PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raoul Yamoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Manibusan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryan Manibusan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Yamoth
vs
Manibusan

173 cm
27
192 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

190 cm
27
195 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Backyard Fighting

Meet the Future

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raoul Yamoth!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bryan Manibusan!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamoth tries to clinch up.
Yamoth moves to clinch but Manibusan breaks away
and Manibusan counters with a two punch combo.
Yamoth wants to clinch.

Yamoth clinches up against the cage.
Manibusan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Manibusan has a couple of punches blocked by Yamoth.
Manibusan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yamoth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Manibusan digs a right hand into Yamoth's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yamoth's gas tank.
Yamoth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manibusan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yamoth definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Yamoth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamoth presses Manibusan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manibusan throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Manibusan fails to land.
Yamoth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Manibusan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manibusan lands a shot to the body.
Manibusan misses with a body punch.
Manibusan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yamoth misses with a body punch.
Manibusan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yamoth can't find room to land a body shot as Manibusan controls the action.
Manibusan working aggressively here.
Yamoth's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yamoth throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manibusan.
Manibusan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Manibusan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yamoth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manibusan.
Yamoth tries a body shot but Manibusan blocks it.
Manibusan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Manibusan prevents a body shot from Yamoth.
Manibusan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Manibusan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Manibusan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yamoth works on Manibusan's body with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Yamoth pushes Manibusan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yamoth blocks an uppercut.
Yamoth lands a shoulder strike.
Manibusan takes a shot to the head.
Yamoth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yamoth lands a shoulder strike.
Manibusan misses with a punch to the body.
Manibusan throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamoth.
Manibusan digs a right hand into Yamoth's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yamoth's gas tank.
Manibusan misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yamoth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yamoth prevents a body shot from Manibusan.
Yamoth misses with a punch on the inside.
Manibusan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Manibusan throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamoth.
Yamoth lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yamoth blocks a body shot from Manibusan.
Yamoth tries a body shot but Manibusan blocks it.
Yamoth is working Manibusan over against the cage.
Yamoth misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Manibusan fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manibusan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamoth.
Manibusan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Manibusan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manibusan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yamoth misses with a hook to the ribs.
Manibusan lands a shoulder strike.
Manibusan's coach down at WarZone Training Facility 2 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Manibusan's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Manibusan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yamoth lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yamoth.
Yamoth lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manibusan blocks a body shot from Yamoth.
Yamoth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yamoth misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamoth.
A body shot lands from Yamoth.
Yamoth cracks Manibusan with a nice body shot.
Manibusan looks winded!
A short left from Yamoth.
A head punch on the inside from Manibusan fails to land.
Yamoth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manibusan lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yamoth.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yamoth.
Yamoth lands a shot to the body.
Yamoth has a couple of punches blocked by Manibusan.
A short left from Manibusan.
Yamoth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yamoth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Manibusan digs a right hand underneath Yamoth's ribcage. Yamoth let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamoth.
Manibusan misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Manibusan.
Yamoth working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Manibusan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manibusan blocks a body shot from Yamoth.
Yamoth scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manibusan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manibusan takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manibusan.
Yamoth tries to work over Manibusan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manibusan swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamoth uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raoul Yamoth dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Manibusan fails to land with a series of punches.

Yamoth moves into range and clinches up with Manibusan.
Manibusan lands with a right to the head.
Manibusan is working Yamoth over against the cage.
Manibusan lands a nice shot to the body.
Manibusan blocking some punches.
Yamoth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yamoth blocking some punches.
Manibusan misses with a body punch.
Manibusan misses with the head strike.
Yamoth has a couple of punches blocked by Manibusan.
Manibusan has a couple of punches blocked by Yamoth.
Yamoth throws a punch but it's blocked by Manibusan.
Manibusan throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamoth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manibusan working aggressively here.
Manibusan misses with some punches.
Manibusan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yamoth or not.
Yamoth misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Manibusan.
Manibusan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Manibusan swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamoth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamoth throws a punch but it's blocked by Manibusan.
Manibusan has a couple of punches blocked by Yamoth.
Yamoth lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yamoth struggles to land a body shot inside as Manibusan controls his hands.
Manibusan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yamoth has a couple of punches blocked by Manibusan.
Manibusan prevents a body shot from Yamoth.
Yamoth gets through Manibusan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yamoth softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Raoul Yamoth has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yamoth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamoth working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yamoth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yamoth tries to throw a body punch but Manibusan avoids it by throwing Yamoth back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Manibusan.
Manibusan throws a head punch that misses.
Manibusan has a couple of punches blocked by Yamoth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamoth throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yamoth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manibusan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yamoth's elbow.
Manibusan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Manibusan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Manibusan tries to work over Yamoth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manibusan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Manibusan.
Yamoth throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Manibusan.
Manibusan lands a shoulder strike.
Manibusan lands a shoulder strike.
Manibusan scores with a shoulder strike.
Yamoth blocks an uppercut.
Manibusan lands a right hand.
Manibusan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yamoth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Manibusan can't find room to land a body shot as Yamoth controls the action.
Manibusan tries to work over Yamoth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manibusan throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamoth gets through Manibusan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Manibusan lands a nice uppercut.
Manibusan lands with a light punch inside.
Manibusan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manibusan.
Yamoth blocks an uppercut.
Yamoth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamoth works on Manibusan's body with a couple of short punches.
Manibusan is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamoth misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yamoth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yamoth lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yamoth works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yamoth throws a punch but it's blocked by Manibusan.
Yamoth lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yamoth.
Yamoth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yamoth lands a shot to the body.
Yamoth scores with a shoulder strike.
Yamoth presses Manibusan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yamoth works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamoth misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Yamoth.
Yamoth lands with a light punch inside.
Yamoth lands a nice shot to the body.
Yamoth has a couple of punches blocked by Manibusan.
Yamoth scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yamoth working aggressively here.
Manibusan scores with a shot to the side of Yamoth's head.
A short right from Yamoth on the inside.
Yamoth lands an uppercut.

Manibusan is rocked!
Manibusan misses with a punch on the inside.
Manibusan is still on wobbly legs! Can Yamoth finish him?
Yamoth scores with a shot to the side of Manibusan's head.
Yamoth throws a punch but it's blocked by Manibusan.
Manibusan seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manibusan can't find room to land a body shot as Yamoth controls the action.
Manibusan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yamoth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manibusan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Manibusan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Raoul Yamoth will probably get the nod.
That's time! Yamoth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Yamoth wants to clinch.

Yamoth moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Manibusan.
Yamoth lands a body shot.
Manibusan gets through Yamoth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yamoth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manibusan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manibusan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manibusan misses with a body punch.
Yamoth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yamoth misses with the head strike.
Manibusan lands with a left to the head.
Manibusan throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamoth.
Manibusan throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamoth.
Yamoth has a couple of punches blocked by Manibusan.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yamoth.
Manibusan misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manibusan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yamoth works on Manibusan's body with a couple of short punches.
Manibusan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A right hand to the body from Yamoth.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yamoth.
Yamoth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yamoth lands with a right to the head.
Yamoth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yamoth throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Manibusans head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamoth lands a right hand.
Yamoth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yamoth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yamoth blocks an uppercut.

Yamoth drops Manibusan onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Manibusan is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Yamoth pushes Manibusan against the cage. Yamoth is working some dirty boxing. Yamoth pushes off with a quick right hook! Manibusan goes down! Manibusan tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Yamoth moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raoul Yamoth!
Raoul Yamoth retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Raoul Yamoth thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.