PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Mancini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sanji Yokohama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Mancini has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mancini
vs
Yokohama

194 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 10 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Senzu Beans Inc.

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Mancini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sanji Yokohama!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yokohama fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yokohama misses with a takedown attempt - Mancini sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mancini slaps away a takedown attempt from Yokohama, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Antonio Mancini has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sanji Yokohama.
Yokohama misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sanji Yokohama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yokohama is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mancini.

It looks like Sanji Yokohama has been cut.
Mancini misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mancini. That's going to slow Yokohama down.
Yokohama looks gassed!
Mancini throws a head kick that half lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mancini stuffs the takedown attempt from Yokohama. Yokohama gets slowly back to his feet.

Mancini lands a big head kick that sends Yokohama tumbling to the mat! Mancini takes a step backwards and waves Yokohama back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Yokohama is rocked!
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Mancini throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Yokohama is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Antonio Mancini!