PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Ewert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Everaldo Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ewert might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to HERO OF WAR. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ewert
vs
Manhoef

193 cm
24
285 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

202 cm
27
285 lbs
11 - 7 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Ewert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Everaldo Manhoef!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manhoef lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
No luck for Manhoef with that takedown attempt.
Ewert misses with a wild combination.
Manhoef changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ewert tries to avoid it but Manhoef manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ewert to the ground. Ewert escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Manhoef tries to clinch there but Ewert circles away.

Manhoef looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ewert!

Manhoef has control of Ewert's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ewert regains control of the situation pretty easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Manhoef swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Ewert is now in Manhoef's guard. A big mistake from Manhoef there, giving up the dominant position!

Manhoef is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ewert pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Manhoef is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ewert gets to his feet - Manhoef follows without any prompting.
Manhoef shoots for a takedown but Ewert saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
John Ewert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Everaldo Manhoef.
Manhoef looks gassed!
Manhoef shoots in for a takedown but Ewert shows good takedown defense.
Ewert will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Manhoef tries for a takedown but Ewert sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ewert tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Manhoef paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ewert leaves Manhoef with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ewert wants to clinch up but Manhoef keeps it at a distance.
Ewert tries to clinch up but Manhoef circles away and keeps his distance.
Ewert swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Manhoef checks the leg kick.
Ewert throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ewert throws out a loose jab but Manhoef uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manhoef shoots in for a takedown but Ewert shows good takedown defense.
John Ewert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Ewert gets a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ewert is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Ewert breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manhoef keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ewert fails to land with a series of punches.
Manhoef avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manhoef shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ewert but Ewert pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Ewert rushes Manhoef and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ewert gets underhooks to prevent Manhoef's takedown attempt.

Ewert breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ewert misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ewert keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Manhoef changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ewert looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Manhoef wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ewert, who protects the arm well.

Manhoef working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Manhoef stands up and beckons Ewert to his feet.
Ewert throws a right and a left that Manhoef avoids nicely.
Manhoef fails to land the takedown.
Ewert throws a low kick but it's checked well by Manhoef.
Ewert wants to clinch

and Manhoef counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Manhoef is pressing down on Ewert's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ewert is holding on for now.
Manhoef is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Manhoef is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ewert is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ewert has escaped and now he's on top!

Manhoef is working an open guard so Ewert takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ewert throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manhoef closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ewert circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ewert pivots, looking for a leg kick but Manhoef is out of range and Ewert settles back down.
Ewert throws a sloppy head kick

and Manhoef counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Manhoef tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ewert stops Manhoef from passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Everaldo Manhoef dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Manhoef shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ewert napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Manhoef swings around for an armbar but Ewert sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Manhoef's guard.

Manhoef isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Ewert stacks Manhoef on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Ewert!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ewert is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Manhoef knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Manhoef tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ewert wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Manhoef is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Ewert stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ewert feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Manhoef's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewert throws a head kick but Manhoef moves out of range.
John Ewert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manhoef shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ewert sprawls well. Ewert wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Manhoef gets slowly back to his feet.
Ewert tries to clinch up but Manhoef circles away and keeps his distance.
Manhoef looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ewert is fending him off so far but Manhoef persists. Nope, Ewert circles away and we're back to standing.
Manhoef blocks a head kick by Ewert.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Manhoef.
John Ewert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Everaldo Manhoef.
Ewert misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ewert attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Manhoef shoots in for a takedown but Ewert shows good takedown defense.
Ewert misses with a series of wild punches.
Ewert defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Manhoef.
Manhoef fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ewert rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Manhoef moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ewert misses the jab.
Ewert attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Manhoef lands a nice shot that snaps Ewert's head back.
Manhoef fails with the takedown.
Manhoef slips a jab and a cross from Ewert.
Ewert misses with a jab, cross combination.
Manhoef shoots in looking for a takedown. Ewert tries to sprawl out of it but Manhoef keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ewert manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Manhoef closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ewert quickly recovers to half guard.

Manhoef looking for a submission but Ewert manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.

Manhoef postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ewert is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Manhoef, into his guard.

Ewert stands and steps away. Manhoef gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ewert does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Manhoef closes the distance and clinches up with Ewert, looking for a takedown. Manhoef pushes Ewert against the cage but Ewert circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Manhoef shoots in but Ewert avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ewert lands a jab to the head.
Ewert rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Manhoef moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Manhoef dips to his left and cracks Ewert with an uppercut!
Manhoef connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Manhoef shoots in and bounces Ewert off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Manhoef drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ewert looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ewert looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ewert!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manhoef is trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ewert cracks Manhoef with a big elbow.
Manhoef is trying to get back to half guard.
Manhoef is pushing Ewert's head away, looking to escape. Ewert manages to hold on to the position though.

Manhoef is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ewert's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Ewert! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Manhoef has tapped! This one is allllll over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). John Ewert!