PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster Napoleon (ranked 602 p4p, 26 weight class) and Hiro Manowaru (ranked 293 p4p, 11 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Napoleon
vs
Manowaru

195 cm
38
265 lbs
36 - 19 - 1

193 cm
27
280 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buster Napoleon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hiro Manowaru!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manowaru finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Manowaru scores with a jab. Napoleon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

It looks like Buster Napoleon has been cut.
Napoleon misses with a looping right.
Manowaru takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A big right from Napoleon misses.
Manowaru lands a nice looking kick to the body. Napoleon takes a step back to recover.
Napoleon takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Napoleon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manowaru.
Manowaru 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.
Napoleon misses with a straight left.
Napoleon walks into a stiff left hand from Manowaru.
Napoleon cracks the inside of Manowaru's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Napoleon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Manowaru. That one must have hurt.
Napoleon moves away from the strike by Manowaru.
Nice cross by Manowaru.
Manowaru lands with an uppercut that bounces Napoleon off the cage and back into range.

Buster Napoleon's cut is getting worse.
Napoleon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Manowaru sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Napoleon somewhat.
Manowaru throws a leg kick which misses Napoleon's front leg but catches the back leg as Napoleon tries to avoid it.
Manowaru throws a good cross that connects.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manowaru throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Napoleon. Manowaru does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manowaru tries a quick counter leg kick but Napoleon is wise to it.
Napoleon tries a head kick but it misses.
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Napoleon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Manowaru.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manowaru throws a poor cross that misses
and Napoleon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Napoleon misses with a straight left.
Manowaru lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Manowaru misses.
Napoleon takes a swing at Manowaru's ribcage but misses.
Manowaru flicks out a counter leg kick but Napoleon steps away.
Napoleon throws a leg kick which misses Manowaru's front leg but catches the back leg as Manowaru tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manowaru works the jab nicely.
Napoleon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Manowaru wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Manowaru lands a big uppercut and Napoleon crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Napoleon looks OK. Manowaru waves Napoleon back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Napoleon misses with a body punch
and Manowaru counters with a huge right that knocks Napoleon out cold! Manowaru is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hiro Manowaru!
An out of breath Hiro Manowaru thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Buster Napoleon spoke after the fight, saying 'Holy shit you hit hard. I will go do some neck exercises and come back to MACAW YOU!'.