V.O.G 13 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Vendiola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Vendiola
vs
Jones

178 cm
20
183 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
23
185 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid 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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roberto Vendiola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrew Jones!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.

Vendiola clinches.
Vendiola can't get the takedown.

Jones breaks the clinch.
Vendiola is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jones.
Vendiola keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vendiola pinned against the cage. Vendiola gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Roberto Vendiola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Jones.
Vendiola is looking to clinch.
Vendiola tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jones counters with an outside leg kick.
Jones tries to bum rush Vendiola with a series of wild strikes but Vendiola uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Vendiola pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.

Vendiola is trying to trip Jones. He has hold of a leg but Jones is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Vendiola persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
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.
Vendiola thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vendiola working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vendiola doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vendiola manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vendiola postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Vendiola with a nice head shot there.
Jones being controlled here, momentarily.

Jones looking for a guillotine here but Vendiola defends easily.
Vendiola working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jones's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vendiola advances position into side control!
Jones on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Vendiola scores with a couple of short elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Vendiola scores with punches from side control.
Vendiola 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.
Jones is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jones takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
A lull in the action here as Vendiola stalls from top position.
Jones is trying to improve his position.
Vendiola wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vendiola lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jones down.
Vendiola lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jones down.
Vendiola controlling the position from side mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vendiola has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones is trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones is not content to let Vendiola control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Vendiola dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Vendiola dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vendiola moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Jones.

Vendiola moves into the clinch successfully.

Vendiola works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Jones has his foot on Vendiola's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vendiola works his way back into a safe position though.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Vendiola from controlling successfully.
Vendiola is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vendiola throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Vendiola postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vendiola working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vendiola looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Vendiola managing to control the position.
Vendiola wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vendiola is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Vendiola pushes Jones off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Vendiola defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones throws a head kick but Vendiola moves out of range.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Vendiola shoots in looking for a takedown but Jones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vendiola's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.

Vendiola fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.

Vendiola jumps guard and drags Jones to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vendiola wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Vendiola controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Vendiola gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Roberto Vendiola overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vendiola landing some decent shots from guard.
Vendiola with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Vendiola's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Vendiola lands a couple of elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vendiola throws a big right hand that misses.
Vendiola not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Vendiola is in close to Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jones wants to stand but Vendiola is controlling the position.

Vendiola avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vendiola stands and throws Jones's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vendiola is putting a hurting on Jones here, landing some big shots from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Vendiola dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Vendiola counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Vendiola successfully pulls guard.

Vendiola pushes Jones off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Vendiola counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vendiola with a nice head shot there.
Jones has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Vendiola has passed into side control.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones taking a bit of punishment here - Vendiola scoring with strikes.
Jones seems a little lost for a moment, as Vendiola dominates the positioning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vendiola cracks Jones with a big right hand but Jones just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Vendiola is staying tight to Jones's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Jones tries to bench press Vendiola off him but Vendiola keeps the position.
Vendiola controls the position.
Jones is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Vendiola 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.
Check out the look on Vendiola's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vendiola is working Jones over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Vendiola cracks Jones with a big elbow.

Jones is rocked!
Vendiola scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Jones is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Vendiola can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roberto Vendiola!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dante Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karao Tuleo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Santos
vs
Tuleo

180 cm
22
183 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dante Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karao Tuleo!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuleo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tuleo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tuleo shoots in but no luck this time.

Tuleo closes the distance and clinches.
Santos tries to break free but Tuleo pushes him back against the cage.
Tuleo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Santos just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tuleo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Santos gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dante Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karao Tuleo.
Tuleo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tuleo taking a breather.
Santos looking for a takedown.
Santos prevents the takedown attempt.
Tuleo fails to pull guard.
Santos tries to break free but Tuleo pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuleo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Santos can't break the clinch.
Tuleo slowing the pace effectively.
Tuleo has Santos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Santos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Santos gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tuleo.
Tuleo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Santos walks away with a smile on his face. Tuleo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Santos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tuleo looks gassed!
Nice sprawl there from Santos as Tuleo shoots in.

Santos drops Tuleo with a beautiful combination! Tuleo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Santos is looking for the KO!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Santos is trying to break free.
Santos is trying to break the clinch but Tuleo is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santos.

Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos misses with a combination

and Tuleo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Santos keeping hold of Tuleo's head, controlling as best he can.
Tuleo stops Santos from getting back to his feet.
Santos trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Tuleo trying to control the action but Santos is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuleo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Santos kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Karao Tuleo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tuleo.
Tuleo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Santos misses with the combination.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santos throws a series of strikes that have Tuleo backpedaling.
Tuleo pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but Tuleo shows good takedown defense.
Tuleo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Santos as he avoids it easily.
Santos throws a series of punches but Tuleo avoids them all with ease.
Tuleo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Santos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tuleo.
Santos tries to bum rush Tuleo with a series of wild strikes but Tuleo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tuleo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Santos sprawls well. Santos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tuleo gets slowly back to his feet.

