PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Andrea Mangiacapre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philrow Tasius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Mangiacapre
vs
Tasius

170 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Brawler
Very quick

Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrea Mangiacapre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Philrow Tasius!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mangiacapre lands a head kick. Tasius smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Philrow Tasius has been cut.
Mangiacapre darts in trying to clinch
and Tasius counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tasius misses with a jab, cross combination.

Tasius rushes Mangiacapre and presses him up against the ropes.
Mangiacapre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mangiacapre misses with the head strike.
Tasius tries to break the clinch but Mangiacapre is controlling the position.

Tasius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tasius connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mangiacapre momentarily.
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!
Tasius throws a sloppy head kick and Mangiacapre moves out of range easily.
A punch lands to the side of Tasius 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mangiacapre fails with an attempt to clinch.

Mangiacapre instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Mangiacapre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mangiacapre lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tasius backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tasius tries to break free but Mangiacapre pushes him back against the ropes.
Mangiacapre unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tasius wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangiacapre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tasius wants to stall.

Mangiacapre breaks the clinch.
Tasius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mangiacapre moves away.
Tasius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mangiacapre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mangiacapre lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mangiacapre.
Mangiacapre definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mangiacapre is looking to land body kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Tasius. Those never looked like landing.
Mangiacapre tries to close the distance and clinch but Tasius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mangiacapre lands a leg kick that knocks Tasius off balance momentarily.
Mangiacapre is looking to clinch but Tasius is avoiding it.
Mangiacapre throws a head kick that misses.
Mangiacapre walks into a left hand.
Some wild striking there from Mangiacapre.
Tasius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tasius dodges the punch combination from Mangiacapre.
Mangiacapre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mangiacapre throws a body kick that misses.
Mangiacapre digs a good body shot into Tasius's ribs.
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!
A punch combination from Mangiacapre misses.
Tasius takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Tasius is rocked!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Mangiacapre knocks Tasius out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Andrea Mangiacapre!
An out of breath Andrea Mangiacapre thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.