PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Murhaa (ranked 3610 p4p, 86 weight class) and Ray Mancini (ranked 3376 p4p, 81 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Murhaa
vs
Mancini

188 cm
25
210 lbs
8 - 7 - 1

178 cm
32
104 lbs
20 - 18 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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RESISTANCE

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 8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Murhaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Mancini!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Murhaa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mancini is staying active underneath Murhaa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mancini trying to control from the bottom.
Murhaa prevents Mancini from improving his position.
Murhaa stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mancini is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mancini knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murhaa moves nicely into side control.
Mancini can't do much from the bottom here.
Murhaa trying to control the action but Mancini is working from the bottom.

Murhaa swings around for an armbar but Mancini sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Murhaa's guard.
Murhaa keeping moving, preventing Mancini from controlling successfully.
Mancini throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Murhaa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Murhaa seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Mancini makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Murhaa is on top in guard.

Murhaa wants to control from the top but Mancini keeps moving.
Murhaa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mancini looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murhaa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mancini is keeping the position for now.
Murhaa trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Mancini manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mancini must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Murhaa trying to keep a closed guard but Mancini is proving a slippery customer.
Murhaa managing to control the position.
Mancini working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Murhaa's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Murhaa is trying to keep Mancini in close.
Murhaa is adopting a defensive guard.
Mancini in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mancini wants to control from the top but Murhaa keeps moving.
Mancini is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Murhaa is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Murhaa gets a takedown into half guard.

Mancini is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Murhaa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mancini scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mancini is still on wobbly legs! Can Murhaa finish him?

Mancini gets a clinch.
Murhaa goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mancini prevents it.
Murhaa has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mancini after a bit of a struggle.
Murhaa wants to take the fight to the mat but Mancini manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Murhaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short left from Mancini.
Mancini scores with a shot to the side of Murhaa's head.
Murhaa goes for a takedown attempt but Mancini pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Mancini misses the target.
Murhaa fails with a takedown attempt.
Murhaa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mancini scores with a one two! Murhaa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mancini scores with a one two! Murhaa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mancini has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Murhaa gets a takedown into half guard.
Mancini tries to get to full guard but Murhaa has control of the leg.
Mancini is still trying to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancini wants to control the action here but instead Murhaa manages to pass to full mount!
Mancini wants to hold on but Murhaa pushes him away.
Murhaa controlling the pace for now.
Murhaa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mancini is looking to escape.

Murhaa working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Mancini bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Mancini seems to have recovered his senses.
Mancini wants to control from the top but Murhaa keeps moving.
Mancini being controlled here momentarily.
King Murhaa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mancini preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mancini puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Murhaa moves into full guard.
Mancini landing some decent shots from guard.
Murhaa keeping moving, preventing Mancini from controlling successfully.
Murhaa trying to keep a closed guard but Mancini is proving a slippery customer.
Murhaa is pulling down on Mancini's head to control his posture.
Mancini pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Murhaa is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancini trying to control but Murhaa is working from the bottom.
Mancini is fighting to break Murhaa's control of his arms but Murhaa is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Murhaa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Murhaa is trying to control. Mancini wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mancini avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Murhaa.

Mancini looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Murhaa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancini is trying to maintain the position but Murhaa is very close to passing his half guard.
Mancini is staying active underneath Murhaa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mancini wants to control but Murhaa is keeping busy.
Murhaa is looking to advance position but Mancini won't allow it.
Murhaa is working hard here to advance position.

Murhaa wants to work for an arm triangle but Mancini is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Mancini showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Murhaa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Mancini lands a head kick. Murhaa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Murhaa shoots in for a takedown but Mancini shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mancini swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murhaa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mancini pinned against the cage. Mancini gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mancini scores with a jab to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Mancini scores with a four punch combination!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Murhaa.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Murhaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left and a right from Mancini both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mancini slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mancini thumps Murhaa with a low kick.
Murhaa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mancini defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancini lands a glancing blow to the side of Murhaa's head.
Mancini stuffs the takedown attempt from Murhaa. Murhaa gets slowly back to his feet.
Mancini closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ray Mancini is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murhaa shoots in looking for a takedown but Mancini manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Murhaa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Murhaa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mancini feints a counter leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mancini's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mancini duly obliges.
Nice uppercut there from Mancini.
Murhaa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mancini is fending him off so far but Murhaa persists. Nope, Mancini circles away and we're back to standing.
Mancini looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Murhaa shoots in but Mancini avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mancini drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Murhaa defends it well.
Murhaa 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mancini catches Murhaa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Murhaa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murhaa tries for a takedown but Mancini sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Murhaa is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Mancini moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Mancini!
During a confident post fight interview, Ray Mancini thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.