PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manu Dibangu (ranked 3221 p4p, 1447 weight class) and John Callaghan (ranked 423 p4p, 219 weight class). Manu Dibangu has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Dibangu
vs
Callaghan

185 cm
20
177
3 - 1 - 0

172 cm
21
179
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Apothecary
Distinct Label

MKFC

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manu Dibangu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Callaghan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Callaghan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Callaghan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dibangu counters with a stiff right hand.
Dibangu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dibangu misses with a lunging right hand
and Callaghan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Callaghan forces Dibangu back against the cage and clinches.
Dibangu is trying to push Callaghan away but Callaghan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Dibangu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Callaghan cracks Dibangu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

It looks like Manu Dibangu has been cut.
Dibangu misses with a lunging right hand
and Dibangu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dibangu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Callaghan throws a sloppy head kick
and Dibangu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the liver by Dibangu. Beautiful body shot.
Dibangu seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Dibangu throws the left hand but Callaghan avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dibangu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Callaghan.
Callaghan's coach down at Iron Man (Fitness & Sparring) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Callaghan's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Callaghan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Callaghan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Callaghan throws a body shot but no joy.
Callaghan misses with a series of wild punches.
Dibangu seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Callaghan throws a jab but it's blocked by Dibangu.
Dibangu is looking to counter the offense by Callaghan and move into the clinch.
Dibangu misses with an uppercut
and Callaghan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dibangu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dibangu misses with a left hand
and Callaghan counters with a straight right hand.
Dibangu moves out of range as Callaghan strikes.
Dibangu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Callaghan.
Dibangu lands a nice shot to the body.
Dibangu misses with a lunging right hand
and Callaghan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dibangu throws the left hand but Callaghan avoids the punch easily.
Dibangu takes a swing at Callaghan's ribcage but misses.
Callaghan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Callaghan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A big right from Callaghan misses.
Dibangu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dibangu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Callaghan.
Dibangu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Dibangu.
Callaghan wants to clinch up but Dibangu keeps it at a distance.
Dibangu connects with a crisp jab.
Callaghan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dibangu ducks under a wild hook from Callaghan.
Dibangu tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Callaghan manages to circle out of the way.
Dibangu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A lazy left from Dibangu finds it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan ducks under a wild hook from Dibangu.
Callaghan unleashes a big counter combination but Dibangu bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dibangu swings away with a body shot that misses
and Callaghan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dibangu thinking.
Dibangu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dibangu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Callaghan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from Dibangu misses its intended target.
Dibangu throws a jab but it's blocked by Callaghan.
Callaghan is looking for the big counter here.
Dibangu swats away the attempt to clinch by Callaghan.
Callaghan fails to land with a series of punches.
Dibangu misses with a hook
and Callaghan counters with a nice uppercut.
Dibangu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Callaghan connects with a nice looking jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot lands for Dibangu.
Dibangu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dibangu misses the jab.

Callaghan darts in and clinches Dibangu up against the cage.
Dibangu can't break the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Callaghan.
Dibangu tries to break free but Callaghan pushes him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Callaghan.

Callaghan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dibangu lunges at Callaghan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Callaghan's hand.
Dibangu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Callaghan.
Dibangu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dibangu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Callaghan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dibangu lands with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Callaghan lands a lovely overhand right.
Dibangu ducks under a wild hook from Callaghan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Callaghan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Manu Dibangu's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nice body punch from Dibangu.
Callaghan slips under a jab from Dibangu.
Callaghan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Callaghan tries to clinch there but Dibangu circles away.
As Callaghan tries to get set, Dibangu tries to push him back and clinch up but Callaghan manages to avoid the attempt.
Callaghan slips under a jab.
Callaghan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dibangu looks to land a left hand but Callaghan moved out of range nicely.
Dibangu throws a jab but it's blocked by Callaghan.
Callaghan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Callaghan! But no joy.
A slow jab from Dibangu misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Callaghan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dibangu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Callaghan.
Dibangu missing with a left hand there. Callaghan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Callaghan! But no joy.
Dibangu scores with a nice head shot.
Callaghan avoids the body shot from Dibangu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Callaghan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dibangu to score with a decent uppercut.
Callaghan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dibangu's hands.
Dibangu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dibangu throws a jab when Callaghan was well out of range.
Dibangu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Callaghan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dibangu slips a jab and a cross from Callaghan.
Dibangu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dibangu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Callaghan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dibangu.
Callaghan throws a lazy uppercut
and Dibangu counters with a stiff right hand.
Dibangu misses with an uppercut
and Callaghan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Manu Dibangu is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Dibangu throws a shot from downtown. Callaghan moves away and avoids it.
A nice side step and Callaghan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dibangu throws a jab when Callaghan was well out of range.
Dibangu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dibangu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Callaghan's hands.
Callaghan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dibangu at a distance.
Dibangu scores with a jab. Callaghan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dibangu lands with a right hand.

Callaghan is rocked!
Callaghan scores with a jab. Dibangu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Callaghan throws a jab when Dibangu was well out of range.
Dibangu lands a body shot.
Callaghan staying out of range there.
Callaghan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Callaghan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dibangu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Callaghan is still on wobbly legs! Can Dibangu finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dibangu misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Callaghan! But no joy.
Callaghan seems to have recovered his senses.
Callaghan 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.
Dibangu throws a hook but Callaghan avoids it easily.
Callaghan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice defenses there by Callaghan.
Callaghan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dibangu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Callaghan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dibangu throws out the jab.
Dibangu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Callaghan counters with a huge left! Dibangu is in big trouble! He's backing up but Callaghan isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Dibangu from any more damage. A dominating finish by Callaghan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Callaghan!