PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gwyn Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Manhoef
vs
Jones

174 cm
23
195 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
187 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Melvin Manhoef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gwyn Jones!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jones pushes Manhoef up against the cage in a clinch.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Jones clinches up against the cage.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Melvin Manhoef has been cut.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Manhoef in his tracks for a moment.
Manhoef takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jones crunches a lovely knee into Manhoef's ribcage.
Manhoef is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Manhoef in his tracks for a moment.
Manhoef has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jones is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. Manhoef won't want to take too many of those.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Knees to the body from Jones.
Manhoef is breathing heavily.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Manhoef lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Jones breaks from the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Manhoef's defenses.

Melvin Manhoef's cut is getting worse.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones working Manhoef over with knees to the body.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Manhoef lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Jones manages to break the clinch.

Jones closes the distance and pushes Manhoef back into the cage.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Jones avoiding damage.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Melvin Manhoef's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Manhoef's defenses.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Manhoef's face.
Knees to the body from Jones.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Manhoef letting Jones take a breather here.
Nice elbow from Jones.

Jeez, Melvin Manhoef's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Manhoef goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jones prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Melvin Manhoef. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manhoef takes an elbow to the forehead.
Manhoef takes an elbow to the temple.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gwyn Jones!