PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mooses Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzales has chosen Liehuva Liekinvarsi as his entrance music. Melvin Manhoef has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Manhoef
vs
Gonzales

179 cm
25
151 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

175 cm
25
155 lbs
5 - 1 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Nordic Nutrition (160 Recovery $150)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Melvin Manhoef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mooses Gonzales!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manhoef gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Manhoef takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gonzales scores with a jab.
Gonzales thows a left - swing and a miss!

Manhoef instigates a clinch.
Manhoef lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Manhoef escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Manhoef tries to land a body kick
and Gonzales counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gonzales jabs at Manhoef's body.
Manhoef throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gonzales misses with a body shot.
Gonzales moves into range and connects with a jab.
Manhoef chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Manhoef tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gonzales paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Manhoef moves away from the strike by Gonzales.
Gonzales takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice body kick there by Manhoef.
Manhoef looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzales is just out of range.
Manhoef throws a body kick the misses
and Gonzales counters with a left to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzales lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick by Manhoef misses
letting Gonzales counter with a right hand.
Manhoef throws a sloppy head kick
and Gonzales counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Manhoef thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Gonzales does no damage.
Manhoef moves forwards but Gonzales connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Manhoef throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gonzales works Manhoef's body with a nice hook.
Manhoef is breathing heavily.
Gonzales scores with a jab to the head.

It looks like Melvin Manhoef has been cut.
Manhoef blocks a jab.
Gonzales lands with a hook. Manhoef tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Manhoef ducks under a wild hook from Gonzales.
Gonzales throws a shot from downtown. Manhoef moves away and avoids it.
Manhoef fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gonzales lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gonzales.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manhoef takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gonzales misses with a straight left.
Manhoef stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gonzales.
Gonzales throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzales swinging wildly here.
Gonzales connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gonzales lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gonzales lands a body shot.
Gonzales closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gonzales thuds a left hand into Manhoef's body.
Manhoef throws a leg kick
and Manhoef takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gonzales lands a leg kick that knocks Manhoef off balance momentarily.
Gonzales scores with a punch to the head.
Gonzales throws a series of strikes that have Manhoef backpedaling.

Manhoef is rocked!

Melvin Manhoef's cut is getting worse.
Manhoef takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gonzales lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gonzales lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gonzales clobbers Manhoef with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gonzales lands a nice hook to Manhoef's body. Manhoef takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Manhoef takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Manhoef walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gonzales is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Manhoef had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gonzales wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mooses Gonzales dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Melvin Manhoef's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gonzales lands with a thumping leg kick.
Manhoef staying out of range there.
Manhoef swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Gonzales to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzales throws a nice outside leg kick.

Gonzales drops Manhoef with a beautiful combination! Manhoef stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gonzales is looking for the KO!
Oh Manhoef is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gonzales cracks Manhoef with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Gonzales lands with a straight right. Manhoef didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzales scores with a jab.

Melvin Manhoef's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gonzales misses with a looping left.
Manhoef throws a right and a left that Gonzales avoids nicely.
Manhoef seems to have got his legs back now.
Gonzales jabs at Manhoef's body.
Gonzales connects with a leg kick. Manhoef looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice uppercut there from Gonzales.
Gonzales slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Manhoef ducks under a wild hook from Gonzales.
A big left from Gonzales misses.
Gonzales scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzales feints and then cracks Manhoef's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Manhoef down.
Gonzales cracks a nice hook into Manhoef's ribs.
Melvin Manhoef seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzales stuns Manhoef with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Manhoef is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Manhoef drops his hands momentarily and Gonzales takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gonzales has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gonzales scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gonzales feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Manhoef's calf.
Gonzales thows a body kick. Manhoef tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzales ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gonzales lands a leg kick that knocks Manhoef off balance momentarily.
Gonzales dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Melvin Manhoef is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice cross by Gonzales.

Jeez, Melvin Manhoef's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gonzales darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice shot lands for Gonzales.
Gonzales misses with a wild combination.
Manhoef stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gonzales.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Manhoef tries a low kick but Gonzales avoids it.
Manhoef throws a leg kick
letting Gonzales counter with a right hand.
Gonzales chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mooses Gonzales seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Manhoef takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice cross by Gonzales.
Gonzales misses with a hook. Manhoef ducked under it nicely.
Gonzales displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gonzales scores with a shot to the body.
Manhoef throws a lazy body kick
and Gonzales counters with a nice body kick.
Manhoef takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gonzales thuds a left hand into Manhoef's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manhoef takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gonzales throws a jab but it's blocked by Manhoef.
Manhoef misses with a double jab
and Gonzales counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mooses Gonzales showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Melvin Manhoef's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Gonzales bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Melvin Manhoef has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manhoef tries to land a body kick
and Gonzales counters with an outside leg kick.
Manhoef misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Gonzales to counter with a crisp jab.
Manhoef throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gonzales counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gonzales lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Manhoef scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jab by Manhoef.
Manhoef closes the distance but Gonzales moves to the side
letting Gonzales counter with a right hand.
Manhoef looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A low kick from Manhoef is predictable there
and Gonzales cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Manhoef ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gonzales lands a leg kick that knocks Manhoef off balance momentarily.
Gonzales slips a jab from Manhoef.
Gonzales throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonzales scores with a crisp jab that stopped Manhoef in his tracks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A low kick from Manhoef is predictable there
and Gonzales counters with a right hand to the body.
Gonzales is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Manhoef.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

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 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mooses Gonzales!