APFC 13: Golden Glory PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakob Chandler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chandler is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I'm Not Afraid. Rashad Evans could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jakob Chandler's chin.

Evans
vs
Chandler

175 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rashad Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jakob Chandler!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Chandler as Evans shoots in.
Evans tries to close the distance and clinch but Chandler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Evans defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chandler.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Evans.
Chandler tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chandler manages to get back to half guard.
Chandler tries to kick Evans off but Evans keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Chandler is concentrating on defense, preventing Evans from advancing position.
Chandler regains full guard. Nicely done.
Chandler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chandler not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Evans postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Evans working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Evans throwing strikes but missing.
Evans makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Evans is looking to work some ground and pound but Chandler has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans throwing strikes from guard but Chandler blocks nicely.
Evans is in close to Chandler's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chandler is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Evans is controlling him.
Chandler manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Evans manages to get himself to full guard.
Chandler prevents Evans from getting back to his feet.

Evans is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chandler defends well.
Evans on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Evans tries to get out of the position.
Chandler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Evans wants to get back to his feet but Chandler is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Evans wants to control but Chandler passes easily into half guard.
Chandler seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Evans does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Chandler working Evans over with strikes.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chandler wants to clinch up but Evans keeps it at a distance.

Evans gets a takedown into half guard.
Evans not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Evans takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans slips a nice elbow through Chandler's hands, connecting with Chandler's forehead.
Chandler has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Evans is working away from the top position though.
Chandler avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Evans.
Evans lands strikes from half guard.
Evans not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chandler moves into full guard.
Chandler looks gassed!
Evans landing with the ground and pound.
Evans cracks Chandler with a solid left hand.
Chandler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Evans.
Evans knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chandler on the ground.
Evans scoring with punches to the head and body.
Evans landing some decent shots from guard.
Evans stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chandler swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Evans chips away with some ground and pound.
Evans throws and elbow that misses. Chandler uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Evans's guard. Nice move by Chandler!
Chandler won't allow Evans to get back to his feet.
Chandler looking to pass the guard.
Evans working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rashad Evans dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Chandler walks into a stiff left hand from Evans.

Evans darts in and clinches Chandler up against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Evans creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Evans fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Evans changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chandler fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Evans shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Chandler has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Evans doesn't defend quickly enough and Chandler has managed to lock this one up! Can Evans escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Chandler on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jakob Chandler!

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 Hector Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Lombard
vs
Cole

176 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

178 cm
24
187 lbs
3 - 10 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Blunt Force Trauma Clothing

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hector Lombard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Travis Cole!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cole scores with a takedown into Lombard's guard.
Cole tries to stand but Lombard is controlling from the bottom.
Lombard keeping moving, preventing Cole from controlling successfully.
Cole wants to stand but Lombard is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lombard pulls Cole in to control the position.
Cole working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole throwing strikes from guard but Lombard blocks nicely.
Cole throws a strike but Lombard rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lombard passes Cole's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cole is looking to improve his position.
Cole is trying to stand back up but Lombard is controlling him
Cole is staying active underneath Lombard, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cole is pressing down on Lombard's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lombard controlling from the top position.

Lombard drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cole manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lombard has Cole in his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cole manages to get himself to full guard.
Lombard trying to control the position from guard on top but Cole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cole is looking to stand up but Lombard isn't so interested in that idea.
Cole looks gassed!
Lombard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cole is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lombard trying to control but Cole is working from the bottom.
Lombard is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cole is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hector Lombard.

Cole gets caught flat footed, as Lombard shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lombard sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lombard stops Cole from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole keeping moving, preventing Lombard from controlling successfully.
Lombard controlling from the top position.
Lombard seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Cole for as long as he can get away with.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hector Lombard.

Lombard drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Lombard thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cole wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Lombard manages to pass to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Lombard dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lombard feints and as Cole raises his hands in defense, Lombard changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Cole had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lombard defends it easily.
Lombard controlling from the top position.
Cole wants to sweep here but Lombard controlling him for the moment.
Lombard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cole swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lombard sitting in guard here, content to control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lombard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cole keeping moving, preventing Lombard from controlling successfully.
Lombard looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hector Lombard.

Lombard closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cole is pushing Lombard's head away, looking to escape. Lombard manages to hold on to the position though.

Lombard tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lombard taking a breather here.
Lombard tries to advance to mount but Cole denies him.
Lombard could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cole is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Lombard controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lombard has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Lombard looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Cole is squirming around, avoiding Lombard's attempts to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Lombard jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Cole manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Lombard dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Cole with a poor takedown

and Lombard counters with a takedown into side control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hector Lombard.

Lombard drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Lombard is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cole knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cole looking for a sweep but Lombard has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Lombard controlling his opponent.
Cole working to try and regain half guard.
Lombard takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cole tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lombard looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hector Lombard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Lombard goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Cole is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cole has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lombard is proving hard to escape from.
Lombard being controlled here, momentarily.

