PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vino Selvatico (ranked 979 p4p, 1031 weight class) and Aboubacar Mandiang (ranked 138 p4p, 142 weight class). Mandiang has chosen Oliver Twist as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Selvatico
vs
Mandiang

188 cm
28
188
13 - 7 - 0

190 cm
28
196
16 - 11 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
Brooklyn Apothecary

Conviction

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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vino Selvatico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Aboubacar Mandiang!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Selvatico blocks a jab.
Selvatico pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mandiang is out of range and Selvatico settles back down.
Mandiang is looking for the big counter here.
Selvatico lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Selvatico pushes Mandiang away with a front kick.
Selvatico jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

It looks like Aboubacar Mandiang has been cut.
Mandiang throws a leg kick that is checked
and Selvatico counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vino Selvatico seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Selvatico.
Mandiang throws a body shot but no joy.
And Selvatico counters with a quick kick to the body but Mandiang blocks it.
Mandiang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Selvatico chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Selvatico cracks Mandiang with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Selvatico lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mandiang backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Selvatico looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mandiang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Selvatico.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandiang chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Selvatico can pounce on him.
Selvatico lands a nice looking body kick.
Selvatico swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mandiang misses with a lunging right hand
and Selvatico counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mandiang lands with a thumping leg kick.
Selvatico lands with a cross.
Selvatico thuds a left hand into Mandiang's body.
Selvatico with a jab.
Mandiang checks the leg kick nicely there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Selvatico.
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!
Selvatico with the inside leg kick.
Selvatico throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mandiang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mandiang moves out of range as Selvatico throws a body kick.
Mandiang is looking for the big counter here.
Selvatico throws a lazy body kick
and Mandiang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang takes a swing at Selvatico's ribcage but misses.
Mandiang throws a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Selvatico - just one landing.
Selvatico goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mandiang with a nice cross.
Selvatico misses with a body shot.
Selvatico thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mandiang if he has to take too many more of those.
Selvatico slips under a jab.
Mandiang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Selvatico looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Selvatico with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mandiang to score with a decent uppercut.
Mandiang throws a head kick that misses.
Mandiang lands with an uppercut that bounces Selvatico off the cage and back into range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selvatico throws a wild body kick that Mandiang sees coming a mile off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Selvatico.
Selvatico connects with a solid leg kick.
Selvatico pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Selvatico thuds a left hand into Mandiang's body.
Selvatico keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Selvatico misses with a kick to the body.
Mandiang misses with an uppercut
and Selvatico counters with a stiff right hand.

That has opened up Aboubacar Mandiang's cut even more.
Mandiang throws a big shot that misses.

Mandiang lands a left and a right that send Selvatico crashing to the mat, dazed. Mandiang thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Selvatico.
Mandiang connects with a good right hand that stumbles Selvatico. Selvatico circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mandiang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Selvatico lands with a good body shot.
Selvatico throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Mandiang. Those never looked like landing.
Selvatico finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mandiang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A nice leg kick from Selvatico, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mandiang walks into a left hand.
Mandiang falls off balance throwing a combination
and Selvatico counters with a nice kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Selvatico getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mandiang's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mandiang misses with a wild body shot.
Selvatico scoring well with a low kick there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vino Selvatico dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aboubacar Mandiang's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

A thudding body kick lands there by Selvatico!
Mandiang connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Selvatico's hands.
Mandiang throws a leg kick
and Mandiang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mandiang.
Mandiang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Selvatico.
Selvatico tries to land a front kick but Mandiang steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Mandiang might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Selvatico has got the better of the exchanges.
Mandiang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Selvatico throws a leg kick which misses Mandiang's front leg but catches the back leg as Mandiang tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mandiang misses the jab.
Selvatico misses with a leg kick
and Mandiang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mandiang has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Selvatico.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Selvatico looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Selvatico scoring well with a low kick there.
Selvatico stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mandiang looks to land a left hand but Selvatico moved out of range nicely.
Mandiang blocks the body kick.
Selvatico slips a jab from Mandiang.
Mandiang is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Selvatico looks to throw a body kick
and Mandiang counters with a good low kick that Selvatico was not able to check.
Selvatico lands with a nice body kick.
Selvatico is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vino Selvatico is winning the standup battle so far.
Mandiang scores with a hook.
Selvatico scores with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Selvatico throws a low kick, looking for Mandiang's leg but Mandiang calmly moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mandiang! But no joy.
Selvatico throws a good cross that connects.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selvatico throws a body kick that misses
and Mandiang counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mandiang lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Selvatico keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It appears Selvatico was looking to counter with a kick there.
Selvatico lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mandiang takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Selvatico closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mandiang throws a leg kick
and Selvatico counters with an inside leg kick.
Mandiang blocks a jab.
Mandiang lands with a straight right. Selvatico didn't see that one coming.
Mandiang with a nice calf kick.
Mandiang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Selvatico counters with a series of strikes. Mandiang will be more careful next time no doubt.

The cut above Aboubacar Mandiang's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Selvatico slips a jab and a cross from Mandiang.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang misses with a hook.
Mandiang stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Selvatico.
Selvatico shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Selvatico connects with a body shot.
Selvatico takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Selvatico throws a good cross that connects.
Selvatico throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Selvatico takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mandiang walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mandiang goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Selvatico throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Selvatico.
Mandiang has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Selvatico.
Selvatico scores with a jab.

Aboubacar Mandiang's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang scores with a nice strike.
Selvatico uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mandiang.
Selvatico cracks a nice hook into Mandiang's ribs.
Mandiang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mandiang takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mandiang is breathing heavily.
A low kick lands for Selvatico.
Selvatico looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mandiang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Mandiang backs away, Selvatico returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Mandiang scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Selvatico lands a big head kick that sends Mandiang tumbling to the mat! Selvatico takes a step backwards and waves Mandiang back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Mandiang is rocked!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vino Selvatico!
Vino Selvatico thanked the fans post fight for their support.