PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Rocco Manigrasso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Moreton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manigrasso's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pantera - Living Through Me. Rocco Manigrasso looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Manigrasso
vs
Moreton

182 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Brawler
Big heart

Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocco Manigrasso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Clay Moreton!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manigrasso takes a kick to the side of the head.
Moreton misses with a wild combination.
Moreton tries to clinch but Manigrasso is having none of it.
Manigrasso definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Moreton throws a push kick but Manigrasso slaps the foot to one side.
Moreton looks to land a combination but Manigrasso avoids it well.
Manigrasso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manigrasso misses with a head kick.
Rocco Manigrasso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moreton digs a good hook to Manigrasso's body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Moreton. That's going to slow Manigrasso down.
Moreton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Manigrasso paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moreton moves in looking to clinch but Manigrasso pushes him off.
Moreton lands with a straight right. Manigrasso didn't see that one coming.

Manigrasso has managed to clinch.
Moreton looking to stall.
Manigrasso dodges an elbow strike from Moreton.

Manigrasso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreton lands a leg kick that knocks Manigrasso off balance momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Moreton.
Moreton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manigrasso takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Moreton throws a nice outside leg kick.
Moreton pushes Manigrasso away with a front kick.
Moreton has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Manigrasso is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Moreton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Manigrasso paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moreton tries to clinch up.
Moreton throws a head kick that Manigrasso semi-blocks.
Moreton avoids the head kick by Manigrasso.
Manigrasso is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moreton throws a sloppy head kick and Manigrasso moves out of range easily.
Manigrasso tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manigrasso misses with a head kick.
Manigrasso is breathing heavily.
Manigrasso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moreton tries to clinch but Manigrasso moves out of range.
Moreton throws a combination. Manigrasso tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moreton tries to clinch there but Manigrasso circles away.
Moreton moves out of range as Manigrasso throws a body kick.
Moreton tries to clinch there but Manigrasso circles away.
Moreton stuns Manigrasso with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moreton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moreton misses with a jab, cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moreton thows a body shot but no joy.
Manigrasso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moreton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moreton lands a nice looking body shot.
A punch combination from Moreton misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clay Moreton dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Manigrasso throws a sloppy head kick and Moreton moves out of range easily.
Manigrasso pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manigrasso throws a body punch but Moreton moves out of range.
Manigrasso throws a body punch but Moreton moves out of range.
Clay Moreton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moreton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Moreton wants to clinch up but Manigrasso keeps it at a distance.
Moreton swats away the attempt to clinch by Manigrasso.
Manigrasso throws the kick towards the body but Moreton avoids it.
Manigrasso swinging wildly here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Moreton.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moreton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Manigrasso throws a half hearted mid kick.
Moreton blocks a head kick by Manigrasso.
Rocco Manigrasso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice jab there from Moreton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreton lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Moreton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Moreton is trying to break the clinch but Manigrasso is controlling him.
Manigrasso blocks an elbow strike from Moreton.
Moreton trying to control the position but instead, Manigrasso has worked for underhooks and has pushed Moreton into the ropes.
Manigrasso wants to break the clinch but can't.
Moreton wants to stall.
Moreton is trying to break the clinch but Manigrasso has him pressed against the ropes.
Moreton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Manigrasso keeps control of Moreton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Moreton missing with knees to the body.
Moreton has Manigrasso pushed against the ropes.

Manigrasso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manigrasso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moreton tries to clinch up.
Moreton blocks a head kick by Manigrasso.
Moreton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moreton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Manigrasso doesn't seem bothered though.
Moreton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moreton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moreton throws a leg kick which misses Manigrasso's front leg but catches the back leg as Manigrasso tries to avoid it.
Manigrasso tries to clinch but Moreton moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manigrasso tries a head kick but it misses.
Manigrasso avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manigrasso throws a lazy head kick
and Moreton counters with a straight right hand.
Moreton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clay Moreton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Moreton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moreton misses with a head kick.
Manigrasso takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Manigrasso avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moreton tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Manigrasso manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moreton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Moreton looks to land a body kick but Manigrasso moved away.

Manigrasso fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Moreton, pushing him back against the ropes.
Manigrasso looking to stall.

Moreton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moreton is looking to clinch but Manigrasso is avoiding it.
Moreton slips a straight right by Manigrasso.
Manigrasso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manigrasso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moreton looks to land a combination. Manigrasso sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Moreton.
A left and a right from Moreton both land. Nice combination.
Moreton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Manigrasso paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Moreton pushes Manigrasso up against the ropes in a clinch.
Moreton misses with a knee to the head.
Moreton has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Moreton missing with knees to the body.
Moreton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Manigrasso is defending well for now.
Moreton is trying to break the clinch but Manigrasso is controlling him.
Manigrasso with an attempt at a knee that misses.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Manigrasso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moreton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moreton tries to clinch up but Manigrasso circles away and keeps his distance.
Moreton tries to clinch but Manigrasso moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moreton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Manigrasso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Moreton gets tackled into the ropes by Manigrasso. Manigrasso maintains the clinch.
Moreton working hard to break the clinch.
Manigrasso keeps control of Moreton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rocco Manigrasso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Moreton breaks from the clinch.
Manigrasso blocks a head kick by Moreton.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Manigrasso pushes Moreton up against the ropes in a clinch.
Moreton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manigrasso has Moreton pressed against the ropes.
Manigrasso on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Clay Moreton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Moreton taking a breather.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clay Moreton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Moreton has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clay Moreton!
A less than humble Clay Moreton misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.