PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Kravinoff (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. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Melvin Manhoef was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Kravinoff
vs
Manhoef

180 cm
35
176 lbs
18 - 8 - 1

184 cm
38
182 lbs
38 - 23 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent
Underworld Clothing

Pearson Specter Litt
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 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Kravinoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 23 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Melvin Manhoef!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manhoef throws a looping overhand right but Kravinoff ducks down to avoid it.

Kravinoff closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Manhoef's guard.
Kravinoff trying to control but Manhoef is working from the bottom.
Kravinoff throwing strikes from guard but Manhoef blocks nicely.
Kravinoff has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kravinoff throws a big right hand that misses.
Kravinoff wants to pass the guard but Manhoef is keeping the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Manhoef holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manhoef looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kravinoff is one step ahead there.
Kravinoff tries to free his leg and advance position but Manhoef is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef keeping moving, preventing Kravinoff from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kravinoff throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Manhoef displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kravinoff throws out the jab.
Kravinoff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manhoef moves away.
Manhoef appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Manhoef misses with a straight left.
Kravinoff throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Melvin Manhoef is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manhoef fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kravinoff manages to avoid it.
Kravinoff lands with a thumping leg kick.
Manhoef on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kravinoff fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kravinoff takes a swing at Manhoef's ribcage but misses.
Manhoef uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kravinoff.
Kravinoff tests Manhoef's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Manhoef jabs Kravinoff right on the nose. Kravinoff blinks but takes it well.

It looks like Sergei Kravinoff has been cut.
Manhoef throws a body punch but Kravinoff moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kravinoff digs a good hook to Manhoef's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kravinoff on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Manhoef misses with a body shot.
Kravinoff swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Manhoef moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kravinoff on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Manhoef throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manhoef blocks a low kick nicely.
Kravinoff waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manhoef.
Kravinoff fails to land the takedown.
Good work by Manhoef as he checks the leg kick.
Manhoef is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kravinoff rather than just go for the knockout.
Manhoef comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Manhoef stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Manhoef, right into the meat.
A clash of legs there as Kravinoff blocks the low kick.
Kravinoff is looking for a counter combo.
Manhoef throws a body shot but no joy.
Manhoef fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kravinoff 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.
Kravinoff throws a head kick but Manhoef moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kravinoff throws a jab but it's blocked by Manhoef.
Kravinoff plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Manhoef throws a solid leg kick but Kravinoff takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Manhoef.
Kravinoff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manhoef defending well as Kravinoff loads up on a big left hand.
Manhoef throws a series of punches but Kravinoff moves out of range.
Kravinoff throws a right and a left that Manhoef avoids nicely.

Kravinoff closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Manhoef's guard.
Manhoef wants to stand and escape but Kravinoff is having none of it.
Manhoef keeping moving, preventing Kravinoff from controlling successfully.
Kravinoff is really struggling to control Manhoef but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef pulls Kravinoff in close to his closed guard and prevents Kravinoff from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kravinoff tries to free his leg and advance position but Manhoef is retaining full guard.
Manhoef is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kravinoff is controlling him.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kravinoff sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Manhoef's guard.
Kravinoff looks to land a strike but Manhoef avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Manhoef is pulling down on Kravinoff's head to control his posture.
Kravinoff throws a strike but Manhoef rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

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 Sergei Kravinoff will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sergei Kravinoff's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kravinoff lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kravinoff lands a nice looking body kick.

Kravinoff shoots in and bounces Manhoef off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kravinoff trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Manhoef is pulling down on Kravinoff's head. It's preventing any offense from Kravinoff, at least for the moment.
Kravinoff throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kravinoff throws an elbow that misses. Manhoef uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kravinoff's guard. Nice move by Manhoef!

Kravinoff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Manhoef can do to turn this around?
Manhoef wants to control from the top but Kravinoff keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef slips nicely into half guard.
Kravinoff makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kravinoff.

Kravinoff had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Manhoef defends it easily.

Kravinoff throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sergei Kravinoff overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Manhoef sitting in guard here, content to control.

