PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Bear (ranked 3491 p4p, 4284 weight class) and Merlin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bear
vs
Manhoef

195 cm
25
255
2 - 0 - 0

194 cm
20
265
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Big Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Merlin Manhoef!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear slaps away a takedown attempt from Manhoef, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Bear clinches up with Manhoef and pushes him back against the cage.
Bear lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bear is working Manhoef over against the cage.
Manhoef looks winded!
Bear will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Manhoef up against the cage.
Manhoef should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Bear lands a nice uppercut.
Bear lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear lands a hook that snaps the head of Manhoef backwards.
Bear lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Manhoef backwards.
Bear lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Bear.
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!
Bear scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bear avoiding damage.
Bear lands an uppercut.
Bear scores with a hook to the body.
Bear lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bear stalls.
A short uppercut from Bear.
Bear lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bear scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Bear drops Manhoef onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Manhoef is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Manhoef is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bear works on Manhoef's body with a couple of short punches.
Bear leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bear lands a left hand that snaps the head of Manhoef backwards.

Bear's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manhoef throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bear connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Bear has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bear throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The referee calls for Bear to work.
Bear cracks Manhoef with a nice body shot.
Bear scores with a shot to the side of Manhoef's head.
Bear lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Manhoef backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Bear.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear lands a hook that snaps the head of Manhoef backwards.
A shot in the inside from Bear.
Manhoef is still on wobbly legs! Can Bear finish him?

Bear drops Manhoef onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Manhoef is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Bear creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Manhoef with a big uppercut! Manhoef tries to clinch up but Bear pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Manhoef to the mat! Manhoef covers up and Bear unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Big Bear!