PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Mancine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Smith has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Smith
vs
Mancine

191 cm
28
191 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

192 cm
20
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Mancine!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Mancine misses.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mancine slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Mancine works the jab nicely.
Mancine scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Robert Smith has been cut.
Mancine throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mancine checks it well.
Smith throws a wild body kick that Mancine sees coming a mile off.
Donk. Mancine catches Smith right on the button with a cross.
Mancine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Mancine bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mancine uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smith has time to react.
Mancine throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smith on the side of the head.
Mancine fails with an attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Mancine.
Smith tries to bum rush Mancine with a series of wild strikes but Mancine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancine stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mancine cracks Smith with a good jab.
Mancine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith throws a series of punches but Mancine moves out of range.

Mancine forces Smith back against the cage and clinches.

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mancine with a nice cross.
Mancine feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Smiths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Smith is rocked!
Mancine looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mancine throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Mancine throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
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!
Smith defending well as Mancine loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mancine throws out the jab.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
Mancine rushes Smith with punches - Smith moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Smith goes down! Mancine follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Mancine!