PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Angola Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hertog Jan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob comes into the arena with Im Too Sexy blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bob
vs
Jan

190 cm
25
183 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

195 cm
23
180 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Angola Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hertog Jan!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob moves out of range as Jan strikes.
Bob misses with a looping right.
Bob goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hertog Jan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Jan.
Jan throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Bob to counter with a crisp jab.
Jan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jan misses with a wild body shot.
Jan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jan throws a leg kick
and Bob counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bob doesn't seem bothered though.
Bob looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bob misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jan.
Jan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jan wants to clinch up but Bob keeps it at a distance.
Jan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bob counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice body punch from Jan.
Jan lands a jab to Bob's midsection.
Bob walks into a straight right hand from Jan.
Bob uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jan.
Jan misses with a looping right.
Jan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bob's head backwards.
Jan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bob. Bob circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bob swats away the attempt to clinch by Jan.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jan.
Bob closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Jan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bob counters with a thumping low kick.
A shot to the body from Jan misses
and Bob counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bob with a nice cross.
Bob throws a push kick but Jan slaps the foot to one side.
Jan throws a jab but it's blocked by Bob.
Jan looks to throw the jab but Bob is out of range.
Jan moves in looking to clinch but Bob pushes him off.
Bob keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jan misses with an uppercut.
Jan throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jan misses with a looping right.
Jan lands a body shot.
Jan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jan throws a sloppy head kick and Bob moves out of range easily.
Jan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jan. That's going to slow Bob down.
A slow jab from Jan misses its intended target.
Jan with a hook.
Jan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bob swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bob checks a leg kick nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jan.
Jan lands with a nice combination. Bob backs away looking to recover.
Jan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jan darts in and clinches Bob up against the cage.
Jan can't find room to land a body shot as Bob controls the action.
Jan scores with a shot to the side of Bob's head.
A short body shot lands from Jan as the two fighters clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jan tries to land a knee to the head but Bob blocks with his arms.
Bob lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jan blocks a body shot from Bob.
Jan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jan with a knee to the head.

It looks like Angola Bob has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bob wants to get back to striking at distance but Jan won't allow it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jan.
Good body shot from Jan.
Jan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bob has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hertog Jan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Angola Bob'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.

Jan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bob pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jan.
Jan wants to clinch
and Bob counters with a nice body kick.
Bob blocks a head kick by Jan.
Bob takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bob stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jan.
Jan looks to throw the jab but Bob is out of range.
Good leg kick by Jan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bob uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jan blocks a leg kick.
Bob throws a leg kick but Jan sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob blocks a jab.
Bob connects with an inside leg kick.
Jan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bob.
Bob connects with an inside leg kick.
Bob misses with a body kick.
Jan throws a sloppy head kick and Bob moves out of range easily.
Bob on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jan. Jan obviously looking to wear him down.
Bob steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jan.
Jan misses with a hook
and Bob counters with a nice uppercut.

Jan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bob blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bob or not.
Jan misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jan.
A right hand to the body from Jan.
Jan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bob working hard to break the clinch.
Jan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bob's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Jan.
Jan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bob misses with a body punch.
Jan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Jan as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Jan fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bob is leaning against Jan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bob.
Jan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bob blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bob blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jan connects with a knee to the head.
Jan scores with a hook to the body.
Jan struggles to land a body shot inside as Bob controls his hands.
Bob tries to work over Jan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jan tries to land knees in the clinch but Bob avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bob backwards.
Bob with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bob blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jan blocking some punches.
Bob avoiding damage as Jan throws knees to the body.
Bob is looking to break free of the clinch but Jan has double underhooks.
Jan blocks a body shot from Bob.
Jan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bob lands a body punch.
Jan scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jan trying to land knees to the body.
Jan tries to work over Bob's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jan misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hertog Jan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Angola Bob's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bob uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jan.
Bob staying out of range there.
Jan tries to clinch up.
Bob takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jan throws a front kick aimed at Bob's knee but Bob avoids it well.
Bob takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jan throws a right hand that misses
and Bob counters with a left to the body.
Bob misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jan.
Jan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bob counters with a left to the body.
An inside leg kick from Bob misses.
Jan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bob's head backwards.
Bob tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jan was well out of range. Poor timing from Bob.
Jan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bob counters with a good low kick that Jan was not able to check.
Jan lands a jab to Bob's midsection.
Bob is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jan scores with a punch to the head.
Jan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bob misses with a leg kick.
Jan throws an off balance right hand
and Bob counters with a leg kick.
Jan throws a nice inside leg kick.
A combination from Jan does no damage.
Jan scores with a jab to the body.
Bob takes one on the button.
Jan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bob.
Jan looks to score with a jab to the body but Bob is just out of range.
Jan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bob. Bob circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bob ducks under a wild hook from Jan.
Jan misses with a low kick.
Angola Bob has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jan throws a leg kick
and Bob counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hertog Jan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bob misses with a wild body shot.
Bob is looking to wear down Jan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bob takes one to the chin there.
Jan looks to score with a jab to the body but Bob is just out of range.
Jab by Jan.
Bob keeps the fight on the outside.
Jan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bob counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jan's knee momentarily.
Jan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jan swings widly with a right hand
and Bob counters with a nice leg kick.
Bob misses with a leg kick.
Bob walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hertog Jan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob tried to score with a low kick but Jan checks it.
Jan misses with a head kick.
Jan moves out of range of the body kick from Bob.
Jan tries to close the distance and clinch but Bob swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bob takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bob fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jan checks it well.
Jan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jan connects with a nice looking jab.
Jan scores with a nice body kick.
Bob avoids a kick to the body.
Jan catches Bob with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Jan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bob's face.
Bob looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jan.
Bob is trying to maintain a safe position but Jan gets an underhook and turns Bob into the cage.
Bob is trying to push Jan away but Jan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jan pushes Bob back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jan misses with a body punch.
Bob looking to throw knees to the head but Jan is blocking nicely.
Jan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jan throws a punch but it's blocked by Bob.
A right hand to the body from Jan.
Bob stalling the fight.
Nice body punch from Jan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jan avoids the elbow strike from Bob, against the cage.
Bob tries a body shot but Jan blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hertog Jan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hertog Jan!