PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yourn Rotterdam Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Desmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rotterdam Jr might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lil Wayne - Right Above It feat. Drake. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Rotterdam Jr
vs
Desmond

193 cm
21
239 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
23
222 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Balco Boys - Hilo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yourn Rotterdam Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Erik Desmond!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rotterdam Jr shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Desmond eats them both and turns towards Rotterdam Jr to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Rotterdam Jr gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Desmond to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Desmond pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rotterdam Jr is keeping the position for now.
Rotterdam Jr has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Desmond is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rotterdam Jr is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rotterdam Jr has escaped and now he's on top!

Desmond throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotterdam Jr wants to get up but he can't break Desmond's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Desmond looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Desmond is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rotterdam Jr wanted to stand there but Desmond had control of the position.
Rotterdam Jr trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Desmond working for a triangle but Rotterdam Jr defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desmond not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Rotterdam Jr gets to his feet - Desmond follows without any prompting.

Desmond fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rotterdam Jr, pushing him back against the ropes.
Desmond tries to work over Rotterdam Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rotterdam Jr wants to stall.
Desmond has Rotterdam Jr pushed against the ropes.
Desmond swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Desmond.
Rotterdam Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Desmond has double underhooks.
Come on Desmond - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Desmond trying to land knees to the body.
Rotterdam Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rotterdam Jr is trying to break the clinch but Desmond has him pressed against the ropes.
Desmond jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rotterdam Jr walks away with a smile on his face. Desmond gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Desmond swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Desmond moves out of range as Rotterdam Jr throws a body kick.
Desmond on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rotterdam Jr. Rotterdam Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Desmond throws a leg kick but Rotterdam Jr moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotterdam Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rotterdam Jr lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Desmond shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rotterdam Jr pinned against the ropes. Rotterdam Jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Desmond listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Rotterdam Jr clinches up with Desmond and pushes him back against the ropes.
Rotterdam Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Rotterdam Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rotterdam Jr blocking some punches.
Desmond tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rotterdam Jr avoids it.
Desmond keeps control of Rotterdam Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Desmond lands a hook that snaps the head of Rotterdam Jr backwards.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Desmond can't find room to land a body shot as Rotterdam Jr controls the action.
Rotterdam Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rotterdam Jr is trying to break the clinch but Desmond has him pressed against the ropes.
Desmond using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rotterdam Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Desmond pushes off an throws an elbow but Rotterdam Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Rotterdam Jr is trying to stall.
Desmond lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Desmond scores with a nice short uppercut.
Desmond lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Yourn Rotterdam Jr has been cut.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rotterdam Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rotterdam Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Desmond has him pressed against the ropes.
Desmond lands a nice elbow.
Rotterdam Jr wants to break free but Desmond has control.
Desmond is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Desmond is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rotterdam Jr is defending well for now.
Desmond with a knee to the head.
Rotterdam Jr has had enough of the clinch but Desmond keeps him there for the moment.
Desmond misses with a punch to the body.
Rotterdam Jr misses with an elbow strike.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rotterdam Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Rotterdam Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rotterdam Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Desmond has him pressed against the ropes.
Rotterdam Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Desmond has him pressed against the ropes.
Rotterdam Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Desmond won't allow it.
Desmond blocking some punches.
Rotterdam Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Desmond lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rotterdam Jr working aggressively here.
Desmond throws a punch but it's blocked by Rotterdam Jr.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rotterdam Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Desmond stalling in the clinch but Rotterdam Jr improves position.
Rotterdam Jr wants to break free but Desmond has control.
Rotterdam Jr trying to control the position but instead, Desmond has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rotterdam Jr into the ropes.

