PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ray Mancini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heng Jiang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jiang has chosen Volbeat - A Warrior's Call as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Mancini
vs
Jiang

178 cm
21
170 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

174 cm
22
161 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Mancini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Heng Jiang!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Franklyn Lucas and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jiang pushes Mancini away with a front kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mancini, as that shot connected.
Jiang throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mancini cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Heng Jiang has been cut.
Jiang connects with a high kick.

It looks like Ray Mancini has been cut.
Mancini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jiang.
Mancini throwing a counter right hand but Jiang manages to avoid it.
Jiang lands a nice hook to Mancini's body. Mancini takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A punch combination from Jiang misses.
Mancini throws a sloppy head kick and Jiang moves out of range easily.
Jiang lands a leg kick that knocks Mancini off balance momentarily.
Jiang scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jiang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mancini.
Jiang moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jiang moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mancini throws a big shot that misses.
Mancini throws out a loose jab but Jiang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jiang slips a straight right by Mancini.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mancini tries a head kick but it misses.
Jiang tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mancini throws a head kick but Jiang moves out of range.
Mancini backing away here, and Jiang unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mancini loads up on a big right hand but Jiang slips the punch.
Mancini takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mancini misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jiang appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Heng Jiang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mancini throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've been hearing reports that Mancini has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jiang lands with a slapping head kick.

Mancini is rocked!
An inside leg kick lands from Jiang.
Oh Mancini is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jiang looks to score with a jab to the body but Mancini is just out of range.
Mancini was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mancini seems to have got his legs back now.
Mancini misses with an uppercut.
Jiang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jiang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jiang lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jiang tries to clinch there but Mancini circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancini jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mancini moves out of range of the body kick from Jiang.
Nice shot lands for Mancini.

Jiang has managed to clinch.
Mancini lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jiang pushes Mancini back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mancini misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mancini's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mancini misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jiang.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jiang.
Jiang missing with knees to the body.
Mancini blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Mancini manages to break the clinch.
Mancini pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jiang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jiang walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiang connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mancini's hands.
Mancini moves out of range of the body kick from Jiang.
Mancini moves out of range of the body kick.
Jiang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mancini.
Jiang ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mancini is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mancini misses with a few strikes there.
Jiang tries to counter with a clinch but Mancini shakes him off and moves away.
Mancini looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jiang scoring well with a low kick there.
Mancini throws a head kick but Jiang moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jiang.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jiang.
Jiang needs to keep his hands up - Mancini had a free shot at his head there.
Mancini on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jiang gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A telegraphed right hand from Mancini misses the target.
Jiang throws a leg kick which misses Mancini's front leg but catches the back leg as Mancini tries to avoid it.
Jiang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mancini was well out of range. Poor timing from Jiang.
Mancini ducks under a wild hook from Jiang.

Jiang has closed the distance and engaged Mancini in a clinch.
Mancini working hard to break the clinch.
Mancini misses with a punch on the inside.
Mancini throws a punch but it's blocked by Jiang.
Mancini lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jiang putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mancini in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jiang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jiang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mancini lands a nice uppercut.
Jiang connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mancini's face.
Jiang throws a knee to the head but misses.

Mancini manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heng Jiang dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mancini throws a hook but Jiang blocks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jiang.
Mancini throws a series of punches but Jiang avoids them all with ease.
Jiang appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jiang throws a lazy right hand but Mancini sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Mancini misses.
Mancini steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jiang.
Mancini misses with a hook.
Mancini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jiang takes a swing at Mancini's ribcage but misses.
Mancini appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jiang swings for the body but Mancini moves out of range.
Jiang throws a leg kick which misses Mancini's front leg but catches the back leg as Mancini tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mancini scores with a hook to the body. Jiang takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jiang is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mancini rather than just go for the knockout.
A nice combination there by Mancini.
Jiang misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mancini takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang blocks a jab.
Jiang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mancini throws out the jab.
Jiang lands a nice shot to the body.
Jiang jabs at Mancini's body.
Mancini is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mancini throws a jab when Jiang was well out of range.
Jiang blocks a head kick by Mancini.
Jiang flicks out a counter leg kick but Mancini steps away.
Mancini throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Jiang was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jiang misses with a wild combination.
Jiang throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jiang throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mancini stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jiang scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancini moves out of range of the body kick from Jiang.
Jiang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mancini manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mancini feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jiangs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A chopping leg kick lands by Jiang.
Jiang has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jiang blocks a head kick by Mancini.
Heng Jiang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mancini bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jiang's head.
Jiang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mancini manages to avoid it.
Mancini takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jiang takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheers as Jiang lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mancini doesn't seem phased though.
Mancini throws a right hand that misses

and Jiang counters by moving into the clinch.
Mancini misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mancini.
Mancini working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiang is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mancini is trying to break the clinch but Jiang has him pressed against the cage.
Jiang blocking some punches.
Jiang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mancini has a couple of punches blocked by Jiang.

Mancini's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jiang blocks a head kick by Mancini.
Jiang throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mancini misses with a straight left.
Jiang throws a leg kick which misses Mancini's front leg but catches the back leg as Mancini tries to avoid it.
Mancini throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jiang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mancini misses with an uppercut
and Jiang counters with a nice uppercut.
Jiang is looking to clinch.
Mancini closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mancini throws a head kick but Jiang moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancini throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mancini looks to score with a jab to the body but Jiang is just out of range.
Jiang thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mancini if he has to take too many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jiang clobbers Mancini with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mancini circles away from the clinch attempt.

Jiang has Mancini up against the cage in a clinch.

Jiang manages to break the clinch.
Jiang drops Mancini with a straight right hand, right on the button! Jiang follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heng Jiang!
A victorious Heng Jiang thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.