PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Mannix (ranked 4393 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enzo Viticello (ranked 5116 p4p, 539 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mannix
vs
Viticello

181 cm
25
204 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
203 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyler Mannix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Enzo Viticello!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mannix scores with a hook to the body. Viticello takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mannix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Viticello was well out of range. Poor timing from Mannix.
Mannix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Viticello manages to avoid it.
Mannix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Viticello is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mannix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Viticello moves away.
Viticello wants to counter the offense by Mannix and move into the clinch position.
Viticello needs to keep his hands up - Mannix had a free shot at his head there.

It looks like Enzo Viticello has been cut.
Mannix misses with an uppercut.
Viticello clobbers Mannix with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Oooooh!!! Mannix has knocked Viticello down with a huge combo! Mannix steps away and waves a wobbly Viticello back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Viticello is rocked!
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!

Mannix clinches with his opponent.
Viticello is still on wobbly legs! Can Mannix finish him?
Mannix misses with some punches.
Mannix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Viticello seems to have recovered his senses.
Mannix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Viticello blocks a body shot from Mannix.
Mannix misses with a punch to the body.
Mannix is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannix slows down the pace here.
Mannix gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Mannix swings wildly with an uppercut but Viticello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mannix lands a left hand.
Mannix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mannix leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mannix.
Mannix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mannix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Viticello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mannix taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Viticello pushes Mannix back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mannix makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Viticello lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Mannix fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Mannix fails to land.
Viticello doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mannix swings wildly with an uppercut but Viticello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Viticello is trying to stall.
Viticello scores with a shoulder strike.
Viticello misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Viticello lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mannix lands a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Viticello taking a breather.
Mannix lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Viticello misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mannix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Viticello's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Viticello.
Mannix makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mannix stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Viticello blocks an uppercut.
Mannix will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Viticello up against the cage.
Viticello takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viticello lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mannix is leaning against Viticello and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mannix.
Mannix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mannix takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mannix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mannix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Viticello lands a right hand.
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!
Viticello stalls.
Mannix lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mannix misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mannix blocks a body shot from Viticello.
Mannix scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Mannix dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Enzo Viticello's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mannix misses with a wild body shot.

Viticello tries to keep at a distance but Mannix has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mannix has a couple of punches blocked by Viticello.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mannix creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mannix lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mannix scores with a nice hook to the head.
The referee calls for Mannix to work.
Mannix prevents a body shot from Viticello.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viticello misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mannix misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mannix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mannix.
Mannix struggles to land a body shot inside as Viticello controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Viticello blocking some punches.
Mannix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mannix throws a punch but it's blocked by Viticello.
Viticello goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Viticello is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Viticello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mannix pushes Viticello back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That has opened up Enzo Viticello's cut even more.
Nice body punch from Mannix - that landed with a thud.
Viticello being controlled against the cage.
Mannix tries to work over Viticello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mannix misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Viticello's elbow.
Mannix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Mannix.
Viticello has a couple of punches blocked by Mannix.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Viticello.
Mannix lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mannix makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mannix swings wildly with an uppercut but Viticello uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Viticello tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mannix's elbow.
Mannix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mannix is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Viticello can do to turn this around?
Viticello wants to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannix lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Viticello tries a body shot but Mannix blocks it.
Mannix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mannix has a couple of punches blocked by Viticello.
A short right from Viticello on the inside.
Mannix throws a punch but it's blocked by Viticello.
Viticello blocks a body shot from Mannix.
Mannix lands a body punch.
Viticello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Viticello lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mannix backwards.
Viticello tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mannix's elbow.
Mannix is struggling to control the position.
Viticello struggles to land a body shot inside as Mannix controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannix stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short body shot lands from Mannix as the two fighters clinch.
Viticello is breathing heavily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mannix.
Mannix is pushing Viticello up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mannix working aggressively here.
Mannix digs a right hand into Viticello's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Viticello's gas tank.
Viticello is trying to maintain a safe position but Mannix gets an underhook and turns Viticello into the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mannix pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mannix blocks a body shot from Viticello.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Mannix dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Enzo Viticello'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!

Viticello doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mannix changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyler Mannix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mannix is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Viticello like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Viticello from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyler Mannix!