PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Manhoeff (ranked 1435 p4p, 2341 weight class) and Jermaine Ferret (ranked 220 p4p, 327 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Manhoeff
vs
Ferret

180 cm
26
218
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
210
3 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 5 - 1 - 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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jermaine Ferret!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manhoeff throws a jab but it's blocked by Ferret.
Manhoeff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ferret just misses with a punch to the body.
Manhoeff tries to counter with a takedown but Ferret is quick to defend against it.
Ferret scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ferret fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ferret throws a right and a left that Manhoeff avoids nicely.
Manhoeff feinted with a counter takedown.
Ferret takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Danga de danga de dang - Ferret scores with a four punch combination!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferret punishes Manhoeff's body with a nice straight punch.
Ferret just misses with a punch to the body.
Ferret misses with a body punch

and Manhoeff counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ferret tries to kick Manhoeff off in order to stand up. Manhoeff Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoeff takes a little break here. Ferret wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Ferret is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Manhoeff throws an elbow but Ferret slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ferret tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Manhoeff presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Ferret is wriggling around trying to escape.
Manhoeff dominating with strikes here.
Manhoeff working Ferret over with strikes here.
Manhoeff in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Manhoeff dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manhoeff landing punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Manhoeff.

Ferret is rocked!
Manhoeff loads up with a big shot that hurts Ferret! He's pulled Manhoeff in close but Manhoeff has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Ferret survive? More strikes from Manhoeff and Ferret is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Melvin Manhoeff!