PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Schulte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manhoef comes to the cage accompanied by Killing In The Name. Brian Schulte has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Manhoef
vs
Schulte

173 cm
33
205 lbs
23 - 23 - 1

185 cm
33
217 lbs
27 - 14 - 1

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Melvin Manhoef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Brian Schulte!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manhoef missing with a left hand there. Schulte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Manhoef throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Manhoef misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Schulte avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Melvin Manhoef seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Schulte.
Manhoef keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Schulte, right into the meat.
Schulte blocks the body kick.
A combination from Manhoef does no damage.
A jab from Schulte does it's job there.
Schulte will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Schulte lands a right hook to the body.
Schulte misses with a looping left.
Schulte connects with the punch.
Schulte looks to land a combination but Manhoef avoids it well.
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 throws a right and a left that both miss.
Schulte catches Manhoef with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Schulte scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Brian Schulte has been cut.
Schulte ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Schulte takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Manhoef wants to land a leg kick but Schulte is out of range.
Schulte blocks a leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Schulte or perhaps it was just good defense by Manhoef which made him look bad.
Manhoef bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Manhoef misses with a kick to the body.
Manhoef looks for the body kick but Schulte saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manhoef throws a nice looking combination but Schulte bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Schulte just misses with a punch to the body.
Manhoef changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Manhoef throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schulte.
Schulte is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Manhoef misses with a hook

and Schulte counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Schulte controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Manhoef is defending against the submission attempts here by Schulte.
Manhoef is staying active underneath Schulte, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Schulte thows a huge punch but Manhoef dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulte seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Manhoef on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Manhoef tries to get out of the position.
Schulte throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Brian Schulte was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Manhoef throws a jab but it's blocked by Schulte.
Manhoef throws a right and a left that Schulte avoids nicely.
Manhoef is looking to score with low kicks.
Schulte checks a low kick from Manhoef.
Schulte lands with a good body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Manhoef swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Decent striking displayed by Schulte there.
Manhoef misses with a few strikes there.
Schulte lands a body shot.
Melvin Manhoef is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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 tries to sprawl but Schulte drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Schulte trying to control the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schulte thows a huge punch but Manhoef dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Schulte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Schulte's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Schulte walks into a left hand.
Manhoef uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Schulte has time to react.
Manhoef throws a leg kick
letting Schulte counter with a right hand.
Manhoef walks into a jab.
Schulte looks to score with a jab to the body but Manhoef is just out of range.
Schulte scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Schulte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Schulte has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A left and a right from Manhoef both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manhoef's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Schulte connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Manhoef scrambles back to his feet.
Melvin Manhoef is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schulte fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Manhoef looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Schulte getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Manhoef is rocked!
Schulte cracks the inside of Manhoef's front leg.
Manhoef throws a head kick that misses.

Schulte feints and as Manhoef raises his hands in defense, Schulte changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Schulte trying to control but Manhoef is working from the bottom.
Schulte won't allow Manhoef to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef keeping full guard, as Schulte tries to pass.
Schulte throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Manhoef works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Manhoef wants to get back to his feet but Schulte is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Schulte with a flurry of punches that miss.
Schulte wants to pass the guard but Manhoef is keeping the position.
Schulte engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Schulte lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Schulte thuds a left hand into Manhoef's body.
Schulte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manhoef's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Schulte connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Manhoef scrambles back to his feet.
Oh Manhoef is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manhoef takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Schulte.
Manhoef gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Schulte points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Manhoef wakes up just in time to hear Schulte thank his coaches in the post fight interview.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brian Schulte!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Brian Schulte waved his t-shirt featuring Firebird Designs's logo in front of the cameras.