PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between professor giggles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and sakuragi bieber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). bieber has chosen booyaka 619 as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

giggles
vs
bieber

180 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
150 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, professor giggles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, sakuragi bieber!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

bieber drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
bieber working the ground and pound from side control.
bieber scores with a couple of short elbows.
bieber scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at giggles to see if he's OK.
bieber cracks giggles with an elbow. That is naaassty.
bieber working the ground and pound from side control.
bieber working the body and head with strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by bieber.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
bieber misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
giggles might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
giggles is looking to reverse the position.
bieber lands an elbow.
giggles is trying to improve his position.
bieber misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The strikes coming from bieber are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
giggles taking punishment in the form of punches.
bieber misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
giggles struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
bieber landing a few strikes.
bieber misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
giggles lands an elbow from the bottom.
bieber works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
bieber tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
bieber looks gassed!
bieber fails to land a wild elbow strike.
giggles is trying to improve his position.
bieber working the body and head with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
bieber creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
bieber has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
bieber postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
giggles is trying to improve his position.
bieber lands a nice forearm strike.
bieber throwing shots but missing, from side control.
giggles is trying to improve his position.
giggles is trying to buck bieber off.
giggles managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by bieber.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
giggles is looking to regain half guard here but bieber keeps moving and retains side control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
bieber takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

giggles looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
bieber is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
giggles trying to pass the guard but bieber defending well.
bieber flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. giggles lands a nice short elbow.
bieber misses with some strikes from the bottom.

giggles postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for bieber to stand up.
bieber dives in and grabs giggles's left leg, looking for a takedown. giggles pushes down on bieber's head and hops out.
giggles thumps bieber with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
bieber tries to clinch up but giggles circles away and keeps his distance.
giggles tries to close the distance and clinch up but bieber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
giggles throws a leg kick which misses bieber's front leg but catches the back leg as bieber tries to avoid it.

bieber drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
giggles wants to stand but bieber is controlling the position.
bieber throws and elbow that misses. giggles uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in bieber's guard. Nice move by giggles!
giggles scoring with some ground and pound.
bieber bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in giggles's guard.
bieber with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
bieber postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
bieber connects with a couple of short punches.
bieber postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

sakuragi bieber dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

bieber shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. bieber showed some decent athleticism there.
giggles trying to control but bieber postures up.
bieber prevents giggles from improving his position.
bieber not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
giggles has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. bieber is working away from the top position though.
giggles is trying to stand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
bieber missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
bieber scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bieber passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for giggles!
giggles really wants to buck bieber off and get back to his feet.
giggles really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
bieber with shots to the head and body - giggles looks very uncomfortable down there.
bieber dominating with strikes here.
bieber unloads with some shots from mount but giggles bucks and avoids them well.
bieber putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
bieber won't let giggles get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

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.
bieber lands a heavy elbow.
bieber scoring with strikes but giggles is staying in there.
bieber throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
bieber working away from the top, dropping strikes.
bieber punishing his opponent with strikes.
bieber dominating with strikes here.
bieber lands with some strikes.
giggles regains half guard.
bieber missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
bieber working giggles over with strikes.
giggles wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
giggles tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
bieber thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing giggles to regain full guard.
bieber postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
bieber throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as giggles works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
giggles manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. bieber manages to get himself to full guard.
bieber striking from his own guard.
bieber throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
giggles won't allow bieber to get back to his feet.
bieber wants to sweep here but giggles controlling him for the moment.
bieber is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
bieber is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

bieber scrambles and gets back to his feet.
bieber throws a right hand that giggles ducks under and follows up with a left that giggles also avoids with ease.
bieber fails with the takedown.
bieber blocks a head kick by giggles.
bieber takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
bieber shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts giggles as he jumps to the side.
bieber tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but giggles swivels and escapes.
professor giggles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of sakuragi bieber.
bieber has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
sakuragi bieber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
giggles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

giggles fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with bieber, pushing him back against the cage.
giggles tries to break free but bieber pushes him back against the cage.
giggles throws a knee to the head but misses.
giggles gets underhooks to prevent bieber's takedown attempt.
bieber wants a takedown.
bieber is trying to drag giggles to the mat but giggles just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

sakuragi bieber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

bieber shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and giggles counters with an inside leg kick.
bieber tries to score a power double leg takedown but giggles sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten bieber somewhat.
bieber on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
giggles shoots in but no luck this time.
bieber tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
giggles connects with a high kick.
giggles looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
bieber shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as giggles sprawls well. giggles wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. bieber gets slowly back to his feet.
professor giggles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of sakuragi bieber.
Nice takedown defense from giggles. No joy for bieber on that attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by giggles.
giggles wants to clinch.
bieber shoots and misses
and giggles counters with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bieber shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has giggles pinned against the cage. giggles gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
bieber leaves giggles with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from giggles as bieber shoots in.
giggles looks to land a combination. bieber sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
bieber shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has giggles pinned against the cage. giggles gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
giggles throws a wild body kick that bieber sees coming a mile off.
bieber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
professor giggles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

giggles closes the distance and clinches.
giggles wants to get back to striking at distance but bieber won't allow it.
giggles is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
bieber goes for a takedown in the clinch but giggles prevents it.
giggles tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. bieber just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
bieber tries to score a body lock takedown but giggles shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
giggles wants a takedown.

bieber is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. giggles can't fight it off and eventually bieber manages to take the fight to the floor. giggles looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
giggles avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
bieber with a flurry of punches that miss.
giggles keeping full guard, as bieber tries to pass.
bieber postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
bieber is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
sakuragi bieber has got the better of the ground game so far.
giggles working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from bieber.
bieber content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bieber with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

bieber decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
bieber looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks giggles with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
bieber thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed giggles's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. bieber connects with a nice short shot to giggles's temple.
bieber lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
bieber thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing giggles to regain full guard.
bieber throws a big right hand that misses.
bieber trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
giggles is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst bieber is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as bieber accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
bieber swats away the attempt to clinch by giggles.
giggles displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from bieber.
giggles tries to clinch up.
giggles misses with the combination.
bieber shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A slapping body kick lands there for giggles.
bieber misses with a jab, cross combination.
giggles fails in his attempt to clinch.
professor giggles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
bieber tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but giggles swivels and escapes.
Nice takedown defense from bieber. No joy for giggles on that attempt.
giggles stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and giggles wants it to stay on the feet.
giggles loads up on a big right hand but bieber slips the punch.
giggles tries to close the distance and clinch but bieber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
sakuragi bieber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

bieber gets the takedown into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
sakuragi bieber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got bieber winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... sakuragi bieber!