PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gilberto Pilao (ranked 3918 p4p, 3748 weight class) and Amiri Ta Manuhiri (ranked 506 p4p, 493 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Pilao
vs
Ta Manuhiri

202 cm
25
215
2 - 1 - 0

191 cm
17
206
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

Â© Trap House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gilberto Pilao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Amiri Ta Manuhiri!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ta Manuhiri wants to clinch.

Pilao closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ta Manuhiri.
Pilao misses with some punches.
Ta Manuhiri lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pilao backwards.
Ta Manuhiri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pilao can't find room to land a body shot as Ta Manuhiri controls the action.
Ta Manuhiri lands a left hand.
Pilao looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ta Manuhiri creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pilao swings wildly with an uppercut but Ta Manuhiri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pilao blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Ta Manuhiri fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ta Manuhiri.

Pilao has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Ta Manuhiri regains guard immediately.
Pilao will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ta Manuhiri utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ta Manuhiri keeping moving, preventing Pilao from controlling successfully.
Ta Manuhiri wants to stand and escape but Pilao is having none of it.
Pilao postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pilao stops Ta Manuhiri from standing up.

Pilao is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ta Manuhiri is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ta Manuhiri has escaped and now he's on top!

Ta Manuhiri wants to stand but Pilao has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pilao lands a decent shot there.

Ta Manuhiri stands up and waves to Pilao to follow him.
Ta Manuhiri wants to clinch.

Pilao closes the distance and clinches.
Ta Manuhiri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pilao is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ta Manuhiri is defending well.
Ta Manuhiri gets underhooks to prevent Pilao's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilberto Pilao. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ta Manuhiri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ta Manuhiri is looking to clinch but Pilao is avoiding it.
Ta Manuhiri fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pilao avoids the head kick by Ta Manuhiri.
Pilao tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ta Manuhiri manages to circle out of the way.
Ta Manuhiri throws a series of punches but Pilao moves out of range.
Pilao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pilao there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pilao moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ta Manuhiri tries to close the distance and clinch but Pilao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ta Manuhiri tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pilao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Amiri Ta Manuhiri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ta Manuhiri looks to clinch
and Pilao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ta Manuhiri closes the distance but Pilao moves to the side

and Pilao counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pilao stops Ta Manuhiri from getting back to his feet.

Pilao looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pilao stops Ta Manuhiri from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ta Manuhiri on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pilao stops Ta Manuhiri from getting back to his feet.
Pilao lands with a punch from half guard.
Well, if Pilao is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Pilao prevents Ta Manuhiri from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pilao drops an elbow to the side of Ta Manuhiri's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pilao slips a jab and a cross from Ta Manuhiri.
Amiri Ta Manuhiri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ta Manuhiri moves to clinch but Pilao breaks away

and Pilao counters with a single leg into guard. Ta Manuhiri didn't expect that.
Pilao not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pilao working some strikes from top position.
Ta Manuhiri is looking to stand up but Pilao isn't so interested in that idea.
Pilao stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ta Manuhiri swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ta Manuhiri wants to get back to his feet but Pilao passes into half guard.
Ta Manuhiri is trying to stand.
Pilao perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pilao is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pilao drops an elbow to the side of Ta Manuhiri's head.
Ta Manuhiri is trying to stand up here but Pilao is controlling him well.
Pilao tries to stand and escape but Ta Manuhiri actually recovers to full guard.
Pilao working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ta Manuhiri's head.
Pilao scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pilao won't allow Ta Manuhiri to get back to his feet.
Pilao lands a couple of elbows.
Ta Manuhiri wants to stand but Pilao is controlling the position.
Pilao knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ta Manuhiri on the ground.
Pilao trying to control the position from guard on top but Ta Manuhiri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ta Manuhiri wants to stand up but Pilao is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pilao landing with the ground and pound.
Ta Manuhiri is looking to stand up but Pilao isn't so interested in that idea.
Pilao connects with a couple of short punches.
Ta Manuhiri wants to stand but Pilao is controlling the position.
Pilao distracts Ta Manuhiri with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ta Manuhiri is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pilao is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pilao cracks Ta Manuhiri with a solid left hand.
Pilao keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ta Manuhiri's head.
Ta Manuhiri wants to stand and escape but Pilao is having none of it.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pilao keeps the fight on the outside.
Pilao seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've been informed that Ta Manuhiri has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Pilao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ta Manuhiri can do to turn this around?
Pilao looks for a takedown but Ta Manuhiri sprawls well.
Ta Manuhiri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pilao swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Pilao rushes Ta Manuhiri and presses him up against the cage.
Ta Manuhiri swings wildly with an uppercut but Pilao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pilao lands a nice uppercut.
Pilao scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pilao has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Ta Manuhiri clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ta Manuhiri wants to get back to his feet.

Ta Manuhiri is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Pilao off. It looks like it's working - Pilao slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Ta Manuhiri displaying calm under pressure there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pilao.
Pilao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gilberto Pilao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pilao keeps the fight on the outside.

Pilao moves into the clinch successfully.
Pilao is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilberto Pilao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pilao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ta Manuhiri taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ta Manuhiri fails to land.
Ta Manuhiri is looking to control Pilao's arms but Pilao gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ta Manuhiri has his back to the cage.

Ta Manuhiri breaks the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gilberto Pilao dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Pilao gets the takedown into side control.
Pilao working the ground and pound.
Ta Manuhiri is being controlled here.
Ta Manuhiri is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Pilao asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Ta Manuhiri takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ta Manuhiri is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Pilao is controlling him well.
Pilao in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Pilao creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Ta Manuhiri is rocked!
Pilao lands a strong strike to the head of Ta Manuhiri. That's dazed him! Pilao looking to finish here. Ta Manuhiri is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Pilao lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gilberto Pilao!