PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pyro Mancer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mancer
vs
Diaz de Vivar

225 cm
23
224 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

180 cm
23
215 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

GMMA Supplements 160
GMMA Supplements 160

ZyD

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 Helsinki, Pyro Mancer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mancer digs a good hook to Diaz de Vivar's body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mancer. That's going to slow Diaz de Vivar down.
Diaz de Vivar throws a low kick but Mancer moves out of range easily.
Mancer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A head kick by Diaz de Vivar misses
and Mancer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mancer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Diaz de Vivar misses with a leg kick
and Mancer makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Diaz de Vivar really felt that one!
Mancer tries to clinch but Diaz de Vivar is having none of it.
Mancer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diaz de Vivar.
Mancer swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz de Vivar.
Mancer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mancer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mancer throws a leg kick
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mancer connects with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz de Vivar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mancer lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz de Vivar misses with a body punch
and Mancer counters with a nice kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Mancer.
Diaz de Vivar tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diaz de Vivar checks a leg kick.
Mancer thumps Diaz de Vivar with a low kick.
Mancer lands a head kick!
Mancer lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mancer goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Diaz de Vivar wants to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mancer checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz de Vivar throws a body kick that misses.
Pyro Mancer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz de Vivar thows a leg kick but Mancer checks it
and Mancer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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!
Mancer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Diaz de Vivar's head backwards.
Diaz de Vivar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mancer tries to score with a low kick but Diaz de Vivar moves his leg out of the way.
A head kick by Diaz de Vivar misses
and Mancer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mancer throws a nice head kick!
Diaz de Vivar tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mancer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A shot to the body from Diaz de Vivar misses
and Mancer counters with a left to the body.
Mancer scores with a nice body kick.

Mancer pushes Diaz de Vivar up against the cage in a clinch.
Mancer looking to slow down the pace here.
Mancer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Diaz de Vivar throws an elbow but misses.
Diaz de Vivar takes a shot to the head.
Diaz de Vivar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mancer prevents Diaz de Vivar from breaking the clinch.
Diaz de Vivar misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from Mancer on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Mancer.
Diaz de Vivar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mancer is defending well for now.
Mancer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diaz de Vivar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mancer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diaz de Vivar.
Diaz de Vivar looks gassed!
Diaz de Vivar trying to land knees to the body.
Mancer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mancer.
Diaz de Vivar throws an elbow but it misses.
Mancer leaning against his opponent.
With the fighters up against the cage, Diaz de Vivar throws an elbow but misses.
Mancer lands an elbow inside.
Mancer dodges an elbow strike from Diaz de Vivar.
Mancer blocks an elbow strike from Diaz de Vivar.
Mancer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mancer.
Diaz de Vivar misses with a knee strike.
Diaz de Vivar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mancer.
Diaz de Vivar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mancer's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Diaz de Vivar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Diaz de Vivar looking to stall.
Mancer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mancer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Diaz de Vivar up against the cage.
Diaz de Vivar has had enough of the clinch but Mancer keeps him there for the moment.
Mancer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mancer lands a nice elbow.
Diaz de Vivar landing knees to the body.
Diaz de Vivar tries to land knees in the clinch but Mancer avoids the damage to the body.
Mancer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diaz de Vivar.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz de Vivar takes a shot to the head.
Mancer pushes Diaz de Vivar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mancer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mancer throws an elbow but it misses.
Mancer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Diaz de Vivar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pyro Mancer dominated that round.
That's time! Mancer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Diaz de Vivar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Diaz de Vivar throws a head kick that misses
and Mancer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diaz de Vivar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz de Vivar throws a lazy head kick
and Mancer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mancer lands a head kick. Diaz de Vivar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mancer.
Mancer thumps Diaz de Vivar with a low kick.
Mancer lands the left hand.
Mancer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz de Vivar misses with a lunging right hand

and Mancer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mancer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mancer lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Diaz de Vivar throws an elbow but misses.
Mancer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mancer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Diaz de Vivar is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Diaz de Vivar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mancer is looking to clinch.
Diaz de Vivar throws the kick towards the body but Mancer avoids it.
Mancer is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mancer scores with a push kick.
Pyro Mancer is winning the standup battle so far.
Diaz de Vivar swings widly with a right hand
and Mancer counters with a leg kick.
Mancer misses with a low kick.
Mancer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Diaz de Vivar looks to score with a jab to the body but Mancer is just out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Mancer. That snapped Diaz de Vivar's head back.
Diaz de Vivar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mancer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mancer. Diaz de Vivar shrugs it off though.
Diaz de Vivar misses with a lunging right hand
and Mancer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mancer slips a jab and a cross from Diaz de Vivar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mancer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mancer connects with a leg kick. Diaz de Vivar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mancer cracks the inside of Diaz de Vivar's front leg.
Mancer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Diaz de Vivar's head backwards.
A head kick by Diaz de Vivar misses
and Mancer counters with a low kick, right behind Diaz de Vivar 's knee.

