PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jossip Broz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bep v Klaveren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). v Klaveren comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Raining Blood kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Broz
vs
v Klaveren

220 cm
19
260 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

185 cm
19
219 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Global Nutritional - ACME - (Q157 for $50)

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jossip Broz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bep v Klaveren!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

v Klaveren drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
v Klaveren wants to control from the top but Broz keeps moving.
Broz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Broz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Broz looking to control but v Klaveren is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Broz landing shots from mount.
v Klaveren is looking to improve his position but Broz isn't that keen on the idea.
Broz looking to ground and pound but v Klaveren is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Broz wants to finish this one by submission but v Klaveren is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Broz.
v Klaveren is working to get back to half guard.
v Klaveren tries to hold on but Broz postures up.
Broz controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
v Klaveren tries to hold on but Broz pushes him away.
v Klaveren really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Broz thowing shots but they're missing.
Broz controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
v Klaveren is squirming around, avoiding Broz's attempts to control the action.
Broz misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Broz controlling from the full mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Broz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

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.
Broz controlling the pace for now.
Broz looking to control but v Klaveren is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Broz fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jossip Broz dominated that round.
That's time! Broz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Broz is trying hard to land a takedown here. v Klaveren sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Broz stuns v Klaveren with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

v Klaveren tries to keep at a distance but Broz has taken the fight into the clinch.
v Klaveren has Broz pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Broz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Broz tries to score a body lock takedown but v Klaveren shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Broz is pressed up against the cage. v Klaveren has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Broz down to the mat. Broz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Broz clinches with his opponent.

v Klaveren pulls guard.
v Klaveren wants to stand and escape but Broz is having none of it.
Broz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. v Klaveren swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Broz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Broz wants to control from the top but v Klaveren keeps moving.
Broz is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because v Klaveren is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Broz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. v Klaveren swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Broz wants to stand but v Klaveren is controlling his posture from full guard.
v Klaveren keeping moving, preventing Broz from controlling successfully.

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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice takedown defense from v Klaveren. No joy for Broz on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jossip Broz. That's going to take a lot out of him.

v Klaveren clinches up against the cage.
v Klaveren lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Broz backwards.
Broz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite v Klaveren's efforts to push away.
v Klaveren content to slow the pace in the clinch.
v Klaveren fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Broz wants a takedown but no success here.

v Klaveren manages to break the clinch.
Bep v Klaveren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

v Klaveren drives through and clinches with Broz against the cage.
Broz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. v Klaveren just stands there and leans against the cage.

v Klaveren manages to pull guard.
Broz wants to control from the top but v Klaveren keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
v Klaveren looking to hit a scissor sweep but Broz is one step ahead there.
Broz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. v Klaveren swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Broz trying to control the position from guard on top but v Klaveren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Broz controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

v Klaveren has his feet on Broz's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
v Klaveren fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Broz closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. v Klaveren did well to prevent Broz getting side control.

Broz gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
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 Jossip Broz will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Broz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
v Klaveren tries for a takedown but Broz circles away easily

and Broz counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in v Klaveren's guard now.
v Klaveren keeping moving, preventing Broz from controlling successfully.
Broz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Broz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
v Klaveren looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Broz trying to control but v Klaveren is working from the bottom.
v Klaveren has a closed guard, preventing Broz from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
v Klaveren is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Broz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
v Klaveren is looking for a sweep. Broz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

v Klaveren makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
v Klaveren takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Broz shoots in and bounces v Klaveren off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Broz gets to his feet. v Klaveren looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
v Klaveren tries for a takedown but Broz circles away easily

and Broz counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in v Klaveren's guard now.
Broz postures up in v Klaveren's guard and throws a big left but v Klaveren blocks it.
Broz trying to control but v Klaveren is working from the bottom.
v Klaveren is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
v Klaveren is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bep v Klaveren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Broz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Broz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as v Klaveren works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jossip Broz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Broz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jossip Broz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Broz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jossip Broz!