PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Werdum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lord Of Grappling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lord Of Grappling is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Werdum
vs
Of Grappling

194 cm
25
246 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
201 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fabricio Werdum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lord Of Grappling!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Werdum shoots and misses
and Grappling counters with a series of strikes. Werdum will be more careful next time no doubt.
Werdum shoots in and drives through. Grappling sprawls well.
Werdum gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Grappling counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabricio Werdum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Werdum is not content to let Grappling control the position.
Werdum is looking for a sweep.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Werdum sneaks back into half guard.
Werdum won't allow Grappling to pass to mount.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Grappling in particular looking to stall.

Werdum actively working from the bottom here.
Werdum is trying to get back to full guard.
Grappling takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Grappling is trying to control. Werdum wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Werdum looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Werdum is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Grappling is keen to just control but Werdum is a slippery customer.
Grappling not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Werdum looking for submissions off his back.

Werdum looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Werdum is breathing heavily.
Werdum tries to get to full guard but Grappling has control of the leg.
Werdum won't allow Grappling to pass to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Werdum is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Grappling pulls his head out easily.

Werdum looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Werdum wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Grappling is trying to control the action in half guard but Werdum is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Grappling wants to control but Werdum is keeping him busy.
Werdum is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Lord Of Grappling hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A punch lands to the side of Werdum 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grappling misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab, jab by Grappling - just one landing.
Grappling tries to close the distance and clinch up but Werdum swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Werdum fails with the takedown

and Grappling counters with a takedown into side control.
Werdum tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Grappling just content to control the position.
Werdum is looking to regain half guard here but Grappling keeps moving and retains side control.
Grappling wants to control but Werdum is keeping him busy.
Werdum is trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Werdum is working hard here to advance position.
Werdum is not content to let Grappling control the position.
Werdum manages to work his way to half guard, despite Grappling's best efforts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Werdum looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grappling passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lord Of Grappling dominated that round.
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.

Werdum gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

so Grappling counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Werdum is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Grappling defends well.
Grappling is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Grappling trying to control but Werdum is working from the bottom.

Werdum working for submissions but it's allowed Grappling to get to half guard.

Werdum is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Grappling pulls his head out easily.
Grappling is trying to control the action in half guard but Werdum is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Grappling seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Werdum actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grappling is trying to control. Werdum wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Werdum is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Grappling pulls his head out easily.
Grappling trying to control the action but Werdum is working from the bottom.

Werdum looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Grappling wants to pass the guard but Werdum is defending well.
Grappling wants to take a breather but Werdum is having none of it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Grappling is pressing down on Werdum's thigh, looking to free his foot. Werdum is holding on for now.
Grappling keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Werdum moves into full guard.
Grappling wants to control from the top but Werdum keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Lord Of Grappling.
Werdum showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grappling.
No luck for Werdum with that takedown attempt.
Grappling tries to clinch there but Werdum circles away.
Grappling tries to clinch but Werdum is having none of it.
Werdum shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Grappling counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabricio Werdum. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grappling trying to control the position but Werdum is working away.
Werdum manages to work his way to half guard, despite Grappling's best efforts.

Werdum is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Grappling pulls his head out easily.

Werdum is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Grappling pulls his head out easily.
Grappling is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Grappling wants to take a breather but Werdum is having none of it.

Werdum is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Grappling pulls his head out easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Werdum looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Werdum looking for submissions off his back.
Grappling trying to pass the guard but Werdum defending well.
Grappling is looking to take a break and control but Werdum is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Grappling wants to pass to mount but Werdum is defending the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Werdum is pressing down on Grappling's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Werdum wants to sweep here but Grappling controlling him for the moment.

Werdum is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lord Of Grappling showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Grappling instigates a clinch.
Grappling has Werdum pressed against the cage.

Grappling has picked Werdum up - he's going for a ride! Grappling dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Grappling trying to control the action but Werdum is working from the bottom.

Werdum looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Werdum looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Werdum looking for submissions off his back.
Grappling is keen to just control but Werdum is a slippery customer.

Werdum looking for submissions off his back.

Werdum is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Grappling pulls his head out easily.
Grappling wants to take a breather but Werdum is having none of it.
Grappling might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Werdum kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Grappling is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grappling perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Lord Of Grappling wasn't active enough on the ground.
A combination from Grappling does no damage.
Fabricio Werdum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Grappling manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Werdum on his heels. He'll look to pass Werdum's guard now, I'm sure.

Werdum is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Grappling is aware though and is defending well.

Werdum is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grappling stays in close to Werdum's body and controls the position.

Werdum has his foot on Grappling's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Grappling works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grappling trying to control the position from guard on top but Werdum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grappling sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Werdum's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Werdum is trying to get back to full guard.

Werdum looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Werdum is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Grappling pulls his head out easily.
Grappling prevents Werdum from improving his position.

Werdum looking for subs from the bottom but Grappling mounts him!
Grappling tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Grappling wants to control the pace but Werdum is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Werdum working to try and regain half guard.
Grappling tries to control but Werdum wriggling away.
Grappling controlling from mount.
Werdum is trying desperately to improve position.
Grappling tries to control but Werdum wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fabricio Werdum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lord Of Grappling is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Werdum is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lord Of Grappling comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grappling has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lord Of Grappling!