PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Janssen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Brown might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ludacris Feat. T.I.- WIsh You Would. Janssen has chosen DJ Madman - Meisje zo lelijk als de nacht as his entrance music. Jan Janssen struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.3lbs 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. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Aldo Brown
vs
Janssen

190 cm
19
184 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

176 cm
23
181 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aldo Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jan Janssen!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brown rushes Janssen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brown is trying to maintain a safe position but Janssen gets an underhook and turns Brown into the cage.
Brown misses with a knee to the head.
Brown with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brown missing with knees to the body.
Brown tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brown trying to land knees to the body.
Brown tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Janssen breaks the clinch.

Brown clinches with his opponent.
Brown misses with a knee strike.
Brown throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Janssen blocks it with crossed arms.

Janssen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Janssen tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Janssen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown scores with a head kick. Janssen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Brown has taken the fight to the clinch.

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.

Janssen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Brown has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brown is trying to push Janssen away but Janssen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Janssen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Brown has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brown throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Janssen blocks it with crossed arms.
Janssen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Brown manages to break the clinch.

Brown has managed to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Janssen wants to break the clinch but can't.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Janssen can't break the clinch.
Brown misses with a knee strike.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Janssen is controlling him.
Brown throws a knee to the head but misses.
Janssen is looking to break free of the clinch but Brown has double underhooks.

Janssen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Janssen.
Janssen misses with a kick to the body
and Brown counters with a big head kick but Janssen shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Janssen tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Janssen misses with a two punch combination.
Janssen looks gassed!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Janssen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brown counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aldo Brown dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Brown moves into range and clinches up with Janssen.
Janssen managing to block the knees to the body from Brown.

Janssen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Brown has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Janssen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Janssen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brown connects with a high kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brown pushes Janssen up against the cage in a clinch.
Brown wants to get back to striking at distance but Janssen won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Janssen's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Brown breaks the clinch.
Janssen misses with a combination
and Brown counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Janssen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Janssen is breathing heavily.

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.

Brown has managed to clinch.
Janssen has had enough of the clinch but Brown keeps him there for the moment.
Brown looking to throw knees to the head but Janssen is blocking nicely.
Brown throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Janssen blocks it with crossed arms.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brown prevents Janssen from breaking the clinch.
Brown using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Janssen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Janssen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Janssen misses with the combination.

Brown drives through and clinches with Janssen against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janssen is trying to push Brown away but Brown has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brown using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Janssen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brown letting Janssen take a breather here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brown throws an elbow but misses.
Janssen blocks an elbow strike from Brown.
A right hand to the body from Brown.
Janssen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Janssen tries to break free but Brown pushes him back against the cage.
Brown using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Janssen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Janssen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Janssen gets tackled into the cage by Brown. Brown maintains the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brown with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but Janssen blocks with his arms.
Brown misses with a knee to the head.
Janssen avoiding damage as Brown throws knees to the body.
Janssen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.

Janssen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aldo Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Brown clinches.

Janssen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Brown clinches up with Janssen and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aldo Brown dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Brown closes the distance and clinches.

Janssen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Brown darts in and clinches Janssen up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Janssen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Janssen throws an elbow that misses.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Janssen.

Brown manages to break the clinch.

Brown darts in and clinches Janssen up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brown keeps control of Janssen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but Janssen blocks with his arms.
Brown throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Janssen blocks it with crossed arms.

Janssen manages to break the clinch.

Brown gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Janssen.
Janssen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Janssen manages to break the clinch.
Janssen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Janssen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brown counters with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Brown has closed the distance and engaged Janssen in a clinch.
Brown keeps control of Janssen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brown working hard to break the clinch.
Janssen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Janssen is trying to push Brown away but Brown has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brown tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Janssen avoids it.
Brown throws a knee to the head but misses.

Janssen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Brown pushes Janssen up against the cage in a clinch.
Brown looking to throw knees to the head but Janssen is blocking nicely.

Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Janssen throws a combination that misses
and Brown counters with a body kick that stops Janssen in his tracks momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Janssen gets tackled into the cage by Brown. Brown maintains the clinch.
Brown using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Janssen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brown throws a knee to the head but misses.
Janssen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brown tries a knee to the head but Janssen blocks it.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but Janssen blocks with his arms.
Janssen wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.

Janssen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Janssen throws a lazy uppercut

and Brown counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brown.
Jan Janssen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aldo Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but Janssen blocks with his arms.
Brown using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Janssen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Janssen breaks from the clinch.
Janssen looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.
Janssen throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aldo Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brown 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 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aldo Brown!