PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kitsuomi Nanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michele Mancinelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mancinelli has chosen Lookin' Out My Backdoor as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Nanaka
vs
Mancinelli

190 cm
24
190 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

185 cm
23
185 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Core Tokyo
KAISER

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kitsuomi Nanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michele Mancinelli!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nanaka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mancinelli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nanaka keeps the fight on the outside.
Mancinelli scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mancinelli stuffs the takedown.

Nanaka shoots in and gets a takedown into Mancinelli's guard.

Nanaka avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mancinelli looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nanaka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Mancinelli had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nanaka defends it easily.

Mancinelli has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nanaka can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nanaka throws a big right hand that misses.
Nanaka wants to control from the top but Mancinelli keeps moving.
Mancinelli throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nanaka postures up in Mancinelli's guard and throws a big left but Mancinelli blocks it.

Mancinelli is looking for a triangle but Nanaka pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mancinelli looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nanaka is stalling in the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mancinelli is on top in guard.
Mancinelli working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nanaka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nanaka manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mancinelli really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mancinelli is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mancinelli sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Mancinelli has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nanaka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mancinelli's head.

Nanaka is trying to work for a kimura but Mancinelli is defending well.
Mancinelli avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nanaka.
Mancinelli is looking for a sweep. Nanaka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Nanaka is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mancinelli doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nanaka.

Nanaka is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nanaka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nanaka wants to work for an arm triangle but Mancinelli is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mancinelli is trying to get back to full guard.

Mancinelli looking for submissions off his back.
Mancinelli misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Nanaka trying to control from half guard but Mancinelli is working away.
Mancinelli gets back to full guard.
Mancinelli manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nanaka wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Mancinelli misses with a punch to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Nanaka staying busy and making it hard for Mancinelli to control.
Nanaka is covering up but some of the strikes from Mancinelli are getting through and doing damage.

Mancinelli is looking for a rear naked choke here but Nanaka reverses the position brilliantly into Mancinelli's guard!
Mancinelli wants to sweep but no luck.
Nanaka wants to control from the top but Mancinelli keeps moving.
Mancinelli looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mancinelli bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nanaka's guard.
Mancinelli postures up in Nanaka's guard and throws a big left but Nanaka blocks it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mancinelli stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nanaka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michele Mancinelli 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.

Nanaka shoots in and bounces Mancinelli off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Nanaka trying to control the position from guard on top but Mancinelli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mancinelli wants to sweep here but Nanaka controlling him for the moment.

Mancinelli looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Nanaka is defending well. Mancinelli quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Nanaka has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Mancinelli celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michele Mancinelli!