PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mangas Coloradas (ranked 456 p4p, 478 weight class) and Tommy Vercetti (ranked 69 p4p, 72 weight class). Vercetti has chosen Vice City as his entrance music. Mangas Coloradas had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Coloradas
vs
Vercetti

181 cm
24
160
12 - 3 - 0

182 cm
28
169
12 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mangas Coloradas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Vercetti!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coloradas needs to keep his hands up - Vercetti had a free shot at his head there.
Coloradas has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Infamous Duranto Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Coloradas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vercetti misses with a looping left.
Coloradas slips under a jab from Vercetti.
That kick from Coloradas tenderised Vercetti's leg. Vercetti is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vercetti looks to throw the jab but Coloradas is out of range.
Coloradas throws a quick counter head kick but Vercetti was just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Coloradas.
Vercetti misses the jab.
Coloradas throws a nice looking combination but Vercetti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vercetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vercetti scores with a sloppy right hand. Coloradas should have avoided that one.
Vercetti looks to throw the jab but Coloradas is out of range.
Vercetti looks to score with a jab to the body but Coloradas is just out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Coloradas.
We've been informed that Vercetti has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Coloradas misses with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coloradas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Coloradas misses with an uppercut.

Coloradas has Vercetti up against the cage in a clinch.
Vercetti misses with a punch on the inside.
Coloradas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vercetti lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coloradas scores a nice knee to the body.
Vercetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vercetti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vercetti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vercetti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Coloradas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vercetti.
Vercetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Coloradas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Coloradas looking to slow down the pace here.
Vercetti avoiding damage as Coloradas throws knees to the body.
Coloradas blocking some punches.
Coloradas missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Vercetti fails to land.
Coloradas throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Coloradas.
Coloradas lands with a left to the head.
Coloradas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Coloradas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vercetti managing to block the knees to the body from Coloradas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vercetti is pushing Coloradas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Vercetti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Coloradas backwards.

Coloradas manages to break the clinch.
Coloradas moves out of range as Vercetti strikes.
Coloradas throws a head kick that half lands.
Coloradas tests Vercetti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vercetti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vercetti moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Vercetti looks to land a left hand but Coloradas moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Vercetti misses.
Coloradas throws a jab but it's blocked by Vercetti.
Coloradas drops his hands momentarily and Vercetti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vercetti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Coloradas misses the shot to the body.
Vercetti connects with a body shot that sends Coloradas's belly button to the back.
Vercetti lunges at Coloradas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Coloradas's hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coloradas throws a sloppy head kick
and Vercetti counters with a nice uppercut.
Coloradas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vercetti ducks under a wild hook from Coloradas.
Vercetti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Coloradas tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Vercetti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Coloradas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vercetti throws out the jab.
Vercetti misses with an uppercut
and Coloradas counters with a stiff right hand.
Coloradas tries to clinch up but Vercetti circles away and keeps his distance.
A little jabbing left from Vercetti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Coloradas throws a head kick but Vercetti moves out of range.
Coloradas walks into a stiff left hand from Vercetti.
Vercetti throws an overhand right that lands on Coloradas's shoulder, as Coloradas tries to avoid the shot.
Vercetti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Coloradas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Coloradas tries to score with a low kick but Vercetti moves his leg out of the way.
Vercetti lands with a right hand.
Vercetti throws a right hand that Coloradas ducks under and follows up with a left that Coloradas also avoids with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Vercetti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vercetti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Coloradas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vercetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vercetti throws a lazy right hand but Coloradas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Coloradas throws a quick counter head kick but Vercetti was just out of range.
Tommy Vercetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vercetti connects with a good right hand that stumbles Coloradas. Coloradas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vercetti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Coloradas circles away quickly and effectively.
Coloradas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vercetti.
Vercetti throws a series of punches but Coloradas avoids them all with ease.
Coloradas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vercetti moves away.
Vercetti throws a hook to the side of Coloradas's head but Coloradas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vercetti throws a hook to the side of Coloradas's head but Coloradas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Coloradas throws a head kick that misses.
Vercetti throws a hook to the side of Coloradas's head but Coloradas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vercetti throws a jab but it's blocked by Coloradas.
Coloradas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vercetti.
Vercetti looks to land a combination but Coloradas avoids it well.
Coloradas throws a head kick but Vercetti moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vercetti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Coloradas moves out of range as Vercetti strikes.
Vercetti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Coloradas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vercetti connects with a crisp jab.
Vercetti throws a shot from downtown. Coloradas moves away and avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tommy Vercetti will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Vercetti throws a hook to the side of Coloradas's head but Coloradas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Coloradas throws a low kick but Vercetti avoids it.
Tommy Vercetti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Coloradas misses with a head kick.
Coloradas slips under a jab from Vercetti.
Vercetti misses the jab.
Coloradas throws a head kick but Vercetti moves out of range.
Coloradas lands a high kick!