Rotterdam Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Desmond takes a body punch but keeps moving.
No luck for Desmond with that takedown attempt.
Yourn Rotterdam Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erik Desmond.
Desmond throws a half hearted mid kick.
Desmond showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rotterdam Jr.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rotterdam Jr throws a series of punches but Desmond moves out of range.
Donk. Rotterdam Jr catches Desmond right on the button with a cross.
Rotterdam Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Desmond manages to avoid it.
Desmond is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rotterdam Jr.
Rotterdam Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rotterdam Jr looks to throw the jab but Desmond is out of range.
Rotterdam Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Desmond keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rotterdam Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rotterdam Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rotterdam Jr sizes up Desmond with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Desmond.

Desmond clinches with his opponent.
Rotterdam Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Desmond has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yourn Rotterdam Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yourn Rotterdam Jr's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rotterdam Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Desmond drops his hands momentarily and Rotterdam Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Desmond avoids the body shot from Rotterdam Jr.

Rotterdam Jr gets tackled into the ropes by Desmond. Desmond maintains the clinch.
Rotterdam Jr can't break the clinch.
Erik Desmond seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rotterdam Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Desmond has double underhooks.
Desmond lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Desmond.
Rotterdam Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rotterdam Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Desmond struggles to land a body shot inside as Rotterdam Jr controls his hands.
Desmond prevents Rotterdam Jr from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Desmond working aggressively here.
Desmond trying to land knees to the body.
Rotterdam Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Desmond has him pressed against the ropes.

Rotterdam Jr breaks from the clinch.
Rotterdam Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Desmond fails with the takedown.
Yourn Rotterdam Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Desmond fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rotterdam Jr on the side of the head.
Rotterdam Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Desmond tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rotterdam Jr misses with a right hand

and Desmond counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rotterdam Jr's guard now.
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!
Desmond loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desmond wanted to stand there but Rotterdam Jr had control of the position.
Rotterdam Jr controls Desmond momentarily but Desmond frees himself.

Desmond postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rotterdam Jr is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Desmond, into his guard.
Desmond controls Rotterdam Jr momentarily but Rotterdam Jr frees himself.

Desmond looking for a guillotine here but Rotterdam Jr defends easily.
Erik Desmond has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rotterdam Jr wants to stand but Desmond has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desmond controls Rotterdam Jr momentarily but Rotterdam Jr frees himself.

Desmond has his foot on Rotterdam Jr's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rotterdam Jr works his way back into a safe position though.
Desmond has a closed guard, preventing Rotterdam Jr from standing up.

Desmond is working an open guard so Rotterdam Jr takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Rotterdam Jr throws a leg kick but Desmond sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Desmond misses with a body shot.
Desmond uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rotterdam Jr has time to react.

Desmond instigates a clinch.
Desmond working aggressively here.
Desmond tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotterdam Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Desmond has him pressed against the ropes.
Rotterdam Jr is trying to break the clinch but Desmond has him pressed against the ropes.
Desmond swings wildly with an uppercut but Rotterdam Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Desmond misses with a hook from the clinch.
Desmond being controlled against the ropes.
Rotterdam Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rotterdam Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rotterdam Jr is trying to push Desmond away but Desmond has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Desmond lands a nice elbow.
Desmond blocking some punches.
Rotterdam Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Desmond is trying to drag Rotterdam Jr to the mat but Rotterdam Jr just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Rotterdam Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Desmond has him pressed against the ropes.

