PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander the Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zenon Styper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander the Great has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

the Great
vs
Styper

186 cm
19
191 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
26
195 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander the Great!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zenon Styper!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Styper both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Alexander the Great has been cut.
Styper throws a right hand that the Great ducks under and follows up with a left that the Great also avoids with ease.
Styper throws a series of punches but the Great moves out of range.
Styper tries to close the distance and clinch but the Great swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Styper throws a right hand that the Great ducks under and follows up with a left that the Great also avoids with ease.
Styper looks to land a combination but the Great avoids it well.
the Great tries to land a front kick but Styper steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Styper looks to clinch
and the Great counters with a thumping low kick.
Styper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Styper misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from the Great does no damage.
the Great connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
the Great cracks the inside of Styper's front leg.
Styper looks gassed!

Nice combo by the Great! Oh, that's hurt him - Styper falls to the canvas and the Great follows him into side control.

Styper is rocked!

It looks like Zenon Styper has been cut.

the Great working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Styper is still in real trouble! Can the Great finish him?
the Great moves into full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
the Great thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Styper seems to have recovered his senses.
Styper really doesn't want to stay on the ground with the Great. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
the Great controlling his opponent.
the Great with the ground and pound from mount.
the Great looking to ground and pound but Styper is blocking nicely.
the Great misses with a head shot.
the Great throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styper is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
the Great throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Styper because the Great loaded up on that one.
Styper holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as the Great tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
the Great controlling from mount.
the Great throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
the Great raining down hammerfists from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poor strikes thrown by the Great there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styper avoids a series of strikes thrown by the Great.
the Great tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
the Great thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
the Great looking to ground and pound but Styper is blocking nicely.
the Great tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
the Great landing strikes from the mount.
the Great content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styper blocking the ground and pound.

the Great looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
the Great lands a nice shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
the Great scoring with strikes but Styper is staying in there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
the Great thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

the Great working for a submission but Styper is keeping him at bay.
the Great throws some wild stikes that Styper manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander the Great dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Styper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and the Great counters with a thumping low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by the Great.
Styper falls off balance throwing a combination

and the Great counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Styper!

Styper is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
the Great lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Styper is still in real trouble! Can the Great finish him?
the Great 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.
Styper avoiding damage under a succession of punches from the Great.
the Great trying to control the pace.
Styper seems to have recovered his senses.
the Great missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Styper is breathing heavily.
the Great stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
the Great passes the guard and advances to mount!
the Great throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Alexander the Great overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

the Great working for a guillotine from mount but Styper is in no mood to give up.
the Great sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styper wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by the Great.
the Great throwing strikes here but Styper is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
the Great controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

the Great is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Styper to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Styper shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
the Great controlling the position easily from mount.

the Great is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Styper to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Styper shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
the Great controlling from mount.
the Great raining down shots from the mount!
the Great is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Styper can do to turn this around?
Styper holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as the Great tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
the Great thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander the Great dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Styper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
the Great tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
the Great connects with a solid leg kick.
Zenon Styper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Styper on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Styper wants to stay close but the Great steps back to make room for something. Styper seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from the Great and Styper drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alexander the Great!