PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Mancine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Van der Laan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van der Laan has chosen Eazy-E ft. Tupac, The Game - How We Do as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Mancine
vs
Van der Laan

192 cm
26
193 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

185 cm
35
195 lbs
28 - 13 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Mancine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Andre Van der Laan!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mancine scores with a leg kick.
Van der Laan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Van der Laan throws a series of punches but Mancine moves out of range.
Mancine throws out a powerful jab.
Mancine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mancine lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Van der Laan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mancine throws a series of punches but Van der Laan avoids them all with ease.
Van der Laan tries to move into range but Mancine moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A combination from Van der Laan does no damage.
A swing and a miss from Mancine.
Van der Laan dodges the punch combination from Mancine.
Van der Laan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mancine.
Van der Laan lands a really nice looking cross but Mancine seems unphased.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancine blocks a jab.
Van der Laan scoring well with a low kick there.
Mancine throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Van der Laan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van der Laan tries to clinch but Mancine moves out of range.
Mancine throws a hook to the side of Van der Laan's head but Van der Laan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Mancine shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Van der Laan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mancine is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Van der Laan reverses the position - he's now on top in Mancine's guard.
Mancine has a closed guard, preventing Van der Laan from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Van der Laan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Mancine looks to score with a jab to the body but Van der Laan is just out of range.
Van der Laan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ray Mancine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van der Laan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van der Laan moves out of range of the strikes.
Mancine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van der Laan.
Mancine tried to score with a low kick but Van der Laan checks it.
Van der Laan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mancine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mancine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van der Laan looks for the body kick but Mancine saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancine takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mancine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mancine throws a lazy right hand but Van der Laan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mancine throws a looping overhand right but Van der Laan ducks down to avoid it.
Van der Laan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mancine lands a jab.
Mancine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van der Laan.
Mancine tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van der Laan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Van der Laan cracks a nice hook into Mancine's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van der Laan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan ducks under a wild hook from Mancine.
Van der Laan misses with a kick to the body.
Mancine avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Andre Van der Laan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van der Laan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mancine.

Van der Laan closes the distance and clinches.
Mancine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mancine misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Mancine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van der Laan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mancine.
Mancine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van der Laan.
Van der Laan ducks under a wild hook from Mancine.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mancine misses with a body punch
and Van der Laan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Mancine checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mancine circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ray Mancine will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nice body punch from Van der Laan.
Mancine moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Van der Laan moves out of range of the body kick.
Mancine throws a right hand that misses
and Van der Laan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mancine's knee momentarily.
Mancine lunges at Van der Laan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Van der Laan's hand.
Mancine shoots in but Van der Laan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mancine moves out of range as Van der Laan strikes.
Van der Laan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mancine.
Van der Laan moves out of range as Mancine strikes.
Van der Laan 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.
Van der Laan is looking to clinch.
Mancine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mancine tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancine with a nice cross.
Mancine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mancine throws a leg kick
and Van der Laan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van der Laan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mancine.
Mancine loads up on a big right hand but Van der Laan slips the punch.
Mancine throws a leg kick but Van der Laan moved away.
Mancine misses with a right hand
and Van der Laan counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Van der Laan.

Van der Laan closes the distance and pushes Mancine back into the cage.
Van der Laan tries a knee to the head but Mancine blocks it.
Mancine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mancine.
Van der Laan trying to land knees to the body.
Mancine takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Mancine swings wildly with an uppercut but Van der Laan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mancine avoiding damage as Van der Laan throws knees to the body.
Van der Laan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mancine is defending well for now.
Van der Laan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Van der Laan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mancine avoids it.
Mancine has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van der Laan lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Ray Mancine has been cut.
Van der Laan looking to throw knees to the head but Mancine is blocking nicely.
Mancine throws a punch but it's blocked by Van der Laan.
Van der Laan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mancine is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Van der Laan is defending well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Van der Laan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van der Laan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mancine lands with a short shot to the head.
Mancine tries to break the clinch but Van der Laan is controlling the position.
Van der Laan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mancine blocks it with crossed arms.
Van der Laan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mancine's efforts to push away.
Mancine has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancine lands a left hand.
Van der Laan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van der Laan misses with a knee to the head.
Van der Laan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mancine avoids it.
Van der Laan blocks a body shot from Mancine.
Van der Laan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mancine displaying some good clinch control by pressing Van der Laan up against the cage.
Van der Laan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mancine is defending well for now.
Mancine tries to pull guard but Van der Laan holds him up against the cage and eventually Mancine drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Mancine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mancine tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Van der Laan smiles and moves away.
Mancine misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Van der Laan counters with a head kick. That will keep Mancine thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mancine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mancine throws a lazy right hand but Van der Laan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan tries a head kick but it misses.
Van der Laan blocks a leg kick.
Van der Laan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van der Laan moves out of range of the strikes.
Mancine avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Van der Laan throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Mancine to counter with a crisp jab.
Mancine keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mancine shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Van der Laan as he avoids it easily.
Mancine chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mancine on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mancine misses with a looping right.
Mancine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van der Laan was well out of range. Poor timing from Mancine.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Van der Laan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ray Mancine'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!

A leg kick checked by Van der Laan.
Mancine throws out a loose jab but Van der Laan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mancine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mancine has a takedown stuffed.
Van der Laan throws a lazy right hand but Mancine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van der Laan misses with a head kick.
Nice body punch from Mancine.
Mancine misses with a lunging right hand
and Van der Laan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Van der Laan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mancine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van der Laan defending well as Mancine loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van der Laan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Van der Laan wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Mancine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van der Laan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mancine throws a head kick but Van der Laan moves out of range.
Van der Laan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van der Laan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mancine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Van der Laan misses its intended target.
Van der Laan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Van der Laan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van der Laan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mancine's calf.
Mancine throws a jab but it's blocked by Van der Laan.
Mancine blocks the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van der Laan connects with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Van der Laan.
Van der Laan misses with a head 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!
Mancine moves out of range as Van der Laan strikes.
Mancine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van der Laan doesn't manage to clinch there - Mancine circles away.
Mancine throws a body punch but Van der Laan moves out of range.
Van der Laan lands a front kick.
Van der Laan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mancine in his tracks.
Nice defenses there by Mancine.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancine throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mancine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van der Laan.
Mancine walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van der Laan.
Van der Laan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mancine.
Van der Laan feints and then cracks Mancine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mancine down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van der Laan. Mancine does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick by Mancine misses
and Van der Laan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mancine's knee momentarily.
Van der Laan cracks the inside of Mancine's front leg.
Van der Laan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mancine momentarily.
Van der Laan misses with a wild body shot.
Mancine takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van der Laan.
Van der Laan scores with a decent looking hook.
Andre Van der Laan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That kick from Van der Laan tenderised Mancine's leg. Mancine is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mancine on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mancine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van der Laan scores with a kick to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mancine.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van der Laan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mancine needs to keep his hands up - Van der Laan had a free shot at his head there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van der Laan.
Van der Laan jabs Mancine right on the nose. Mancine blinks but takes it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Van der Laan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Van der Laan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Van der Laan!
After the fight, Andre Van der Laan was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.