PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manhoef's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Killing In The Name. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Manhoef
vs
Ortiz

173 cm
39
194 lbs
34 - 33 - 1

190 cm
33
199 lbs
18 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 34 - 33 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Melvin Manhoef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Victor Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz doesn't manage to clinch there - Manhoef circles away.
Ortiz has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ortiz lands with a right hand.
Ortiz needs to keep his hands up - Manhoef had a free shot at his head there.
Ortiz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Manhoef doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Manhoef throws a nice looking combination but Ortiz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ortiz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Manhoef misses with a series of wild punches.
Manhoef shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manhoef scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ortiz tries to clinch but Manhoef is having none of it.
Manhoef keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ortiz doesn't manage to clinch there - Manhoef circles away.
Manhoef takes one to the chin there.
Ortiz throws a shot to the body.
Manhoef throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ortiz.
Manhoef rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ortiz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ortiz throws out a loose jab but Manhoef uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ortiz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Manhoef.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef tries to bum rush Ortiz with a series of wild strikes but Ortiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Manhoef throws a leg kick but Ortiz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ortiz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Ortiz clinches up against the ropes.
Manhoef throws a head punch that misses.
Ortiz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ortiz pushes Manhoef back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Ortiz throws a punch but it's blocked by Manhoef.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Manhoef.
Ortiz prevents Manhoef from breaking the clinch.
Ortiz lands a left hand.
I was talking to Manhoef's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ortiz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Manhoef backwards.

Manhoef pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Manhoef swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ortiz counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manhoef swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ortiz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ortiz wants to clinch
enabling Manhoef to counter with a crisp jab.
Manhoef throws an off balance right hand
and Ortiz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Manhoef takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ortiz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Manhoef ducks right into an uppercut from Ortiz.
Manhoef defending well as Ortiz loads up on a big left hand.
Ortiz tries to clinch but Manhoef moves away
and Manhoef counters with a nice kick to the body.
Manhoef moves out of range as Ortiz strikes.
Ortiz throws a hook but Manhoef avoids it easily.
Ortiz tries to clinch up but Manhoef circles away and keeps his distance.
Ortiz throws a shot from downtown. Manhoef moves away and avoids it.
Ortiz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Manhoef paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Manhoef buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Manhoef lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ortiz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ortiz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ortiz looks to land a combination. Manhoef sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Manhoef misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Manhoef misses.
Manhoef throws a right and a left that Ortiz avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Ortiz misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Manhoef.
Melvin Manhoef seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortiz throws a right hand that Manhoef ducks under and follows up with a left that Manhoef also avoids with ease.
Manhoef circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Manhoef, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Manhoef feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ortiz's calf.
Ortiz lands a nice shot to the body.
Manhoef misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Manhoef misses.
Ortiz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ortiz looks to throw the jab but Manhoef is out of range.
Manhoef looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ortiz slips a jab and a cross from Manhoef.
Ortiz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ortiz is looking to clinch.
Manhoef slips a jab and a cross from Ortiz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz misses with a looping left.
Ortiz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Manhoef.
Ortiz throws a series of punches but Manhoef avoids them all with ease.
Manhoef moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ortiz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ortiz lands a jab.
Manhoef tries to bum rush Ortiz with a series of wild strikes but Ortiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ortiz takes a swing at Manhoef's ribcage but misses.
Manhoef circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Manhoef lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ortiz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ortiz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sloppy strikes from Manhoef. Those never looked like landing.

Manhoef gets tackled into the ropes by Ortiz. Ortiz maintains the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ortiz working aggressively here.
Manhoef blocks a body shot from Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a head punch that misses.

Manhoef breaks from the clinch.
Manhoef uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ortiz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Ortiz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ortiz moves into the clinch.
Manhoef landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Manhoef breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Manhoef throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ortiz finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the ropes, ducking and weaving under Manhoef's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Ortiz falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Melvin Manhoef!
A victorious Melvin Manhoef thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Victor Ortiz stepped up to the mic, saying 'ill be back, ill be back !!!just you watch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'.