthier Delsarte!
After winning the bout, Gauthier Delsarte thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.