PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Schulte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manhoef has chosen Killing In The Name as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Schulte
vs
Manhoef

185 cm
34
217 lbs
29 - 16 - 1

173 cm
34
205 lbs
24 - 25 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

CRAZY COW Co. 159

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 29 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Brian Schulte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Melvin Manhoef!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schulte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manhoef.
Manhoef misses with a wild combination.
Manhoef takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Schulte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manhoef does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Manhoef throws a series of punches but Schulte moves out of range.
Melvin Manhoef seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schulte connects with a nice looking jab.
Manhoef misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Schulte to counter with a crisp jab.
Manhoef swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schulte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Manhoef.
Nice defenses there by Manhoef.
Manhoef slips a jab from Schulte.
Schulte wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manhoef falls off balance throwing a combination

and Schulte decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Manhoef's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Schulte pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Manhoef is keeping the position for now.
Schulte controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulte throwing strikes but missing.
Manhoef can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Schulte controls the pace.
Schulte throwing strikes from guard but Manhoef blocks nicely.
Manhoef keeping moving, preventing Schulte from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schulte throwing strikes from guard but Manhoef blocks nicely.
Schulte trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Manhoef is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Schulte is controlling him.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Manhoef lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Brian Schulte has been cut.

Manhoef gets caught flat footed, as Schulte shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manhoef can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Schulte controls the pace.
Schulte throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulte engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Schulte will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Schulte throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schulte accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Schulte trying to control the position from guard on top but Manhoef is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manhoef really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Schulte. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Brian Schulte wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Schulte tests Manhoef's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sloppy strikes from Manhoef. Those never looked like landing.
Schulte showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manhoef.
Schulte sizes up Manhoef with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Schulte connects with a right hand. Manhoef shakes it off.
Manhoef throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manhoef swinging wildly here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manhoef throws a low kick but Schulte avoids it.
Manhoef throws a series of punches but Schulte moves out of range.

Schulte looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Manhoef takes a swing at Schulte's ribcage but misses.
Manhoef throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Schulte to counter with a crisp jab.
Schulte takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Schulte is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Schulte takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Manhoef dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Schulte is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Manhoef misses with a series of wild punches.
Schulte misses with a wild body shot.
Schulte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manhoef is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Schulte rather than just go for the knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manhoef misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Manhoef throws a right and a left that Schulte avoids nicely.
Schulte misses with an uppercut.

Schulte shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Manhoef's guard.
Schulte slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Schulte lands a couple of elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef wants to stand up but Schulte is controlling him.
Schulte with a flurry of punches that miss.
Schulte trying to control the position from guard on top but Manhoef is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schulte passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef is being controlled here.
Schulte throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Manhoef seems a little lost for a moment, as Schulte dominates the positioning.
Schulte in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Schulte is staying tight to Manhoef's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Schulte works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Schulte remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Schulte wants to lay and pray for a moment but Manhoef keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Schulte.
A lull in the action here as Schulte stalls from top position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Schulte 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.
Schulte is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Brian Schulte.
Manhoef swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Manhoef fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Schulte.
Brian Schulte is winning the standup battle so far.
Manhoef misses with a few strikes there.
Manhoef ducks right into an uppercut from Schulte.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice straight punches there by Schulte. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Schulte.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schulte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manhoef.
Manhoef is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schulte.
Manhoef pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Schulte dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brian Schulte's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Manhoef lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Manhoef jabs at Schulte's body.
Manhoef scores with a hook.
Manhoef finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Manhoef throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Manhoef misses with a combination
and Manhoef takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Schulte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Manhoef misses with a double jab.

Manhoef gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Schulte to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Schulte trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Manhoef can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Schulte controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulte loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Schulte loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Schulte prevents Manhoef from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schulte accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Schulte in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Schulte content to stall in guard here.
Schulte keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Manhoef's head.
Schulte 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schulte wants to pass the guard but Manhoef is keeping the position.
Schulte scoring with punches to the head and body.
Schulte is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Schulte wants to pass the guard but Manhoef is keeping the position.
Schulte is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulte stays in close to Manhoef's body and controls the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A jab from Schulte misses.
Schulte stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Schulte ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
No joy there for Manhoef, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schulte. Manhoef does a little dance to reset his feet.

Schulte gets a takedown into half guard.
Brian Schulte overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Schulte passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulte takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Melvin Manhoef has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poor strikes thrown by Schulte there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schulte postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Manhoef looks a forlorn figure.
Schulte unloading with bombs!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schulte lands a nice shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Schulte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Schulte, 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Schulte!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Brian Schulte made sure he mentioned Firebird Designs, along with how happy he was to win his fight.