PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Savas Bulent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manolito Damhuis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Bulent
vs
Damhuis

185 cm
23
195 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

184 cm
22
182 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite 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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Savas Bulent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manolito Damhuis!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damhuis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bulent. That did some damage!
Damhuis lands with a right hand.
Damhuis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bulent misses with a straight left.
Bulent throws a shot from downtown. Damhuis moves away and avoids it.
Bulent tries to clinch up
and Damhuis counters with a thumping low kick.
We've been informed that Damhuis has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Damhuis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bulent on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bulent tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Damhuis is able to avoid easily.
Bulent lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Damhuis throws the kick towards the body but Bulent avoids it.
Bulent closes the distance and clinches up with Damhuis, looking for a takedown. Bulent pushes Damhuis against the ropes but Damhuis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Damhuis drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bulent defends it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damhuis lands a body shot.
Damhuis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bulent misses with a looping left.
Damhuis connects with a crisp jab.
Bulent misses with a takedown attempt - Damhuis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And Damhuis tries to counter it with a takedown but Bulent pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulent swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Damhuis thumps Bulent with a low kick.
Bulent waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Damhuis.
Bulent walks into a jab.
Damhuis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bulent throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bulent connects with a body shot that sends Damhuis's belly button to the back.
Damhuis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Damhuis motions for Bulent to come forward. Damhuis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bulent looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
An inside leg kick lands from Damhuis.
Some wild striking there from Bulent.
Bulent cracks Damhuis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bulent misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Damhuis lands a leg kick that knocks Bulent off balance momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bulent thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bulent slips a straight right by Damhuis.
Bulent throws a big shot that misses.
Damhuis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bulent 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.
Bulent ducks under a wild hook from Damhuis.
Bulent misses with the combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bulent.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Savas Bulent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damhuis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bulent. That did some damage!
Damhuis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bulent swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bulent fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Damhuis manages to avoid it.
Damhuis is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bulent misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Damhuis replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bulent blocks it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis keeps Bulent at a distance using the push kick.
Damhuis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Damhuis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bulent lands a jab.
Damhuis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bulent attempts a counter takedown but Damhuis avoids it well and moves away.
Damhuis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bulent takes a step back to recover.
Bulent jabs Damhuis right on the nose. Damhuis blinks but takes it well.
Damhuis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Damhuis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Damhuis connects with a solid leg kick.
Bulent on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Damhuis. Damhuis obviously looking to wear him down.
Bulent on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Damhuis. Damhuis obviously looking to wear him down.
Bulent dodges the punch combination from Damhuis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damhuis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bulent's sensitive parts.
Bulent chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Damhuis can pounce on him.
Bulent connects with a jab.
Bulent takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bulent throws a lazy right hand but Damhuis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Damhuis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bulent is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Damhuis walks into a jab.
Bulent tries to clinch up but Damhuis circles away and keeps his distance.
Damhuis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bulent shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A swing and a miss from Damhuis.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damhuis moves away from the strike by Bulent.
Damhuis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Damhuis swings for the body but Bulent moves out of range.
Damhuis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manolito Damhuis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bulent throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Damhuis feints the counter takedown.
Damhuis feints and then cracks Bulent's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bulent down.
Bulent throws a shot from downtown. Damhuis moves away and avoids it.
Jab by Bulent.
Damhuis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Damhuis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Damhuis scores with a leg kick.
Bulent has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Damhuis.
An inside leg kick lands from Damhuis.
Damhuis looks to score with a jab to the body but Bulent is just out of range.
Bulent is looking to counter punch.
Bulent pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Damhuis tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damhuis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Damhuis throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Damhuis.
Damhuis misses the shot to the body.
Damhuis tries to work over Bulent's front leg with a kick but Bulent checks it.
Bulent throws a right and a left that Damhuis avoids nicely.
Damhuis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damhuis lands a nice hook to Bulent's body. Bulent takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bulent will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Damhuis tries to land a front kick but Bulent steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Damhuis tries to land a leg kick but Bulent saw it coming and moves away.
Bulent shoots in but Damhuis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Damhuis feints the counter takedown.
Bulent throws a looping overhand right but Damhuis ducks down to avoid it.
Bulent tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Manolito Damhuis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Damhuis slips a jab from Bulent.
A little jabbing left from Damhuis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Damhuis lands with a shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Damhuis.
A solid leg kick lands there for Damhuis.
Damhuis tries to land a front kick but Bulent steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bulent misses with a hook.
Damhuis changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bulent jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Damhuis tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis throws a predictable looking body shot

