PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Groomph Baenre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marius Van Veenen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Groomph Baenre had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Baenre
vs
Van Veenen

170 cm
21
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

181 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Groomph Baenre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marius Van Veenen!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Veenen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Veenen misses with a few strikes there.
Baenre thuds his right hand into Van Veenen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Baenre attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Baenre throws a leg kick which misses Van Veenen's front leg but catches the back leg as Van Veenen tries to avoid it.
Van Veenen shoots for a takedown but Baenre saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Van Veenen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Baenre can pounce on him.
Baenre checks a leg kick.
Baenre blocks a head kick by Van Veenen.
Baenre lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Van Veenen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Van Veenen moves in looking to clinch but Baenre pushes him off.
Baenre buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van Veenen looks gassed!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Baenre buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Baenre connects with a jab.
Baenre jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Van Veenen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Baenre. Baenre obviously looking to wear him down.
Baenre turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Baenre throws a leg kick which misses Van Veenen's front leg but catches the back leg as Van Veenen tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Veenen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Baenre throws a quick inside leg kick.
Baenre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van Veenen.
Baenre lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Veenen's sensitive parts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Baenre.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baenre throws a one two combo.

It looks like Marius Van Veenen has been cut.
Van Veenen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Baenre.
Good leg kick by Baenre there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Baenre turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Baenre throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Van Veenen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Baenre. That one must have hurt.
That kick from Baenre tenderised Van Veenen's leg. Van Veenen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Baenre misses with a combination
letting Van Veenen counter with a right hand.
Baenre feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Van Veenen's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baenre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baenre thumps Van Veenen with a low kick.
Baenre misses with a body kick.
Baenre stalks Van Veenen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Van Veenen's face. Van Veenen staggers backwards, shaken.
Van Veenen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Baenre.
A solid leg kick lands there for Baenre.
A punch combination from Baenre misses.
Baenre is looking to slow Van Veenen down with leg kicks.
Baenre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van Veenen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Baenre throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Van Veenen.
Baenre ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Baenre.
Van Veenen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Baenre feints and then cracks Van Veenen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Veenen down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Veenen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Baenre defends it nicely.
Groomph Baenre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marius Van Veenen.
Van Veenen blocks a head kick by Baenre.
Van Veenen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Baenre.
Baenre throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A punch combination from Baenre misses.
Van Veenen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Baenre scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good standup being displayed there by Baenre as he connects with a hook.
Nice body kick from Baenre.
Van Veenen blocks a head kick by Baenre.
Baenre buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van Veenen dodges the punch combination from Baenre.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baenre throws a shot to the body.
Baenre throws a head kick that half lands.
Baenre connects with the punch.
Baenre throws a quick inside leg kick.
Baenre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Veenen. That did some damage!
A looping hook to the body misses from Baenre. Van Veenen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baenre bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Van Veenen's head.
Baenre thuds his shin into the meat of Van Veenen's side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice cross by Baenre.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baenre lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Van Veenen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Baenre.
Baenre moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Baenre scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Groomph Baenre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marius Van Veenen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Baenre looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Veenen fails with a takedown attempt.
Groomph Baenre is winning the standup battle so far.
Baenre throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Baenre explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Baenre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Baenre lands a front kick.
Van Veenen misses with the combination.
Baenre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Veenen can do to turn this around?
Baenre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Veenen.
Groomph Baenre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baenre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baenre fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Veenen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Veenen tries to move into range but Baenre moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baenre thuds his shin into the meat of Van Veenen's side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baenre lands a leg kick that knocks Van Veenen off balance momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Baenre, right into the meat.
Van Veenen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Baenre.
Baenre throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Veenen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Baenre. Baenre obviously looking to wear him down.
Van Veenen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Baenre can pounce on him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Baenre.
Baenre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baenre lands a high kick!
Van Veenen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Baenre.
Van Veenen fails to land with a series of punches.
