PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Manhoeff (ranked 1453 p4p, 1907 weight class) and Biscuit Oliva (ranked 213 p4p, 283 weight class). Oliva has chosen Vo Williams - Primal (ft. Vyceroy) as his entrance music. Biscuit Oliva will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Manhoeff
vs
Oliva

180 cm
26
218
4 - 0 - 0

187 cm
26
215
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

CHURCH OF ZOIDBERG WAREHOUSE

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Melvin Manhoeff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Biscuit Oliva!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Oliva misses.
Manhoeff feinted with a counter takedown.
Manhoeff swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliva.
Manhoeff changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Oliva 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.

It looks like Melvin Manhoeff has been cut.
Oliva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Manhoeff pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manhoeff looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Oliva throws the left hand but Manhoeff avoids the punch easily.
Manhoeff drops down looking for a counter takedown but Oliva sprawls and moves away.
Biscuit Oliva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Oliva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oliva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Manhoeff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oliva has a couple of punches blocked by Manhoeff.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliva has a couple of punches blocked by Manhoeff.
Oliva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Manhoeff wants a takedown but no success here.
Oliva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Manhoeff backwards.
Oliva throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Oliva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva being controlled against the cage.
Manhoeff tries to stall but Oliva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Oliva gets through Manhoeff's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Manhoeff is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Oliva gets through Manhoeff's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oliva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oliva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Manhoeff drops down looking for an ankle pick but Oliva pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Melvin Manhoeff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donk. Oliva catches Manhoeff right on the button with a cross.
Manhoeff is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oliva.
Manhoeff moves out of range as Oliva strikes.
Manhoeff appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Manhoeff gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliva thows a leg kick but Manhoeff checks it

and Manhoeff counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliva dodges the ground and pound from Manhoeff.
Oliva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oliva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Manhoeff is working Oliva over with some ground and pound from side control.
Oliva keeps Manhoeff under control for a moment.
Check out the look on Manhoeff's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Oliva wants to control but Manhoeff postures up.
An elbow from Manhoeff crashes against the mat.
Manhoeff cracks Oliva with a big right hand but Oliva just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Oliva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Manhoeff. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Manhoeff cracks Oliva with a big elbow.
Manhoeff grinds an elbow into Oliva's temple.
Manhoeff has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Manhoeff working the ground and pound.
Oliva is trying to get back to half guard.
Oliva can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliva is looking for a sweep.
Manhoeff scores with a couple of short elbows.
Manhoeff cracks Oliva with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Manhoeff trying to control the position but Oliva is working away.
Oliva tries to buck Manhoeff off but Manhoeff is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliva managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Manhoeff.
Oliva can't do much from the bottom here.
Manhoeff tries to move to mount but Oliva blocks the move with his legs.
Manhoeff lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliva taking punishment in the form of punches.
Manhoeff working the head with strikes.
Oliva defending against the ground and pound.
Oliva is looking for a sweep.
Manhoeff lands a nice forearm strike.
Manhoeff is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Oliva will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhoeff is looking to take a break and control but Oliva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oliva tries to buck Manhoeff off but Manhoeff is having none of it.
The ground and pound from Manhoeff seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Oliva is working to avoid the ground and pound but Manhoeff connects with a decent elbow.

It looks like Biscuit Oliva has been cut.
Oliva sneaks back into half guard.
Manhoeff lands with a punch from half guard.

Oliva is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manhoeff thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Manhoeff is pressing down on Oliva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Oliva is holding on for now.
Manhoeff wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oliva keeps working.
Manhoeff is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Manhoeff lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Oliva is still in real trouble! Can Manhoeff finish him?
Manhoeff prevents Oliva from improving his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Melvin Manhoeff dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Oliva throws a body shot but no joy.
Oliva seems to have recovered his senses.
Oliva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oliva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manhoeff swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oliva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Oliva with a jab.

Melvin Manhoeff's cut is getting worse.
Oliva misses with an uppercut.
Manhoeff half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Oliva wants to clinch.
Oliva misses the shot to the body.

Manhoeff scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manhoeff not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Manhoeff connects with a nice short shot to Oliva's temple.
Oliva moves into full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Oliva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Oliva trying to keep a closed guard but Manhoeff is proving a slippery customer.
Manhoeff lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva trying to keep a closed guard but Manhoeff is proving a slippery customer.
Manhoeff throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Oliva is pulling down on Manhoeff's head. It's preventing any offense from Manhoeff, at least for the moment.
Manhoeff loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Oliva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Manhoeff advances position into side control!
Oliva is looking to reverse the position.
Manhoeff is working Oliva over with some ground and pound from side control.
Melvin Manhoeff overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Manhoeff misses with the ground and pound.
Oliva is trying to get back to half guard.
Oliva wants to control but Manhoeff postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoeff scores with a couple of short elbows.

That has opened up Biscuit Oliva's cut even more.
Oliva tries to buck Manhoeff off but Manhoeff is having none of it.
Oliva is trying to control Manhoeff's posture but Manhoeff avoids it.
Oliva on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Oliva is rocked!

The cut above Biscuit Oliva's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Manhoeff throws an elbow but Oliva slips to the side and avoids it well.
Manhoeff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oliva can do to turn this around?
Oliva manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Manhoeff thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Oliva's head.
Oliva is trying is best to control the position here.
Manhoeff seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Oliva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Manhoeff winds up and cracks Oliva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Manhoeff content to control rather than advance.
Oliva is trying to control but can't.
Oliva tries to get to full guard but Manhoeff has control of the leg.
Manhoeff lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Oliva is still in real trouble! Can Manhoeff finish him?

Biscuit Oliva's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Biscuit Oliva's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Melvin Manhoeff!