PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michele Mancinelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Roc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mancinelli comes to the cage accompanied by Lookin' Out My Backdoor. Roc comes into a darkened arena with his song building. J-Roc: Trailer Park Life kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Mancinelli
vs
Roc

185 cm
24
184 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

191 cm
24
175 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michele Mancinelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Roc!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roc scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mancinelli in his tracks.
Mancinelli takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mancinelli with a lazy takedown attempt
and Roc counters with a left to the body.
Roc jabs at Mancinelli's body.
Roc throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mancinelli misses with a low kick.
Roc tests Mancinelli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mancinelli lands a leg kick that knocks Roc off balance momentarily.
Mancinelli drops his hands momentarily and Roc takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Roc lands a really nice looking cross but Mancinelli seems unphased.
Mancinelli throws a sloppy head kick and Roc moves out of range easily.
Roc swings for the body but Mancinelli moves out of range.

Roc gets the takedown into side control.
Roc in side control lands a decent elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mancinelli is not content to let Roc control the position.
Roc is chipping away with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roc scores with punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roc scoring with punches and elbows.
Mancinelli is working to avoid the ground and pound but Roc connects with a decent elbow.

Mancinelli is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mancinelli tries to buck Roc off but Roc is having none of it.
Roc is chipping away with strikes.
Oh Mancinelli is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roc has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mancinelli sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mancinelli seems to have got his legs back now.
Roc is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Roc is working for a submission of some sort.
Mancinelli flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Mancinelli taking some punishment here, with Roc in his half guard.

Mancinelli actively working from the bottom here.
Ground and pound from Roc.
Roc is looking to take a break and control but Mancinelli is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Roc lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roc seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mancinelli does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli won't allow Roc to pass to mount.
Roc is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Roc is taking a breather. Mancinelli says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mancinelli taking some punishment here, with Roc in his half guard.
Roc not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mancinelli tries to roll over but Roc keeps him under control.
Mancinelli has hold of Roc's hands but Roc slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mancinelli is looking to improve his position.
Mancinelli taking some punishment here, with Roc in his half guard.
Roc scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Roc working over Mancinelli with some ground and pound. Mancinelli looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Mancinelli looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mancinelli is breathing heavily.
Roc seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli wants to improve his position but Roc is controlling well.
Mancinelli is in trouble now - Roc has advanced to mount!
Roc lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Roc working for a guillotine from mount but Mancinelli is in no mood to give up.
Mancinelli is in a horrible position here. Roc smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Roc scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mancinelli takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mancinelli keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Roc lands a big shot there that rocks Mancinelli but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Roc wants to control the pace but Mancinelli is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roc working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roc raining down shots from the mount!
Roc scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mancinelli?
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Roc lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Roc prevents Mancinelli from getting the reversal.
Roc working the ground and pound effectively.
Mancinelli is looking to get to half guard.
Roc is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Roc breaks from Mancinelli's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Roc is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mancinelli is surviving well by controlling Roc's body position as best he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mancinelli is trying desperately to improve position.
Roc lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Roc dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mancinelli misses with an uppercut
and Mancinelli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mancinelli bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Roc's head backwards.
Mancinelli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roc.
The fighters circling - Roc throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roc misses with a body shot.
Roc connects with a jab.
Roc tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slow jab from Mancinelli misses its intended target.
Roc just misses with a punch to the body.
Roc misses with an uppercut
and Mancinelli counters with a leg kick.
Mancinelli tries to clinch up
enabling Roc to counter with a crisp jab.
Mancinelli swings for the body but Roc moves out of range.

Roc shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Roc showed some decent athleticism there.
Mancinelli has hold of Roc's hands but Roc slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roc looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Roc landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mancinelli regains full guard. Nicely done.
Roc missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Roc with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jay Roc has got the better of the ground game so far.
Roc with a nice head shot there.
Roc trying to control the position from guard on top but Mancinelli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roc scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Roc postures up in Mancinelli's guard and throws a big left but Mancinelli blocks it.
Roc is in close to Mancinelli's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Mancinelli looking for a guillotine here but Roc defends easily.
Roc postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roc trying to control but Mancinelli is working from the bottom.
Roc forces his way into half guard.
Roc is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mancinelli taking some punishment here, with Roc in his half guard.
Roc throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mancinelli is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Roc scores with a couple of nice shots.
Roc working over Mancinelli with some ground and pound. Mancinelli looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mancinelli tries to roll over but Roc keeps him under control.
Mancinelli gets back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Roc scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Roc trying to control but Mancinelli is working from the bottom.
Roc makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Roc trying to control but Mancinelli is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli looking for a sweep. Not yet Mancinelli, not yet.
Roc is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Roc trying to control the position from guard on top but Mancinelli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Mancinelli has an active guard here but Roc has managed to pass into half guard.
Roc is nestled in close to Mancinelli, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mancinelli wants to get back to full guard.
Roc is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Roc scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mancinelli keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Roc landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli taking shots to the head.
Roc punishing his opponent with strikes.
Roc working Mancinelli over with strikes here.
Mancinelli is squirming around, avoiding Roc's attempts to control the action.
Roc connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mancinelli is looking to get to half guard.
Roc has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mancinelli in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Roc scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mancinelli?
Roc fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roc lands a big shot to the head and Mancinelli winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jay Roc!