PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Manibusan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Heineken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Manibusan
vs
Heineken

190 cm
29
195 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

188 cm
22
198 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bryan Manibusan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Heineken!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heineken misses with a series of wild punches.
Manibusan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice jab there from Heineken.
Alexander Heineken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heineken scores with a three punch combo!
Manibusan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Heineken finds it's way round the side to connect with Manibusan's head.
Heineken throws an overhand right that lands on Manibusan's shoulder, as Manibusan tries to avoid the shot.
Manibusan keeps the fight on the outside.
Heineken misses with a looping left.
Heineken throws a shot from downtown. Manibusan moves away and avoids it.
Manibusan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Heineken moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Manibusan throws a body punch but Heineken moves out of range.
Heineken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manibusan.

Manibusan moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manibusan throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heineken prevents a body shot from Manibusan.
Manibusan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Heineken pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Heineken throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Heineken throws a sloppy body shot
and Manibusan counters with a straight right hand.
Manibusan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Heineken moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Manibusan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heineken.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Manibusan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Heineken.

Heineken breaks from the clinch.
Heineken missing with a left hand there. Manibusan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Heineken defending well as Manibusan loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heineken moves in looking to clinch but Manibusan pushes him off.
Heineken swinging wildly here.
Manibusan misses the jab.
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!
Heineken lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Heineken.
We've been informed that Heineken has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Heineken misses with a left hand
and Manibusan counters with a three punch combo that has Heineken backing up. Heineken nods at Manibusan to acknowledge the strikes.
Heineken tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Manibusan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Heineken misses the shot to the body.
Manibusan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heineken.
Heineken looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Manibusan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Heineken has managed to clinch.
Manibusan can't find room to land a body shot as Heineken controls the action.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manibusan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Heineken's efforts to push away.
Manibusan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heineken backwards.

It looks like Alexander Heineken has been cut.
Heineken is trying to push Manibusan away but Manibusan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Manibusan has a couple of punches blocked by Heineken.
Manibusan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Manibusan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heineken's elbow.
Manibusan working aggressively here.

Heineken's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manibusan doesn't manage to clinch there - Heineken circles away.
Heineken avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manibusan ducks under a wild hook from Heineken.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manibusan tries to close the distance and clinch but Heineken swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manibusan tries to bum rush Heineken with a series of wild strikes but Heineken uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Heineken moves into range and clinches up with Manibusan.
Heineken taking a breather.
Manibusan lands a right hand.

Heineken breaks from the clinch.
Manibusan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heineken swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Manibusan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Manibusan feints a jab promting Heineken to slip. Manibusan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Heineken slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heineken missing with a left hand there. Manibusan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Manibusan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heineken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Manibusan wants to clinch.
Manibusan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Heineken loads up on a big right hand but Manibusan slips the punch.
Manibusan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Manibusan slips a jab and a cross from Heineken.
Manibusan thuds a left hand into Heineken's body.
Heineken tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manibusan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Manibusan drops his hands momentarily and Heineken takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
No joy there for Heineken, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Heineken throws a series of punches but Manibusan avoids them all with ease.
Heineken misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manibusan slips a jab from Heineken.
Manibusan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Heineken manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Heineken clinches up with Manibusan and pushes him back against the cage.
Manibusan throws a punch but it's blocked by Heineken.
Manibusan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Heineken's efforts to push away.

Heineken breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manibusan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Manibusan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heineken throws out the jab.

Heineken moves into the clinch.
Manibusan misses with the head strike.
Manibusan struggles to land a body shot inside as Heineken controls his hands.
Manibusan misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heineken is trying to break free.
Heineken blocks a body shot from Manibusan.
Manibusan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Manibusan tries to work over Heineken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Manibusan fails to land.
Heineken blocking some punches.
Manibusan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Manibusan misses with a punch to the body.
Manibusan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heineken is trying to break the clinch but Manibusan is controlling him.

Heineken breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Manibusan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Manibusan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
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!
Heineken throws a shot to the body.
Heineken misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from Heineken misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manibusan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Manibusan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Heineken connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Heineken misses the jab.
Heineken misses with a two punch combination.
Heineken tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manibusan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Manibusan fails to land with a series of punches.
Manibusan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Heineken loads up on a big right hand but Manibusan slips the punch.
Manibusan throws a series of punches but Heineken avoids them all with ease.
Manibusan misses with a right hand
and Heineken counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Manibusan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Heineken throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manibusan tries to clinch up but Heineken circles away and keeps his distance.
Manibusan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Heineken throws a big shot that misses.
Manibusan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heineken stalks Manibusan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Manibusan's face. Manibusan staggers backwards, shaken.
Alexander Heineken seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Manibusan rushes Heineken and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Manibusan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manibusan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Manibusan has a couple of punches blocked by Heineken.
Heineken tries to circle away but Manibusan has him pinned against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manibusan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manibusan has a couple of punches blocked by Heineken.
Heineken doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Manibusan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Heineken showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alexander Heineken's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Heineken tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manibusan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Heineken tries to close the distance and clinch but Manibusan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manibusan ducks right into an uppercut from Heineken.
Heineken misses with a hook. Manibusan ducked under it nicely.
Bryan Manibusan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Heineken. Those never looked like landing.
Heineken avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Heineken throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heineken tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Manibusan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd cheers as Manibusan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Heineken doesn't seem phased though.
Manibusan moves in looking to clinch but Heineken pushes him off.
Heineken closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Manibusan moves in looking to clinch but Heineken pushes him off.
Heineken showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manibusan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manibusan throws a shot from downtown. Heineken moves away and avoids it.
Heineken fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A right-left combo lands from Heineken.
Heineken jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Manibusan is looking to clinch.
Heineken has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The fighters circling - Heineken throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heineken tests Manibusan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Heineken misses with a series of wild punches.
Manibusan throws a nice looking combination but Heineken bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alexander Heineken is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heineken misses with a right hand
and Manibusan counters with a nice body shot.
Heineken throws a nice looking combination but Manibusan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Manibusan avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Manibusan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Manibusan tries to clinch but Heineken is having none of it.
Heineken scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manibusan throws an overhand right that lands on Heineken's shoulder, as Heineken tries to avoid the shot.
Manibusan throws a right and a left that Heineken avoids nicely.
Manibusan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Heineken manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice combination there by Manibusan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manibusan moves away from the strike by Heineken.
Heineken might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Manibusan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heineken throws out the jab.
Heineken swats away the attempt to clinch by Manibusan.
Manibusan missing with a left hand there. Heineken was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Manibusan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heineken.
Manibusan thows a body shot but no joy.
Heineken throws a nice looking combination but Manibusan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Heineken throws a big shot that misses.
Heineken throws a jab but it's blocked by Manibusan.
Heineken tries to clinch but Manibusan moves out of range.
Manibusan needs to keep his hands up - Heineken had a free shot at his head there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manibusan just misses with a punch to the body.
Manibusan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Manibusan misses with the combination.
Manibusan ducks under a wild hook from Heineken.
Heineken connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Heineken throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Manibusan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Manibusan forces Heineken back against the cage and clinches.
Manibusan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manibusan scores with a shot to the side of Heineken's head.
Manibusan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bryan Manibusan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manibusan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Heineken comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Heineken winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Heineken!
An out of breath Alexander Heineken thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.