Tuleo clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuleo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Santos gets the underhooks and prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dante Santos will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tuleo slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
Santos swinging wildly here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Santos stuffs the takedown.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Tuleo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Tuleo. No joy for Santos on that attempt.
Tuleo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Santos counters with a two punch combo.
Santos wants to clinch but Tuleo slips to the side
and Tuleo counters with a head kick.
Dante Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Tuleo wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tuleo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Santos.
Tuleo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tuleo lands a high kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos works over Tuleo's head and body with a nice combination.
Tuleo fails with a takedown attempt.
Dante Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karao Tuleo.
Tuleo misses with a few strikes there.
Santos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tuleo defends it nicely.

Tuleo moves into the clinch.
Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Santos tries to break the clinch but Tuleo is controlling the position.
Tuleo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tuleo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Santos gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuleo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tuleo is out of range and Santos settles back down.

Tuleo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tuleo showed some decent athleticism there.
Santos controlling the position for now.
Tuleo slips a nice elbow through Santos's hands, connecting with Santos's forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to roll over but Tuleo keeps him under control.
Santos trying to control from the bottom.

Tuleo postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Santos to stand up.
Tuleo throws a head kick that half lands.
Tuleo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Santos's waist but Santos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tuleo off to one side.
Santos throws a leg kick but Tuleo moved away.
Tuleo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tuleo wants it to stay on the feet.
Tuleo throws a nice head kick!
Santos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos stuffs the takedown.
Santos looks to land a combination. Tuleo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tuleo misses with a takedown attempt - Santos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tuleo tries to clinch

and Santos counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tuleo wants to stand up but Santos is controlling him.

Tuleo is looking for a triangle but Santos pushes his legs off easily.
Tuleo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Tuleo is working an open guard so Santos takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Santos tries to clinch up.
Tuleo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Santos as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dante Santos will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Santos punishes Tuleo's body with a nice straight punch.
Santos shoots in but no luck this time.
Santos thows a leg kick but Tuleo checks it
and Tuleo counters with a straight right hand.
Tuleo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Santos swivels and escapes.
Santos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tuleo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Santos somewhat.
Santos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A solid body kick from Santos.
Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tuleo but Tuleo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tuleo shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. Tuleo tries to sprawl out of it but Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tuleo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dante Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tuleo shoots in for a double leg but Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos scores with a hook.
Santos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tuleo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Santos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Tuleo.
Santos can't do much from the bottom here.
Santos manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuleo is looking to stall here but Santos recovers full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tuleo trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Santos is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tuleo is aware though and is defending well.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Tuleo from controlling successfully.
Karao Tuleo has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos being controlled here, momentarily.
Santos wants to stand and escape but Tuleo is having none of it.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Karao Tuleo.
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Tuleo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tuleo.

Tuleo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tuleo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tuleo wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Santos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tuleo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tuleo wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tuleo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santos is keeping the position for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karao Tuleo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Santos 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nate Maters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MarkTwo Arona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that MarkTwo Arona was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Maters
vs
Arona

190 cm
26
202 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
28
195 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple 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 Amsterdam, Nate Maters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, MarkTwo Arona!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maters takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Arona scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Arona fails to land with a series of punches.
Arona throws a right hand that Maters ducks under and follows up with a left that Maters also avoids with ease.
Arona lands with a nice combination. Maters backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arona jabs Maters to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Arona lands a nice shot to the body.
Arona is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Maters is rocked!
Maters shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Arona as he avoids it easily.
Maters is breathing heavily.
Arona bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Maters's head.
Oh Maters is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Maters looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Arona is fending him off so far but Maters persists. Nope, Arona circles away and we're back to standing.
Maters seems to have got his legs back now.
Arona catches Maters with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Maters forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). MarkTwo Arona!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Hrenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jer De Pokker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hrenov
vs
De Pokker

167 cm
26
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

160 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Hrenov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jer De Pokker!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pokker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hrenov.

Oooh a lovely combination from Hrenov sends Pokker down but not out. Hrenov dives into side control looking to finish.

It looks like Jer De Pokker has been cut.

