PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Manitoba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marciano has chosen 2PAC - NO MORE PAIN as his entrance music. Tommy Marciano has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Manitoba
vs
Marciano

185 cm
24
209 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

184 cm
27
215 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wayne Manitoba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Manitoba misses.
Marciano misses with a low kick.
Marciano closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Manitoba scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marciano.
Marciano with a hook.
Marciano misses with a body shot.
Marciano moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Manitoba tried to score with a low kick but Marciano checks it.
Marciano avoids the head kick by Manitoba.
Marciano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marciano. Manitoba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marciano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manitoba manages to avoid it.
Marciano's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Marciano duly obliges.
Marciano swings for the body but Manitoba moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manitoba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Manitoba.
Marciano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Manitoba connects with a solid leg kick.
Marciano swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manitoba takes one to the side of the head.
Manitoba slips a jab and a cross from Marciano.
Manitoba tries to work over Marciano's front leg with a kick but Marciano checks it.
Manitoba throws a head kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Marciano checks a leg kick.
Manitoba motions for Marciano to come forward. Manitoba throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marciano.
Marciano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Marciano misses with a looping right.
Manitoba ducks under a wild hook from Marciano.
Manitoba throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Manitoba throws a sloppy head kick and Marciano moves out of range easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Marciano.
Marciano lands a two punch combo.
Marciano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Manitoba.
Marciano just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano just misses with a punch to the body.
Marciano tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Marciano looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manitoba fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Marciano checks it well.
Manitoba tries to land a leg kick but Marciano saw it coming and moves away.
Marciano throws a front kick aimed at Manitoba's knee but Manitoba avoids it well.
Marciano checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Marciano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Manitoba, right into the meat.
Manitoba fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marciano.
Manitoba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marciano avoids the head kick by Manitoba.
Manitoba attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - Manitoba finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Manitoba lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Manitoba lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Manitoba throws a chopping leg kick but Marciano manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Manitoba does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Manitoba throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manitoba goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Marciano closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Manitoba scores with a kick to the body.
Marciano is working the combinations to good effect here.
A combination from Marciano does no damage.
Manitoba shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Manitoba shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Marciano takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Manitoba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Manitoba motions for Marciano to come forward. Manitoba throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Manitoba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manitoba will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Marciano lands a jab-cross combination.
Manitoba throws the kick towards the body but Marciano avoids it.
Manitoba motions for Marciano to come forward. Manitoba throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marciano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manitoba sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manitoba throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Marciano throws a left and a right that both miss
and Manitoba makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Manitoba does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Marciano misses with a combination
and Manitoba counters with a head kick. That will keep Marciano thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Manitoba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manitoba scores with a head kick.
Marciano throws a combination that misses
and Manitoba counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Manitoba fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Marciano checks it well.
Manitoba lands a head kick. Marciano smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Marciano misses with the combination.
Marciano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manitoba moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marciano is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Manitoba will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Marciano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wayne Manitoba dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Manitoba throws a sloppy head kick and Marciano moves out of range easily.
Manitoba throws a leg kick but Marciano moved away.
A left and a right from Marciano both land. Nice combination.
Manitoba throws a head kick but Marciano moves out of range.
Manitoba lands a head kick!
Wayne Manitoba is winning the standup battle so far.
Marciano avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Marciano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Manitoba tried to score with a low kick but Marciano checks it.
Manitoba throws a leg kick but Marciano checks it.
Manitoba plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Tommy Marciano has been cut.
Marciano lands with a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marciano throws a shot to the body.
Marciano scores with a jab to the head.
Marciano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marciano misses with a low kick.
Marciano misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manitoba chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Manitoba wants to land a leg kick but Marciano is out of range.
Manitoba dodges the punch combination from Marciano.
Manitoba looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Marciano throws a chopping leg kick but Manitoba manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Manitoba misses with a leg kick.
Marciano misses with a body shot.
Manitoba throws a leg kick that misses.
Marciano cracks the inside of Manitoba's front leg.
Manitoba is looking to chop away at Marciano's legs.
Marciano throws a shot from downtown. Manitoba moves away and avoids it.
Marciano misses with a double jab.
Manitoba avoids the body shot from Marciano.
Manitoba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marciano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manitoba was well out of range. Poor timing from Marciano.
Tommy Marciano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Manitoba drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Marciano looks to land a combination but Manitoba avoids it well.
Marciano is breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Manitoba there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Manitoba fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Manitoba.
The crowd cheers as Marciano lands an impressive looking overhand right. Manitoba doesn't seem phased though.
Manitoba does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Manitoba throws a leg kick but Marciano sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Manitoba tried to score with a low kick but Marciano checks it.
