PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Sneijder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Gotrek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sneijder
vs
Gotrek

170 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

162 cm
18
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wesley Sneijder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Felix Gotrek!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gotrek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gotrek moves out of range as Sneijder throws a body kick.

Sneijder fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gotrek, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Gotrek fails to land.
Gotrek is trying to push Sneijder away but Sneijder has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sneijder is trying to force a seperation but Gotrek has the dominant position.
Sneijder has Gotrek pressed against the cage, preventing Gotrek from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sneijder blocks a body shot from Gotrek.

Sneijder pulls Gotrek into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gotrek throws a strike but Sneijder rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Sneijder stands up and waves to Gotrek to follow him.

Sneijder closes the distance and clinches.
Gotrek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sneijder prevents Gotrek from breaking the clinch.
Gotrek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sneijder prevents a body shot from Gotrek.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sneijder has clasped his hands together around Gotrek's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Sneijder is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gotrek knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gotrek on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Gotrek's face as Sneijder controls the position.
Sneijder gets to mount! Gotrek was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Gotrek is desperately trying to improve his position but Sneijder has a good base and remains in mount.
Sneijder sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sneijder lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gotrek tries to hold on but Sneijder postures up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sneijder controlling the position easily from mount.
Gotrek keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sneijder looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gotrek is in a horrible position here. Sneijder smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gotrek tries to hold on but Sneijder pushes him away.
Sneijder controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotrek tries to reverse the position but Sneijder maintains control.
Sneijder dominating with strikes here.
Sneijder is landing with some decent strikes but Gotrek is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sneijder prevents Gotrek from getting the reversal.

Sneijder working for a guillotine from mount but Gotrek is in no mood to give up.
Sneijder takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gotrek tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gotrek is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Sneijder 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sneijder lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sneijder is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gotrek can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gotrek working to try and regain half guard.
Sneijder unloading with bombs!
Sneijder avoids the attempt from Gotrek to control.
Gotrek is trying to escape the mount.
Sneijder takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sneijder punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sneijder lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wesley Sneijder 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.

Sneijder's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gotrek connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sneijder scrambles back to his feet.

It looks like Wesley Sneijder has been cut.
Gotrek connects with a body shot that sends Sneijder's belly button to the back.

Gotrek connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Sneijder to the floor! Gotrek dives in looking for the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sneijder trying to control here.
Sneijder holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Gotrek not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sneijder manages to get to full guard.
Wesley Sneijder overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sneijder is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gotrek looking to sit in guard and control but Sneijder gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sneijder trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sneijder controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Sneijder gets to his feet - Gotrek follows without any prompting.
Sneijder misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gotrek avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sneijder shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gotrek lands a head kick!
Gotrek lands a jab-cross combination.

Wesley Sneijder's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gotrek throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Sneijder is rocked!
Sneijder lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gotrek circles away quickly and effectively.
Sneijder on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sneijder shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sneijder is trying to control the action in half guard but Gotrek is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gotrek wants to get back to full guard.
Gotrek is trying is best to control the position here.
Gotrek wants to improve his position but Sneijder is controlling well.

Sneijder seems to be looking for submissions.
Gotrek wants to get back to full guard.
Gotrek has a hand on Sneijder's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Sneijder takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Gotrek swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sneijder trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sneijder controlling the position easily from mount.
Sneijder avoids the attempt from Gotrek to control.
Gotrek really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sneijder landing strikes from the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sneijder is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Gotrek to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Gotrek shrugs it off.
Gotrek wants to control but Sneijder is having none of it.
Sneijder controlling from mount.
Gotrek wants to hold on but Sneijder pushes him away.
Gotrek is trying desperately to improve position.

Sneijder jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gotrek manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gotrek is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Gotrek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wesley Sneijder's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Sneijder just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sneijder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sneijder takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gotrek throws a head kick that half lands.
Felix Gotrek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick lands from Gotrek.
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!

Gotrek drops Sneijder with a left and a right! Oh, Sneijder is hurt - Gotrek dives into side control looking to finish!
Oh Sneijder is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Wesley Sneijder's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sneijder gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sneijder trying to control from the bottom.
Sneijder keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sneijder seems to have got his legs back now.
Gotrek throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sneijder wants to control but Gotrek is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gotrek trying to control from half guard but Sneijder is working away.
Gotrek really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sneijder. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sneijder is looking to control Gotrek's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sneijder avoid being mounted?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotrek throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Sneijder has one foot on Gotrek's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Wesley Sneijder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gotrek dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gotrek keeps Sneijder at a distance using the push kick.

Gotrek drops Sneijder with a left right combo! Gotrek follows him down to the ground into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gotrek lands a decent elbow from side control.

Jeez, Wesley Sneijder's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Felix Gotrek!
After winning the bout, Felix Gotrek thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.