PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between King Slender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sylvester Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredriksson has chosen Rambo theme as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Slender
vs
Fredriksson

190 cm
20
176 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

183 cm
21
179 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, King Slender!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sylvester Fredriksson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fredriksson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fredriksson landing knees to the body.
Fredriksson lands an elbow just above Slender 's eye.
Slender has had enough of the clinch but Fredriksson keeps him there for the moment.
Fredriksson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like King Slender has been cut.
Slender tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fredriksson avoids it.
Fredriksson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Slender is defending well for now.
Fredriksson slowing the pace effectively.
A frustrated look appears on Slender's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fredriksson missing with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson tries a knee to the head but Slender blocks it.
Fredriksson looking to throw knees to the head but Slender is blocking nicely.
Fredriksson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fredriksson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slenders head.
Fredriksson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Slender is defending well for now.
Fredriksson lands a nice knee to the body.

Slender breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fredriksson is looking to clinch but Slender is avoiding it.
Slender misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Fredriksson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Slender working hard to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Slender - that landed with a thud.
Fredriksson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fredriksson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fredriksson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fredriksson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Slender blocks it with crossed arms.
Fredriksson misses with an elbow strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Slender is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fredriksson is defending well for now.
Fredriksson lands a left hand.
Slender lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fredriksson backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fredriksson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch on the inside from Fredriksson fails to land.
Fredriksson prevents a body shot from Slender.
Slender avoiding damage as Fredriksson throws knees to the body.
Slender tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fredriksson's elbow.
A short left from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Slender lands a body punch.
Fredriksson lands an elbow just above Slender 's eye.
Fredriksson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Slender has had enough of the clinch but Fredriksson keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slender is looking to break free of the clinch but Fredriksson has double underhooks.
Slender wants to break free but Fredriksson has control.
Slender dodges an elbow strike from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

King Slender's cut is getting worse.
Fredriksson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Slender is keeping busy.
Slender blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fredriksson just leaning against Slender, taking a breather.
Fredriksson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fredriksson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slender lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fredriksson effectively controlling the action here.
Slender blocks an elbow strike from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson controlling the action here for a moment.
Fredriksson throws a punch but it's blocked by Slender.
Fredriksson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sylvester Fredriksson.
Slender throws and low kick but Fredriksson moves out of range easily.
Fredriksson tries to clinch there but Slender circles away.
Slender circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fredriksson lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slender punishes Fredriksson's body with a nice straight punch.
No joy there for Slender, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fredriksson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fredriksson tries to clinch there but Slender circles away.
Fredriksson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Slender fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A good leg kick by Slender.
Nice uppercut lands for Slender. That snapped Fredriksson's head back.
Slender takes a swing at Fredriksson's ribcage but misses.

Fredriksson instigates a clinch.
Slender wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fredriksson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Slender blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fredriksson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fredriksson holding his opponent close, against the cage.

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

Fredriksson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fredriksson stalling against the cage.

Slender's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fredriksson tries to close the distance and clinch but Slender swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Slender.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fredriksson!
Slender attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Slender throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Slender misses.

Fredriksson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Slender looking to stall.
Slender has had enough of the clinch but Fredriksson keeps him there for the moment.
Fredriksson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Slender is defending well for now.
Fredriksson scores with a shot to the side of Slender's head.
Slender stalling.
Slender takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fredriksson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Slender's defenses.
Fredriksson has Slender pressed against the cage, preventing Slender from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fredriksson prevents Slender from breaking the clinch.
Fredriksson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slender on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fredriksson effectively controlling the action here.

Slender breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Slender goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fredriksson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sylvester Fredriksson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on King Slender's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Slender clinches with his opponent.
Fredriksson avoiding damage.
Nice elbow from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fredriksson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Slender managing to block the knees to the body from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Slender is defending well for now.
Fredriksson stalling the fight.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fredriksson looking to stall.
Fredriksson lands with a left to the head.
Slender tries to work over Fredriksson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Slender blocks an elbow strike.
A right hand to the body from Slender.
A bit of stalling here from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson lands a left hand.
Fredriksson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fredriksson lands an elbow that stopped Slender in his tracks for a moment.
Fredriksson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Slender's defenses.

King Slender's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fredriksson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Slender tries to stall but Fredriksson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Fredriksson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slender is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fredriksson is defending well for now.
Fredriksson keeps control of Slender as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fredriksson tries a knee to the head but Slender blocks it.
Slender wants to break free but Fredriksson has control.
Slender is trying to stall.
Fredriksson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Slender has had enough of the clinch but Fredriksson keeps him there for the moment.
Fredriksson wants to stall.
Fredriksson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slender.
Slender wants to get back to striking at distance but Fredriksson won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fredriksson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slender lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fredriksson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fredriksson lands a nice elbow.
Fredriksson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Slender struggles to land a body shot inside as Fredriksson controls his hands.
Fredriksson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Slender avoids it.
Slender tries to circle away but Fredriksson has him pinned against the cage.
Fredriksson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson lands an elbow that stopped Slender in his tracks for a moment.

Jeez, King Slender's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Slender tries to circle away but Fredriksson has him pinned against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Slender on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fredriksson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at King Slender's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sylvester Fredriksson!