Manitoba walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Marciano checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Marciano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Manitoba. Manitoba obviously looking to wear him down.
Marciano wants to land a leg kick but Manitoba is out of range.
Manitoba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good leg kick by Manitoba there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Manitoba throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Manitoba misses with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano looks to score with a jab to the body but Manitoba is just out of range.
Marciano checks a low kick from Manitoba.
Marciano chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Manitoba can pounce on him.
Marciano's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A clash of legs there as Marciano blocks the low kick.
Marciano's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Marciano duly obliges.
Marciano connects with a looping right hand.
Marciano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marciano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Manitoba.
Manitoba throws out a leg kick but Marciano moves out of range and Manitoba only half commits.
Marciano steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Manitoba. That one must have hurt.
Marciano blocks a head kick by Manitoba.
Manitoba throws a leg kick but Marciano checks it.
Manitoba throws a push kick but Marciano slaps the foot to one side.
Manitoba throws a low kick but it's checked well by Marciano.
Manitoba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marciano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marciano looks to score with a jab to the body but Manitoba is just out of range.
Manitoba attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manitoba lands a leg kick that knocks Marciano off balance momentarily.
Manitoba fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marciano.
Manitoba throws a head kick that misses
and Marciano counters with a nice uppercut.
Manitoba shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Manitoba moves out of range of the strikes.
Manitoba throws a leg kick but Marciano checks it.
Marciano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marciano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marciano tried to score with a low kick but Manitoba checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marciano throws a nice looking combination but Manitoba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Manitoba lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marciano checks a leg kick.
Marciano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wayne Manitoba dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Marciano's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Manitoba throws a low kick but Marciano moves out of range easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Manitoba lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Marciano has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Marciano and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Manitoba swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Marciano blocks a head kick by Manitoba.
Marciano throws a looping overhand right but Manitoba ducks down to avoid it.
Manitoba lands with a kick to the temple. Marciano shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Manitoba throws a low kick but Marciano avoids it.
Marciano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marciano is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marciano misses with a low kick.
Marciano blocks a low kick nicely.
Marciano checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Marciano has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Manitoba.
Manitoba moves forwards but Marciano connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Marciano lands a jab-cross combination.
Marciano moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Marciano lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Marciano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A low kick from Manitoba misses
and Marciano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manitoba gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Manitoba closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Manitoba buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marciano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marciano blocks a low kick nicely.
Manitoba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manitoba takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marciano swings for the body but Manitoba moves out of range.
Marciano misses the shot to the body.
Manitoba throws a leg kick that misses.
Marciano misses with a two punch combination.
Manitoba tries a head kick but it misses.
Marciano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Manitoba misses with a low kick.
Manitoba connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wayne Manitoba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Manitoba looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano blocks a head kick by Manitoba.
Manitoba tries a head kick but it misses.
Marciano throws a right hand that Manitoba ducks under and follows up with a left that Manitoba also avoids with ease.
Manitoba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marciano.
Manitoba slips a jab from Marciano.
Marciano checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A jab from Marciano misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manitoba scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Manitoba slips a jab from Marciano.
Marciano walks forward, straight into a front kick from Manitoba.
Manitoba throws the kick towards the body but Marciano avoids it.
Manitoba connects with a leg kick. Marciano looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick misses from Manitoba.
Manitoba pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano looks to throw the jab but Manitoba is out of range.
Manitoba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marciano.
Marciano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manitoba.
Marciano throws out a loose jab but Manitoba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manitoba has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Manitoba motions for Marciano to come forward. Manitoba throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Manitoba feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marciano's calf.
Manitoba takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Manitoba slips under a jab.
Marciano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marciano misses with a two punch combination.
Marciano checks a low kick from Manitoba.
Marciano pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Manitoba back to the cage. Marciano follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Manitoba dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marciano. That did some damage!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Manitoba, right into the meat.
Marciano looks to land a combination but Manitoba avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manitoba scoring well with a low kick there.
Marciano blocks a leg kick.
Marciano checks a low kick from Manitoba.
Manitoba misses with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marciano throws a chopping leg kick but Manitoba manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Manitoba misses with a kick to the body.
Marciano checks a low kick from Manitoba.
Manitoba tries to work over Marciano's front leg with a kick but Marciano checks it.
Manitoba fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Marciano checks it well.
Manitoba slips a straight right by Marciano.
Manitoba is looking to chop away at Marciano's legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manitoba tries a head kick but it misses.
Manitoba dodges the punch combination from Marciano.
Manitoba throws a leg kick but Marciano sees it coming and checks it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Wayne Manitoba.
Well Manitoba 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayne Manitoba!