PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Manoel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neo Kable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manoel comes to the cage accompanied by Hino do Flamengo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Manoel
vs
Kable

193 cm
31
222 lbs
29 - 10 - 0

201 cm
27
290 lbs
24 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Kemists ↑ 5x160Q
Hellbent

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition
Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Manoel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neo Kable!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manoel blocks a low kick nicely.
Manoel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Manoel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Manoel sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Antonio Manoel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kable checks the leg kick nicely there.
Manoel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Manoel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kable has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kable throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. Manoel darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manoel moves out of range of the body kick.

Kable instigates a clinch.
Kable tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Manoel's elbow.
Manoel has a couple of punches blocked by Kable.
Kable blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kable lands a right hand.
Kable throws an elbow but it misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kable lands a body punch.
Kable blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Manoel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kable.

It looks like Antonio Manoel has been cut.
Kable throws an elbow but it misses.
Manoel can't find room to land a body shot as Kable controls the action.
Kable fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manoel blocking some punches.
Kable throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Manoels head.
Manoel blocks an elbow strike.
Manoel lands a shoulder strike.
Kable throws a head punch that misses.
Manoel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kable lands a knee 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!

Kable escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kable tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manoel was well out of range. Poor timing from Kable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manoel cracks Kable with a good jab.
Manoel misses with a leg kick.
Manoel throws a solid leg kick but Kable takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Manoel.
Manoel blocks a head kick by Kable.
Manoel clobbers Kable with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Manoel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That kick from Manoel tenderised Kable's leg. Kable is trying to keep his angry face on.
Manoel cracks Kable with an open hand slap.
Manoel scores with a spinning back kick!
Manoel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kable under the eye.

It looks like Neo Kable has been cut.
Manoel looks to score with a jab to the body but Kable is just out of range.
Manoel throws a front kick that sends Kable stumbling back into the cage.
Kable tries to land a leg kick but Manoel saw it coming and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manoel throws a hook to the side of Kable's head but Kable sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Manoel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kable takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Manoel.
Kable throws out a loose jab but Manoel uses good head movement to avoid it.

Manoel lands a big right hand that sends Kable crashing to the mat! Manoel stays standing though and waves Kable back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kable lands with a good body shot.
Kable blocks the body kick.
Manoel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Manoel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Manoel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Manoel misses with an uppercut. Kable saw that one coming.
Kable slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Manoel lands a beautiful left hook that drops Kable. Kable tries to recover but Manoel is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Kable lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Manoel!
An out of breath Antonio Manoel thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.