PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bill Vos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Snerve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vos comes to the cage accompanied by Born to Kill. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Vos
vs
Snerve

177 cm
26
165 lbs
6 - 3 - 1

170 cm
22
157 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Good knees
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bill Vos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damien Snerve!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snerve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vos.
Snerve doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Vos counters by clinching up.
Stalling in the clinch from Vos.
Snerve wants a takedown.
Vos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Vos.

Vos is trying to trip Snerve. He has hold of a leg but Snerve is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Vos persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Vos looking to pass the guard.
Vos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Snerve has his foot on Vos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vos works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Vos postures up in Snerve's guard and throws a big left but Snerve blocks it.
Vos trying to control but Snerve is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Snerve seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Vos advances position into side control!
Vos is looking to take a break and control but Snerve is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snerve is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Snerve taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vos is chipping away with strikes.
Snerve takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Vos lands a few punches from side control.
Vos landing strikes.
Vos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Snerve on the ground.
Vos misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Vos lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Snerve down.
Vos lands an elbow.
Snerve regains half guard.
Snerve looks gassed!
Vos is trying to control the action in half guard but Snerve is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Vos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vos working the head and body with strikes.
Vos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Vos.
Snerve blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vos.
Vos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Vos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Snerve's head.
Vos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Snerve is trying to get back to full guard.
Vos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Snerve is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Vos's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Vos's back!
Vos trying to control the position but Snerve manages to sink in the hooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Vos is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Vos looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Snerve wants to control but Vos manages to buck him off and is now in Snerve's guard! Nice work there by Vos!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Vos dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Vos cracks Snerve with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A big left from Vos misses.
Vos takes a swing at Snerve's ribcage but misses.
Snerve falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vos counters with an inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vos.
Vos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Snerve in his tracks.

Vos moves into the clinch.
Vos scores with a shot to the side of Snerve's head.
Snerve letting Vos take a breather here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vos.
Vos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Snerve is defending well for now.
Vos unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Snerve tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vos stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vos lands a hook that snaps the head of Snerve backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Vos.
Snerve is breathing heavily.
Vos lands a nice shot to the body.

Vos tightens his grip and picks Snerve up, before dumping him to the ground. Snerve manages to land in guard.
Vos working some strikes from top position.
Snerve keeping moving, preventing Vos from controlling successfully.
Vos is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Snerve is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Vos with a nice head shot there.
Vos is looking to stand up but Snerve won't let him.
Snerve utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Snerve looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vos is one step ahead there.
Vos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Snerve is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vos with a nice head shot there.
Vos preventing the sweep.
Vos wants to control from the top but Snerve keeps moving.
Snerve keeping full guard, as Vos tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vos works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Vos slips a nice elbow through Snerve's hands, connecting with Snerve's forehead.
Vos prevents Snerve from improving his position.
Bill Vos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Snerve on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Vos lands strikes from half guard.
Vos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Vos working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vos thows a huge punch but Snerve dodges it nicely.
Vos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Vos sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Vos drops an elbow to the side of Snerve's head.
Snerve tries to get to full guard but Vos has control of the leg.
Snerve taking some punishment here, with Vos in his half guard.
Vos slips a nice elbow through Snerve's hands, connecting with Snerve's forehead.
Vos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Vos dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Vos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Vos shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Vos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vos wants to control but Snerve is keeping him busy.
The fighters are battling for position here. Snerve manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Vos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Snerve looking to control.

Snerve looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Snerve takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vos throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snerve keeping full guard, as Vos tries to pass.
Snerve looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Snerve keeping moving, preventing Vos from controlling successfully.
Snerve has momentary wrist control but Vos slips an elbow through the middle.
Snerve wants to sweep here but Vos controlling him for the moment.
Vos throws a big right hand that misses.

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.
Vos scoring with some ground and pound.
Vos won't allow Snerve to sweep him here.
Vos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vos pushing down on Snerve's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vos lands a nice short elbow.
Snerve keeping hold of Vos's head, controlling as best he can.
Vos winds up and cracks Snerve with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Snerve has hold of Vos's hands but Vos slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Vos trying to control from half guard but Snerve is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snerve has hold of Vos's hands but Vos slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Vos is nestled in close to Snerve, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Snerve is refusing to be controlled, as Vos sits in half guard.
Vos is really struggling to control Snerve but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Vos working Snerve over with strikes.
Vos winds up and cracks Snerve with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Vos working over Snerve with some ground and pound. Snerve looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vos perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bill Vos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snerve taking some punishment here, with Vos in his half guard.
Snerve is looking for a sweep. Vos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vos looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Snerve with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Damien Snerve has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Snerve is looking to control Vos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Snerve avoid being mounted?
Vos trying to control the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Vos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vos 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:26
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Vos!