PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sizzle Snappe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Bergkamp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snappe's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Power. Bergkamp has chosen The Dennis Bergkamp Song as his entrance music. Dennis Bergkamp struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Dennis Bergkamp will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Snappe
vs
Bergkamp

175 cm
27
177 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

180 cm
24
185 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sizzle Snappe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dennis Bergkamp!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bergkamp will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bergkamp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Snappe manages to avoid it.
A jab from Bergkamp misses.
Bergkamp motions for Snappe to come forward. Bergkamp throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bergkamp throws a jab but it's blocked by Snappe.
Bergkamp swinging wildly here.
Bergkamp tries to work over Snappe's front leg with a kick but Snappe checks it.
Bergkamp is looking to chop away at Snappe's legs.
Bergkamp throws a series of punches but Snappe avoids them all with ease.
Bergkamp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bergkamp misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snappe fails with the takedown.
Snappe fails with a takedown attempt.
Bergkamp lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergkamp throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Snappe dodges the punch combination from Bergkamp.
Bergkamp walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Snappe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bergkamp swings for the body but Snappe moves out of range.
Bergkamp throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Snappe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bergkamp.
Bergkamp is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice takedown defense from Bergkamp. No joy for Snappe on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sizzle Snappe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bergkamp thows a body shot but no joy.
Bergkamp throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Snappe.

Snappe closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Snappe lands in his opponent's guard.
Snappe prevents Bergkamp from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snappe controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Snappe trying to control but Bergkamp is working from the bottom.
Snappe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bergkamp pushes Snappe off and scrambles back to his feet.
Bergkamp cracks Snappe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A punch combination from Bergkamp misses.
Snappe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
No joy there for Bergkamp, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Snappe tries to clinch but Bergkamp moves out of range.
Snappe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bergkamp keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dennis Bergkamp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Bergkamp misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergkamp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Snappe moves away.
Snappe shoots for a double leg takedown but Bergkamp sprawls well. He's pushed Snappe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Snappe slips under a jab from Bergkamp.
Bergkamp throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A jab lands there for Bergkamp.
Bergkamp scores with the left hand. Snappe knows he should have avoided that one.
Bergkamp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bergkamp loads up on a big right hand but Snappe slips the punch.
Snappe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bergkamp pinned against the cage. Bergkamp gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sloppy strikes from Bergkamp. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Bergkamp gets tackled into the cage by Snappe. Snappe maintains the clinch.

Snappe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Snappe closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sizzle Snappe will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bergkamp attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bergkamp throws a right hand that Snappe ducks under and follows up with a left that Snappe also avoids with ease.
Bergkamp moves into range and connects with a jab.
Snappe blocks a jab.
Snappe wants to clinch.

Snappe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bergkamp looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bergkamp wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bergkamp tries to break the clinch but Snappe is controlling the position.

Snappe gets control of Bergkamp's arms and successfully pulls guard. Snappe will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snappe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Snappe wants to advance to full mount but Bergkamp doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snappe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Snappe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Snappe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Snappe trying to control the position from guard on top but Bergkamp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snappe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bergkamp swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Snappe thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Snappe tries to free his leg and advance position but Bergkamp is retaining full guard.
Snappe 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.
Bergkamp is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Snappe with a nice head shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergkamp is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bergkamp is breathing heavily.
Snappe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Snappe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Snappe slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Snappe controlling the position.

Snappe thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Snappe tries to advance to mount but can't.
Bergkamp is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Snappe in side control, throwing shots but Bergkamp defends.
Snappe in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sizzle Snappe dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bergkamp stuffs the takedown attempt from Snappe. Snappe gets slowly back to his feet.
Bergkamp shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Snappe shoots in for a takedown but Bergkamp shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Snappe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bergkamp.

Snappe closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bergkamp did well to prevent Snappe getting side control.
Snappe misses with a head shot. Bergkamp uses the momentum to regain guard.
Snappe trying to control the position from guard on top but Bergkamp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Snappe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snappe tries to free his leg and advance position but Bergkamp is retaining full guard.
Snappe trying to control the position from guard on top but Bergkamp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snappe sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Snappe throws a big right hand that misses.
Snappe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

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.
Bergkamp keeping full guard, as Snappe tries to pass.
Snappe throws a big right hand that misses.
Snappe slips nicely into half guard.
Bergkamp takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Snappe is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Snappe is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sizzle Snappe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Snappe is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Snappe passes to side control.
Bergkamp prevents Snappe from moving into mount.

Snappe is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bergkamp knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Snappe throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Snappe is looking to take a break and control but Bergkamp is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Snappe works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sizzle Snappe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Snappe, 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sizzle Snappe!