PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kocoa Ebone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Manucci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ebone might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bone Crusher - Never Scared. On his way into the cage it seems that Kocoa Ebone has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kocoa Ebone seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Ebone
vs
Manucci

194 cm
23
215 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

194 cm
25
285 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Bullet Proof System
Spartan Nutrition

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kocoa Ebone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dominic Manucci!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Manucci looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Manucci has Ebone up against the cage in a clinch.
Ebone lands a hook that snaps the head of Manucci backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Manucci prevents a body shot from Ebone.
Manucci jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ebone walks away with a smile on his face. Manucci gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Manucci fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ebone, pushing him back against the cage.
Manucci just leaning against Ebone, taking a breather.
Ebone softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Manucci looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Manucci drags the fight down to the ground.
Ebone looking to sit in guard and control but Manucci gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Ebone pulls Manucci in close to prevent any damage.
Manucci would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ebone pulls Manucci in to control the position.
Ebone working a defensive guard but Manucci manages to pass into side control anyway.
Ebone has one of Manucci's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Ebone is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Manucci stands up.
Ebone connects with a nice looking jab.
Manucci has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Manucci there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ebone scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ebone takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Manucci gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Manucci blocks an uppercut.

Manucci breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Manucci rushes Ebone and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Manucci can't get the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ebone misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Manucci has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ebone uses from the top position.
Manucci working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ebone.
Ebone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ebone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ebone passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ebone taking a break here but Manucci is having none of it and regains half guard.
Manucci avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ebone.
Ebone sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Manucci defending well though.

Ebone is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ebone throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Manucci to regain full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ebone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ebone has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Manucci looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ebone's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Manucci preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Manucci preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ebone is looking to advance position but Manucci has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Ebone wants to hold on but Manucci pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominic Manucci dominated that round.
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.

Manucci pushes Ebone up against the cage in a clinch.
Ebone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Manucci blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ebone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ebone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Manucci is trying to trip Ebone. He has hold of a leg but Ebone is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Manucci persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Manucci controlling from the top position.
Manucci wants to stand but Ebone is controlling his posture from full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ebone pulls Manucci in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominic Manucci has got the better of the ground game so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ebone connects with a nice looking jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nice jab there from Ebone.
Manucci uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ebone.

Manucci closes the distance and clinches.

Manucci has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ebone uses from the top position.

Ebone drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Manucci manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ebone has Manucci in his guard.

Ebone working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ebone seems keen to control Manucci's posture.

Ebone is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Manucci presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Ebone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Manucci displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ebone up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Ebone fails to land.
Come on Manucci - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ebone misses with a body punch.
Manucci blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Ebone.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manucci blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ebone swings wildly with an uppercut but Manucci uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manucci blocking some punches.
Manucci prevents a body shot from Ebone.
Manucci displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ebone up against the cage.
Ebone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Manucci pulls guard effortlessly.
Ebone throwing strikes from guard but Manucci blocks nicely.
Ebone postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ebone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ebone throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Manucci works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ebone wants to control from the top but Manucci keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kocoa Ebone will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ebone lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Manucci throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manucci closes the distance but Ebone moves to the side
and Ebone counters with a stiff right hand.
Ebone moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dominic Manucci is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ebone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Manucci.
Manucci closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ebone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ebone lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ebone smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ebone cracks Manucci with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dominic Manucci seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manucci throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kocoa Ebone is winning the standup battle so far.

Ebone pushes Manucci up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ebone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Manucci jumps guard but Ebone turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Manucci ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Manucci no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Manucci has control of Ebone's left arm, preventing Ebone from doing any damage.
Ebone wants to control from the top but Manucci keeps moving.
Ebone has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Manucci is proving hard to escape from.

Ebone has gone for a leg lock! Manucci slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ebone's guard.

Ebone pulls Manucci in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ebone not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ebone pulls Manucci in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ebone controls Manucci momentarily but Manucci frees himself.
Ebone has control of Manucci's left arm, preventing Manucci from doing any damage.
Manucci controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ebone controls Manucci momentarily but Manucci frees himself.
Manucci showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Manucci tries to clinch but Ebone moves out of range.
It looked like Ebone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ebone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manucci moves away.
Ebone seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Manucci tried to score with a low kick but Ebone checks it.
Ebone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ebone thuds a left hand into Manucci's body.

Manucci rushes Ebone and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Manucci drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ebone gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Manucci jumps guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manucci keeping moving, preventing Ebone from controlling successfully.
Manucci controlling the position.
Ebone trying to control the position from guard on top but Manucci is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ebone looking to sit in guard and control but Manucci gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Manucci is fighting to break Ebone's control of his arms but Ebone is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kocoa Ebone showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ebone has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!