PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Mankiw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Cartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mankiw
vs
Cartman

172 cm
28
154 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

165 cm
21
150 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gregory Mankiw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Cartman!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mankiw throws a jab but it's blocked by Cartman.
Mankiw tries to clinch there but Cartman circles away.
Cartman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cartman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Gregory Mankiw has been cut.
Cartman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mankiw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mankiw lands with a shot to the body.
Cartman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mankiw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cartman manages to avoid it.
Cartman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mankiw.
Cartman throws out a loose jab but Mankiw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cartman throws a jab but it's blocked by Mankiw.
Cartman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mankiw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cartman throws a hook to the side of Mankiw's head but Mankiw sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mankiw throws out the jab.
Cartman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mankiw.
Cartman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cartman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mankiw digs a good body shot into Cartman's ribs.
Cartman fails to land with a series of punches.
Mankiw throws an overhand right that lands on Cartman's shoulder, as Cartman tries to avoid the shot.
Mankiw cracks Cartman with an open hand slap.
Cartman slips under a jab.
Cartman throws a hook to the side of Mankiw's head but Mankiw sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cartman walks into a stiff left hand from Mankiw.
Mankiw avoids the head kick by Cartman.
Mankiw tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mankiw lands with a nice body punch.
Cartman throws a sloppy head kick and Mankiw moves out of range easily.
Mankiw misses with a straight right.
Mankiw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cartman manages to avoid it.
Mankiw is looking to wear down Cartman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mankiw scores with a three punch combo!
Cartman moves out of range as Mankiw strikes.
Mankiw misses with a combination
enabling Cartman to counter with a crisp jab.
Mankiw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mankiw rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cartman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cartman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mankiw thuds his right hand into Cartman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mankiw thuds his right hand into Cartman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartman misses the jab.
Mankiw looks to score with a jab to the body but Cartman is just out of range.
Mankiw uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cartman.
Cartman looks to score with a jab to the body but Mankiw is just out of range.
Mankiw wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mankiw lands with a cross.
Cartman misses with an uppercut.
Cartman misses the jab.
Cartman throws a head kick but Mankiw moves out of range.
Cartman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cartman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mankiw.
Mankiw takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cartman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mankiw counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mankiw looks to land a left hand but Cartman moved out of range nicely.
Mankiw misses with a straight left.
Cartman tries a head kick but it misses.
Cartman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cartman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mankiw.
Cartman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cartman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheers as Mankiw lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cartman doesn't seem phased though.
A head kick misses from Cartman.
Mankiw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cartman moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mankiw scores with the left hand. Cartman knows he should have avoided that one.
Cartman throws a sloppy head kick and Mankiw moves out of range easily.
Mankiw is looking to score with low kicks.
Mankiw ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregory Mankiw dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gregory Mankiw's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The fight stays on the outside here - Mankiw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mankiw looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mankiw ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mankiw finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mankiw doesn't manage to clinch there - Cartman circles away.
Cartman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cartman walks into a stiff left hand from Mankiw.
Mankiw misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartman looks to throw the jab but Mankiw is out of range.
Cartman with a jab.
Mankiw looks to throw the jab but Cartman is out of range.
Cartman lands a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartman scores with a nice body kick.
Mankiw has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cartman finds it's way round the side to connect with Mankiw's head.
Gregory Mankiw is winning the standup battle so far.
Mankiw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mankiw dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cartman with a jab.
Cartman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mankiw was well out of range. Poor timing from Cartman.
Mankiw tries to clinch but Cartman moves out of range.
Mankiw avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mankiw scores with a hook to the body. Cartman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mankiw throws a right and a left that Cartman avoids nicely.
Gregory Mankiw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cartman misses the jab.
Cartman slips a jab and a cross from Mankiw.
Cartman misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mankiw has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cartman finds it's way round the side to connect with Mankiw's head.
Mankiw misses with a hook.
A low kick from Mankiw misses
and Cartman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mankiw thows a body shot but no joy.
Mankiw uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cartman.
Cartman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mankiw tries to clinch there but Cartman circles away.
Cartman takes a swing at Mankiw's ribcage but misses.
Mankiw fails to land with a series of punches.
Mankiw paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mankiw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cartman moves away.
A head kick misses from Cartman.
Mankiw keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cartman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mankiw.
Mankiw tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cartman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mankiw throws a jab but it's blocked by Cartman.
Mankiw clobbers Cartman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mankiw moves in looking to clinch but Cartman pushes him off.
Cartman misses with the combination.
Mankiw looks to score with a jab to the body but Cartman is just out of range.
Cartman throws a head kick that misses
and Mankiw counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mankiw tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cartman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mankiw lands with a nice body punch.
Cartman blocks a jab.
Cartman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mankiw was well out of range. Poor timing from Cartman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mankiw blocks a jab.
Cartman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gregory Mankiw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mankiw lands a nice hook to Cartman's body. Cartman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Cartman. Those never looked like landing.
Mankiw lands a head shot.
Cartman slips a straight right by Mankiw.
Mankiw throws a body punch but Cartman moves out of range.
Cartman scores with a one two! Mankiw had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Cartman.
Mankiw throws a right hand that Cartman ducks under and follows up with a left that Cartman also avoids with ease.
Mankiw ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cartman misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Cartman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gregory Mankiw's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Cartman misses with a hook. Mankiw ducked under it nicely.
Mankiw looks to land a left hand but Cartman moved out of range nicely.
Mankiw throws a hook but Cartman blocks it.
A big left from Cartman misses.
Mankiw lands a nice shot that snaps Cartman's head back.
Cartman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Mankiw closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cartman blocking some punches.
Mankiw misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mankiw throws an elbow but misses.
Mankiw misses with a knee strike.
Mankiw tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cartman is trying to break the clinch but Mankiw is controlling him.
Mankiw misses with a punch on the inside.

