PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damian Diablo (ranked 2582 p4p, 3315 weight class) and Armando Manzano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Diablo
vs
Manzano

182 cm
25
194
4 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
194
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damian Diablo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Armando Manzano!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diablo lands with a right hand.
Diablo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Manzano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diablo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Manzano thinking.
Diablo throws a jab but it's blocked by Manzano.
Manzano on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Manzano walks into a stiff left hand from Diablo.
Diablo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Manzano walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Manzano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diablo.
Jab, jab by Diablo - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diablo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Manzano throws a poor cross that misses
and Diablo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diablo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Manzano looks winded!

Diablo lands a big right hand that sends Manzano crashing to the mat! Diablo stays standing though and waves Manzano back to his feet!

Manzano is rocked!
Diablo lands a brutal uppercut that launches Manzano off his feet! Manzano tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Damian Diablo!
An out of breath Damian Diablo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.