PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Declan Sweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Manoel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sweeney comes to the cage accompanied by Four Star Mary - Pain. Manoel has chosen Hino do Flamengo as his entrance music. 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.

Sweeney
vs
Manoel

225 cm
29
294 lbs
21 - 7 - 0

193 cm
30
222 lbs
27 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Reaper Combatwear

Hellbent
Heisenberg

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 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Declan Sweeney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Manoel!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manoel misses with a wild combination.
Manoel thumps Sweeney with a low kick.
Manoel wants to land a leg kick but Sweeney is out of range.

Sweeney clinches.
Sweeney takes a shot to the head.
Manoel throws a head punch that misses.
Manoel displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sweeney up against the cage.
Manoel lands a nice uppercut.
Manoel works on Sweeney's body with a couple of short punches.
Manoel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sweeney lands a shoulder strike.
Sweeney is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've been hearing reports that Sweeney has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sweeney works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sweeney manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sweeney swings wildly with an uppercut but Manoel uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweeney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sweeney swings wildly with an uppercut but Manoel uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sweeney.
Sweeney scores with a shoulder strike.
Manoel lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Manoel.
Manoel has Sweeney pressed against the cage.
Manoel misses with the head strike.
Sweeney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manoel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sweeney has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sweeney makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sweeney lands with a short punch from the clinch.

It looks like Antonio Manoel has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sweeney struggles to land a body shot inside as Manoel controls his hands.
Sweeney lands a right hand.
Sweeney blocks a body shot from Manoel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney misses with a punch on the inside.
Manoel manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sweeney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manoel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Manoel prevents a body shot from Sweeney.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sweeney lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Manoel prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sweeney misses with a punch on the inside.
Manoel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Manoel blocks a body shot from Sweeney.
Sweeney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manoel is struggling to control the position.
Manoel gets through Sweeney's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Manoel looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manoel controlling the action here for a moment.
Manoel lands a body punch.
Manoel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Manoel tries to land a knee to the head but Sweeney blocks with his arms.
Manoel effectively controlling the action here.
Manoel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sweeney's elbow.
Manoel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Manoel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sweeney drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Manoel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Manoel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Manoel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Manoel is working Sweeney over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manoel working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manoel being controlled against the cage.
Manoel throws a punch but it's blocked by Sweeney.
A hook to the body from Manoel.
Manoel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Manoel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Manoel on the inside.
Manoel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Manoel misses with a punch on the inside.
Sweeney misses with a punch to the body.
Sweeney blocking some punches.
Manoel controlling the action here for a moment.
Sweeney working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sweeney throws a head punch that misses.
Manoel prevents a body shot from Sweeney.
The referee calls for Manoel to work.
A short body shot lands from Manoel as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Manoel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Manoel's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Manoel works the jab nicely.

It looks like Declan Sweeney has been cut.
Sweeney keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manoel.
Sweeney slips under a jab from Manoel.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sweeney. Manoel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sweeney misses with a double jab.
Antonio Manoel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sweeney uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Manoel.
Sweeney moves out of range as Manoel strikes.
Manoel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sweeney was well out of range. Poor timing from Manoel.
Sweeney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manoel.
Sweeney throws a leg kick but Manoel checks it.
Manoel connects with a leg kick. Sweeney looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sweeney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manoel moves away.
Sweeney tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sweeney has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Manoel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manoel jabs at Sweeney's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manoel jabs at Sweeney's body.
Manoel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Manoel has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Manoel tests Sweeney's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Manoel thuds a left hand into Sweeney's body.
Sweeney on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manoel throws a hook but Sweeney blocks it.

Manoel cracks Sweeney with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sweeney looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Manoel finish him?

Sweeney is rocked!
Manoel cracks Sweeney with a hook to the temple - Sweeney is on wobbly legs here! Manoel swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Sweeney falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Manoel wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Antonio Manoel!
Antonio Manoel thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Declan Sweeney stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm sorry I let you down Ashley'.