PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Helio De Lima (ranked 1889 p4p, 2961 weight class) and Amiri Ta Manu Hiri (ranked 286 p4p, 428 weight class). Helio De Lima has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

De Lima
vs
Ta Manu Hiri

187 cm
26
218
8 - 3 - 0

191 cm
19
206
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Dangerous Nutrition

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Helio De Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Amiri Ta Manu Hiri!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Lima tries for a takedown but Ta Manu Hiri sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ta Manu Hiri let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
De Lima looks for a takedown but Ta Manu Hiri sprawls well.
De Lima misses with a takedown attempt
and Ta Manu Hiri counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helio De Lima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Lima misses with a takedown
letting Ta Manu Hiri counter with a right hand.

De Lima shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ta Manu Hiri's guard.
De Lima lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
De Lima throwing strikes but missing.
De Lima is in close to Ta Manu Hiri's body, working some short punches and elbows.
De Lima with a nice head shot there.
Ta Manu Hiri preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Lima throws a big elbow that misses.
De Lima throws a strike but Ta Manu Hiri rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Lima is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lima thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ta Manu Hiri's head.
De Lima missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
De Lima throws a strike but Ta Manu Hiri avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

De Lima is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ta Manu Hiri is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ta Manu Hiri has escaped and now he's on top!

De Lima is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

De Lima working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ta Manu Hiri doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ta Manu Hiri manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
De Lima bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ta Manu Hiri's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Lima throwing strikes from guard but Ta Manu Hiri blocks nicely.
De Lima throws an elbow that misses. Ta Manu Hiri uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in De Lima's guard. Nice move by Ta Manu Hiri!

Ta Manu Hiri won't allow De Lima to sweep him here.
De Lima is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

De Lima lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
De Lima scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
De Lima throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Lima sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ta Manu Hiri defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Lima missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

De Lima is looking for a kimura but Ta Manu Hiri is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for De Lima to get the leverage.
Ta Manu Hiri has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. De Lima is working away from the top position though.
Ta Manu Hiri is refusing to be controlled, as De Lima sits in half guard.
De Lima drops an elbow to the side of Ta Manu Hiri's head.
De Lima scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
De Lima not landing any meaningful shots this time.
De Lima not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ta Manu Hiri avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De Lima.

De Lima is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ta Manu Hiri is just riding it out for now. De Lima eventually gives up the hold.
De Lima missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ta Manu Hiri preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Ta Manu Hiri regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from De Lima.
De Lima stands up over Ta Manu Hiri, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
De Lima throws an elbow that misses. Ta Manu Hiri uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in De Lima's guard. Nice move by Ta Manu Hiri!

De Lima wants to improve his position but instead Ta Manu Hiri has moved into half guard.
De Lima scores with a few weak punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Helio De Lima dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

De Lima bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
De Lima sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ta Manu Hiri is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Ta Manu Hiri takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
De Lima wants to control but Ta Manu Hiri is keeping him busy.
De Lima throws an elbow but Ta Manu Hiri slips to the side and avoids it well.

De Lima goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ta Manu Hiri has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for De Lima but great work by Ta Manu Hiri.
We've been informed that Ta Manu Hiri has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
De Lima is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on De Lima's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ta Manu Hiri wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Lima keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lima on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if De Lima tries to get out of the position.
De Lima tries to buck Ta Manu Hiri off but Ta Manu Hiri is having none of it.
De Lima is working hard here to advance position.

De Lima is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ta Manu Hiri's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Ta Manu Hiri! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and De Lima has tapped! This one is allllll over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Amiri Ta Manu Hiri!
After the big win, Amiri Ta Manu Hiri made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Dangerous Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.