PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Soutland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Soutland
vs
Manhoef

180 cm
18
181 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
19
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Freddy Soutland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Melvin Manhoef!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soutland is looking to clinch but Manhoef is avoiding it.
Manhoef circles away from the clinch attempt.
Soutland doesn't manage to clinch there - Manhoef circles away.
Soutland wants to clinch.
Soutland takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Soutland tries to clinch but Manhoef moves out of range.
Soutland wants to clinch.
Soutland tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Manhoef paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Soutland misses with a double jab.
Manhoef keeps the fight on the outside.
Manhoef feints and then cracks Soutland's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Soutland down.
Soutland tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Soutland tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manhoef swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef keeps the fight on the outside.
Soutland tries to clinch but Manhoef moves out of range.
Manhoef circles away from the clinch attempt.
Manhoef displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Soutland throws out the jab.
Nice jab there from Manhoef.
Soutland will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Soutland tries to clinch there but Manhoef circles away.
Manhoef scores with a leg kick.
Soutland takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Manhoef blocks a jab.
Soutland looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Soutland is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Manhoef - that will leave a mark!
Soutland is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Soutland tries to clinch up.
Manhoef swats away the attempt to clinch by Soutland.
Soutland fails in his attempt to clinch.
Soutland is looking to clinch but Manhoef is avoiding it.
Soutland misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Manhoef. Soutland shrugs it off though.
A good leg kick by Manhoef.
Soutland tries to clinch up but Manhoef circles away and keeps his distance.
Soutland doesn't manage to clinch there - Manhoef circles away.
Manhoef chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manhoef cracks the inside of Soutland's front leg.
Manhoef lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef throws a quick inside leg kick.
Manhoef connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Freddy Soutland has been cut.
Manhoef scores with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Manhoef.
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!

Manhoef moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Manhoef - that landed with a thud.
Manhoef lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Manhoef.
Manhoef lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Manhoef creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Soutland's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Soutland drops to his knees and Manhoef pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Melvin Manhoef!