PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kelly Mcfillin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruud Van Sperr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly Mcfillin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ruud Van Sperr's chin.

Mcfillin
vs
Van Sperr

164 cm
18
146 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

165 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kelly Mcfillin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ruud Van Sperr!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcfillin looks to land a right hand but Van Sperr moved out of range.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Van Sperr.
Mcfillin managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Van Sperr.
Mcfillin can't do much from the bottom here.
Mcfillin is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Van Sperr wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mcfillin, who protects the arm well.
Van Sperr trying to control the position but Mcfillin is working away.
Mcfillin managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Van Sperr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Sperr postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Van Sperr is looking to take a break and control but Mcfillin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Van Sperr fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Sperr is looking to clinch.
Van Sperr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Sperr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mcfillin.
Mcfillin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Sperr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mcfillin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ruud Van Sperr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Sperr wants to clinch.

Van Sperr moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Van Sperr is trying to drag Mcfillin to the mat but Mcfillin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Van Sperr wants to break free but Mcfillin has control.
Van Sperr working hard to break the clinch.
Van Sperr is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Van Sperr receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Van Sperr wants to break the clinch but can't.

Van Sperr breaks from the clinch.
Mcfillin moves out of range of the strikes.

Van Sperr looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Van Sperr 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Sperr trying to control the action but Mcfillin is working from the bottom.
Van Sperr throwing shots but Mcfillin is blocking nicely.
Mcfillin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

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.

Mcfillin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Van Sperr tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mcfillin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Van Sperr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Van Sperr just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Sperr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ruud Van Sperr dominated that round.
That's time! Mcfillin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mcfillin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Sperr to score with a decent uppercut.
Van Sperr misses with a body shot.
Mcfillin slaps away a takedown attempt from Van Sperr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mcfillin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Sperr swinging wilding here.
Van Sperr throws a body punch but Mcfillin moves out of range.
Van Sperr throws a series of punches but Mcfillin avoids them all with ease.
Mcfillin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Sperr.
Mcfillin looks to land a right hand but Van Sperr moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Sperr lands a glancing blow to the side of Mcfillin's head.
Van Sperr throws a series of punches but Mcfillin avoids them all with ease.
Van Sperr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mcfillin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Sperr with a lazy takedown attempt

and Mcfillin counters with a takedown into side control.
Van Sperr is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Mcfillin asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Sperr is breathing heavily.
Mcfillin in side control, throwing shots but Van Sperr defends.
Mcfillin in the domination position with Van Sperr hanging on.

Mcfillin decides to stand back up. Mcfillin steps back and let's Van Sperr get back to his feet.
Van Sperr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Sperr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mcfillin's head backwards.
Mcfillin blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Sperr has his takedown stuffed
and Mcfillin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Van Sperr is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kelly Mcfillin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruud Van Sperr.
Mcfillin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Sperr.
Van Sperr scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Sperr misses with a straight left.
Van Sperr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Sperr takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Van Sperr tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mcfillin counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mcfillin cracks Van Sperr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Van Sperr lands with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Van Sperr misses
and Mcfillin counters with a head kick. That will keep Van Sperr thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Van Sperr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mcfillin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Sperr closes the distance and clinches up with Mcfillin, looking for a takedown. Van Sperr pushes Mcfillin against the cage but Mcfillin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Van Sperr wants to clinch.
Van Sperr is looking to clinch but Mcfillin is avoiding it.
Mcfillin misses with a takedown attempt - Van Sperr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Mcfillin has managed to clinch.
Van Sperr has a couple of punches blocked by Mcfillin.
Mcfillin prevents Van Sperr from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Sperr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van Sperr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mcfillin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Sperr's efforts to push away.
Van Sperr tries to break the clinch but Mcfillin is controlling the position.
Van Sperr tries to stall but Mcfillin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mcfillin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Van Sperr just leaning against Mcfillin, taking a breather.
Mcfillin keeps control of Van Sperr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Van Sperr is trying to break the clinch but Mcfillin has him pressed against the cage.
Mcfillin has Van Sperr pressed against the cage, preventing Van Sperr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Sperr is trying to drag Mcfillin to the mat but Mcfillin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Van Sperr is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kelly Mcfillin dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Van Sperr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mcfillin manages to avoid it.
Mcfillin swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Sperr.
Van Sperr looks to land a combination but Mcfillin avoids it well.
Van Sperr lands with an uppercut that bounces Mcfillin off the cage and back into rage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Sperr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Sperr lands a slapping body shot.
Van Sperr tries to clinch but Mcfillin moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Sperr lands a nice shot to the body.
Van Sperr tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mcfillin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mcfillin swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Sperr.
Mcfillin swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Sperr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcfillin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Van Sperr fails with a takedown attempt.
Mcfillin misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mcfillin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Sperr fails with the takedown.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mcfillin.
Van Sperr is looking to clinch but Mcfillin is avoiding it.
Van Sperr tries to close the distance and clinch but Mcfillin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Mcfillin.
Van Sperr throws a hook but Mcfillin blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Sperr throws a hook to the side of Mcfillin's head but Mcfillin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mcfillin looks to land a right hand but Van Sperr moved out of range.
Kelly Mcfillin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mcfillin misses with the combination.
Van Sperr slaps away a takedown attempt from Mcfillin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A big right from Van Sperr misses.
Van Sperr lands a slapping body shot.
Van Sperr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Van Sperr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Sperr is looking to clinch.
Van Sperr swats away the attempt to clinch by Mcfillin.
Mcfillin scores with a spinning back kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Sperr tries to clinch up.
Van Sperr misses with a wild combination.
Van Sperr tries to clinch but Mcfillin moves out of range.
Mcfillin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Sperr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Sperr doesn't manage to clinch there - Mcfillin circles away.

Van Sperr looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Van Sperr passes to side control.
Mcfillin can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Sperr is chipping away with strikes.
Van Sperr is putting a hurting on Mcfillin here, landing some big shots from side control.
Van Sperr cracks Mcfillin with a big right hand but Mcfillin just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Van Sperr is putting a hurting on Mcfillin here, landing some big shots from side control.
Van Sperr in side control lands a decent elbow.
Van Sperr looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mcfillin is avoiding damage well.
Van Sperr scoring with punches from side control.
Van Sperr creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ruud Van Sperr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Van Sperr 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruud Van Sperr!