PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diggler's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, YO GOTTI - SOMEBODY WATCHIN ME. Manhoef has chosen The Prodigy - Take Me To The Hospital as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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.

Diggler
vs
Manhoef

186 cm
35
185 lbs
34 - 17 - 0

184 cm
36
182 lbs
31 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

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 34 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirk Diggler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Melvin Manhoef!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Manhoef as he checks the leg kick.
Manhoef swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Manhoef lands with an overhand left.

It looks like Dirk Diggler has been cut.
Diggler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diggler dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Manhoef. That did some damage!
Diggler feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Manhoef's calf.
Diggler throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Manhoef.
Diggler moves out of range as Manhoef throws a body kick.
Diggler tried to counter with a leg kick but Manhoef avoided it.
Diggler connects with a solid leg kick.
Manhoef throws a solid leg kick but Diggler takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Manhoef.
The fight stays on the outside here - Manhoef looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good shot there by Manhoef.
Manhoef misses with a head kick.
Diggler is looking for a counter combo.
Manhoef misses with a low kick.
Diggler feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Manhoef throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diggler doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggler cracks the inside of Manhoef's front leg.
Diggler moves out of range of the body kick.
It looked like Diggler wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Manhoef tries to clinch there but Diggler circles away.
Manhoef staying out of range there.
Diggler lands a jab to the nose.
Manhoef motions for Diggler to come forward. Manhoef throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diggler throws a leg kick that misses.
Manhoef tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diggler was well out of range. Poor timing from Manhoef.

Diggler lands a big head kick that sends Manhoef tumbling to the mat! Diggler takes a step backwards and waves Manhoef back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Manhoef is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diggler blocks the body kick.
Manhoef is still on wobbly legs! Can Diggler finish him?

Manhoef instigates a clinch.
Manhoef displaying some good clinch control by pressing Diggler up against the cage.
Diggler digs a right hand underneath Manhoef's ribcage. Manhoef let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diggler wants to break the clinch but can't.
Manhoef seems to have recovered his senses.
Diggler lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short left from Diggler.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Manhoef.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diggler wants to break the clinch but can't.

Diggler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Manhoef 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 Diggler has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Diggler and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Manhoef tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diggler was well out of range. Poor timing from Manhoef.
Manhoef just misses with a punch to the body.
Manhoef throws a head kick that misses
and Diggler counters with a straight right hand.
Manhoef lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diggler's sensitive parts.
Diggler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manhoef.
Melvin Manhoef seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diggler lands a jab to the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Diggler blocks the leg kick.
Manhoef checks a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Diggler. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diggler.
Diggler connects with a solid leg kick.
Diggler misses with a looping left.
Manhoef tries to clinch but Diggler is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef misses with a low kick.
Manhoef throws a hook but Diggler blocks it.
Diggler lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diggler throws a hook but Manhoef blocks it.

Manhoef drives through and clinches with Diggler against the cage.
Diggler wants to break free but Manhoef has control.
Manhoef gets through Diggler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Manhoef lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Diggler.
Diggler lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Manhoef has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Diggler seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Manhoef can turn it around.

Diggler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manhoef throws a push kick but Diggler slaps the foot to one side.
Manhoef lands a leg kick that knocks Diggler off balance momentarily.

Manhoef lands a big head kick that sends Diggler tumbling to the mat! Manhoef takes a step backwards and waves Diggler back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Diggler is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manhoef throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef connects with a leg kick. Diggler looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Manhoef looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Manhoef clinches up against the cage.
Manhoef misses with a hook to the ribs.
Manhoef doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diggler can't break the clinch.
Manhoef lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Manhoef working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh Diggler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Diggler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diggler seems to have got his legs back now.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Manhoef checks a leg kick.
Manhoef swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diggler misses with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Manhoef.
Diggler ducks under a wild hook from Manhoef.
Diggler throwing a counter right hand but Manhoef manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Melvin Manhoef will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dirk Diggler's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Manhoef has closed the distance and engaged Diggler in a clinch.
Manhoef trying to control the position but instead, Diggler has worked for underhooks and has pushed Manhoef into the cage.
Diggler wants to break the clinch but can't.
Manhoef swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Diggler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manhoef goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Manhoef throws a head kick that misses.
Manhoef throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Diggler throws a low kick but it's checked well by Manhoef.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manhoef throws a head kick but Diggler moves out of range.
Diggler half committed to a counter leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Manhoef
and Diggler counters with a three punch combo that has Manhoef backing up. Manhoef nods at Diggler to acknowledge the strikes.
Manhoef missing with a left hand there. Diggler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Manhoef throws a leg kick that misses.
Manhoef lands a nice looking kick to the body. Diggler takes a step back to recover.
Diggler will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dirk Diggler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef throws a sloppy head kick
and Diggler counters with a thumping low kick.
Diggler slips under a jab.
Diggler connects with an inside leg kick.
Manhoef avoids the head kick by Diggler.
Diggler is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Manhoef moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Melvin Manhoef!
Melvin Manhoef seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.