PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alka Mangrove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giovanni Macellaio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Mangrove
vs
Macellaio

173 cm
22
163 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

171 cm
21
168 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alka Mangrove!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Giovanni Macellaio!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macellaio misses with a looping right.

Mangrove has managed to clinch.
Mangrove being controlled against the cage.
Macellaio fails to pull guard.
Mangrove comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Giovanni Macellaio has been cut.
Macellaio is looking to break free of the clinch but Mangrove has double underhooks.
Macellaio tries to break the clinch but Mangrove is controlling the position.
Mangrove lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mangrove goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Macellaio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macellaio throws a looping overhand right but Mangrove ducks down to avoid it.
Macellaio thows a leg kick but Mangrove checks it

and Mangrove counters by moving into the clinch.
Macellaio takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mangrove throws an elbow but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Macellaio - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangrove lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mangrove tries a body shot but Macellaio blocks it.
Macellaio has had enough of the clinch but Mangrove keeps him there for the moment.
Macellaio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Macellaio prevents a body shot from Mangrove.
Mangrove pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mangrove lands a damaging elbow.
Macellaio is stalling here.
Macellaio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mangrove misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mangrove tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Macellaio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Macellaio blocks a body shot from Mangrove.
Macellaio scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Macellaio manages to break the clinch.
Giovanni Macellaio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macellaio missing with a left hand there. Mangrove was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Macellaio has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mangrove.
Mangrove displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Macellaio throws out the jab.

Mangrove instigates a clinch.
Macellaio tries to break the clinch but Mangrove is controlling the position.
Mangrove blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mangrove struggles to land a body shot inside as Macellaio controls his hands.
Mangrove lands an elbow inside that Macellaio shrugs off.

That has opened up Giovanni Macellaio's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mangrove tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Macellaio's elbow.
Macellaio misses with a punch to the body.
Mangrove misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mangrove pushes off an throws an elbow but Macellaio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Macellaio can't find room to land a body shot as Mangrove controls the action.
Macellaio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mangrove misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Macellaio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macellaio steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mangrove. That one must have hurt.
Macellaio misses with a shot to the body
and Mangrove counters with a good low kick that Macellaio was not able to check.
Mangrove ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mangrove misses with an attempted mid kick.
A jab from Macellaio misses.
Mangrove lands a front kick.
Macellaio throws a low kick, looking for Mangrove's leg but Mangrove calmly moves out of range.
Mangrove quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Mangrove looks to land a body kick but Macellaio moved away.
Jab, jab by Macellaio - just one landing.
Mangrove misses the shot to the body.
Mangrove's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.

Mangrove closes the distance and clinches.
Macellaio tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mangrove smiles and moves away.
Mangrove is looking to land body kicks.
Mangrove gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mangrove misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Macellaio.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mangrove keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Macellaio jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Mangrove closes the distance and clinches.
Macellaio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mangrove's elbow.
Macellaio working hard to break the clinch.
Macellaio working hard to break the clinch.
Macellaio looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mangrove tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mangrove tries to throw a body punch but Macellaio avoids it by throwing Mangrove back against the cage.
Mangrove has Macellaio pressed against the cage, preventing Macellaio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mangrove stops a takedown attempt from Macellaio.
Alka Mangrove has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giovanni Macellaio.
Macellaio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mangrove throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mangrove goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Macellaio is trying to force a seperation but Mangrove has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alka Mangrove dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Giovanni Macellaio's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mangrove has Macellaio up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Mangrove.
Mangrove lands an elbow that stopped Macellaio in his tracks for a moment.
Mangrove dodges an elbow strike from Macellaio.
The referee calls for Macellaio to work.
Mangrove lands a body shot in the clinch.
Macellaio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mangrove.
Macellaio lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mangrove throws an elbow that misses.
Macellaio blocks an elbow strike.
Mangrove throws an elbow that misses.
Alka Mangrove has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mangrove just misses with a elbow thrown towards Macellaio's brow.
Mangrove is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Macellaio can do to turn this around?
Macellaio prevents a body shot from Mangrove.
Macellaio misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Mangrove.
Macellaio blocks a body shot from Mangrove.
Macellaio blocks an elbow strike from Mangrove.
Mangrove throws an elbow but it misses.
Macellaio working hard to break the clinch.
Mangrove tries to throw a body punch but Macellaio avoids it by throwing Mangrove back against the cage.
Macellaio has a couple of punches blocked by Mangrove.
Mangrove digs a right hand into Macellaio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Macellaio's gas tank.
Mangrove works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Macellaio is trying to break the clinch but Mangrove has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Macellaio's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mangrove tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Macellaio's elbow.
Mangrove tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Macellaio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mangrove comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Good body shot from Mangrove.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macellaio wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mangrove stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mangrove blocks a body shot from Macellaio.
Mangrove misses with a hook to the ribs.
Macellaio wants to break free but Mangrove has control.
Mangrove misses with a hook to the ribs.
Macellaio is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mangrove misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Macellaio.
Mangrove struggles to land a body shot inside as Macellaio controls his hands.
Mangrove digs a right hand underneath Macellaio's ribcage. Macellaio let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mangrove throws an elbow that misses.
Macellaio dodges an elbow strike from Mangrove.
Macellaio pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mangrove blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mangrove presses Macellaio against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove misses with a body punch.
Mangrove is working Macellaio over against the cage.
Mangrove struggles to land a body shot inside as Macellaio controls his hands.
Mangrove lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mangrove lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

The cut above Giovanni Macellaio's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mangrove lands an elbow that stopped Macellaio in his tracks for a moment.
Macellaio lands a left hand.
Macellaio dodges an elbow strike from Mangrove.
Mangrove blocking some punches.
Macellaio avoids a wild elbow strike from Mangrove.
Macellaio takes an elbow to the temple.

Giovanni Macellaio's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Mangrove can't find room to land a body shot as Macellaio controls the action.
Macellaio has a couple of punches blocked by Mangrove.
Macellaio blocks an elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Mangrove.
Macellaio misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove tries a body shot but Macellaio blocks it.
Mangrove misses with a punch to the body.
Macellaio has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mangrove goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Macellaio's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Macellaio takes an elbow to the forehead.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Giovanni Macellaio's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alka Mangrove!