PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pauly Barone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Mancine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Barone
vs
Mancine

195 cm
22
192 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

192 cm
21
193 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Pauly Barone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Mancine!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Barone has managed to clinch.
Mancine throws a punch but it's blocked by Barone.
Barone tries to stall but Mancine uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mancine blocks an elbow strike from Barone.
Barone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barone tries to land knees in the clinch but Mancine avoids the damage to the body.
Barone lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Ray Mancine has been cut.
Barone blocks an uppercut.
Mancine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mancine lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barone.
Mancine misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mancine.
Mancine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mancine misses with some punches.
Mancine avoids the elbow strike from Barone, against the cage.
Barone blocking some punches.
Mancine blocks an elbow strike from Barone.
Barone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mancine throws a head punch that misses.
Mancine taking a breather.
Barone misses with an elbow strike.
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!
Mancine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barone misses with a punch on the inside.
Mancine lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mancine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mancine.
Mancine dodges an elbow strike from Barone.
Mancine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mancine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barone lands a right hand.
Barone misses with an elbow strike.
Mancine tries to work over Barone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mancine dodges an elbow strike from Barone.
Barone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mancine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mancine lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mancine throws a punch but it's blocked by Barone.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mancine.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mancine.
Mancine tries a body shot but Barone blocks it.
Barone tries to land knees in the clinch but Mancine avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancine lands with a left to the head.
Mancine lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mancine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mancine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mancine blocks an uppercut.
Mancine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mancine is defending well for now.
Mancine misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Mancine.
Mancine makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mancine tries a body shot but Barone blocks it.
Mancine misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barone.
A short right from Mancine.
Mancine is trying to maintain a safe position but Barone gets an underhook and turns Mancine into the cage.
Mancine misses with a punch on the inside.
Barone takes a shot to the head.
Mancine is struggling to control the position.
Mancine misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancine managing to block the knees to the body from Barone.
Barone lands an elbow that stopped Mancine in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Mancine fails to land.
Mancine throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mancine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mancine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barone missing with knees to the body.
Mancine scores with a nice hook to the head.

Barone is rocked!
Mancine misses with the head strike.
Oh Barone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barone tries to stall but Mancine uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mancine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barone blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mancine.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mancine.
Mancine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mancine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mancine avoiding damage.
Barone seems to have got his legs back now.
Mancine throws a head punch that misses.
Mancine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mancine makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Mancine.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mancine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mancine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barone avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancine misses with the head strike.
Barone is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mancine wants to stall.
Mancine lands a body shot in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mancine misses with some punches.
Mancine has a couple of punches blocked by Barone.
Mancine avoids a wild elbow strike from Barone.
Mancine lands a body shot.
Mancine lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mancine struggles to land a body shot inside as Barone controls his hands.
Barone misses with an elbow strike.
Barone misses with the head strike.
Mancine managing to block the knees to the body from Barone.
Mancine lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Mancine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Mancine's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Mancine lands a nice shot to the body.
Barone blocks a jab.

Mancine has managed to clinch.
Mancine tries to stall but Barone uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Barone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mancine struggles to land a body shot inside as Barone controls his hands.
Mancine misses with a punch on the inside.
Mancine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ray Mancine seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mancine is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Barone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Barone.
Barone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A head punch on the inside from Mancine fails to land.
Barone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mancine misses with some punches.
Mancine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mancine takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mancine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mancine takes an elbow to the forehead.

That has opened up Ray Mancine's cut even more.
Mancine lands with a light punch inside.
Mancine throws a punch but it's blocked by Barone.
Mancine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mancine is stalling here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mancine.
Mancine lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barone backwards.
Mancine working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mancine throws a big uppercut that drops Barone! More strikes from Mancine and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Barone lies dazed against the cage as Mancine celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Mancine!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ray Mancine waved his t-shirt featuring GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS's logo in front of the cameras.