Rotterdam Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Desmond slips a jab and a cross from Rotterdam Jr.
Desmond looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Desmond lands a high kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Desmond throws a jab but it's blocked by Rotterdam Jr.
Rotterdam Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Desmond throws a half hearted mid kick.
Desmond pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Desmond jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Desmond has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sloppy strikes from Rotterdam Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Desmond throws a lazy head kick
enabling Rotterdam Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Desmond is looking to clinch but Rotterdam Jr is avoiding it.
Rotterdam Jr tries to bum rush Desmond with a series of wild strikes but Desmond uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rotterdam Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Desmond.
Desmond tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rotterdam Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Desmond misses with a head kick.
Desmond slips a jab and a cross from Rotterdam Jr.
Desmond needs to keep his hands up - Rotterdam Jr had a free shot at his head there.
Erik Desmond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rotterdam Jr lands an overhand right.
Desmond scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Desmond throws a shot from downtown. Rotterdam Jr moves away and avoids it.
Desmond throws a head kick but Rotterdam Jr moves out of range.
Desmond showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rotterdam Jr.
Desmond lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rotterdam Jr takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Desmond fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rotterdam Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Desmond throws a sloppy head kick and Rotterdam Jr moves out of range easily.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rotterdam Jr blocks a leg kick.
Rotterdam Jr misses with a hook.
Desmond listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Desmond throws a sloppy head kick and Rotterdam Jr moves out of range easily.
Rotterdam Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Desmond fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rotterdam Jr manages to avoid it.
Desmond pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Rotterdam Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rotterdam Jr.
Some wild striking there from Rotterdam Jr.
Rotterdam Jr misses the shot to the body.
Rotterdam Jr misses with a few strikes there.

Rotterdam Jr has managed to clinch.
Rotterdam Jr blocks a body shot from Desmond.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Desmond tries to land knees in the clinch but Rotterdam Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Desmond misses with the head strike.
Desmond lands with a right to the head.
Rotterdam Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Rotterdam Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rotterdam Jr scores with a jab. Desmond acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rotterdam Jr throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Desmond on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Desmond misses with a double jab
and Rotterdam Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Rotterdam Jr cracks Desmond with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Erik Desmond will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Yourn Rotterdam Jr's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

A jab from Desmond does it's job there.
Some wild striking there from Rotterdam Jr.
Desmond throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Rotterdam Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Rotterdam Jr blocks an uppercut.
Rotterdam Jr is trying to break the clinch but Desmond has him pressed against the ropes.
Desmond scores with a nice hook to the head.
Desmond misses with some punches.
Rotterdam Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Desmond trying to control the position but instead, Rotterdam Jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Desmond into the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Desmond stalling.
Desmond works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Desmond has a couple of punches blocked by Rotterdam Jr.
Desmond tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Desmond.
Desmond misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rotterdam Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Desmond looking to throw knees to the head but Rotterdam Jr is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rotterdam Jr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Desmond.

Rotterdam Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rotterdam Jr wants to slow Desmond down by chopping away at his legs.
Rotterdam Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Desmond on the side of the head.
Rotterdam Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Desmond circles away quickly and effectively.
Rotterdam Jr defending well as Desmond loads up on a big left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Desmond shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Desmond is looking to stall here but Rotterdam Jr recovers full guard.
Desmond trying to control but Rotterdam Jr is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desmond pushes down on Rotterdam Jr's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Desmond trying to advance position but Rotterdam Jr counters by regaining guard.
Desmond pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rotterdam Jr is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desmond trying to control but Rotterdam Jr is working from the bottom.
Desmond slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Desmond pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rotterdam Jr is keeping the position for now.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Erik Desmond wasn't active enough on the ground.
Rotterdam Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Desmond on the side of the head.

Rotterdam Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Desmond tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Desmond lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Desmond misses with the head strike.
Rotterdam Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Desmond.
Rotterdam Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rotterdam Jr is trying to break the clinch but Desmond has him pressed against the ropes.
Rotterdam Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Desmond won't allow it.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rotterdam Jr scores with a shot to the side of Desmond's head.

Rotterdam Jr breaks the clinch.
Rotterdam Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Desmond counters with a low kick, right behind Rotterdam Jr 's knee.
Nice body kick there by Desmond.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Desmond scores with a jab. Rotterdam Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rotterdam Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Desmond.
Rotterdam Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Desmond swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Desmond throws a head kick that half lands.

Desmond connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Rotterdam Jr to the floor! Desmond dives in looking for the finish!

Rotterdam Jr is rocked!

Desmond is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rotterdam Jr defends it well.
Oh Rotterdam Jr is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Desmond maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Rotterdam Jr could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Desmond has cracked it and Rotterdam Jr is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Desmond!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Erik Desmond! Erik Desmond retains his heavyweight title!