Cartman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mankiw defending well as Cartman loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mankiw uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cartman.
Mankiw gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cartman.
Cartman looks to land a combination but Mankiw avoids it well.
Mankiw feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cartman's calf.
Cartman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mankiw sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cartman throws a right and a left that Mankiw avoids nicely.
Cartman just misses with a punch to the body.
Cartman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mankiw darts in trying to clinch
and Cartman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mankiw lands with a nice combination. Cartman backs away looking to recover.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartman misses the body punch
and Mankiw cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cartman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mankiw.
Mankiw slips under a jab.
Mankiw wants to clinch but Cartman slips to the side
and Cartman counters with a nice kick to the body.
Cartman throws a lazy right hand but Mankiw sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mankiw lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Cartman misses the target.
Cartman misses with an uppercut. Mankiw saw that one coming.
Mankiw fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cartman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mankiw throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cartman counters with a nice body shot.
Mankiw uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cartman.
Mankiw throws a low kick, looking for Cartman's leg but Cartman calmly moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mankiw.
Cartman slips under a jab from Mankiw.
Cartman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mankiw.
Mankiw tries to clinch but Cartman moves out of range.
Mankiw avoids the head kick by Cartman.
Cartman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mankiw was well out of range. Poor timing from Cartman.
Cartman takes one on the button.
Mankiw cracks a nice hook into Cartman's ribs.
Cartman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mankiw.
Mankiw uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cartman.
Mankiw connects with a body shot.
Cartman thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cartman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mankiw comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cartman misses the body punch
and Mankiw counters with a right hand to the body.
Cartman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mankiw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cartman.
Cartman throws a looping overhand right but Mankiw ducks down to avoid it.
Cartman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cartman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mankiw smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cartman throws a jab but it's blocked by Mankiw.
Cartman throws a sloppy body shot
and Mankiw counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mankiw throws a looping overhand right but Cartman ducks down to avoid it.
Cartman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mankiw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gregory Mankiw showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mankiw has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregory Mankiw!