PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oberyn Martell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manhoef has chosen The Prodigy - Take Me To The Hospital as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Martell
vs
Manhoef

184 cm
31
183 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

184 cm
36
182 lbs
29 - 16 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oberyn Martell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Melvin Manhoef!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manhoef tried to score with a low kick but Martell checks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Manhoef.
Manhoef uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martell.
A head kick from Manhoef lands but Martell takes it in his stride.

It looks like Oberyn Martell has been cut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Martell lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Manhoef has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Manhoef and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Manhoef swings away with a body shot that misses
and Martell counters with an outside leg kick.
Manhoef misses with a leg kick
and Martell counters with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Manhoef misses
and Martell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Manhoef looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Manhoef misses.
Manhoef lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Manhoef misses with a leg kick
and Martell counters with a good low kick that Manhoef was not able to check.
Martell loads up on a big right hand but Manhoef slips the punch.
Manhoef jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martell misses the shot to the body.
Manhoef moves out of range as Martell throws a body kick.
Manhoef lands a head kick. Martell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Martell cracks the inside of Manhoef's front leg.

Manhoef darts in and clinches Martell up against the cage.
Martell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manhoef.
A body shot lands from Martell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell throws a punch but it's blocked by Manhoef.
Martell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Martell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Manhoef takes a knee right on the jaw!
Manhoef leaning against his opponent.
I was talking to Martell's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Martell scores with a hook to the body.
Martell misses with a punch to the body.
Martell struggles to land a body shot inside as Manhoef controls his hands.
Martell missing with knees to the body.
Martell looking to stall.
Martell lands a knee to the body.
Manhoef avoiding damage as Martell throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Martell misses with an elbow strike.
Martell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Manhoef tries to work over Martell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manhoef blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell blocking some punches.
Manhoef lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Martell backwards.
Martell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Manhoef in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Manhoef.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Martell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Manhoef has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Martell seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Manhoef can turn it around.
Manhoef dodges an elbow strike from Martell.
Martell pushes off an throws an elbow but Manhoef leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short left from Martell.
Manhoef misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Manhoef blocking some punches.
Martell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Martell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Martell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martell misses with a punch to the body.
Manhoef lands with a right to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Martell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manhoef.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef leaning against his opponent.
Manhoef lands a hook to the side of the head.
Martell lands with a left to the head.
Martell blocks a body shot from Manhoef.
Manhoef misses with the head strike.
Martell throws an elbow but it misses.
Martell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Manhoef softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Manhoef takes an elbow to the forehead.
Martell misses with a body punch.
Martell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Manhoef blocks an uppercut.
Manhoef lands a right hand that snaps the head of Martell backwards.
Martell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Martell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manhoef lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Martell backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martell takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manhoef dodges an elbow strike from Martell.
Manhoef misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Manhoef.
Manhoef struggles to land a body shot inside as Martell controls his hands.
Martell lands a body punch.
Martell swings wildly with an uppercut but Manhoef uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Manhoef backwards.
Martell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martell lands a good knee to the midsection. Manhoef won't want to take too many of those.
Martell misses with an elbow strike.
Martell is trying to force a seperation but Manhoef has the dominant position.
Manhoef lands a body shot in the clinch.
Manhoef avoiding damage as Martell throws knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Martell.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martell lands a nice knee to the body.
Manhoef blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Oberyn Martell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oberyn Martell's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Manhoef throws a leg kick
and Martell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Martell displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Melvin Manhoef seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manhoef throws a head kick but Martell moves out of range.
Martell slips under a jab.

