PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Luis Cantero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michele Mancinelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cantero comes to the ring accompanied by La mandanga. Mancinelli is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lookin' Out My Backdoor. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Luis Cantero
vs
Mancinelli

183 cm
21
183 lbs
8 - 4 - 1

185 cm
21
185 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Luis Cantero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michele Mancinelli!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mancinelli tries to clinch up.
Mancinelli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cantero has a takedown stuffed.
Mancinelli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cantero shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mancinelli sprawls well. Mancinelli wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cantero gets slowly back to his feet.
Cantero throws a series of punches but Mancinelli moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mancinelli looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mancinelli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cantero shoots in for a takedown but Mancinelli shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Luis Cantero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Cantero with that takedown attempt.
Mancinelli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cantero moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantero moves out of range of the body kick.
Mancinelli slaps away a takedown attempt from Cantero, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mancinelli keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Mancinelli looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mancinelli pushes down on Cantero's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mancinelli is keen to just control but Cantero is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli not doing much here.
Mancinelli is keen to just control but Cantero is a slippery customer.
Cantero is doing well to control the position and prevent Mancinelli from advancing to side control.
Mancinelli wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cantero keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mancinelli wants to work for an arm triangle but Cantero is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cantero is refusing to be controlled, as Mancinelli sits in half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mancinelli tries to clinch up.
Mancinelli fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mancinelli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mancinelli throws a lazy right hand but Cantero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cantero misses with a takedown

and Mancinelli counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cantero's guard now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli looking to sit in guard and control but Cantero gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mancinelli throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mancinelli controls Cantero momentarily but Cantero frees himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michele Mancinelli 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.

Cantero swats away the attempt to clinch by Mancinelli.
Mancinelli tries to close the distance and clinch but Cantero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mancinelli wants to clinch.
Mancinelli tries to clinch but Cantero is having none of it.
Mancinelli looks to throw the jab but Cantero is out of range.

Mancinelli forces Cantero back against the ropes and clinches.
Mancinelli tries to land knees in the clinch but Cantero avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cantero has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mancinelli is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mancinelli misses with a knee to the head.
Mancinelli lands a knee to the body.
Mancinelli pushes Cantero back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Cantero tries for a takedown but Mancinelli manages to get underhooks.
Cantero can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Luis Cantero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Mancinelli - that landed with a thud.
Mancinelli lands a nice uppercut.
Mancinelli connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cantero's face.
Mancinelli missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancinelli misses with some punches.
Cantero tries to score a body lock takedown but Mancinelli shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mancinelli gets underhooks to prevent Cantero's takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cantero fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mancinelli tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A body shot lands from Mancinelli.
Mancinelli works on Cantero's body with a couple of short punches.
Mancinelli digs a right hand underneath Cantero's ribcage. Cantero let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mancinelli.
Mancinelli lands a shoulder strike.
Mancinelli lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Mancinelli.
Mancinelli tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mancinelli unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mancinelli lands an elbow inside.
Mancinelli lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Mancinelli creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mancinelli lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mancinelli with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mancinelli is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Cantero manages to break the clinch.
Mancinelli tries to clinch but Cantero is having none of it.
Michele Mancinelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Mancinelli finds it's target.

Mancinelli gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mancinelli works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli misses with a knee strike.
Mancinelli throws a head punch that misses.
Cantero tries for a takedown but Mancinelli manages to get underhooks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Cantero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mancinelli wants to slow Cantero down by chopping away at his legs.
A right-left combo lands from Cantero.
Cantero tries for a takedown but Mancinelli circles away easily

and Mancinelli counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cantero working a defensive guard here.
Mancinelli's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Cantero is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantero keeping full guard, as Mancinelli tries to pass.
Mancinelli wants to control from the top but Cantero keeps moving.
Cantero is trying to hold Mancinelli in close to prevent damage but Mancinelli has managed to pass into half guard.
Mancinelli keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cantero trying to control but Mancinelli postures up.

Cantero looking for submissions off his back.
Mancinelli wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cantero keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michele Mancinelli 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!

Mancinelli tries to close the distance and clinch but Cantero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cantero misses with a takedown
and Mancinelli counters with an inside leg kick.
Mancinelli ducks under a wild hook from Cantero.
Mancinelli fails in his attempt to clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mancinelli.
Mancinelli takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cantero shoots and misses

and Mancinelli counters by clinching up.
Mancinelli connects with a knee to the head.
Mancinelli works on Cantero's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mancinelli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Mancinelli.
Mancinelli looking to throw knees to the head but Cantero is blocking nicely.
Cantero managing to block the knees to the body from Mancinelli.
Mancinelli cracks Cantero with a nice body shot.
Mancinelli prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Luis Cantero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cantero drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mancinelli pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cantero keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mancinelli darts in and clinches Cantero up against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Mancinelli.
Cantero blocks an elbow strike.
Mancinelli gets through Cantero's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mancinelli lands an uppercut.
Mancinelli digs a right hand underneath Cantero's ribcage. Cantero let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mancinelli with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mancinelli using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cantero takes a shot to the head.
Cantero is looking to break free of the clinch but Mancinelli has double underhooks.
Cantero wants a takedown.
Cantero fails to pull guard.
Mancinelli lands a hook that snaps the head of Cantero backwards.
Cantero drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mancinelli pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mancinelli looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mancinelli lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli tries to clinch but Cantero moves out of range.
Mancinelli is looking to clinch.
Mancinelli fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mancinelli scores with a push kick.
Cantero with a poor takedown

and Mancinelli counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cantero's guard now.
Mancinelli looking to sit in guard and control but Cantero gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mancinelli wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cantero's guard.

Cantero looking for a guillotine here but Mancinelli defends easily.
Cantero keeping moving, preventing Mancinelli from controlling successfully.
Mancinelli must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

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.

Mancinelli has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Cantero to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Mancinelli is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Cantero pulls down on the head and he's put Mancinelli to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jose Luis Cantero!