PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Mancini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donovan Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mancini
vs
Hughes

192 cm
19
230 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

189 cm
22
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

JOKER FIGHTGEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Mancini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Donovan Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tony Mancini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mancini looks for a takedown but Hughes sprawls well.

Mancini drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hughes pulls Mancini in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hughes had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Mancini is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Hughes Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Mancini's back instead.
Mancini trying to control the position but Hughes manages to sink in the hooks.
Hughes has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Mancini's body.
Hughes is hanging on to Mancini's back as he tries to escape.
Mancini is working hard here to advance position.
Hughes is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Mancini up.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Hughes. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancini is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Mancini turns into Hughes and is now in his guard.
Mancini wants to stand but Hughes is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hughes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mancini manages to get himself to full guard.

Mancini looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hughes has picked Mancini up and slammed him! Mancini can't keep hold of the triangle and Hughes manages to pass to side control!
Mancini on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mancini tries to get out of the position.
Mancini is breathing heavily.
Mancini takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Mancini misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Mancini is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hughes connects with a decent elbow.
Hughes prevents Mancini from escaping the position.
Hughes working the body and head with strikes.
Hughes controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes gets to mount! Mancini was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Hughes controlling his opponent.
Hughes unloading with bombs!
Hughes content just to control the position here.
Mancini wants to get back to his feet.
Hughes landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mancini is trying to escape the mount.
Hughes lands with some strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes controlling the position easily from mount.
Hughes cracks Mancini with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hughes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hughes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mancini in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hughes fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hughes postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mancini looks a forlorn figure.
Hughes cracks Mancini with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mancini is looking to get to half guard.
Hughes looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes landing strikes from the mount and Mancini is in trouble!
Hughes raining down shots from the mount!
Mancini really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughes dominating with strikes here.
Hughes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mancini is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donovan Hughes dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hughes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mancini punching from the bottom.
Well, if Hughes is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hughes's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Hughes prevents Mancini from improving his position.
Hughes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hughes controlling the action here.
Mancini trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes trying to control the pace.
Mancini moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hughes controls from within his opponent's guard.

Hughes gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mancini has his takedown stuffed
and Hughes counters with a low kick, right behind Mancini 's knee.
Mancini misses with a takedown

and Hughes counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hughes tightens his grip and picks Mancini up, before dumping him to the ground. Mancini manages to land in guard.
Hughes chips away with some ground and pound.
Hughes works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hughes is controlling the pace.
Mancini has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hughes is working away from the top position though.
Mancini is trying to stand.
Mancini is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hughes is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Mancini!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes won't let Mancini get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Mancini is trying to escape the mount.
Hughes controlling from the full mount.
Hughes punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hughes controlling from mount.
Mancini wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hughes tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
A nice elbow there by Hughes.
Mancini's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Mancini tries to reverse the position but Hughes maintains control.
Hughes with the ground and pound from mount.
Hughes avoids the attempt from Mancini to control.
Hughes prevents Mancini from getting the reversal.
Mancini is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Hughes controlling his opponent.
Hughes blocks Mancini's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donovan Hughes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Mancini tries to clinch

and Hughes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hughes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Mancini manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Hughes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Hughes shoots in and bounces Mancini off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hughes slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Mancini.
Mancini is trying to get back to full guard.
Hughes should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Mancini trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Hughes manages to pass to mount!
Hughes lands a heavy elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hughes with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Mancini is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hughes content just to control the position here.
Hughes dominating with strikes here.
Mancini is desperately trying to improve his position but Hughes has a good base and remains in mount.
Hughes controlling the position easily from mount.
Mancini is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hughes sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hughes blocks Mancini's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Hughes with a couple of short strikes.
Mancini is desperately trying to improve his position but Hughes has a good base and remains in mount.
Hughes controlling from the full mount.

Mancini defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hughes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes controlling from mount.
Hughes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mancini is looking to escape.
Mancini wants to hold on but Hughes pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hughes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hughes controlling from mount.
Mancini is trying to stand up.
Tony Mancini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mancini keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mancini tries to buck Hughes off but he can't manage it.
Donovan Hughes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mancini is in all sorts of trouble here.
Donovan Hughes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donovan Hughes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hughes 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donovan Hughes!