PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joey Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Bautista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Andrews
vs
Bautista

175 cm
22
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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, Joey Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Bautista!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Andrews avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bautista keeping moving, preventing Andrews from controlling successfully.
Bautista is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bautista utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Andrews stands up over Bautista, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Andrews looking to sit in guard and control but Bautista gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bautista wants to control from the top but Andrews keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bautista trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bautista wants to control from the top but Andrews keeps moving.

Andrews pushes Bautista off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Andrews scores with a takedown into Bautista's guard.
Andrews trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bautista is on top in guard.
Andrews on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Andrews tries to get out of the position.
Bautista wants to control from the top but Andrews keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bautista stops Andrews from standing up.

Bautista drops back looking for a leg! Andrews is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Andrews manages to kick Bautista off! Bautista jumps back into Andrews's guard.
Andrews is breathing heavily.
Bautista is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

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.
Bautista trying to control the position from guard on top but Andrews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bautista throwing strikes from guard but Andrews blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Andrews is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bautista is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Andrews 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.

Bautista throws a head kick that misses.

Andrews shoots in and bounces Bautista off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Bautista is controlling Andrews's posture.
Bautista trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Bautista looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bautista is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista advances to half guard.
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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Andrews blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bautista.
Andrews avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bautista.

Bautista is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Andrews has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bautista wants to take a breather but Andrews is having none of it.

That's two 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.

Bautista is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Andrews has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bautista trying to control the action but Andrews is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Danga de danga de dang - Andrews scores with a four punch combination!
Bautista throws a body punch but Andrews moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Andrews scores with a four punch combination!
Bautista doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Andrews counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrews tries to stand and escape but Bautista is controlling the position.
Andrews throws a strike but Bautista avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Andrews throws and elbow that misses. Bautista uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Andrews's guard. Nice move by Bautista!
Andrews utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Andrews wants to get back to his feet but Bautista is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bautista showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Andrews dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Andrews feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bautista has control of Andrews's left arm, preventing Andrews from doing any damage.
Bautista looking to hit a scissor sweep but Andrews is one step ahead there.
Bautista has momentary wrist control but Andrews slips an elbow through the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews lands a couple of elbows.
Andrews throwing strikes from guard but Bautista blocks nicely.
Bautista preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Andrews throws a strike but Bautista rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Andrews keeping full guard, as Bautista tries to pass.
Joey Andrews overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bautista looking to sit in guard and control but Andrews gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two 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.
Bautista bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Andrews's guard.
Bautista trying to control the position from guard on top but Andrews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bautista content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bautista postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bautista trying to control the position from guard on top but Andrews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Bautista decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Andrews lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bautista shoots and misses

and Andrews counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Andrews in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Andrews pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bautista is keeping the position for now.
Andrews landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Andrews accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bautista is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bautista working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Andrews.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Andrews showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Andrews has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 for Joey Andrews!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Joey Andrews!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Joey Andrews!

Joey Andrews wins by unanimous decision!