PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sri Indraditya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manhoef's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cerberus battle. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Manhoef
vs
Indraditya

184 cm
19
187 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
183 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Melvin Manhoef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sri Indraditya!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Indraditya wants to clinch.
Manhoef misses with a low kick.
Indraditya tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Indraditya is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Manhoef throws a quick inside leg kick.
Indraditya fails with an attempt to clinch.
Indraditya is looking to clinch.
Indraditya is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Indraditya throws a sloppy head kick and Manhoef moves out of range easily.
Indraditya throws a leg kick
and Manhoef counters with a solid body kick.
Manhoef fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Indraditya.
Indraditya looks gassed!
Indraditya throws a lazy head kick
and Manhoef counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Sri Indraditya has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Indraditya wants to clinch
and Manhoef counters with a nice low kick that buckles Indraditya's knee momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef thows a body kick. Indraditya tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Manhoef throws a nice outside leg kick.
Manhoef feints and then cracks Indraditya's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Indraditya down.
Indraditya on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Manhoef. Manhoef obviously looking to wear him down.
Manhoef circles away from the clinch attempt
and Manhoef counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Manhoef.
Good leg kick by Manhoef there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Manhoef buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Indraditya takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Manhoef scores with a leg kick.
Manhoef fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Indraditya.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef works over Indraditya's head and body with a nice combination.
Indraditya's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Manhoef throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Indraditya stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Manhoef follows into mount!

Indraditya is rocked!
Manhoef looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Indraditya tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Indraditya tries to hold on but Manhoef pushes him away.
Manhoef looking to control and managing it successfully.

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.
Indraditya tries to reverse the position but Manhoef maintains control.
Manhoef takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Indraditya tries to hold on but Manhoef pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melvin Manhoef dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sri Indraditya's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Indraditya tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Manhoef counters with a nice kick to the body.
Manhoef works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Manhoef circles away from the clinch attempt
and Manhoef finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Manhoef throws a nice inside leg kick.
Manhoef connects with a solid leg kick.
Indraditya takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
A slapping body kick lands there for Manhoef.
A solid leg kick lands there for Manhoef.
Manhoef thumps Indraditya with a low kick.
Indraditya is breathing heavily.
Indraditya wants to clinch but Manhoef slips to the side
and Manhoef counters with a good, hard body kick but Indraditya shrugs it off.
Indraditya tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Manhoef counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Manhoef scoring well with a low kick there.
Indraditya swings away with a body shot that misses
and Manhoef counters with a nice kick to the body.
Melvin Manhoef is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Indraditya takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Manhoef dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Indraditya. That did some damage!
Indraditya throws a lazy head kick
and Manhoef counters with a nice leg kick.
Manhoef throws a nice outside leg kick.
Manhoef connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Manhoef looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Manhoef.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Indraditya walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Melvin Manhoef is winning the standup battle so far.
Manhoef with a hook.
Manhoef lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Manhoef throws a head kick that half lands.
Indraditya tries to clinch up
and Manhoef counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Manhoef fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Indraditya.
Indraditya tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Manhoef counters with an outside leg kick.
Indraditya on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Manhoef. Manhoef obviously looking to wear him down.
Indraditya has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Manhoef.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Indraditya throws a sloppy head kick
letting Manhoef counter with a right hand.
Indraditya tries to clinch
and Manhoef counters with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Manhoef.
Good leg kick by Manhoef there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Indraditya wants to clinch but Manhoef slips to the side
and Manhoef counters with a low kick, right behind Indraditya 's knee.
Manhoef with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sri Indraditya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Manhoef buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Manhoef scores with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Manhoef.
Indraditya takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manhoef lands a jab to the nose.
Manhoef is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Indraditya can do to turn this around?
Manhoef throws a nice head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Indraditya chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Manhoef can pounce on him.
Indraditya takes a jab right on the kisser.
Manhoef scoring well with a low kick there.
Manhoef swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Indraditya.
Manhoef cracks Indraditya with a right hand to the side of the head.
Manhoef tests Indraditya's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Manhoef. That's going to slow Indraditya down.
Indraditya throws a body kick the misses
and Manhoef counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manhoef throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Indraditya's head.
Manhoef lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Manhoef thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Indraditya if he has to take too many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melvin Manhoef dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sri Indraditya's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Indraditya misses with a double jab
and Manhoef counters with an outside leg kick.
Indraditya gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Manhoef.
Indraditya tries to clinch
and Manhoef counters with a nice leg kick.
Manhoef connects with a high kick.
Manhoef circles away from the clinch attempt
and Manhoef counters with an outside leg kick.
Manhoef lands a high kick!
Indraditya looks to clinch
and Manhoef counters with a low kick, right behind Indraditya 's knee.
Manhoef goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Indraditya tries to clinch up
and Manhoef counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Manhoef throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Indraditya's head.
Manhoef throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
An inside leg kick lands from Manhoef.
Indraditya takes a jab right on the kisser.
A nice leg kick lands there from Manhoef.
Manhoef scores with a leg kick.
Manhoef moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Indraditya closes the distance but Manhoef moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Indraditya takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef is looking to slow Indraditya down with leg kicks.
Indraditya tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Manhoef counters with an outside leg kick.
Manhoef connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A left lands for Manhoef.
Indraditya darts in trying to clinch
and Manhoef counters with a stiff right hand.
Manhoef moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Indraditya has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Manhoef finds it's way round the side to connect with Indraditya's head.
Manhoef circles away from the clinch attempt
and Manhoef counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Indraditya is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Manhoef.
A low kick from Indraditya misses
enabling Manhoef to counter with a crisp jab.
Manhoef cracks Indraditya with an open hand slap.
Manhoef lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Manhoef scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Manhoef throws a leg kick which misses Indraditya's front leg but catches the back leg as Indraditya tries to avoid it.
Manhoef lands a head kick. Indraditya smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Indraditya drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Manhoef moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Indraditya is defended easily by Manhoef.
Manhoef throws a head kick that half lands.
Sri Indraditya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Indraditya misses with a kick to the body
and Manhoef counters with a good low kick that Indraditya was not able to check.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manhoef feints and then cracks Indraditya's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Indraditya down.
Indraditya stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Manhoef.
Manhoef scores with a leg kick.
Melvin Manhoef is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Manhoef dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Indraditya. That did some damage!
Manhoef scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Manhoef ducks under a wild hook from Indraditya.
Manhoef scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manhoef scores with a kick to the midsection.
Indraditya takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That has opened up Sri Indraditya's cut even more.
Indraditya takes a shot right to the bread basket.

And that's the end of the fight!
Melvin Manhoef showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Manhoef has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:24
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melvin Manhoef!