It looks like Tommy Vercetti has been cut.
Coloradas walks into a left hand.
Coloradas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vercetti.
Coloradas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vercetti moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vercetti throws a jab when Coloradas was well out of range.
It looked like Coloradas was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vercetti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vercetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Coloradas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters circling - Vercetti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Coloradas misses with an uppercut. Vercetti saw that one coming.
Coloradas throws a head kick that misses.
Coloradas throws an overhand right that lands on Vercetti's shoulder, as Vercetti tries to avoid the shot.
Coloradas ducks under a wild hook from Vercetti.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coloradas defending well as Vercetti loads up on a big left hand.
Coloradas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Coloradas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vercetti manages to avoid it.
Vercetti connects with a right hand. Coloradas shakes it off.
Coloradas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vercetti takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vercetti displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Vercetti misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Vercetti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vercetti might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A jab from Vercetti misses.
Coloradas jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Coloradas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vercetti connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Coloradas scrambles back to his feet.
Vercetti misses with a right hand
and Coloradas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coloradas misses with a hook. Vercetti ducked under it nicely.
Vercetti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Coloradas.
Vercetti misses the jab.
Vercetti scores with a nice head shot.
Vercetti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Coloradas.
Vercetti blocks a head kick by Coloradas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coloradas throws a lazy head kick
and Coloradas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Coloradas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vercetti.
Coloradas is looking to counter with head kicks.
A jab from Vercetti misses.
Vercetti lands a lovely overhand right.
Coloradas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vercetti.
Coloradas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vercetti missing with a left hand there. Coloradas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vercetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coloradas.
Coloradas moves out of range as Vercetti strikes.
Coloradas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vercetti counters with a nice uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vercetti.
Coloradas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vercetti loads up on a big right hand but Coloradas slips the punch.
As Vercetti backs away, Coloradas returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Vercetti lands with a good body shot.
Vercetti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Coloradas has time to react.
Coloradas looks to throw the jab but Vercetti is out of range.
Coloradas moves forwards but Vercetti connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coloradas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vercetti.
Coloradas loads up on a big right hand but Vercetti slips the punch.
Vercetti misses with a lunging right hand
and Coloradas counters with a nice leg kick.
Vercetti throws a poor cross that misses
and Coloradas counters with a nice body shot.
Vercetti checks a leg kick nicely.

Coloradas takes the fight into the clinch.
Vercetti avoiding damage.
Vercetti tries to throw a body punch but Coloradas avoids it by throwing Vercetti back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vercetti as Coloradas tries to tie him up.

Coloradas breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Coloradas misses.
Coloradas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Coloradas tries to land a leg kick but Vercetti saw it coming and moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vercetti! But no joy.
Vercetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coloradas.

Coloradas has closed the distance and engaged Vercetti in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coloradas missing with knees to the body.
Coloradas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Coloradas tries to land knees in the clinch but Vercetti avoids the damage to the body.
Coloradas blocking some punches.
Vercetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vercetti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coloradas blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coloradas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Vercetti scores with a nice short uppercut.
Coloradas lands a good knee to the midsection. Vercetti won't want to take too many of those.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Coloradas as Vercetti tries to tie him up.

