PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Lundgren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melvin Manhoef is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Manhoef
vs
Lundgren

184 cm
43
212 lbs
44 - 34 - 1

187 cm
30
210 lbs
7 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 44 - 34 - 1, fighting out of London, Melvin Manhoef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Charles Lundgren!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manhoef bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Manhoef throws a sloppy head kick and Lundgren moves out of range easily.
Lundgren misses with a looping left.
Lundgren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manhoef manages to avoid it.
Manhoef throws a quick counter head kick but Lundgren was just out of range.
Manhoef has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FIERCE in the buildup to the fight.
Lundgren goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lundgren misses with a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Manhoef misses the target.
Lundgren has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Manhoef.
Lundgren 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.
Lundgren scores with a jab to the body.
Manhoef throws a body punch but Lundgren moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Lundgren on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lundgren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lundgren looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lundgren throws a push kick but Manhoef slaps the foot to one side.
Manhoef just misses with a punch to the body.
Manhoef pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manhoef takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lundgren rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Manhoef moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Lundgren does no damage.
Lundgren throws the left hand but Manhoef avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundgren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manhoef avoids the head kick by Lundgren.
Manhoef looks to land a body kick but Lundgren moved away.
Lundgren throws a jab when Manhoef was well out of range.
Manhoef throws a head kick that misses.
Manhoef keeps the fight on the outside.
Manhoef lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lundgren backs up against the cage.
Lundgren is looking to clinch but Manhoef is avoiding it.
Lundgren throws out a loose jab but Manhoef uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manhoef uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lundgren has time to react.
Lundgren throws a push kick but Manhoef slaps the foot to one side.
Manhoef jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Manhoef takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lundgren misses the shot to the body.
Lundgren looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Lundgren closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Manhoef tries a body shot but Lundgren blocks it.
Lundgren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A body shot lands from Manhoef.
Manhoef tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lundgren avoids it.
Lundgren blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lundgren tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lundgren blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Manhoef pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Manhoef fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Lundgren.
Manhoef is looking to counter with head kicks.
Lundgren checks the leg kick nicely there.
Manhoef throws a lazy head kick
and Lundgren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice shot by Lundgren.
Lundgren throws a hook but Manhoef blocks it.
Manhoef lands a slapping body shot.
Lundgren looks to throw the jab but Manhoef is out of range.

Lundgren lands a big uppercut and Manhoef crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Manhoef looks OK. Lundgren waves Manhoef back to his feet!

Manhoef is rocked!
Manhoef dodges the punch combination from Lundgren.
Oh Manhoef is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef blocks a head kick by Lundgren.
Lundgren misses the jab.
Lundgren steps in with a hook that catches Manhoef right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Lundgren follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Manhoef looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Lundgren!
A very excited looking Charles Lundgren made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.