PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miles Teg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock Rage will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Teg
vs
Rage

162 cm
21
225 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

193 cm
18
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miles Teg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brock Rage!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Rage instigates a clinch.
Teg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rage.
Teg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rage as Teg tries to tie him up.
Teg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rage blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Teg.
Teg lands an elbow inside that Rage shrugs off.

It looks like Brock Rage has been cut.
Nice elbow from Teg.
Rage working aggressively here.
Rage tries to land a knee to the head but Teg blocks with his arms.
Teg lands an elbow inside that Rage shrugs off.
Rage throws a knee to the head but misses.
Teg has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rage is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Teg is looking to take this one to the mat.
Teg tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miles Teg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Teg avoiding damage as Rage throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage tries to circle away but Teg has him pinned against the cage.
Rage wants to break the clinch but can't.
Teg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Teg lands an elbow that stopped Rage in his tracks for a moment.
Rage can't break the clinch.
Teg misses with a knee strike.
Teg looking to slow down the pace here.
Teg jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rage walks away with a smile on his face. Teg gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Rage drives through and clinches with Teg against the cage.
Teg avoiding damage as Rage throws knees to the body.
Teg lands an elbow just above Rage 's eye.
Teg misses with a knee strike.
Rage is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Teg avoiding damage as Rage throws knees to the body.
Rage avoids the elbow strike from Teg, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage tries a body shot but Teg blocks it.
Rage on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rage as Teg tries to tie him up.

Teg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brock Rage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Teg misses with a low kick.
Rage is looking to slow Teg down with leg kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rage lands a two punch combo.

Rage moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Teg managing to block the knees to the body from Rage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teg lands an elbow inside that Rage shrugs off.
Teg is trying to stall.
Teg lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Teg.
Rage misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rage tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Teg avoids it.
Teg has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rage is trying to break free.
Teg gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rage looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rage tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Teg avoids it.
Teg's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rage misses with an elbow over the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rage.
Nice elbow from Teg.
Teg misses with an elbow strike.
Teg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That has opened up Brock Rage's cut even more.
Teg trying to land knees to the body.
Rage working hard to break the clinch.
Teg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rage wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Teg has him pressed against the cage.
Rage on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rage wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Teg has him pressed against the cage.
Teg gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Teg has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rage missing with knees to the body.
Rage on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Teg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miles Teg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brock Rage's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Teg instigates a clinch.
Rage missing with knees to the body.
Teg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Teg creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rage's defenses.
Teg misses with a knee strike.
Teg lands a nice elbow.
Rage looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Teg tries to pull guard but Rage forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rage avoids a wild elbow strike from Teg.
Teg throws an elbow but it misses.
Teg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rage blocks an elbow strike from Teg.
Knees in the clinch landing for Teg.
Teg tries a knee to the head but Rage blocks it.
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!
Teg is trying to push Rage away but Rage has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Teg successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Rage decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Teg has closed the distance and engaged Rage in a clinch.
Teg avoiding damage as Rage throws knees to the body.
Teg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rage takes an elbow to the forehead.
Teg dodges an elbow strike from Rage.
Rage tries to break free but Teg pushes him back against the cage.
Rage blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Teg throws an elbow but misses.
Teg trying to land knees to the body.
Rage has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rage is trying to push Teg away but Teg has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Teg lands an elbow inside.

The cut above Brock Rage's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teg looking to throw knees to the head but Rage is blocking nicely.
Teg managing to block the knees to the body from Rage.
Teg misses with an elbow strike.
Rage dodges an elbow strike from Teg.
Rage prevents Teg from breaking the clinch.
Teg landing knees to the body.
Rage is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rage is trying to break the clinch but Teg is controlling him.
Teg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Teg lands an elbow inside.
Teg misses with a knee to the head.
Teg lands an elbow that stopped Rage in his tracks for a moment.
Teg comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Teg trying to control the position but instead, Rage has worked for underhooks and has pushed Teg into the cage.
Teg with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Teg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Teg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Brock Rage's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Rage using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Teg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rage takes an elbow to the forehead.
Teg gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Brock Rage's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Miles Teg!
Miles Teg decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.