Coloradas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Coloradas throws a head kick but Vercetti moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Vercetti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vercetti misses with a wild body shot.
Coloradas moves out of range of the strikes.
Vercetti blocks a head kick by Coloradas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tommy Vercetti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tommy Vercetti's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Vercetti throws a hook to the side of Coloradas's head but Coloradas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vercetti slips a straight right by Coloradas.
Coloradas throws a head kick but Vercetti moves out of range.
Vercetti looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Coloradas scores with a head kick. Vercetti tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Coloradas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Coloradas throws a head kick but Vercetti moves out of range.
Coloradas needs to keep his hands up - Vercetti had a free shot at his head there.
Nice cross by Coloradas.
Vercetti throws a big shot that misses.
Vercetti misses with an uppercut. Coloradas saw that one coming.
Coloradas throws a low kick, looking for Vercetti's leg but Vercetti calmly moves out of range.
Coloradas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vercetti moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coloradas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Coloradas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vercetti misses with a straight left.
Vercetti cracks Coloradas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vercetti misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Vercetti - just one landing.
Vercetti misses with a left hand
and Coloradas counters with a straight right hand.
Vercetti missing with a left hand there. Coloradas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vercetti blocks a head kick by Coloradas.
Some bone on bone action there as Vercetti checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Coloradas misses with a head kick.
Coloradas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vercetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A clash of legs there as Vercetti blocks the low kick.
Vercetti throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Coloradas on the side of the head.
Coloradas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Coloradas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vercetti.
Vercetti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vercetti lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A telegraphed right hand from Vercetti misses the target.
Vercetti blocks a jab.
Coloradas moves out of range of the strikes.
Coloradas lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Coloradas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vercetti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Coloradas.
Mangas Coloradas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vercetti misses with a series of wild punches.
Coloradas thinks about countering with a head kick.
Coloradas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Coloradas tests Vercetti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slow jab from Vercetti misses its intended target.
Coloradas lands a high kick!

Vercetti is rocked!
Vercetti scores with a sloppy right hand. Coloradas should have avoided that one.
Vercetti is still on wobbly legs! Can Coloradas finish him?
Coloradas with the inside leg kick.
Vercetti misses with a straight right.
Coloradas clobbers Vercetti with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vercetti fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vercetti avoids the head kick by Coloradas.
Coloradas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vercetti finds it's way round the side to connect with Coloradas's head.
Coloradas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vercetti seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Vercetti 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vercetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vercetti scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Vercetti avoids the head kick by Coloradas.
Vercetti lands with a straight right. Coloradas didn't see that one coming.
Vercetti keeps the fight on the outside.
Coloradas connects with an inside leg kick.
Vercetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Coloradas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coloradas. Vercetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vercetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Coloradas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Coloradas throwing a counter right hand but Vercetti manages to avoid it.
Good work by Vercetti as he checks the leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Vercetti. Those never looked like landing.
Nice defenses there by Coloradas.
Coloradas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Coloradas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coloradas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vercetti throws a hook but Coloradas avoids it easily.
Vercetti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coloradas moves away.
A jab from Coloradas does it's job there.
Coloradas slips under a jab from Vercetti.
Coloradas throws a counter high kick but Vercetti was just alert enough to avoid it.
Coloradas tries a head kick but it misses.
Coloradas moves out of range as Vercetti strikes.
Coloradas blocks a jab.
Coloradas lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
The fighters circling - Vercetti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Coloradas scores with a nice strike.

Coloradas pushes Vercetti up against the cage in a clinch.
Coloradas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vercetti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Coloradas missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vercetti throws a punch but it's blocked by Coloradas.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vercetti.
Coloradas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vercetti in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Coloradas.

Coloradas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Coloradas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Vercetti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mangas Coloradas.
I think Vercetti has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tommy Vercetti!
Tommy Vercetti decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.