Baenre moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Baenre cracks Van Veenen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Baenre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baenre lands with a kick to the temple. Van Veenen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baenre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Baenre throws a lazy head kick
and Van Veenen counters with a three punch combo that has Baenre backing up. Baenre nods at Van Veenen to acknowledge the strikes.
Baenre feints and then cracks Van Veenen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Veenen down.
Baenre connects with a solid leg kick.
Baenre wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Baenre scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Groomph Baenre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baenre fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Veenen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Veenen fails with the takedown.
Baenre lands a head kick. Van Veenen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Baenre lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Van Veenen backs up against the cage.
Van Veenen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Baenre can pounce on him.
Van Veenen blocks a head kick by Baenre.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Veenen misses with a combination
and Baenre counters with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Baenre.
Baenre fakes the leg kick and cracks Van Veenen in the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Baenre, right into the meat.
Baenre throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Van Veenen is trying desperately to land a takedown but Baenre is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Van Veenen.
Baenre turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Baenre sizes up Van Veenen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Baenre throws a left and a right that both miss
and Van Veenen counters with a nice uppercut.
Baenre scores with a leg kick.
Baenre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Baenre lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Baenre scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baenre looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Veenen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Van Veenen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Baenre has got the better of the exchanges.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Baenre.
Baenre uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Baenre throws a head kick that misses.
Baenre misses with a combination
and Van Veenen counters with a one-two to the body.
Baenre throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Veenen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Van Veenen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Baenre lands a leg kick that knocks Van Veenen off balance momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baenre misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Veenen throws a head kick that misses.
Baenre delivers a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Groomph Baenre dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marius Van Veenen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Baenre misses with a two punch combination.
Van Veenen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Baenre as he jumps to the side.
Baenre leaves Van Veenen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Baenre throws a right hand that Van Veenen ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Veenen also avoids with ease.
Baenre lands a head kick. Van Veenen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A nice leg kick lands there from Baenre.
Baenre connects with a leg kick. Van Veenen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Baenre throws a series of punches but Van Veenen moves out of range.
Baenre lunges at Van Veenen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Van Veenen's hand.
Van Veenen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Baenre lands with a slapping head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baenre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Veenen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baenre lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Baenre connects with a high kick.
Baenre scores with a leg kick.
Jab from Baenre.
Baenre misses with a double jab.
Van Veenen tries to clinch but Baenre is having none of it.
Van Veenen throws a nice looking combination but Baenre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Baenre.
Van Veenen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Baenre cracks the inside of Van Veenen's front leg.
Baenre throws out a powerful jab.
Van Veenen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baenre throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Baenre there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Baenre with a hook.
Baenre connects with a leg kick. Van Veenen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Van Veenen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Veenen thows a leg kick but Baenre checks it
and Baenre counters with a low kick, right behind Van Veenen 's knee.
A chopping leg kick lands by Baenre.
Van Veenen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick from Baenre lands but Van Veenen takes it in his stride.
Van Veenen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Baenre there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Baenre tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Veenen walks into a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Baenre.
Baenre lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Baenre smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A thudding body kick lands there by Baenre!
Baenre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Baenre connects with a good right hand that stumbles Van Veenen. Van Veenen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Baenre throws a quick inside leg kick.
Baenre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Baenre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Baenre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van Veenen misses with a takedown attempt
and Baenre counters with a slapping leg kick.
Groomph Baenre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marius Van Veenen.
Van Veenen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A right-left combo lands from Baenre.
Baenre buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Baenre.
Baenre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Marius Van Veenen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baenre feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Van Veenen's calf.
Groomph Baenre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Baenre connects with a nice looking jab.
Baenre with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Van Veenen blocks a head kick by Baenre.
Baenre lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Baenre lands a jab-cross combination.
Baenre lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Baenre lands with a nice body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Baenre, right into the meat.
Van Veenen throws a leg kick
and Baenre finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Baenre's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Baenre duly obliges.

And that's the end of the fight!
Groomph Baenre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baenre 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Groomph Baenre!