PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Manhoeff (ranked 1092 p4p, 1002 weight class) and Otis Yates (ranked 166 p4p, 151 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Manhoeff
vs
Yates

180 cm
26
218
6 - 1 - 0

192 cm
26
205
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Melvin Manhoeff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Otis Yates!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manhoeff moves out of range of the strikes.
Manhoeff drops down looking for a counter takedown but Yates sprawls and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yates. Manhoeff does a little dance to reset his feet.

Manhoeff closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yates.
Yates misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Yates - that landed with a thud.
Manhoeff jumps guard but Yates stands there with Manhoeff around his waist. Manhoeff gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Manhoeff changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Yates fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Manhoeff is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoeff takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yates comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yates with a jab.

It looks like Melvin Manhoeff has been cut.
Yates looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yates scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Manhoeff tries to clinch up.

Manhoeff moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yates goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yates presses Manhoeff against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yates can't find room to land a body shot as Manhoeff controls the action.
Yates misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yates misses with a hook from the clinch.
Manhoeff is trying to pull guard but Yates turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Melvin Manhoeff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yates is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A body shot lands from Yates.
Manhoeff tries to score a body lock takedown but Yates shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manhoeff.
A right hook to the body lands for Yates.
Yates lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Manhoeff.
Yates lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Yates - that landed with a thud.
Yates lands a left hand.
Yates tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yates lands a left hand that snaps the head of Manhoeff backwards.
Yates works on Manhoeff's body with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Yates.
Yates lands with a right to the head.

Melvin Manhoeff's cut is getting worse.
Yates lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yates scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yates lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yates lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yates.
Yates softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yates lands a left hand that snaps the head of Manhoeff backwards.
Nice body punch from Yates.
Yates lands a hook that snaps the head of Manhoeff backwards.
We've been informed that Yates has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yates lands a body punch.
Yates working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yates lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Manhoeff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yates lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yates lands a right hand.
Yates tries to work over Manhoeff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Yates.
Yates working aggressively here.
Yates has a couple of punches blocked by Manhoeff.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yates working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yates lands an uppercut.
Yates blocks an uppercut.
Yates throws a punch but it's blocked by Manhoeff.
Manhoeff fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yates scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yates lands a right hand.
Yates working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yates tries to throw a body punch but Manhoeff avoids it by throwing Yates back against the cage.
Yates lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Manhoeff backwards.
Yates lands a right hand.

Manhoeff is rocked!

Melvin Manhoeff's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Yates lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh Manhoeff is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yates.
Yates lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yates digs a right hand underneath Manhoeff's ribcage. Manhoeff let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yates makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yates scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yates.
Nice body punch from Yates.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yates creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Yates.
Yates creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Manhoeff with a big uppercut! Manhoeff tries to clinch up but Yates pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Manhoeff to the mat! Manhoeff covers up and Yates unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Otis Yates!