Kravinoff working for submissions but it's allowed Manhoef to get to half guard.
Kravinoff is staying active underneath Manhoef, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Manhoef prevents Kravinoff from improving his position.
Manhoef seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef prevents Kravinoff from improving his position.
Manhoef perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kravinoff is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Manhoef's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Manhoef's back!
Manhoef trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Manhoef tries to escape the position.
Kravinoff throwing wild punches that miss their target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef just trying to survive but Kravinoff is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Kravinoff is looking to control Manhoef but Manhoef is wriggling around and keeping busy.

Manhoef is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Kravinoff gets his way!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kravinoff trying to control momentarily.
Manhoef covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Kravinoff is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Kravinoff is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Kravinoff dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sergei Kravinoff's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Kravinoff uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Manhoef.
A jab from Kravinoff does it's job there.
Manhoef throws a front kick aimed at Kravinoff's knee but Kravinoff avoids it well.
Manhoef looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Manhoef lands a high kick!
Sergei Kravinoff is winning the standup battle so far.
Manhoef's corner calls for a 1-2. Manhoef obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kravinoff ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Manhoef misses with an uppercut. Kravinoff saw that one coming.
Kravinoff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manhoef was well out of range. Poor timing from Kravinoff.
A telegraphed right hand from Kravinoff misses the target.
Kravinoff misses with a head kick.
Manhoef throws a leg kick but Kravinoff moved away.
Kravinoff misses with a looping left.
Kravinoff lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kravinoff connects with a good right hand that stumbles Manhoef. Manhoef circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manhoef dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kravinoff. That did some damage!
Manhoef throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kravinoff is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Good leg kick by Manhoef there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kravinoff lands with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kravinoff looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Manhoef takes one to the side of the head.
Kravinoff avoids the head kick by Manhoef.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kravinoff with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kravinoff goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Manhoef swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice defenses there by Kravinoff.
Kravinoff is looking to counter punch.
Kravinoff lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kravinoff tried to score with a low kick but Manhoef checks it.
Good work by Manhoef as he checks the leg kick.
Kravinoff takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Melvin Manhoef seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manhoef lands with a straight right. Kravinoff didn't see that one coming.
Manhoef misses with a wild body shot.
Kravinoff feinted with a counter takedown.
Manhoef fails to land with a series of punches.
Manhoef lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kravinoff's jab looks to have found its range, popping Manhoef under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kravinoff throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Good work by Kravinoff as he checks the leg kick.
Kravinoff tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Manhoef is able to avoid easily.
That kick from Kravinoff tenderised Manhoef's leg. Manhoef is trying to keep his angry face on.
Melvin Manhoef has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Manhoef tries to clinch there but Kravinoff circles away.
Kravinoff fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kravinoff is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Manhoef lands a jab.
Manhoef steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kravinoff. That one must have hurt.
Manhoef tries to clinch but Kravinoff moves out of range.
Manhoef steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kravinoff. That one must have hurt.
Decent striking displayed by Manhoef there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kravinoff!
Kravinoff slips under a jab.
Kravinoff moves out of range as Manhoef throws a body kick.
Kravinoff just misses with a punch to the body.
Manhoef checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kravinoff lands a right hook to the body.
Kravinoff misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kravinoff sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick from Kravinoff lands but Manhoef takes it in his stride.

Manhoef gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kravinoff.
Kravinoff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kravinoff lands a body punch in the clinch.
Manhoef stalling in the clinch but Kravinoff improves position.
Manhoef content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kravinoff misses with the head strike.
Manhoef prevents a body shot from Kravinoff.
Nice body punch from Kravinoff.
Kravinoff misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Manhoef.
Kravinoff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manhoef is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kravinoff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manhoef lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kravinoff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Manhoef lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manhoef swings wildly with an uppercut but Kravinoff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kravinoff misses with some punches.
Kravinoff jumps guard but Manhoef stands there with Kravinoff around his waist. Kravinoff gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Manhoef blocks a body shot from Kravinoff.
Kravinoff lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Manhoef.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Manhoef lands a body shot in the clinch.
Manhoef misses with a hook from the clinch.
Manhoef tries to work over Kravinoff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kravinoff working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Manhoef is struggling to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manhoef throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Manhoef pushes Kravinoff back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Manhoef lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Kravinoff.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sergei Kravinoff.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kravinoff, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Kravinoff!
In his post fight interview, Sergei Kravinoff gave a big smile as he said 'Fuck you fuck dis place fuck tycoon. I vill kill everyone.'.