PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Bitonti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bitonti comes to the cage accompanied by Brave New World. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bitonti
vs
Manhoef

182 cm
25
193 lbs
8 - 1 - 1

175 cm
31
200 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Heavy handed

Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry
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Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry

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 8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Bitonti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Melvin Manhoef!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manhoef dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bitonti. That did some damage!

Bitonti looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bitonti trying to control the pace.
Manhoef has his hands clasped together around Bitonti's back. He's all about the action.
Bitonti is trying to control. Manhoef wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bitonti in particular looking to stall.

Bitonti is trying to work for a kimura but Manhoef is defending well.
Bitonti passes into side control, despite Manhoef's attempt to control the position.
Manhoef struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bitonti looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bitonti content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Bitonti seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Manhoef for as long as he can get away with.
Bitonti trying to control the action but Manhoef is working from the bottom.

Bitonti thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Bitonti is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Manhoef is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef tries to bench press Bitonti off him but Bitonti keeps the position.

Bitonti looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bitonti cracks Manhoef with a big right hand but Manhoef just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Manhoef really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bitonti. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Bitonti is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Manhoef is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Manhoef is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manhoef prevents Bitonti from moving into mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
You can see the frustration on Manhoef's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bitonti is looking to take a break and control but Manhoef is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Bitonti is trying to get an arm triangle but Manhoef is defending well.
Bitonti throws an elbow but Manhoef slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bitonti advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti mounts Manhoef! Really nice guard pass there!
Bitonti looking to control but Manhoef is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
You get the feeling that Manhoef really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Bitonti controlling the pace for now.
Manhoef is trying to escape the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bitonti fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bitonti has control of Manhoef's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Manhoef regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Bitonti 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.

Bitonti ducks under a wild hook from Manhoef.
Manhoef is looking to score with low kicks.
Manhoef lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bitonti takes a step back to recover.
Bitonti swings for the body but Manhoef moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Bitonti or perhaps it was just good defense by Manhoef which made him look bad.
Bitonti checks a leg kick.
Bitonti tests Manhoef's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bitonti shoots for a double leg takedown but Manhoef sprawls well. He's pushed Bitonti's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bitonti shoots for a takedown but Manhoef saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Bitonti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bitonti.
Melvin Manhoef is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitonti just misses with a punch to the body.
Bitonti dives in and grabs Manhoef's left leg, looking for a takedown. Manhoef pushes down on Bitonti's head and hops out.
Bitonti blocks a head kick by Manhoef.
Bitonti keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bitonti gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Manhoef counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Manhoef misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Bitonti looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Manhoef keeping moving, preventing Bitonti from controlling successfully.
Manhoef wants to stand and escape but Bitonti is having none of it.
Bitonti content to stall in guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti tries to free his leg and advance position but Manhoef is retaining full guard.
Manhoef wants to stand and escape but Bitonti is having none of it.
Bitonti tries to free his leg and advance position but Manhoef is retaining full guard.
Bitonti is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
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!

We're going to have a standup here because Anthony Bitonti wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bitonti shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Manhoef defends it nicely.
Manhoef punishes Bitonti's body with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef tries to score with a low kick but Bitonti moves his leg out of the way.
Bitonti misses the shot to the body.
A low kick from Manhoef is predictable there
and Bitonti counters with a stiff right hand.
Bitonti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bitonti shoots in but no luck this time.
A solid body kick from Manhoef.
Manhoef throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bitonti shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Manhoef defends it nicely.
Manhoef looks to land a body kick but Bitonti moved away.
A swing and a miss from Bitonti.
Bitonti blocks a head kick by Manhoef.
Anthony Bitonti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Bitonti checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef thows a left - swing and a miss!
Manhoef throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bitonti.
Manhoef fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bitonti is out of range.

Bitonti shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bitonti controlling the action here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bitonti looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Manhoef scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Bitonti manages to mount him!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Manhoef has left one of his arms exposed and Bitonti doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Manhoef screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anthony Bitonti!
Anthony Bitonti really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that :: Happy Pills :: logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.