PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Serego Alighiero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Mancine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alighiero kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Snoop DoGG. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Alighiero
vs
Mancine

190 cm
25
202 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

192 cm
24
193 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Serego Alighiero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Mancine!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alighiero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mancine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Serego Alighiero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mancine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab by Mancine.
Alighiero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mancine misses with a hook.
Mancine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Mancine misses.
Mancine chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alighiero can pounce on him.
Alighiero dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mancine. That did some damage!
Alighiero feints and then cracks Mancine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mancine down.
Alighiero slips a straight right by Mancine.
Alighiero tries to clinch there but Mancine circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mancine looks to land a left hand but Alighiero moved out of range nicely.
Alighiero jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alighiero takes a swing at Mancine's ribcage but misses.
Alighiero is looking to clinch.
Mancine looks to land a left hand but Alighiero moved out of range nicely.
Mancine loads up on a big right hand but Alighiero slips the punch.
Mancine misses with a hook.
Mancine keeps the fight on the outside.
Mancine takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nice shot by Mancine.
Mancine connects with a solid leg kick.
Mancine throws a looping overhand right but Alighiero ducks down to avoid it.
Alighiero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mancine.
A jab from Mancine misses.
Alighiero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mancine might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Alighiero throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alighiero throws a sloppy head kick and Mancine moves out of range easily.
Mancine throws an overhand right that lands on Alighiero's shoulder, as Alighiero tries to avoid the shot.
Alighiero feints and then cracks Mancine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mancine down.
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!
Alighiero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mancine.
Mancine takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alighiero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mancine checks a leg kick.
Mancine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alighiero ducks under a wild hook from Mancine.
Alighiero moves out of range of the strikes.
Mancine lands with a right hand.
Mancine on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Alighiero moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alighiero closes the distance and clinches.
Mancine prevents a body shot from Alighiero.
A short left from Mancine.
Mancine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alighiero struggles to land a body shot inside as Mancine controls his hands.

Mancine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alighiero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alighiero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alighiero with a hook.
Alighiero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A clash of legs there as Mancine blocks the low kick.
Alighiero throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alighiero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mancine goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Alighiero is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alighiero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oh Alighiero is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Alighiero.
A slow jab from Mancine misses its intended target.
Mancine misses with an uppercut.
Alighiero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mancine.
Mancine avoids the body shot from Alighiero.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Mancine knocks Alighiero out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ray Mancine!
Ray Mancine made sure to mention his sponsor, GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS in his post fight interview.