Cole wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Lombard's closed guard. He's half up but Lombard has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Lombard pivots and extends the arm, Cole falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Lombard! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hector Lombard!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Pandora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pandora's entrance music is Layla. A fine choice. Mike Louis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pandora
vs
Louis

180 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

185 cm
23
175 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arthur Pandora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Louis!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandora tries to score a power double leg takedown but Louis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pandora somewhat.
Pandora misses with a takedown attempt - Louis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Louis wants to clinch.
Pandora slaps away a takedown attempt from Louis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Louis throws a leg kick but Pandora sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pandora pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Louis is looking to score with low kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pandora. That's going to slow Louis down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Louis with that takedown attempt.
Louis throws a leg kick

and Pandora counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pandora wants to free his trapped foot but Louis is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Louis tries to get to full guard but Pandora has control of the leg.
Pandora thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Louis's head.
Pandora not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Louis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Pandora is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Louis doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pandora.
Louis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandora thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pandora missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Louis looks gassed!
Pandora is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pandora missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pandora thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pandora missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Louis is looking to control Pandora's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Louis avoid being mounted?

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pandora closes the distance looking to clinch

and Louis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Louis is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pandora is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Pandora works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pandora has Louis pulled in close to control his posture.
Louis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pandora swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Louis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Pandora manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Louis tries to reverse the position but Pandora maintains control.

Pandora looking to secure an arm triangle but Louis defends it well.
Louis is desperately trying to improve his position but Pandora has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Pandora dominated that 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.

Pandora shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Pandora lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Pandora scoring with strikes but Louis is staying in there.
Pandora lands a big elbow.
The referee warns Louis that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Louis is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pandora punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pandora 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.
Louis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pandora fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Arthur Pandora overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pandora lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Louis hang on?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pandora scoring with strikes but Louis is staying in there.
Pandora lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Louis working to try and regain half guard.
Louis in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Louis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pandora putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pandora looking to finish Louis with some ground and pound. This is bad for Louis!
Louis taking shots to the head.
Pandora cracks Louis with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandora postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Louis looks a forlorn figure.
Louis tries to hold on but Pandora pushes him away.
Pandora is landing with some decent strikes but Louis is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Louis is bucking up trying to escape but Pandora cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pandora postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Louis looks a forlorn figure.
Pandora raining down shots from the mount!
Louis tries to hold on but Pandora postures up.
Louis is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis wants to control but Pandora is having none of it.
Pandora landing strikes from the mount and Louis is in trouble!
A nice elbow there by Pandora.
Louis is trying desperately to improve position.
The referee warns Louis that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Louis takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Pandora working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Louis turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Pandora off and cradles Louis's limp body as Pandora celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Arthur Pandora!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the ring accompanied by Sandstorm. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Silva
vs
West

180 cm
19
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
185 lbs
5 - 4 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thor Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonny West!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva looks to land a combination but West avoids it well.
Silva lands the left hand.
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
West gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
West throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva looks to throw the jab but West is out of range.
Nice body punch from West.
West throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from West.
Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Silva's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Silva duly obliges.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by West.
Silva slips a jab from West.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on West's shoulder, as West tries to avoid the shot.
West looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
West slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
West misses with a body shot.
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Silva tries to bum rush West with a series of wild strikes but West uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
West has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with West's head.
West misses with a wild body shot.
Silva throws a series of punches but West avoids them all with ease.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by West.
Silva lands a two punch combo.
West slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
West digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Thor Silva has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva misses with a combination
and West counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as West throws out the jab.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
West moves away from the strike by Silva.
West ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva throws a right and a left that West avoids nicely.
West tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from West.
Silva is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Silva lands a jab-cross combination.
West jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but West circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva throws a sloppy body shot
and West counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by West.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva is working the combinations to good effect here.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva tries to bum rush West with a series of wild strikes but West uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from West.
West is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
Silva throws a series of punches but West moves out of range.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva lands with a hook. West tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
West avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West avoids the body shot from Silva.
West lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through West's defenses.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
West gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva slips a straight right by West.
Silva lands with a nice combination. West backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
West looks gassed!
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and West counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Silva jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Silva with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thor Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thor Silva's cut.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva lands a two punch combo.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by West.
West throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva scores with a one two! West had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
West walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva throws a right hand that West ducks under and follows up with a left that West also avoids with ease.
West loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
West takes a body punch but keeps moving.
West takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thor Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
West is breathing heavily.
Silva misses with a double jab
and West counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silva lands with a good body shot.
Silva lands with a straight right. West didn't see that one coming.
West walks into a left hand.
Silva throws a series of strikes that have West backpedaling.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva throws a right and a left that West avoids nicely.
Silva tries to bum rush West with a series of wild strikes but West uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but West circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva throws a series of strikes that have West backpedaling.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Silva lands a lovely overhand right.
Silva throws a combination. West tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva lands with a straight right. West didn't see that one coming.
West throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Thor Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by West.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva thuds a left hand into West's body.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that West can do to turn this around?
Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silva lands a jab to the nose.
Silva lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
West has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Silva lands a left and a right that send West crashing to the mat, dazed. Silva thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

West is rocked!
Silva connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends West to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Silva!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Thor Silva!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ruarc Bowell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Bowell
vs
Silva

175 cm
24
155 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

175 cm
24
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ruarc Bowell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Bowell throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Silva was covering up waiting for the punch and Bowell finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Silva looking for a guillotine here but Bowell defends easily.

