PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aquila Serafino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demy De Bruin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying De Bruin's choice of entrance music: El Guapo. Aquila Serafino had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Serafino
vs
De Bruin

177 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aquila Serafino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Demy De Bruin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Bruin tries to clinch
and Serafino counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Aquila Serafino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Serafino throws a nice looking combination but De Bruin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Bruin throws a head kick that misses.
Nice shot by Serafino.
De Bruin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Serafino with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Serafino looks to throw the jab but De Bruin is out of range.
Serafino throws a hook but De Bruin blocks it.
Serafino works De Bruin's body with a nice hook.
A slow jab from De Bruin misses its intended target.
Serafino throws a combination that misses
and De Bruin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Serafino fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De Bruin dodges the punch combination from Serafino.
Serafino uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Serafino lands a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Serafino throws a hook but De Bruin avoids it easily.
De Bruin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
De Bruin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Serafino stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Serafino wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Serafino jabs De Bruin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Serafino works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Serafino lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Serafino getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Serafino scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De Bruin doesn't seem bothered though.
Serafino goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
De Bruin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Serafino counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
De Bruin looks gassed!
De Bruin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Serafino.
Serafino lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Serafino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Bruin misses with a wild combination.
Serafino ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
De Bruin closes the distance but Serafino moves to the side
and Serafino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Serafino getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Serafino feints a jab promting De Bruin to slip. Serafino then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. De Bruin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
De Bruin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
De Bruin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
De Bruin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Serafino.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serafino lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Bruin at a distance.
Serafino dips to his left and cracks De Bruin with an uppercut!
De Bruin throws a sloppy head kick and Serafino moves out of range easily.
Serafino connects with a nice looking jab.
Serafino lands with a nice body punch.
Serafino clobbers De Bruin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Serafino lands a nice looking body shot.
Serafino with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Bruin walks into a left hand.
Serafino lands a right hook to the body.
Serafino comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Serafino clobbers De Bruin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Serafino throws a series of strikes that have De Bruin backpedaling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serafino fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Bruin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A punch lands to the side of De Bruin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Serafino scores with a body shot.
Serafino lands with a shot to the body.
Serafino cracks De Bruin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
De Bruin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Serafino lands with a right hand.
Serafino throws a right and a left that De Bruin avoids nicely.
De Bruin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Serafino fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De Bruin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Serafino tries to bum rush De Bruin with a series of wild strikes but De Bruin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

De Bruin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Serafino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Bruin circles away quickly and effectively.
Serafino blocks a head kick by De Bruin.
De Bruin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Serafino scores with a punch to the head.
De Bruin tries to clinch but Serafino moves away
and Serafino counters with a right hand to the body.
Serafino displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from De Bruin.
Serafino fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches De Bruin on the side of the head.
Serafino lands a lovely overhand right.
De Bruin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Serafino scores with a body shot.
Serafino lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
De Bruin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Bruin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Bruin is breathing heavily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Serafino.
Serafino lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as De Bruin backs up against the cage.
De Bruin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Aquila Serafino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Bruin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Serafino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Bruin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
De Bruin misses with a double jab
and Serafino counters with a three punch combo that has De Bruin backing up. De Bruin nods at Serafino to acknowledge the strikes.
Serafino throws a right hand that De Bruin ducks under and follows up with a left that De Bruin also avoids with ease.
Serafino scores with a hook to the body. De Bruin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Demy De Bruin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Serafino throws out a powerful jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serafino scores with a shot to the body.
De Bruin darts in trying to clinch
and Serafino counters with a right hand to the body.
Serafino throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De Bruin closes the distance and clinches up with Serafino, looking for a takedown. De Bruin pushes Serafino against the cage but Serafino circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Serafino scores with a shot to the body.
Serafino connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but De Bruin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Serafino has got the better of the exchanges.
Serafino wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Serafino tests De Bruin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Serafino fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serafino scores with a sloppy right hand. De Bruin should have avoided that one.
Serafino connects with a body shot.
Serafino scores with a hook.
Nice jab there from Serafino.
Serafino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Serafino jabs De Bruin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Serafino scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Serafino throws a combination. De Bruin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
De Bruin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Serafino tries to bum rush De Bruin with a series of wild strikes but De Bruin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Bruin looks to throw the jab but Serafino is out of range.
Serafino connects with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Bruin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and De Bruin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Decent striking displayed by Serafino there.
De Bruin tries to score with a low kick but Serafino moves his leg out of the way.
Serafino lands with a shot to the body.
Serafino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Bruin circles away quickly and effectively.
Serafino connects with a good right hand that stumbles De Bruin. De Bruin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Serafino looks to land a combination. De Bruin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Serafino lands an overhand right.
Serafino scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Bruin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Serafino connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Bruin scrambles back to his feet.
De Bruin misses with a hook
and Serafino counters with a stiff right hand.
De Bruin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aquila Serafino dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Serafino lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Serafino.
De Bruin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Serafino dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Serafino lands a nice shot that snaps De Bruin's head back.
Serafino throws a right and a left that De Bruin avoids nicely.
De Bruin moves to clinch but Serafino breaks away
letting Serafino counter with a right hand.
Serafino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Bruin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Serafino misses with an uppercut. De Bruin saw that one coming.
Serafino throws a right hand that misses
and De Bruin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Serafino lands the left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Bruin throws a right hand that Serafino ducks under and follows up with a left that Serafino also avoids with ease.
Serafino with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Serafino is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Bruin can do to turn this around?
Serafino looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Bruin stalks Serafino and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Serafino's face. Serafino staggers backwards, shaken.
Serafino fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
De Bruin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
De Bruin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Serafino.
Nice straight punches there by Serafino. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Serafino.
Serafino dips to his left and cracks De Bruin with an uppercut!
De Bruin closes the distance but Serafino moves to the side
and Serafino counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps De Bruin thinking.
Serafino lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Serafino - just one landing.
De Bruin throws an off balance right hand
and Serafino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Serafino just misses with a punch to the body.
De Bruin swinging wildly here.
De Bruin ducks right into an uppercut from Serafino.
A cross from Serafino lands.
Serafino scores with a three punch combo!
Serafino digs a good hook to De Bruin's body.
Serafino lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as De Bruin backs up against the cage.
Serafino lands a nice shot to the body.
Serafino with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Serafino is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serafino lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Serafino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Bruin circles away quickly and effectively.
De Bruin moves to clinch but Serafino breaks away
and Serafino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Serafino lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Serafino scores with a nice right hand.
Aquila Serafino is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Serafino lands with an uppercut that bounces De Bruin off the cage and back into rage.
Serafino digs a good body shot into De Bruin's ribs.
De Bruin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De Bruin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Serafino finds it's way round the side to connect with De Bruin's head.
Serafino throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Bruin on the side of the head.
De Bruin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Serafino finds it's way round the side to connect with De Bruin's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serafino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Bruin was well out of range. Poor timing from Serafino.
De Bruin shoots in but no luck this time.
Serafino works the jab nicely.
Serafino changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
De Bruin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De Bruin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Serafino throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Bruin.
Serafino connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
De Bruin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Serafino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Bruin moves away.
De Bruin tries to move into range but Serafino moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Demy De Bruin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Serafino scores with a sloppy right hand. De Bruin should have avoided that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aquila Serafino showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Serafino 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:26
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aquila Serafino!