PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francesco Totti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manhoef comes into the arena with One Minute in Heaven blaring out of the sound system. Alistair Manhoef could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Francesco Totti's chin.

Manhoef
vs
Totti

174 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

EFC-S 150Q Energy, 147Q Strength & Stamina, CHEAP!
Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Manhoef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francesco Totti!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Manhoef shoots in and bounces Totti off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Totti wants to stand and escape but Manhoef is having none of it.

Manhoef decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Totti throws a series of punches but Manhoef moves out of range.

Manhoef moves into the clinch successfully.
Manhoef keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Totti's efforts to push away.
Totti tries to break free but Manhoef pushes him back against the cage.
Manhoef landing knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Totti's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Manhoef lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Manhoef breaks from the clinch.

Manhoef instigates a clinch.
Totti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Manhoef with a knee to the head.

Manhoef gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Totti regains guard.
Manhoef trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Manhoef scoring with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Totti wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Manhoef manages to pass to side control.
Totti is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Totti keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Totti on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Totti is trying to stand up here but Manhoef is controlling him well.
Totti on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Manhoef trying to control the pace.
Manhoef not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Totti has hold of Manhoef's hands but Manhoef slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Totti is looking to escape.
Totti looks gassed!
Manhoef throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Manhoef stops Totti from getting back to his feet.

Manhoef gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Manhoef shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Totti wants to get back to his feet.

Manhoef decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Totti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manhoef manages to avoid it.

Manhoef fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Totti, pushing him back against the cage.

Manhoef gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Manhoef gets to his feet. Totti looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Manhoef keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Manhoef has closed the distance and engaged Totti in a clinch.

Manhoef gets to his feet - Totti follows without any prompting.
Francesco Totti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Totti throws a right and a left that Manhoef avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Manhoef gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Manhoef scores with a knee to the head.
Totti working hard to break the clinch.
Totti tries to circle away but Manhoef has him pinned against the cage.

Manhoef is trying to trip Totti. He has hold of a leg but Totti is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Manhoef persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Totti is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Manhoef is controlling him.

Manhoef stands up from Totti's guard - Manhoef perhaps looking for a knockout.
Totti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Totti tries to keep at a distance but Manhoef has taken the fight into the clinch.
Totti takes an elbow to the temple.
Manhoef working Totti over with knees to the body.
Totti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Manhoef.

Manhoef breaks from the clinch.
Totti thows a body shot but no joy.
Totti misses with a double jab.

Manhoef clinches up with Totti and pushes him back against the cage.
Manhoef connects with a knee to the head.
Manhoef has Totti pressed against the cage, preventing Totti from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Manhoef working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Manhoef creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Totti's defenses.
Totti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Manhoef lands a knee to the head.
Manhoef drops down looking for an ankle pick but Totti pulls his leg out and moves away.
Totti connects with a single shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Totti misses with a body shot.
Totti looks to land a combination. Manhoef sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alistair Manhoef dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Totti misses with a hook. Manhoef ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Totti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Totti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manhoef sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Totti's corner calls for a 1-2. Totti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Totti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Totti throws a series of punches but Manhoef moves out of range.
Totti works over Manhoef's head and body with a nice combination.
Totti listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Manhoef closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manhoef is stalling here.
Manhoef unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Totti is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Manhoef.

Manhoef gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Manhoef wants to work for an arm triangle but Totti is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Manhoef working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef working Totti over with strikes.
Totti is looking to escape.

Manhoef decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Manhoef clinches with his opponent.
Manhoef creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Totti's defenses.

Manhoef manages to break the clinch.
Totti misses the jab.
Manhoef tries to clinch there but Totti circles away.
Nice body punch from Totti.
Totti misses with a jab, cross combination.

Manhoef closes the distance and clinches.

Manhoef tightens his grip and picks Totti up, before dumping him to the ground. Totti manages to land in guard.
Manhoef prevents Totti from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Manhoef stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Totti is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Totti misses the jab.
Alistair Manhoef is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A right-left combo lands from Totti.

Manhoef fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Totti sprawls well initially but Manhoef persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Manhoef seems to be working for a kimura but Totti defends the submission attempt.
Manhoef stops Totti from getting back to his feet.
Totti keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Manhoef is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Totti can do to turn this around?
Totti scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Manhoef manages to mount him!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Totti is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Manhoef punishing his opponent with strikes.
You get the feeling that Totti really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Manhoef landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You get the feeling that Totti really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Manhoef can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Totti is looking to escape.
Totti is trying to stand up.
Manhoef can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Totti is looking to escape.
Manhoef throwing strikes here but Totti is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Totti squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Manhoef looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Totti is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Manhoef landing punches.
Manhoef landing shots from mount.
Manhoef won't let Totti get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Manhoef pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Manhoef trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Totti is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Manhoef scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Totti?
Totti is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alistair Manhoef dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Totti lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Totti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, jab by Totti - just one landing.

Manhoef instigates a clinch.
Manhoef landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Manhoef lands a takedown into guard.
Manhoef wants to control from the top but Totti keeps moving.
Manhoef missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Manhoef might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Manhoef gets to his feet. Totti looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A slow jab from Totti misses its intended target.
Totti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Manhoef clinches.

Manhoef manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Totti lands with a hook. Manhoef tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Manhoef fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Totti fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Manhoef on the side of the head.
Totti lands a jab.
Totti thuds a left hand into Manhoef's body.
Totti works over Manhoef's head and body with a nice combination.
Totti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Manhoef.
Totti misses with a looping right.
Manhoef avoids a punch combination nicely.
Francesco Totti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Totti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manhoef.
Manhoef moves away from the strike by Totti.

Manhoef scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Totti wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Manhoef decides to stand up, so the ref orders Totti to his feet.
Totti swings for the body but Manhoef moves out of range.

Manhoef closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Totti to the mat! Totti manages to get full guard.
Manhoef stops Totti from standing up.
Alistair Manhoef overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Manhoef gets to his feet - Totti follows without any prompting.
Manhoef avoids the body shot from Totti.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Manhoef shoots in and bounces Totti off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Totti is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Manhoef is controlling him.
Totti avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Totti is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Totti gets underhooks to prevent Manhoef's takedown attempt.
Totti working hard to break the clinch.

Totti is fighting off a takedown attempt but Manhoef is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Totti to the mat. Totti regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manhoef in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Totti wants to get back to his feet but Manhoef is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef wants to control from the top but Totti keeps moving.

Totti is working an open guard so Manhoef takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Manhoef moves into the clinch.
Manhoef keeps control of Totti as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Manhoef scores with a nice short uppercut.
Totti wants to break the clinch but can't.
Manhoef lands a knee to the head.
Manhoef tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alistair Manhoef. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Manhoef has Totti pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Manhoef pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Totti tumbling to the mat - Manhoef dives into Totti's guard.
Manhoef thows a big elbow that misses.
Alistair Manhoef is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manhoef won't allow Totti to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alistair Manhoef showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Manhoef, 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:26
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alistair Manhoef!