Manhoef pushes Martell up against the cage in a clinch.
Martell misses with some punches.
Manhoef blocks an elbow strike.
Martell struggles to land a body shot inside as Manhoef controls his hands.
Martell tries to throw a body punch but Manhoef avoids it by throwing Martell back against the cage.
Manhoef trying to stall but Martell improves his position.
Martell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Manhoef is defending well for now.
Manhoef misses with a punch to the body.
Manhoef lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Martell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manhoef.
Martell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Martell taking a breather.
Manhoef avoiding damage as Martell throws knees to the body.
Martell manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Manhoef on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef blocks a body shot from Martell.
Martell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Martell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Manhoef has a couple of punches blocked by Martell.
Manhoef blocks an elbow strike.
Manhoef is leaning against Martell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Manhoef misses with a hook from the clinch.
Manhoef prevents a body shot from Martell.
Oberyn Martell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Manhoef blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Manhoef on the inside.
Martell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martell misses with an elbow strike.
Manhoef digs a right hand underneath Martell's ribcage. Martell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Martell misses with a body punch.
Come on Manhoef - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Martell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Manhoef backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Manhoef.
Manhoef struggles to land a body shot inside as Martell controls his hands.
Manhoef on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Martell taking a breather.
Manhoef presses Martell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manhoef lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Martell backwards.
A right hand to the body from Manhoef.
A short right from Manhoef on the inside.
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!
Martell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Manhoef tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martell's elbow.
Manhoef scores with a nice hook to the head.
Manhoef working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Martell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Manhoef throws the kick towards the body but Martell avoids it.
Manhoef tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martell was well out of range. Poor timing from Manhoef.
Martell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef feints and then cracks Martell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Martell down.
Manhoef thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Martell if he has to take too many more of those.
Manhoef fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manhoef.
Manhoef lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crunch! Manhoef slams his shin into Martell's torso.
Martell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Manhoef. Manhoef obviously looking to wear him down.
Manhoef throws a leg kick but Martell sees it coming and moves out of range.
Manhoef fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Martell avoids the head kick by Manhoef.
Manhoef connects with a solid leg kick.
Manhoef is looking to land body kicks.
Martell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manhoef.
Manhoef blocks the body kick.
Martell blocks the body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manhoef throws a low kick, looking for Martell's leg but Martell calmly moves out of range.
Manhoef throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martell misses with a low kick.
Martell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Martell punishes Manhoef's body with a nice straight punch.
Manhoef tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martell throws a looping overhand right but Manhoef ducks down to avoid it.
Martell throws a half hearted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Manhoef.
Manhoef looks to throw the jab but Martell is out of range.
Martell misses with a kick to the body.

Martell closes the distance and pushes Manhoef back into the cage.
Manhoef takes an elbow to the temple.
Manhoef lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Martell backwards.
Martell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Manhoef backwards.
Manhoef keeps control of Martell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Manhoef's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Manhoef working aggressively here.
Manhoef swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manhoef avoiding damage as Martell throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melvin Manhoef showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Oberyn Martell's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Manhoef lands a head kick!
Manhoef fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martell throws a low kick, looking for Manhoef's leg but Manhoef calmly moves out of range.
Manhoef connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Manhoef displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martell throws out the jab.
Martell tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Martell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manhoef manages to avoid it.
Martell ducks under a wild hook from Manhoef.
Martell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manhoef throws a sloppy head kick and Martell moves out of range easily.
Martell misses with the combination.

Martell has closed the distance and engaged Manhoef in a clinch.
Manhoef dodges an elbow strike from Martell.
A short right from Manhoef on the inside.
Martell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manhoef avoids it.
A bit of stalling here from Manhoef.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef throws a punch but it's blocked by Martell.
Martell is struggling to control the position.
Manhoef lands with a short shot to the head.
Martell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Manhoef makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Martell swings wildly with an uppercut but Manhoef uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martell misses with some punches.
Martell misses with a body punch.
Manhoef blocks an uppercut.
Martell trying to control the position but instead, Manhoef has worked for underhooks and has pushed Martell into the cage.
Manhoef scores with a shoulder strike.
Manhoef lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Manhoef.
Manhoef blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manhoef.
Manhoef prevents a body shot from Martell.
Manhoef dodges an elbow strike from Martell.
Martell misses with a knee to the head.
Martell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martell misses with an elbow strike.
Manhoef lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manhoef tries a body shot but Martell blocks it.
Martell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manhoef avoids it.
Manhoef lands a right hand that snaps the head of Martell backwards.
Martell tries to land knees in the clinch but Manhoef avoids the damage to the body.
Manhoef gets through Martell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Martell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Manhoef.
Martell trying to stall but Manhoef improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Manhoef misses with a punch to the body.
Martell tries to throw a body punch but Manhoef avoids it by throwing Martell back against the cage.
Manhoef tries a body shot but Martell blocks it.
Manhoef tries to stall but Martell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nice body punch from Manhoef - that landed with a thud.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Manhoef.
A nice left hand lands by Manhoef.
Martell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Manhoef digs a right hand underneath Martell's ribcage. Martell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Manhoef misses with a punch to the body.
Martell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Manhoef's brow.
Martell trying to land knees to the body.
Manhoef lands with a light punch inside.
Manhoef blocks an elbow strike.
Manhoef pushes Martell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martell.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Manhoef dodges an elbow strike from Martell.
Manhoef tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Manhoef looking to stall.
Manhoef on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Manhoef avoids the elbow strike from Martell, against the cage.
Martell misses with a body punch.
Martell tries to work over Manhoef's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manhoef prevents a body shot from Martell.
Manhoef stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Martell missing with knees to the body.
Manhoef is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Manhoef is keeping busy.
Martell misses with a shot to the kidneys.

And that's the end of the fight!
Melvin Manhoef comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Manhoef has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melvin Manhoef!
Melvin Manhoef tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
In defeat, Oberyn Martell stepped up to the mic, saying 'Through adversity we triumph. Can't know the glory of Success without failure.'.