PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jigoro Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vakisin Makaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gutz
vs
Makaaja

160 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Crashforce Nutrition (Authentic 159Q Recovery $79)
M/S Paint Fightwear **Laundry service**

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jigoro Gutz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vakisin Makaaja!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gutz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Makaaja is looking to improve his position.
Makaaja trying to control here.
Gutz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gutz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Makaaja has hold of Gutz's hands but Gutz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gutz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Makaaja manages to get to full guard.
Makaaja is trying to control the position but Gutz postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz forces his way into half guard.
Gutz drops an elbow to the side of Makaaja's head.
Gutz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Makaaja avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gutz.
Gutz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gutz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gutz slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jigoro Gutz wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Makaaja throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gutz tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Makaaja is in Gutz's guard.
Gutz seems keen to control Makaaja's posture.
Makaaja pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gutz is keeping the position for now.
Gutz pulls Makaaja in close to prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz keeping moving, preventing Makaaja from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Makaaja scores a takedown into full mount!
Gutz slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gutz tries to roll over but Makaaja keeps him under control.
Gutz trying to control but Makaaja postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makaaja is trying to control. Gutz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Makaaja thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gutz regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Makaaja sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gutz's guard.
Makaaja trying to mount his opponent but Gutz defends it.
Gutz tries to get to full guard but Makaaja has control of the leg.
Gutz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gutz.
Makaaja is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gutz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Makaaja!
Gutz 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.
Makaaja is in a horrible position here. Gutz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Makaaja tries to reverse the position but Gutz maintains control.
Gutz fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gutz working Makaaja over with strikes here.
Gutz controlling his opponent.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gutz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Makaaja looks a forlorn figure.
Makaaja manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Makaaja trying to control but Gutz postures up.
Gutz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gutz stalling.
Gutz wants to pass to mount but Makaaja is defending the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

We're going to have a standup here because Jigoro Gutz wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Gutz gets the takedown into side control.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gutz moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Gutz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Makaaja keeps working.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Gutz throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Makaaja struggling a bit here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gutz is staying tight to Makaaja's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gutz working the ground and pound but Makaaja is defending the strikes.
Gutz takes a little break here. Makaaja wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Makaaja struggling a bit here.
Makaaja sneaks back into half guard.
Gutz trying to control the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jigoro Gutz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gutz 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 10:9
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 10:9
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 10:9

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jigoro Gutz!