PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Manhood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and All Day (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melvin Manhood has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Manhood
vs
Day

174 cm
19
198 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

186 cm
20
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Melvin Manhood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, All Day!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manhood moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Manhood is looking to clinch.
Day throws a series of punches but Manhood avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Day, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Day lands a nice looking body shot.
Manhood throws a leg kick which misses Day's front leg but catches the back leg as Day tries to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Day crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Manhood - the referee stops the clock and Day gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Manhood. Day manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Manhood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good leg kick by Manhood there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manhood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Manhood misses the body punch
and Day cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Manhood misses with a low kick.
Manhood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Day lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Manhood circles away quickly and effectively.
Day avoids the head kick by Manhood.
Day slips a straight right by Manhood.
Manhood throws a hook to the side of Day's head but Day sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhood fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Day checks it well.
Day throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manhood.
Day swinging wildly here.
Day checks a low kick from Manhood.
Manhood misses with a kick to the body.
Day shoots in for a double leg but Manhood sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Day swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Day looks gassed!
Manhood scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Manhood throws a body kick that misses.
Manhood lands with a thumping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Manhood.
Manhood scores with a head kick.
Day stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Manhood.

Manhood gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Manhood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Manhood is looking to slow Day down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manhood connects with the punch.
Day avoids the head kick by Manhood.
Day takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Melvin Manhood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manhood connects with a high kick.
Day misses with a jab, cross combination.
Manhood lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Manhood throws a quick inside leg kick.
Manhood with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Day chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Manhood can pounce on him.
Day takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Manhood lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Day takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Manhood lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Manhood moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Manhood.
Manhood keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Manhood swinging wildly here.
Manhood walks into a stiff left hand from Day.
Manhood fakes the leg kick and cracks Day in the body.
Manhood thumps Day with a low kick.
A solid body kick from Manhood.
Manhood lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Manhood misses the jab.
Day lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Manhood circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhood looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Manhood falls off balance throwing a combination
and Day counters with a nice body shot.
Day throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Manhood misses with a shot to the body
and Day counters with a straight right hand.
Day displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Manhood throws out the jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Manhood, right into the meat.
Nice uppercut lands for Manhood. That snapped Day's head back.
Day fails to land the takedown.
Good shot there by Manhood.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manhood throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Melvin Manhood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manhood scores with a decent looking hook.
Manhood lands a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melvin Manhood dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Day steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Manhood. That one must have hurt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Manhood.
Manhood throws a series of punches but Day moves out of range.
Melvin Manhood is winning the standup battle so far.
Day throws a right hand that Manhood ducks under and follows up with a left that Manhood also avoids with ease.
Day rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Manhood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Day.
Manhood scores with a spinning back kick!
Manhood throws a head kick that misses.
Melvin Manhood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Day throws a combination that misses
and Manhood counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Day takes a kick to the side of the head.
Manhood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manhood throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Manhood.
Manhood bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Day fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manhood throws a nice inside leg kick.
Manhood scores with a jab to the jaw.
Donk. Manhood catches Day right on the button with a cross.
A jab from Manhood misses.
Day misses with a wild combination.
Day stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Manhood.
Manhood scores with a shot to the body.
Manhood lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Manhood scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Manhood misses with a series of wild punches.
Day blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Manhood on the side of the head.
Manhood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Manhood misses with an uppercut.
Manhood does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Day displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Manhood wants to slow Day down by chopping away at his legs.
Manhood slaps away a takedown attempt from Day, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Day moves out of range as Manhood strikes.
Day misses with a takedown attempt
and Manhood counters with a nice leg kick.
Manhood feints and then cracks Day's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Day down.
Day avoids the head kick by Manhood.
Day throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhood dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Day. That did some damage!
A combination from Day does no damage.
Manhood tries a head kick but it misses.
Manhood wants to land a leg kick but Day is out of range.
Manhood misses with a series of wild punches.
Day swinging wildly here.

Manhood darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Day manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Manhood is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Day is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Manhood frees his head nicely. Oh but Day has switched to an armbar! Manhood is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). All Day!