PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robb Flynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Van Der Meyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Flynn
vs
Van Der Meyde

192 cm
25
167 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

165 cm
23
161 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Gilop®

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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robb Flynn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andy Van Der Meyde!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Van Der Meyde closes the distance and clinches.

Van Der Meyde is fighting off a takedown attempt but Flynn is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Van Der Meyde to the mat. Van Der Meyde regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Flynn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Der Meyde works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Flynn is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Flynn stops Van Der Meyde from standing up.
Flynn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Van Der Meyde really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Flynn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Flynn is in close to Van Der Meyde's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Flynn is looking to work some ground and pound but Van Der Meyde has wrist control.
Flynn will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Flynn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van Der Meyde swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flynn stops Van Der Meyde from standing up.

Van Der Meyde has his feet on Flynn's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Flynn rushes Van Der Meyde and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Flynn.

Van Der Meyde breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Flynn looks to land a left hand but Van Der Meyde moved out of range nicely.
Flynn shoots and misses

and Van Der Meyde moves into the clinch.

Van Der Meyde breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Flynn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Andy Van Der Meyde is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Van Der Meyde gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Van Der Meyde breaks from the clinch.

Van Der Meyde gets a clinch.
Van Der Meyde working aggressively here.

Flynn manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flynn wants to clinch but Van Der Meyde slips to the side
and Van Der Meyde counters with a left and a right that stings Flynn.
Flynn misses with a takedown attempt
and Van Der Meyde counters with a good low kick that Flynn was not able to check.

Van Der Meyde moves into the clinch successfully.
Van Der Meyde wants to break the clinch but can't.

Van Der Meyde breaks the clinch.
Flynn with a poor takedown
and Van Der Meyde counters with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robb Flynn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flynn takes a kick to the side of the head.
Flynn tries for a takedown but Van Der Meyde circles away easily
and Van Der Meyde counters with a series of strikes. Flynn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Flynn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Van Der Meyde counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flynn fails with the takedown

and Van Der Meyde counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Flynn is breathing heavily.

Van Der Meyde pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flynn moves to clinch but Van Der Meyde breaks away
and Van Der Meyde counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Flynn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Van Der Meyde counters with a left to the body.

Van Der Meyde clinches.
Flynn goes for a takedown attempt but Van Der Meyde pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Robb Flynn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Der Meyde looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Der Meyde will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Van Der Meyde clinches.

Van Der Meyde breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flynn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Van Der Meyde counters with a thumping low kick.
Van Der Meyde throws a right and a left that both miss.
Flynn with a poor takedown

and Van Der Meyde counters by clinching up.
A frustrated look appears on Flynn's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Van Der Meyde's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Flynn fails with the takedown

and Van Der Meyde counters by moving into the clinch.

Van Der Meyde's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Flynn tries to clinch up
and Van Der Meyde counters with a left and a right that stings Flynn.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Der Meyde fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Van Der Meyde dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Van Der Meyde rushes Flynn and presses him up against the cage.

Van Der Meyde's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Flynn shoots and misses
and Van Der Meyde counters with a right hand to the body.
Van Der Meyde checks a leg kick nicely.
Flynn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Flynn has his takedown stuffed
and Van Der Meyde counters with a good low kick that Flynn was not able to check.

Van Der Meyde instigates a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Van Der Meyde blocks an uppercut.

Van Der Meyde breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Der Meyde lunges at Flynn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Flynn's hand.

Van Der Meyde has taken the fight to the clinch.

Van Der Meyde pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Der Meyde with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Van Der Meyde does no damage.
Flynn has his takedown stuffed

and Van Der Meyde moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robb Flynn. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Van Der Meyde pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Flynn darts in trying to clinch

and Van Der Meyde moves into the clinch.
Van Der Meyde tries to break free but Flynn pushes him back against the cage.

Van Der Meyde pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Der Meyde throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A left and a right from Van Der Meyde both land. Nice combination.
Flynn has his takedown stuffed
and Van Der Meyde counters with a low kick, right behind Flynn 's knee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Meyde tries to bum rush Flynn with a series of wild strikes but Flynn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Flynn tries to clinch but Van Der Meyde moves away
and Van Der Meyde counters with an outside leg kick.
Flynn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Van Der Meyde holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Van Der Meyde breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Van Der Meyde instigates a clinch.
Van Der Meyde tries to circle away but Flynn has him pinned against the cage.
Flynn goes for a takedown attempt but Van Der Meyde pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Flynn throws a right hand that Van Der Meyde ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Der Meyde also avoids with ease.

Van Der Meyde clinches with his opponent.
Flynn drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Van Der Meyde gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Van Der Meyde breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Der Meyde swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Flynn counters with a takedown into side control.
Flynn prevents Van Der Meyde from escaping the position.

Flynn goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Van Der Meyde rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Flynn's guard! Nice work there by Van Der Meyde!
Van Der Meyde is looking to stand up but Flynn won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Van Der Meyde stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Der Meyde.
Flynn tries for a takedown but Van Der Meyde circles away easily

and Van Der Meyde moves into the clinch.
Flynn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Van Der Meyde fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Der Meyde lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Flynn circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Van Der Meyde showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Flynn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Van Der Meyde rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Flynn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Flynn has his takedown stuffed
and Van Der Meyde counters with a series of strikes. Flynn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Van Der Meyde throws a series of strikes that have Flynn backpedaling.

Flynn scores with a takedown into Van Der Meyde's guard.
Van Der Meyde wants to stand and escape but Flynn is having none of it.
Flynn throwing strikes but missing.
Flynn tries to free his leg and advance position but Van Der Meyde is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flynn pushes down on Van Der Meyde's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Flynn is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Van Der Meyde defends it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Flynn prevents Van Der Meyde from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flynn winds up and cracks Van Der Meyde with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Flynn tries to pass the half guard into mount. Van Der Meyde knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Flynn lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Meyde is trying to stand up here but Flynn is controlling him well.

Flynn is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Van Der Meyde as he works his way to full guard.
Flynn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Flynn drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Van Der Meyde manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Flynn has Van Der Meyde in his guard.
Van Der Meyde is looking to stand up but Flynn won't let him.
Flynn is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Andy Van Der Meyde is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Van Der Meyde stands up from Flynn's guard - Van Der Meyde perhaps looking for a knockout.
Van Der Meyde misses with a double jab.

Van Der Meyde rushes Flynn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Van Der Meyde.
Van Der Meyde gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Flynn.

Van Der Meyde escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Der Meyde.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Flynn on the inside.
Flynn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Van Der Meyde pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robb Flynn. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Van Der Meyde breaks from the clinch.
Flynn misses with a takedown
and Van Der Meyde counters with a one-two to the body.
Van Der Meyde misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Flynn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Flynn throws a combination that misses
letting Van Der Meyde counter with a right hand.
Robb Flynn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Flynn misses with a double jab

and Van Der Meyde holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Van Der Meyde comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Van Der Meyde winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Van Der Meyde!