PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Aquilano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Manhoef
vs
Aquilano

175 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Melvin Manhoef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sonny Aquilano!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manhoef closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Aquilano jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aquilano is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Manhoef fails to land the takedown.
Aquilano closes the distance but Manhoef moves to the side
and Manhoef counters with a head kick. That will keep Aquilano thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Aquilano wants to clinch.
Aquilano tries to close the distance and clinch but Manhoef swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aquilano throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aquilano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aquilano tries to clinch up
and Manhoef counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Manhoef looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aquilano wants to clinch
and Manhoef counters with a good low kick that Aquilano was not able to check.
Aquilano defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Manhoef.
Aquilano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aquilano plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Manhoef to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Manhoef just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sonny Aquilano!