and Bulent counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damhuis is trying to maintain the position but Bulent is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Bulent is working for a submission of some sort.
Bulent trying to control the action but Damhuis is working from the bottom.

Bulent is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Damhuis sees it coming and defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bulent is looking for a kimura here.
Bulent is trying to control the action in half guard but Damhuis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Damhuis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Damhuis keeps trying to improve his position.
Damhuis trying to hold on to Bulent's head to control him but Bulent postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Damhuis scores with a shot to the body.
Damhuis lands with a hook. Bulent tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Damhuis. Bulent shrugs it off though.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Damhuis.
Damhuis throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Damhuis lands an elbow.
Bulent sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bulent gets back to full guard.
Bulent wants to sweep here but Damhuis controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manolito Damhuis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bulent's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Damhuis throws a leg kick which misses Bulent's front leg but catches the back leg as Bulent tries to avoid it.
Damhuis throws a body kick that misses.
Damhuis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Damhuis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slapping body kick lands there for Damhuis.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Damhuis - that will leave a mark!
A nice leg kick lands there from Damhuis.
Bulent shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Damhuis as he jumps to the side.
Damhuis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bulent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damhuis looks for the body kick but Bulent saw that one coming.
Bulent goes for a double leg but Damhuis avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Damhuis continues to drive forward.
Damhuis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Damhuis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Damhuis connects with a high kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulent misses with a hook
and Damhuis counters with an inside leg kick.
Bulent throws a one two combo.
Damhuis scores with a one two! Bulent had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bulent throws a right and a left that both miss.
Damhuis appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Damhuis slips a jab from Bulent.
Damhuis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bulent.
Damhuis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bulent will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bulent takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Damhuis connects with a solid leg kick.
Bulent ducks under a wild hook from Damhuis.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bulent. Damhuis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Damhuis slips a jab and a cross from Bulent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bulent misses with a leg kick
and Damhuis counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Damhuis connects with a leg kick. Bulent looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice takedown defense from Bulent. No joy for Damhuis on that attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut there from Damhuis.
Damhuis misses with an uppercut.
Bulent checks a leg kick.
As Damhuis looks to move away, Bulent throws a big counter combo bu Damhuis just gets out of the way.
Damhuis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bulent misses with a looping right.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Damhuis.
Damhuis slips a jab from Bulent.
Damhuis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bulent's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Damhuis throws a nice head kick!
Bulent moves in looking to clinch but Damhuis pushes him off.
Damhuis lands a nice shot that snaps Bulent's head back.
Damhuis misses with a wild body shot.
Bulent with a nice cross.
Damhuis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bulent is out of range and Damhuis settles back down.
Damhuis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice jab there from Damhuis.
Bulent rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Damhuis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Bulent moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Damhuis.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bulent.
Bulent misses with an elbow over the top.
Damhuis is trying to break the clinch but Bulent is controlling him.
Damhuis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bulent has Damhuis pushed against the ropes.
Bulent misses with the head strike.
Bulent misses with an elbow over the top.
Bulent stalling the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Damhuis manages to pull guard.
Damhuis trying to control the position.
Damhuis keeping moving, preventing Bulent from controlling successfully.
Damhuis is trying to keep Bulent in close.
Savas Bulent has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bulent throwing strikes from guard but Damhuis blocks nicely.
Damhuis working a defensive guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manolito Damhuis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Damhuis 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manolito Damhuis!