PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Mancine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray Mancine is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Mancine
vs
Riley

192 cm
31
187 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

185 cm
36
180 lbs
33 - 17 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Mancine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Riley!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Mancine shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mancine stopping the sweep attempt from Riley.
Mancine stays in close to Riley's body and controls the position.
Mancine advances position into side control!

Mancine wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Riley, who protects the arm well.

Mancine is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Riley has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancine trying to control the position but Riley is working away.
Riley struggling a bit here.
Mancine tries to move to full mount but Riley actually manages to regain half guard.
Riley works his way to full guard. Good work.
Riley has control of Mancine's left arm, preventing Mancine from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mancine drops back, looking for a kneebar! Riley looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Riley looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Riley!
Mancine tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mancine is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Riley off and has taken his back!
Riley tries to escape but Mancine has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Riley trying to control but not successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riley looking very determined here, making life difficult for Mancine.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mancine looking for the choke but no joy.
Mancine keeps control of the position as Riley tries to break free.
Mancine not allowing Riley to control his hands.
Riley tries to escape but Mancine has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mancine is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Riley is defending well though. Mancine let's go of the attempt for now.
Riley wants to escape the position.
Mancine doesn't have the hooks in and Riley manages to turn into his guard.

Mancine working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Riley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Riley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mancine working a defensive guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mancine working a defensive guard but Riley manages to pass into side control anyway.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Mancine dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mancine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mancine avoids the body shot from Riley.

Mancine is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Riley's half guard.
Riley regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mancine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mancine trying to control but Riley is working from the bottom.
Mancine preventing the sweep.
Riley is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mancine trying to control but Riley is working from the bottom.
Riley has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Bushido Training Center. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley wants to stand and escape but Mancine is having none of it.

We're going to have a standup here because Ray Mancine wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mancine misses with a head kick.
Mancine throws a head kick that misses.
Mancine cracks Riley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Riley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mancine.
Riley throws out a powerful jab.
Riley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mancine's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancine gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Riley counters with a three punch combo that has Mancine backing up. Mancine nods at Riley to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mancine throws a head kick but Riley moves out of range.
Riley moves away from the strike by Mancine.
Riley lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mancine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mancine digs a good hook to Riley's body.
Riley throws an overhand right that lands on Mancine's shoulder, as Mancine tries to avoid the shot.
A combination from Riley does no damage.
Mancine on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A telegraphed right hand from Riley misses the target.
Riley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley misses the shot to the body.
Mancine staying out of range there.
Riley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A big right from Mancine misses.
Mancine checks the leg kick nicely there.

Mancine shoots in and gets a takedown into Riley's guard.
Riley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mancine is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancine is looking to pass into half guard but Riley pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Riley is in guard.
Mancine is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Mancine working a defensive guard but Riley manages to pass into side control anyway.
Riley with the ground and pound but Mancine regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mancine trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mancine makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mancine.

Mancine is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Riley defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Riley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Mancine darts in trying to clinch
and Riley counters with an inside leg kick.
Mancine looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mancine takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Riley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Riley displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Riley misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Riley.
Riley dodges the punch combination from Mancine.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancine gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Riley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Riley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Mancine fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Riley to the ground. Mancine is now in Riley's guard.
Mancine trying to control but Riley is working from the bottom.
Riley has Mancine pulled in close to control his posture.
Mancine wants to pass the guard but Riley is keeping the position.
Mancine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mancine is one step ahead there.
Riley controls Mancine momentarily but Mancine frees himself.
Riley wants to sweep but no luck.

Mancine postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Riley is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mancine, into his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Riley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancine controls Riley momentarily but Riley frees himself.
Riley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mancine wants to sweep but no luck.
Mancine can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Riley controls the pace.
Mancine can't keep his opponent in guard - Riley advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Riley is trying to control. Mancine wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancine is trying to get back to full guard.
Riley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mancine does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Riley performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Riley looks to land a strike but Mancine avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Mancine keeping moving, preventing Riley from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Travis Riley.
Riley throws a low kick but Mancine avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Riley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Riley 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Riley!