PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Federico Manta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Dunas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manta kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ultima Corsa by Mondo Marcio. Andrei Dunas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Manta
vs
Dunas

177 cm
35
162 lbs
28 - 11 - 1

185 cm
29
165 lbs
18 - 14 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Federico Manta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrei Dunas!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunas swings for the body but Manta moves out of range.
Dunas throws a body punch but Manta moves out of range.
Dunas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dunas slips a jab from Manta.
Dunas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Manta half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dunas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dunas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dunas tries to close the distance and clinch but Manta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manta wants to clinch up but Dunas keeps it at a distance.
Dunas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dunas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dunas checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manta lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dunas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Federico Manta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manta jabs Dunas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Manta lands the left hand.
Dunas on the wrong end of a nice jab.

It looks like Andrei Dunas has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manta moves away.
Manta tries to move into range but Dunas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Manta connects with a crisp jab.
Manta throws an overhand right that lands on Dunas's shoulder, as Dunas tries to avoid the shot.
Dunas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Dunas clinches with his opponent.
Manta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Manta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dunas wants to stall.
Dunas avoiding damage as Manta throws knees to the body.
Dunas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Manta swings wildly with an uppercut but Dunas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manta lands a hook that snaps the head of Dunas backwards.
Manta misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dunas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manta has a couple of punches blocked by Dunas.
Dunas lands with a light punch inside.
A right hand to the body from Dunas.
Manta throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manta.
Dunas blocks a body shot from Manta.
Good body shot from Dunas.
Dunas told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Dunas blocks an elbow strike.
Manta gets through Dunas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Manta.
Dunas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Manta.
A short right from Manta.
A right hook to the body lands for Manta.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Manta lands a nice elbow.
Manta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dunas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Manta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Federico Manta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrei Dunas's cut.
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.

Manta throws a leg kick but Dunas moved away.
Manta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dunas tries to work over Manta's front leg with a kick but Manta checks it.
Dunas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manta moves away.
Manta throws a hook but Dunas blocks it.
Nice jab there from Manta.
Manta throws a leg kick that misses.
Manta lands with an uppercut that bounces Dunas off the ropes and back into range.
Manta throws a sloppy head kick and Dunas moves out of range easily.
Manta lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dunas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manta wants to land a leg kick but Dunas is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manta thuds his right hand into Dunas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Manta cracks Dunas with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manta lands a right and a left and another right! Dunas goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Federico Manta!
Federico Manta seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.