PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danielos Amigos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukasz Van Der Klaas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danielos Amigos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Amigos
vs
Van Der Klaas

180 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Experienced

Nutrition Oracle

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danielos Amigos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lukasz Van Der Klaas!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Klaas avoids the body shot from Amigos.

Van Der Klaas gets tackled into the cage by Amigos. Amigos maintains the clinch.

Amigos wants the takedown. Van Der Klaas is fighting it off but Amigos persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Van Der Klaas's guard against the cage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Van Der Klaas can do anything to dispel that myth.
Van Der Klaas has control of Amigos's left arm, preventing Amigos from doing any damage.
Amigos wants to get up but he can't break Van Der Klaas's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Amigos is breathing heavily.
Van Der Klaas pulls Amigos in to control the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Amigos has closed the distance and engaged Van Der Klaas in a clinch.
Amigos working hard to break the clinch.
Amigos trying to stall but Van Der Klaas improves his position.
Amigos swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Van Der Klaas has picked Amigos up - he's going for a ride! Van Der Klaas dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Van Der Klaas is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Klaas is thwarting Amigos's attempts to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Well, if Van Der Klaas is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's two 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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Van Der Klaas shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Amigos manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Van Der Klaas showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Lukasz Van Der Klaas.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Amigos enables Van Der Klaas to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Amigos manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Van Der Klaas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Lukasz Van Der Klaas wasn't active enough on the ground.

Van Der Klaas shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Amigos napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Van Der Klaas is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Amigos will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Let's hope that Van Der Klaas has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lukasz Van Der Klaas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Amigos enables Van Der Klaas to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Amigos manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Amigos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Van Der Klaas sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Danielos Amigos wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Van Der Klaas shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Amigos manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Klaas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Amigos keeping full guard, as Van Der Klaas tries to pass.

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.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Van Der Klaas closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Amigos quickly recovers to half guard.
Van Der Klaas perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Lukasz Van Der Klaas hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Amigos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Van Der Klaas's guard.
Van Der Klaas has Amigos pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Van Der Klaas manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Klaas sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lukasz Van Der Klaas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Van Der Klaas feints and as Amigos raises his hands in defense, Van Der Klaas changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Der Klaas is stalling in the full guard.
Amigos wants to control but Van Der Klaas passes easily into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Klaas controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Lukasz Van Der Klaas hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Van Der Klaas scores a takedown into full mount!
Van Der Klaas controlling his opponent.
Lukasz Van Der Klaas has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukasz Van Der Klaas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Lukasz Van Der Klaas wasn't active enough on the ground.

Van Der Klaas looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Amigos!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Der Klaas controlling from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lukasz Van Der Klaas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Van Der Klaas 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lukasz Van Der Klaas!