PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorenzo Manta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Davis
vs
Manta

189 cm
24
223 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

180 cm
22
217 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Great elbows
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Davis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lorenzo Manta!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manta misses with a low kick.
Davis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Manta stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Manta on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Manta misses with a low kick as Davis jumps back.
Manta takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Manta scores with a head kick.

It looks like Phil Davis has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Manta. Those never looked like landing.
Phil Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Manta.
Davis throws a hook but Manta avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davis shoots in and drives through. Manta sprawls well.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Manta is just out of range.
Davis misses with a right hand
and Manta counters with a nice leg kick.
Davis throws a jab when Manta was well out of range.
Davis throws a body punch but Manta moves out of range.
Davis shoots in looking for a takedown but Manta manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Davis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Davis slips a jab and a cross from Manta.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Davis fails with the takedown
and Manta counters with a low kick, right behind Davis 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Davis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Manta makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Manta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Manta moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Davis with a poor takedown
and Manta counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Davis to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Manta!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lorenzo Manta!
Lorenzo Manta is the new light heavyweight champion!