PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cerberus Dionisy (ranked 12 p4p, 48 weight class) and Mantak Garuda (ranked 3 p4p, 9 weight class). Dionisy comes to the cage accompanied by Voodoo. The crowd seem to be enjoying Garuda's choice of entrance music: Djiin Djiin. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dionisy
vs
Garuda

188 cm
33
213
27 - 9 - 0

190 cm
36
212
34 - 10 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Cerberus Dionisy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Mantak Garuda!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garuda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garuda takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Garuda throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dionisy finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Garuda throws a low kick but Dionisy moves out of range easily.
Garuda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garuda walks into a stiff left hand from Dionisy.

It looks like Mantak Garuda has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dionisy lands a leg kick that knocks Garuda off balance momentarily.
Cerberus Dionisy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Garuda, as that shot connected.
Dionisy throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garuda throws out a loose jab but Dionisy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garuda throws a lazy head kick
and Dionisy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dionisy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Garuda looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dionisy.
Dionisy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Garuda finds it's way round the side to connect with Dionisy's head.

Dionisy lands a big head kick that sends Garuda tumbling to the mat! Dionisy takes a step backwards and waves Garuda back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dionisy throws a leg kick which misses Garuda's front leg but catches the back leg as Garuda tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Dionisy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garuda manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garuda throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garuda with a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Dionisy as he connects with a hook.
Dionisy checks a low kick from Garuda.
Garuda moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That has opened up Mantak Garuda's cut even more.
Dionisy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Garuda throws a lazy right hand but Dionisy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dionisy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dionisy looks for the body kick but Garuda saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dionisy lands with a nice body kick.
Garuda has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Dionisy lands a leg kick that knocks Garuda off balance momentarily.
Dionisy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garuda swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dionisy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garuda throws a lazy uppercut
and Dionisy counters with a left to the body.
Dionisy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Garuda takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Garuda looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dionisy lands a big right hand that sends Garuda crashing to the mat! Dionisy stays standing though and waves Garuda back to his feet!

The cut above Mantak Garuda's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Garuda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dionisy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garuda.
Dionisy avoids the head kick by Garuda.
Dionisy thinks about countering with a body kick.
Garuda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Dionisy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Garuda lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Garuda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dionisy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garuda delivers a nice body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cerberus Dionisy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mantak Garuda's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Garuda throws out a powerful jab.
Dionisy with a nice calf kick.
A swing and a miss from Garuda.
It looks like Dionisy has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A jab from Garuda misses.
Dionisy throws a quick counter kick to the body but Garuda avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Garuda.
Dionisy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garuda ducks under a wild hook from Dionisy.
Garuda swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dionisy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
As Dionisy backs off Garuda throws a huge counter combo but Dionisy manages to avoid it all.
Garuda throws an off balance right hand
and Dionisy counters with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dionisy misses with an uppercut.
Dionisy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Garuda counters with a nice body kick.
Garuda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garuda replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Dionisy blocks it well.
Garuda looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dionisy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Garuda throws a sloppy head kick and Dionisy moves out of range easily.
Dionisy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dionisy misses with a body shot.
Garuda follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Garuda throws a sloppy head kick and Dionisy moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dionisy looks to throw the jab but Garuda is out of range.
Garuda looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Garuda walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dionisy.
Garuda is breathing heavily.
Dionisy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dionisy with a hook.
Dionisy tries to clinch up but Garuda circles away and keeps his distance.
Garuda tries a quick counter leg kick but Dionisy is wise to it.
Dionisy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Garuda.
Dionisy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dionisy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garuda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dionisy.
Garuda lands a leg kick that knocks Dionisy off balance momentarily.
Garuda takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Mantak Garuda's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Dionisy ducks under a wild hook from Garuda.

Dionisy sends Garuda crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Dionisy is motioning to the referee to let Garuda up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mantak Garuda's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cerberus Dionisy!
Cerberus Dionisy retains his light heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Cerberus Dionisy started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.