Hrenov is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Pokker looks calm but he's in trouble here. Hrenov gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Pokker is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Hrenov lets go of the hold and Pokker can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ivan Hrenov!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Straight Flush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demien Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demien Maia told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Flush
vs
Maia

190 cm
29
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
178 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
Counter striker
Insanely flexible

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Straight Flush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Demien Maia!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flush wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maia tries for a takedown but Flush circles away easily

and Flush counters with a single leg into guard. Maia didn't expect that.
Flush chips away with some ground and pound.
Flush lands a couple of digs.
Flush lands a couple of elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flush cracks Maia with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flush trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Flush lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Flush accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Flush throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Flush lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Maia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Flush can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Flush has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Flush trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flush scoring with some ground and pound.
Flush throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Flush is working Maia over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Flush throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Flush throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Flush stands up over Maia, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Flush throws and elbow that misses. Maia uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Flush's guard. Nice move by Maia!
Maia looks gassed!
Maia won't allow Flush to get back to his feet.

Flush has his feet on Maia's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flush just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Flush looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Maia!
Maia is in a horrible position here. Flush smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Flush dominating with strikes here.
Flush looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Flush postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Maia bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Flush and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Straight Flush!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaq Mister T (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mister T has chosen Coolio - Gangster's Paradise as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Junior Dos Santos has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Junior Dos Santos seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Dos Santos
vs
Mister T

194 cm
20
240 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

197 cm
19
245 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Junior Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shaq Mister T!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mister T manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Dos Santos has closed the distance and engaged Mister T in a clinch.
Dos Santos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Shaq Mister T has been cut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dos Santos landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mister T looks gassed!
Mister T has Dos Santos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dos Santos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dos Santos connects with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Dos Santos drops Mister T with a big knee straight up the middle! Mister T is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Mister T is rocked!
Dos Santos and Mister T are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Dos Santos throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Mister T into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Dos Santos knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Junior Dos Santos!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandr Valuyskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Steel
vs
Valuyskiy

170 cm
19
199 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
184 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chuck Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksandr Valuyskiy!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel digs a good body shot into Valuyskiy's ribs.
Steel lands with a good body shot.
Steel misses with a series of wild punches.
Steel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valuyskiy.
Steel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Steel.
Valuyskiy looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steel misses with the combination.
Valuyskiy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Steel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Valuyskiy on the side of the head.

It looks like Aleksandr Valuyskiy has been cut.

Valuyskiy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Steel to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Valuyskiy keeping moving, preventing Steel from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steel throwing strikes but missing.
Steel controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Steel trying to control but Valuyskiy is working from the bottom.

We're going to have a standup here because Chuck Steel wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Steel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Steel tests Valuyskiy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chuck Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steel throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Valuyskiy crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Chuck Steel!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Slate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barnabeh Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slate comes into the arena with Some song he made last night blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Slate
vs
Silva

170 cm
25
196 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

181 cm
22
187 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Slate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Barnabeh Silva!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a right and a left that Slate avoids nicely.
Slate connects with a jab.
Silva with a nice cross.
Slate fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jesus Slate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva staying out of range there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Slate.
Slate jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Slate looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Slate stops Silva from standing up.
Slate is in close to Silva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Slate trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Slate cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slate working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Slate is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Slate 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.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Slate from controlling successfully.
Slate scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Slate throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Slate trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slate throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slate pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slate thows a big elbow that misses.
Slate throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Slate controls the pace.
Slate content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slate loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Slate is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slate with a nice head shot there.
Slate is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slate throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Slate controlling from the top position.
Slate scoring with punches to the head and body.
Slate keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silva's head.
Slate lands a couple of elbows.
Slate throwing strikes but missing.
Slate throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Silva is trying to control the position but Slate postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slate loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Slate postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Slate trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Slate loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Slate working some strikes from top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slate throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Slate slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slate working away.
Slate in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Slate dominated that round.
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.

Slate throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Slate thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Slate.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Slate is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Silva's half guard.
Silva wants to control but Slate passes into side.
Slate scores with punches from side control.
Slate working the ground and pound from side control.
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!
The ground and pound from Slate seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Silva avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Slate.
Slate lands a nice forearm strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva taking a bit of punishment here - Slate scoring with strikes.
Slate trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Slate lands a few punches from side control.
Check out the look on Slate's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Silva is not content to let Slate control the position.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Slate drags him back down.
Slate is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slate cracks Silva with a big elbow.
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!
Silva bucks up and tries to throw Slate off but instead Slate has got his back!
Slate is looking to finish with some ground and pound!

Silva is rocked!
Slate is hanging on to Silva's back as he tries to escape.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Slate. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Slate lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Slate lands with a hammerfist to the side of Silva's head.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Slate finish him?
Slate looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Slate lands shots from the back.
Slate lands a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slate connects with a couple of big shots that have Silva covering up! Oh, this looks bad for Silva! Slate fires away with several more unanswered shots and the referee has no choice but to step in! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesus Slate!