Mancer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diaz de Vivar, pushing him back against the cage.
Mancer avoiding damage as Diaz de Vivar throws knees to the body.
Diaz de Vivar tries to land knees in the clinch but Mancer avoids the damage to the body.
Mancer lands a right hand.
Mancer lands an elbow inside.
Diaz de Vivar trying to stall but Mancer improves his position.
Diaz de Vivar has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mancer.
Nice body punch from Mancer.
Good body shot from Mancer.
A hook to the body from Mancer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mancer presses Diaz de Vivar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diaz de Vivar takes a shot to the head.
Diaz de Vivar takes a shot to the head.
Mancer lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancer is leaning against Diaz de Vivar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mancer controlling the action here for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mancer.
Mancer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Mancer.
Mancer scores with a shot to the side of Diaz de Vivar's head.
Mancer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Diaz de Vivar tries a body shot but Mancer blocks it.
Mancer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Mancer.
Mancer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mancer lands a body punch in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Mancer.
Mancer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Mancer.
A bit of stalling here from Mancer.
A short right from Mancer on the inside.
Mancer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Mancer.
Diaz de Vivar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mancer's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz de Vivar is trying to maintain a safe position but Mancer gets an underhook and turns Diaz de Vivar into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mancer.
Diaz de Vivar gets through Mancer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mancer scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Diaz de Vivar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mancer's brow.
Diaz de Vivar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Diaz de Vivar scores with a knee to the head.
Diaz de Vivar takes a knee to the side of the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Diaz de Vivar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mancer's brow.
Diaz de Vivar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mancer avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Diaz de Vivar throws an elbow but misses.
Diaz de Vivar lands a right hand.
Diaz de Vivar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mancer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diaz de Vivar gets through Mancer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diaz de Vivar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mancer avoids a wild elbow strike from Diaz de Vivar.
Mancer missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hook to the body lands for Mancer.
Diaz de Vivar trying to stall but Mancer improves his position.
Diaz de Vivar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Mancer.
Mancer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mancer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pyro Mancer dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Diaz de Vivar tries to work over Mancer's front leg with a kick but Mancer checks it.
Diaz de Vivar misses with a low kick.
Diaz de Vivar throws out a loose jab but Mancer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz de Vivar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mancer tries to clinch but Diaz de Vivar is having none of it.
Good work by Mancer as he checks the leg kick.
Diaz de Vivar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mancer moves away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mancer. Diaz de Vivar shrugs it off though.
Diaz de Vivar needs to keep his hands up - Mancer had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mancer checks a leg kick.
Mancer checks a low kick from Diaz de Vivar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mancer keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz de Vivar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz de Vivar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mancer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Diaz de Vivar tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diaz de Vivar lands a head shot.
Diaz de Vivar throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mancer counters with an outside leg kick.
Diaz de Vivar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mancer. Mancer obviously looking to wear him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Mancer.
Mancer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Diaz de Vivar's head.
Diaz de Vivar throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mancer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diaz de Vivar swings for the body but Mancer moves out of range.
Diaz de Vivar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancer lunges at Diaz de Vivar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Diaz de Vivar's hand.
Mancer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mancer throws out a leg kick but Diaz de Vivar moves out of range and Mancer only half commits.
Mancer throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Diaz de Vivar counters by moving into the clinch.
Diaz de Vivar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Diaz de Vivar has Mancer pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Mancer.
Mancer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diaz de Vivar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mancer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mancer lands with a short shot to the head.
Diaz de Vivar pushes off an throws an elbow but Mancer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mancer trying to land knees to the body.
Diaz de Vivar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mancer blocks an elbow strike from Diaz de Vivar.
Good body shot from Mancer.
Mancer presses Diaz de Vivar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancer lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Mancer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mancer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz de Vivar's face.
Stalling in the clinch from Mancer.
Nice body punch from Mancer.
Mancer lands a shot to the body.
Mancer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diaz de Vivar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Diaz de Vivar takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mancer.
Mancer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz de Vivar can do to turn this around?
Diaz de Vivar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short left from Mancer.
Mancer blocks an elbow strike.
Mancer trying to land knees to the body.
Diaz de Vivar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right hand to the body from Mancer.
Mancer lands a nice uppercut.
Mancer lands an uppercut.
Mancer pushes Diaz de Vivar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mancer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz de Vivar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mancer digs a right hand underneath Diaz de Vivar's ribcage. Diaz de Vivar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diaz de Vivar looking to throw knees to the head but Mancer is blocking nicely.
A shot in the inside from Mancer.

Diaz de Vivar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mancer.
Pyro Mancer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mancer moves in looking to clinch but Diaz de Vivar pushes him off.

Diaz de Vivar tries to keep at a distance but Mancer has taken the fight into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Diaz de Vivar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mancer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Diaz de Vivar misses with the head strike.
Diaz de Vivar's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mancer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz de Vivar backwards.
Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mancer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diaz de Vivar tries to stall but Mancer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mancer avoiding damage as Diaz de Vivar throws knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pyro Mancer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mancer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pyro Mancer!