PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damian Roshan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Roshan
vs
Manhoef

190 cm
28
195 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

175 cm
27
200 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Damian Roshan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Melvin Manhoef!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roshan throws a body punch but Manhoef moves out of range.
Manhoef throws out a leg kick but Roshan moves out of range and Manhoef only half commits.

Manhoef drops Roshan with a beautiful combination! Roshan stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Manhoef is looking for the KO!

It looks like Damian Roshan has been cut.
Manhoef throws a looping overhand right but Roshan ducks down to avoid it.
Roshan just misses with a punch to the body.
Damian Roshan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A leg kick checked by Roshan.
Roshan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roshan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Manhoef. That did some damage!
Manhoef throws a wild body kick that Roshan sees coming a mile off.

Roshan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Manhoef napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Roshan misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Roshan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Manhoef keeps working.
Roshan working away.
Roshan trying to control the action but Manhoef is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
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Roshan working the ground and pound.
Manhoef taking a bit of punishment here - Roshan scoring with strikes.
Roshan advances nicely into full mount.
Roshan working Manhoef over with strikes here.
Roshan looking to finish Manhoef with some ground and pound. This is bad for Manhoef!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roshan wants to control the pace but Manhoef is squirming around nicely.
Manhoef tries to reverse the position but Roshan maintains control.
Roshan tries to control but Manhoef wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roshan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Manhoef tries to hold on but Roshan pushes him away.
Manhoef is trying to escape the mount.
Roshan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Roshan raining down shots from the mount!
Manhoef is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roshan avoids the attempt from Manhoef to control.
Roshan punishing his opponent with strikes.
A nice elbow there by Roshan.
Manhoef is squirming around, avoiding Roshan's attempts to control the action.
Roshan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manhoef really wants to buck Roshan off and get back to his feet.

Roshan has control of Manhoef's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Manhoef regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Roshan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damian Roshan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Roshan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Manhoef throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A jab from Manhoef misses.
Roshan thows a leg kick but Manhoef checks it
and Manhoef counters with a leg kick.
Manhoef connects with an inside leg kick.
Roshan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice defenses there by Manhoef.
Roshan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Manhoef defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Roshan.
Manhoef throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roshan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good exchange - Roshan coming out on top.
Roshan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Manhoef.
The fighters circling - Roshan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Manhoef throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Roshan looks for a takedown but Manhoef sprawls well.
Manhoef looks to land a right hand but Roshan moved out of range.
Manhoef pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Roshan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

Roshan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Roshan postures up.
Roshan looking to sit in guard and control but Manhoef gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Manhoef trying to control the position from guard on top but Roshan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roshan wants to sweep but no luck.
Roshan looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Manhoef puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Roshan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Manhoef decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Roshan, up you get!

Manhoef has Roshan up against the cage in a clinch.
Manhoef tries a body shot but Roshan blocks it.
Roshan is trying to force a seperation but Manhoef has the dominant position.
Manhoef avoiding damage.
Roshan is trying to break the clinch but Manhoef is controlling him.

Roshan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Manhoef keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Manhoef takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jab from Roshan.
Manhoef looks to land a combination but Roshan avoids it well.
Manhoef slips a straight right by Roshan.
Roshan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Roshan swats away the attempt to clinch by Manhoef.
Good shot there by Roshan.
Roshan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manhoef moves away.
Roshan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Manhoef fails with an attempt to clinch.
Manhoef thumps Roshan with a low kick.
Manhoef displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Roshan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Roshan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roshan misses with a body punch
and Manhoef counters with a low kick, right behind Roshan 's knee.
Roshan throws an overhand right that lands on Manhoef's shoulder, as Manhoef tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roshan. Manhoef does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manhoef walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Roshan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Roshan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Damian Roshan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Roshan throws an overhand right that lands on Manhoef's shoulder, as Manhoef tries to avoid the shot.
Roshan lands a right hook to the body.
Roshan scores with a hook to the body. Manhoef takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Roshan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Horrible takedown by Roshan or perhaps it was just good defense by Manhoef which made him look bad.
Roshan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Melvin Manhoef seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Manhoef lands with a kick to the temple. Roshan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Manhoef walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Roshan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Manhoef connects with an inside leg kick.
Roshan throws a hook but Manhoef avoids it easily.

Roshan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Roshan wants to free his trapped foot but Manhoef is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Manhoef is trying to stand back up but Roshan is controlling him
Manhoef takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roshan throwing shots but Manhoef is blocking nicely.
Roshan works his way into side control.
Roshan in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Roshan is trying to get an arm triangle but Manhoef is defending well.
Roshan tries to move into full mount but can't pass Manhoef's legs.
Melvin Manhoef has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Roshan goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Manhoef has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Roshan but great work by Manhoef.
Roshan 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.

Manhoef decides to stand back up. Manhoef steps back and let's Roshan get back to his feet.
Manhoef is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Roshan walks into a straight right hand from Manhoef.
A low kick from Roshan misses
and Manhoef counters with a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Manhoef.
Roshan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Manhoef stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Roshan shoots in but Manhoef avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Roshan fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Roshan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roshan jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef looks to score with a jab to the body but Roshan is just out of range.
Roshan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A cross from Roshan lands.
Roshan misses with a hook. Manhoef ducked under it nicely.
Manhoef misses with an uppercut. Roshan saw that one coming.
A slapping body kick lands there for Manhoef.
Roshan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manhoef.
Roshan misses with the combination.
Manhoef throws a quick inside leg kick.
Roshan ducks under a wild hook from Manhoef.
Roshan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Manhoef counters with an outside leg kick.
Roshan lands with a straight right. Manhoef didn't see that one coming.
Roshan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Manhoef doesn't seem bothered though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roshan shoots in but no luck this time.
A nice inside leg kick there by Manhoef. That's going to slow Roshan down.
A lazy left from Manhoef finds it's target.
Manhoef just misses with a punch to the body.
Roshan misses the body punch
and Manhoef makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manhoef lands with a nice body kick.
Manhoef swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roshan misses with a low kick.
Roshan misses with a jab to the body

and Manhoef counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Manhoef.
The referee is keeping an eye on Manhoef - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roshan can't break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Melvin Manhoef comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Roshan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Roshan!