Bowell thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bowell trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bowell defends well.

Bowell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bowell trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowell looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bowell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bowell wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Bowell passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bowell wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bowell is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ruarc Bowell.
Bowell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bowell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Silva shoots in and bounces Bowell off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.

Bowell throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Bowell is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control from the top but Bowell keeps moving.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva wants to control from the top but Bowell keeps moving.
Bowell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bowell keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bowell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bowell with a lazy takedown attempt

so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruarc Bowell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowell is looking to sweep but instead, Silva has passed into half guard.
Bowell is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bowell is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silva's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silva's back!
Bowell wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.

Bowell has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Silva has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Bowell is controlling the position but Silva somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Well, if Bowell is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Bowell looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Silva gets full guard.

Silva looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Bowell has picked Silva up and slammed him! Silva can't keep hold of the triangle and Bowell manages to pass to side control!

Bowell thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bowell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Bowell has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bowell moves to the back.

Bowell is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Bowell's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Silva rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Bowell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Bowell is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Silva wants to improve his position but Bowell is controlling well.
Bowell seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Bowell has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Silva defend it? Bowell steps over the head and cranks it - Silva is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Bowell!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ruarc Bowell!
Ruarc Bowell is the new lightweight champion!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khalid Abdullah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Jon Jones has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jon Jones seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Jones
vs
Abdullah

183 cm
20
185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
185 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Khalid Abdullah!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdullah misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Abdullah misses with a two punch combination.
Jones blocks a head kick by Abdullah.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jones shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Abdullah's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones landing with the ground and pound.
Jones stops Abdullah from standing up.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones throws and elbow that misses. Abdullah uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jones's guard. Nice move by Abdullah!
Abdullah stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to stand up but Abdullah is controlling him.
Jones controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Abdullah sprawls well. Abdullah wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Abdullah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Jones dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Abdullah lands a body shot.
Abdullah stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Abdullah as Jones shoots in.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdullah lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jones backs up against the ropes.
Abdullah defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abdullah misses with a few strikes there.
Jon Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abdullah defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Abdullah pinned against the cage. Abdullah gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Abdullah misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Abdullah throws a half hearted mid kick.
Abdullah throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Abdullah stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khalid Abdullah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

No joy there for Abdullah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Abdullah tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdullah throws a big shot that misses.
Abdullah misses with a straight right.
Jones takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Abdullah.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones connects with a good right hand that stumbles Abdullah. Abdullah circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Khalid Abdullah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Abdullah sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Abdullah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt - Abdullah sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Abdullah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Abdullah misses with a double jab.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones staying out of range there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Khalid Abdullah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Abdullah has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight for Khalid Abdullah!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Khalid Abdullah!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Khalid Abdullah!

Khalid Abdullah wins by unanimous decision!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
7%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yves Edwards (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.

Overeem
vs
Edwards

185 cm
23
185 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yves Edwards !
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards misses with a low kick.
Edwards looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Overeem displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Yves Edwards has been cut.
Overeem lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Overeem digs a good body shot into Edwards 's ribs.
Overeem connects with a solid leg kick.
Overeem with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Edwards takes a jab right on the kisser.

Overeem drops Edwards with a beautiful combination! Edwards stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Overeem is looking for the KO!

Edwards is rocked!
Overeem finds Edwards 's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Edwards flops back against the ropes, eyes gazing into the distance. Overeem lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Edwards will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alistair Overeem!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pep Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernandez has chosen Heart Vacnacy- the wanted as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Hardy
vs
Hernandez

183 cm
22
175 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

187 cm
24
175 lbs
5 - 6 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pep Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez lands a two punch combo.
Hardy throws a body punch but Hernandez moves out of range.
Hardy lands a two punch combo.
Hernandez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hardy.
Hardy scores with a sloppy right hand. Hernandez should have avoided that one.
Hardy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hernandez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hardy counters with a stiff right hand.
Hernandez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hernandez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardy throws a combination. Hernandez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hernandez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hardy counters with a left and a right that stings Hernandez.
Hardy connects with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Hardy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hernandez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Danga de danga de dang - Hernandez scores with a four punch combination!
Hernandez misses with a combination
and Hernandez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hernandez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hernandez blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hernandez checks it well.
Hernandez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hardy counters with a thumping low kick.
Jab by Hernandez.
Hernandez misses with a combination
and Hardy finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hernandez looks gassed!
Hardy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hardy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hernandez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hardy thinking.
Hernandez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab from Hernandez misses.
Hernandez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hernandez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hardy counters with a solid body kick.
Hardy throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hernandez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheers as Hardy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hernandez doesn't seem phased though.

Hernandez is rocked!
Hardy is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hardy closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Hernandez! Hardy dives in looking to finish! Hernandez is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Hardy!