PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conan Subotai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Powell comes to the cage accompanied by Stepping Razor. Subotai has chosen Viikate - Leikatun Konjakin Salaisuus as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Powell
vs
Subotai

182 cm
25
200 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

182 cm
24
185 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Conan Subotai!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Powell dodges the punch combination from Subotai.
Powell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Subotai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Powell.
A cross from Subotai lands.
Powell takes a swing at Subotai's ribcage but misses.
Subotai avoids the body shot from Powell.
Powell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Subotai counters with a stiff right hand.
Powell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Subotai connects with a right hand. Powell shakes it off.
Subotai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Powell.
Danga de danga de dang - Subotai scores with a four punch combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Subotai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Powell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell just misses with a punch to the body.
Subotai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Subotai takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Subotai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Powell.
Subotai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Powell throws a sloppy body shot
and Subotai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Subotai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Subotai looks gassed!
Subotai moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Powell lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Subotai moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Subotai avoids the body shot from Powell.
Powell closes the distance but Subotai moves to the side
and Subotai counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Subotai throws a jab when Powell was well out of range.
Subotai has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Subotai there as he acknowledges the shot.
Subotai thows a body shot but no joy.
Powell takes a swing at Subotai's ribcage but misses.
Powell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Subotai.
Powell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Powell.
Subotai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Powell lands with an uppercut that bounces Subotai off the cage and back into rage.
Powell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Powell throws a jab but it's blocked by Subotai.
Powell is looking to wear down Subotai with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Powell throws a shot to the body.
Subotai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Joe Powell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell throws a jab but it's blocked by Subotai.
Powell doesn't manage to clinch there - Subotai circles away.
Subotai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Powell lands with a shot to the body.
Powell wants to clinch.
Nice body punch from Powell.
Subotai takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Powell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Subotai doesn't seem bothered though.
Powell punishes Subotai's body with a nice straight punch.
Powell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Subotai at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Powell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Powell moves into range and clinches up with Subotai.
Powell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Powell misses with a knee strike.
Powell working Subotai over with knees to the body.
Powell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Powell.
Powell looking to throw knees to the head but Subotai is blocking nicely.
Powell lands an uppercut.
Powell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Subotai blocks it with crossed arms.
Subotai takes a shot to the head.
Powell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Subotai.
Subotai tries to break the clinch but Powell is controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Powell lands a body shot in the clinch.
Powell lands a hook that snaps the head of Subotai backwards.
Powell lands a nice uppercut.
Powell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Powell stalling against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Powell throws a jab but it's blocked by Subotai.
Subotai keeps the fight on the outside.
Subotai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Powell.
Subotai takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Subotai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Powell counters with a nice body shot.
Subotai walks into a jab.
Powell swings for the body but Subotai moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Subotai.
Powell misses with a body shot
and Subotai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Powell, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell misses with a two punch combination.
Subotai is breathing heavily.
Subotai lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Powell misses with a shot to the body
enabling Subotai to counter with a crisp jab.
Powell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Conan Subotai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Powell looks to land a left hand but Subotai moved out of range nicely.
Subotai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Subotai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Powell.
Subotai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Powell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Powell closes the distance but Subotai moves to the side
and Subotai counters with a stiff right hand.
Powell tests Subotai's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Subotai lands a slapping body shot.
Powell misses with a shot to the body
and Subotai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Powell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Subotai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Subotai ducks under a wild hook from Powell.
Subotai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Powell misses with a double jab
and Subotai counters with a right hand to the body.
Subotai throws a series of punches but Powell moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Powell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Powell works Subotai's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Subotai throws a lazy right hand but Powell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Powell scores with a jab. Subotai acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Powell fakes the leg kick and cracks Subotai in the body.
Powell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Powell darts in trying to clinch
letting Subotai counter with a right hand.
Subotai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A solid body kick from Powell.
Subotai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Powell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Powell scores with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell scores with a hook to the body. Subotai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Powell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Subotai can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Subotai tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Powell just misses with a punch to the body.
Powell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Subotai's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Powell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Powell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Subotai.
Joe Powell is winning the standup battle so far.
Powell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Subotai tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Subotai throws a series of punches but Powell avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Powell cracks the inside of Subotai's front leg.
Powell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Subotai's head backwards.
Powell misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Powell dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Powell just misses with a punch to the body.
Powell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Powell finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Subotai throws a series of punches but Powell avoids them all with ease.
Powell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Subotai's sensitive parts.

Powell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Powell is working Subotai over against the cage.
Powell is pushing Subotai up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Powell scores with a shoulder strike.
Powell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Subotai blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Powell.
Subotai takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell scores with a knee to the head.
Powell's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Powell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Powell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Subotai prevents a body shot from Powell.
Nice body punch from Powell - that landed with a thud.
Subotai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Subotai takes an elbow to the temple.
Powell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Powell lands a good knee to the midsection. Subotai won't want to take too many of those.
Subotai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Powell looking to throw knees to the head but Subotai is blocking nicely.
Subotai tries to break free but Powell pushes him back against the cage.
Subotai takes a shot to the head.
Subotai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

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.
Powell tries to work over Subotai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Powell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Subotai is defending well for now.
Subotai wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Powell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Powell keeps control of Subotai as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Subotai is trying to break the clinch but Powell is controlling him.
Powell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Subotai in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Powell obliges.
Powell looking to throw knees to the head but Subotai is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Powell.
Powell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Subotai.
Powell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Subotai is looking to break free of the clinch but Powell has double underhooks.
Powell misses with some punches.
Subotai wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Subotai is trying to force a seperation but Powell has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Powell.
Powell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Powell slows down the pace here.
A frustrated look appears on Subotai's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short left from Powell.
Conan Subotai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Powell presses Subotai against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Powell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Subotai avoids it.
Powell lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Powell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Subotai can't find room to land a body shot as Powell controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Powell.
Subotai tries to circle away but Powell has him pinned against the cage.
Powell scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Powell.
Powell lands a nice shot to the body.
Joe Powell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Powell misses with some punches.
Subotai wants to break free but Powell has control.
Powell tries to land knees in the clinch but Subotai avoids the damage to the body.
Powell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Subotai.
Powell lands an elbow inside.
Powell misses with a punch on the inside.
Subotai has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Subotai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Powell.
Powell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Powell lands a body punch.
Powell tries a knee to the head but Subotai blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Powell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Powell 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Powell!