PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Manhoeff (ranked 1545 p4p, 934 weight class) and Mara Tantor (ranked 232 p4p, 141 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Manhoeff
vs
Tantor

180 cm
26
218
6 - 2 - 0

196 cm
24
212
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent 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 6 - 2 - 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mara Tantor!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manhoeff has a takedown stuffed.
Tantor throws out a loose jab but Manhoeff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manhoeff fails with the takedown.
Tantor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Manhoeffs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tantor scores with a hook.

It looks like Melvin Manhoeff has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tantor misses with a straight left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tantor.
Manhoeff tries to move into range but Tantor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Tantor misses the target.
Manhoeff definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Manhoeff clinches up with Tantor and pushes him back against the cage.
Manhoeff tries to pull guard but Tantor holds him up against the cage and eventually Manhoeff drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Melvin Manhoeff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good body shot from Tantor.
Tantor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Tantor breaks from the clinch.
Manhoeff ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Manhoeff feinted with a counter takedown.
Manhoeff looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tantor is fending him off so far but Manhoeff persists. Nope, Tantor circles away and we're back to standing.
Tantor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Manhoeff slips under a jab.
Manhoeff tries to clinch up
and Tantor counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tantor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tantor cracks Manhoeff with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Melvin Manhoeff's cut is getting worse.
Tantor looks to throw the jab but Manhoeff is out of range.
Manhoeff drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tantor sprawls and moves away.
Manhoeff with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tantor to score with a decent uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manhoeff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tantor.
Jab from Tantor.
Tantor lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tantor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor misses with a looping right.
Manhoeff blocks a jab.
Tantor swinging wildly here.
Mara Tantor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manhoeff drops his hands momentarily and Tantor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Manhoeff moves out of range as Tantor strikes.
A punch combination from Tantor misses.
Manhoeff feinted with a counter takedown.
Manhoeff ducks under a wild hook from Tantor.
Manhoeff feinted with a counter takedown.
Tantor digs a good hook to Manhoeff's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tantor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Melvin Manhoeff's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tantor cracks Manhoeff with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tantor has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tantor connects with a right hand. Manhoeff shakes it off.
Tantor throws a looping overhand right but Manhoeff ducks down to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Manhoeff instigates a clinch.
Tantor lands a hook that snaps the head of Manhoeff backwards.
Tantor scores with a nice hook to the head.

Jeez, Melvin Manhoeff's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Tantor blocks an uppercut.
Tantor lands a nice shot to the body.
Tantor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tantor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Tantor.
Tantor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mara Tantor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Melvin Manhoeff's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Manhoeff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Manhoeff appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tantor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tantor scores with a jab. Manhoeff acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Manhoeff slips a jab from Tantor.

Manhoeff moves into the clinch.
Tantor lands a hook that snaps the head of Manhoeff backwards.
A shot in the inside from Tantor.
Manhoeff misses with a punch on the inside.
Tantor leaning his opponent against the cage.
Manhoeff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tantor blocks an uppercut.
Manhoeff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manhoeff drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tantor gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tantor.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mara Tantor!
Mara Tantor seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.