PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Mancine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giorgio Conte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giorgio Conte is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Mancine
vs
Conte

192 cm
36
187 lbs
27 - 17 - 0

180 cm
28
179 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Underworld Clothing

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 27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Mancine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giorgio Conte!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mancine looks to score with a jab to the body but Conte is just out of range.
Conte stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice uppercut lands for Mancine. That snapped Conte's head back.
Conte goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mancine has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Conte walks into a left hand.
Conte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mancine.
A swing and a miss from Mancine.
Mancine takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Conte avoids the head kick by Mancine.
Mancine keeps the fight on the outside.
Conte tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mancine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Giorgio Conte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conte looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Conte stuffs the takedown attempt from Mancine. Mancine gets slowly back to his feet.
Conte throws a series of punches but Mancine avoids them all with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conte scores with a punch to the head.
Sloppy strikes from Conte. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conte goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Conte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mancine drops down looking for a counter takedown but Conte sprawls and moves away.
Conte connects with the punch.
Mancine throws out a loose jab but Conte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conte has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Conte takes a swing at Mancine's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Conte misses its intended target.
Mancine throws a sloppy body shot
and Conte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Conte leaves Mancine with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mancine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Conte.
Mancine connects with a body shot that sends Conte's belly button to the back.
Mancine throws out a loose jab but Conte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giorgio Conte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mancine connects with a crisp jab.
Conte tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mancine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Conte lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancine scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conte looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mancine throws out a loose jab but Conte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conte fails in his attempt to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mancine checks a leg kick.
Conte looks to land a right hand but Mancine moved out of range.
Mancine appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Mancine scores with a shot to the body.
Mancine shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Conte defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Mancine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mancine misses with a takedown
and Conte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mancine misses with a body shot.
Mancine fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancine jabs Conte right on the nose. Conte blinks but takes it well.
A slapping body kick lands there for Conte.
Conte throws a leg kick which misses Mancine's front leg but catches the back leg as Mancine tries to avoid it.
Mancine is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Mancine shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mancine trying to advance position but Conte counters by regaining guard.
Conte is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mancine wants to control from the top but Conte keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conte wants to sweep here but Mancine controlling him for the moment.
Conte keeping moving, preventing Mancine from controlling successfully.
Mancine postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Conte keeping full guard, as Mancine tries to pass.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Conte gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mancine.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Giorgio Conte will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Conte throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mancine on the side of the head.
Conte throws a chopping leg kick but Mancine manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mancine shoots in but no luck this time.
Mancine looks to land a right hand but Conte moved out of range.
Conte thuds his shin into the meat of Mancine's side.
Mancine uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Conte has time to react.
Conte wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mancine keeps the fight on the outside.
Mancine takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mancine slips a jab from Conte.

Conte has taken the fight to the clinch.
Conte landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Conte landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conte lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Conte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mancine tries to circle away but Conte has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Conte.
A shot in the inside from Conte.
Mancine is trying to push Conte away but Conte has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mancine has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Conte with a knee to the head.

It looks like Ray Mancine has been cut.
Conte digs a right hand underneath Mancine's ribcage. Mancine let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A knee to the head by Conte.
Conte throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Conte lands with a left to the head.
Conte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mancine backwards.

Mancine is rocked!
Conte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Conte is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Oh Mancine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Conte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mancine wants to get back to striking at distance but Conte won't allow it.
Mancine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mancine seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conte tries to stall but Mancine uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Conte tries a knee to the head but Mancine blocks it.
Mancine blocks a body shot from Conte.
Mancine is trying to break the clinch but Conte is controlling him.
Conte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mancine is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Conte pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mancine is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Conte pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Mancine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mancine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Conte.
A short uppercut from Conte.

Conte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Conte stuffs the takedown.
Conte fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mancine checks it well.
Mancine feinted with a counter takedown.
Conte scores with a spinning back kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Conte.
A telegraphed right hand from Conte misses the target.
Mancine slips a jab from Conte.
Giorgio Conte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Conte just misses with a punch to the body.
Conte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mancine attempts a counter takedown but Conte avoids it well and moves away.
Mancine jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mancine closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Conte moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Conte scoring well with a low kick there.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Mancine.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mancine trying to control the action but Conte is working from the bottom.

Mancine is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Conte is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancine in side control, throwing shots but Conte defends.
Conte is looking for a sweep.
The ground and pound from Mancine seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Mancine wants to control but Conte is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giorgio Conte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ray Mancine's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Mancine takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Conte keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Conte takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mancine throws a jab when Conte was well out of range.
Mancine shoots in for a takedown but Conte shows good takedown defense.
Conte follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Mancine finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Conte lands with a hook. Mancine tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Decent striking displayed by Conte there.
Conte scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mancine shoots and misses
and Conte counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Conte connects with a body shot.
Conte feints and then cracks Mancine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mancine down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conte throws a combination. Mancine tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mancine takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conte fails with an attempt to clinch.
Conte lands a right hook to the body.
Conte lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mancine moves out of range as Conte throws a body kick.
Conte throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Conte scoring well with a low kick there.
Mancine throws a shot from downtown. Conte moves away and avoids it.
Conte fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mancine looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Conte connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A telegraphed right hand from Mancine misses the target.
Conte thuds his shin into the meat of Mancine's side.
Conte throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mancine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mancine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Conte throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ray Mancine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mancine misses with a takedown attempt
and Conte counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Mancine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mancine takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Conte feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mancine sprawling to the canvas! Mancine rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Conte finish him?!
Conte misses with a double jab.
Conte lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Conte tenderised Mancine's leg. Mancine is trying to keep his angry face on.
Conte swinging wildly here.

Conte moves into the clinch.
Conte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Conte missing with knees to the body.
Conte trying to land knees to the body.
Mancine goes for a takedown attempt but Conte pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Giorgio Conte is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Conte lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mancine is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mancine misses with a takedown attempt
and Mancine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Conte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice body punch from Conte.
Conte cracks a nice hook into Mancine's ribs.
Conte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mancine steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Conte. That one must have hurt.
Mancine misses with a right hand
and Conte counters with a thumping low kick.
Conte works the jab nicely.
A swing and a miss from Mancine.
Conte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mancine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mancine misses with a wild body shot.
Mancine swinging wildly here.
Conte steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mancine.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conte stuffs the takedown attempt from Mancine. Mancine gets slowly back to his feet.
Mancine gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Conte.
Conte scoring well with a low kick there.
Mancine misses with a hook
and Conte counters with a thumping low kick.
Mancine moves forwards but Conte connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Conte jabs at Mancine's body.
Mancine takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Mancine.
Conte with a hook.
Mancine takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Conte darts in and clinches Mancine up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Giorgio Conte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Conte winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giorgio Conte!