PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Groomph Baenre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slash Throat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Throat is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Biggie Smalls - Juicy. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Baenre
vs
Throat

170 cm
25
175 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

188 cm
21
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Groomph Baenre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slash Throat!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Throat throws a predictable looking body shot
and Baenre counters with an inside leg kick.
Throat dodges the punch combination from Baenre.

Baenre instigates a clinch.
Throat wants to get back to striking at distance but Baenre won't allow it.
Baenre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Baenre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Throat avoids it.
Baenre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Baenre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Throat.
Baenre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees to the body from Baenre.
Throat can't break the clinch.
Baenre just leaning against Throat, taking a breather.
Throat wants to break the clinch but can't.
Baenre lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Baenre connects with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Throat wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Throat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baenre leaning his opponent against the cage.
Throat tries to break the clinch but Baenre is controlling the position.
Throat is trying to break the clinch but Baenre is controlling him.
Throat looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Baenre keeps control of Throat as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Baenre misses with a knee strike.
Baenre scores a nice knee to the body.
Baenre has Throat pressed against the cage, preventing Throat from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Baenre throws a knee to the head but misses.
Throat can't break the clinch.
Baenre content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Baenre.
Baenre keeps control of Throat as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Throat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Throat avoids the head kick by Baenre.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Baenre crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Throat - the referee stops the clock and Baenre gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Throat. Baenre manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
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!
Throat falls off balance throwing a combination
and Baenre counters with a head kick. That will keep Throat thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Throat fails to land with a series of punches.
Throat misses with the combination.

Baenre rushes Throat and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Baenre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Baenre.
Baenre trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Throat wants to get back to striking at distance but Baenre won't allow it.
Baenre landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Baenre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Throat avoids it.
Baenre throws a knee to the head but misses.
Baenre with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Throat's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Throat wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Baenre has him pressed against the cage.
Baenre slowing the pace effectively.
Throat working hard to break the clinch.
Throat is trying to break the clinch but Baenre is controlling him.
Baenre misses with a knee to the head.
Throat wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Baenre has him pressed against the cage.
Throat tries to break the clinch but Baenre is controlling the position.
Throat managing to block the knees to the body from Baenre.
Baenre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Throat is defending well for now.
Baenre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Baenre stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Throat tries to break free but Baenre pushes him back against the cage.
Throat is trying to force a seperation but Baenre has the dominant position.
Baenre using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Throat looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Baenre has Throat pushed against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Throat wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Baenre has him pressed against the cage.
Baenre misses with a knee to the head.
Throat has had enough of the clinch but Baenre keeps him there for the moment.
Baenre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Baenre lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A frustrated look appears on Throat's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Baenre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Throat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Baenre slowing the pace effectively.
Throat looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Groomph Baenre dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Throat swats away the attempt to clinch by Baenre.
Throat lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Throat takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Baenre moves into range and clinches up with Throat.
Baenre is pushing Throat up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Throat has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Throat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Throat finds it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baenre scores with a leg kick.

Baenre moves into the clinch successfully.
Baenre slows down the pace here.
Baenre connects with a knee to the head.
Baenre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Throat has had enough of the clinch but Baenre keeps him there for the moment.
Throat has had enough of the clinch but Baenre keeps him there for the moment.

Throat breaks the clinch.
Throat misses with a combination
and Baenre makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Baenre avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Throat misses with a series of wild punches.
Throat swinging wildly here.
Throat scores with the left hand. Baenre knows he should have avoided that one.
Throat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Throat looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Throat throws a series of punches but Baenre moves out of range.
Baenre dodges the punch combination from Throat.
A punch combination from Throat misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baenre connects with a leg kick. Throat looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Throat misses with a jab, cross combination.
Groomph Baenre is winning the standup battle so far.

Baenre fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Throat, pushing him back against the cage.
Baenre with a knee to the head.
Baenre missing with knees to the body.
Baenre unloads a knee to the mid-section. Throat lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Baenre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Throat has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Baenre landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Throat is breathing heavily.
Baenre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Throat blocks it with crossed arms.
Throat wants to break the clinch but can't.
Baenre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Throat.
Knees to the body from Baenre.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is keeping an eye on Baenre - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Throat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baenre has Throat pushed against the cage.
Baenre misses with a knee strike.
Throat lands a nice shot to the body.
Throat is trying to break free.
Baenre missing with knees to the body.
Throat managing to block the knees to the body from Baenre.
Baenre will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Throat up against the cage.
Baenre misses with a knee strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baenre prevents Throat from breaking the clinch.
Throat wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Groomph Baenre dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Throat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baenre throws a half hearted mid kick.
Throat just misses with a punch to the body.
Baenre checks a low kick from Throat.
Some wild striking there from Throat.
Throat avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Throat lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baenre circles away quickly and effectively.
Slash Throat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Throat misses with a series of wild punches.
Throat falls off balance throwing a combination
and Baenre counters with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baenre fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Throat.
Throat lands an overhand right.
Baenre tries to clinch there but Throat circles away.
Nice shot by Throat.
Throat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baenre is looking to chop away at Throat's legs.
Throat blocks a head kick by Baenre.
Throat uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Throat misses the jab.
Baenre throws a quick inside leg kick.

Throat tries to keep at a distance but Baenre has taken the fight into the clinch.
Baenre scores a nice knee to the body.
Throat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Throat wants to get back to striking at distance but Baenre won't allow it.
Baenre unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Throat working hard to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Throat tries to break free but Baenre pushes him back against the cage.
Baenre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Throat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Throat can't break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Baenre.
Baenre landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Throat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baenre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Throat manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Throat falls off balance throwing a combination

and Baenre counters by clinching up.
Baenre working Throat over with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Throat's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Throat wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Baenre has him pressed against the cage.
Baenre connects with a nasty looking knee right to Throat's face.
Baenre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Throat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Throat wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Baenre has him pressed against the cage.
Baenre is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Baenre landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Throat is trying to break free.
Baenre unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Baenre with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Baenre.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baenre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Throat is trying to break the clinch but Baenre is controlling him.
Throat tries to break free but Baenre pushes him back against the cage.
Baenre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Throat blocks it with crossed arms.
Groomph Baenre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Baenre using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Throat dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Throat tries to circle away but Baenre has him pinned against the cage.
Throat managing to block the knees to the body from Baenre.
Baenre has Throat pressed against the cage, preventing Throat from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Baenre lands a good knee to the midsection. Throat won't want to take too many of those.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Throat is trying to break free.
Slash Throat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A frustrated look appears on Throat's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Throat takes a knee right on the jaw!
Throat has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Throat misses with some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Groomph Baenre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baenre 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 Nard Betker scores the fight for Groomph Baenre!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Groomph Baenre!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Groomph Baenre!

Groomph Baenre wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Groomph Baenre thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.