PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Drummond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dark Dutch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arnold Drummond has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Drummond
vs
Dutch

173 cm
26
138 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

168 cm
21
149 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Valhalla Q160 Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arnold Drummond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Dutch!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dutch swings for the body but Drummond moves out of range.
Dutch lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dutch.

It looks like Arnold Drummond has been cut.
Dutch works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Dutch clinches up with Drummond and pushes him back against the cage.

Dutch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drummond throws a hook but Dutch avoids it easily.
Drummond misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dutch.
A punch lands to the side of Dutch 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dutch throws a left and a right that both miss
and Drummond counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dutch misses with a lunging right hand
and Drummond finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Drummond delivers a nice body kick.
Drummond misses with a head kick.
Dutch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drummond throws a solid leg kick but Dutch takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Drummond.
Dutch doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dutch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dutch misses with a wild combination.

Dutch takes the fight into the clinch.

Drummond breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dutch lands a nice shot to the body.
Drummond misses with a head kick.
Drummond connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Drummond misses with a low kick as Dutch jumps back.
Drummond throws a head kick that misses.
Drummond takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dutch with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Drummond takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Drummond connects with the punch.
Drummond fails to land with a series of punches.

Drummond tries to keep at a distance but Dutch has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dutch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dutch is trying to force a seperation but Drummond has the dominant position.

Dutch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Drummond.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drummond throws a nice outside leg kick.
Drummond stuns Dutch with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Drummond throws a leg kick
and Dutch counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Drummond fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dutch on the side of the head.
Drummond moves out of range of the strikes.
Drummond avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dutch moves in looking to clinch but Drummond pushes him off.
A good leg kick by Drummond.
Drummond defending well as Dutch loads up on a big left hand.
Drummond lands a slapping body shot.
Dutch thows a left - swing and a miss!

Dutch closes the distance and pushes Drummond back into the cage.
Drummond trying to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dutch.

Dutch breaks the clinch.
Dutch tries to clinch up but Drummond circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dutch closes the distance and clinches.
Dutch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dutch lands with a left to the head.
Dutch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dutch lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drummond missing with knees to the body.
Dutch looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drummond tries to break free but Dutch pushes him back against the cage.

Dutch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drummond scores with a push kick.
Dutch looks to land a combination. Drummond sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dutch throws a right hand that misses
and Drummond counters with a big head kick but Dutch shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dutch throws a right and a left that Drummond avoids nicely.
Dutch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drummond circles away quickly and effectively.
Dutch feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Drummonds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dutch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dutch misses with a straight left.
Dutch throws a jab when Drummond was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drummond misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drummond lands a nice shot to the body.
Dutch looks gassed!
Drummond digs a good body shot into Dutch's ribs.
Nice body kick from Drummond.
Drummond throws a half hearted mid kick.
Drummond lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Drummond lands a slapping body shot.
Dutch takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Drummond is looking to wear down Dutch with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dutch moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Drummond throws a head kick that misses.

Dutch rushes Drummond and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Drummond lands a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drummond throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dutch blocks it with crossed arms.
Drummond tries to circle away but Dutch has him pinned against the cage.

Dutch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Drummond lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dutch has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dutch and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Arnold Drummond will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arnold Drummond's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dutch tries to clinch but Drummond moves out of range.

Dutch has closed the distance and engaged Drummond in a clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Drummond here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Drummond tries to land knees in the clinch but Dutch avoids the damage to the body.
Dutch is trying to break free.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Drummond just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dutch's brow.
Dutch lands with a light punch inside.
Dutch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dutch misses with some punches.
Drummond goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drummond tries to circle away but Dutch has him pinned against the cage.

Dutch breaks from the clinch.
Drummond throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dutch ducks right into an uppercut from Drummond.
Dutch scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dutch connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Drummond's hands.
Dutch scores with a nice strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dutch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drummond connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dutch momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drummond on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Drummond needs to keep his hands up - Dutch had a free shot at his head there.
Drummond moves forwards but Dutch connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dutch lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Drummond backs up against the cage.

Drummond is rocked!
Dutch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dutch might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Drummond throws a head kick but Dutch moves out of range.
Dutch lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Drummond at a distance.
Drummond connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dutch's hands.
Drummond throws a head kick but Dutch moves out of range.
Arnold Drummond is winning the standup battle so far.
Dutch lands with a cross.

Arnold Drummond's cut is getting worse.
Dark Dutch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Drummond waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dutch.
Dutch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Dutch gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Dutch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dutch. That's going to slow Drummond down.
Drummond looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drummond lunges at Dutch with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dutch's hand.
Drummond goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Drummond feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dutch's calf.
Drummond throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drummond tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drummond circles away from the clinch attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Dutch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Dutch drives through and clinches with Drummond against the cage.
Dutch works on Drummond's body with a couple of short punches.

Dutch breaks from the clinch.
Drummond throws a leg kick but Dutch sees it coming and moves out of range.
Drummond connects with a single shot there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Drummond crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dutch - the referee stops the clock and Drummond gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dutch. Drummond manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dutch misses with a body shot.
Dark Dutch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drummond tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dutch is able to avoid easily.
Drummond lands a jab to the head.
Drummond throws a looping overhand right but Dutch ducks down to avoid it.
Drummond throws a leg kick but Dutch checks it.
Both fighters circling a little - Drummond finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Drummond misses with a body kick.
Drummond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dutch.
Drummond lands a high kick!

Dutch takes the fight into the clinch.
Dutch works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drummond throws an elbow that misses.
Dutch lands a hook that snaps the head of Drummond backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dutch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dutch leaning his opponent against the cage.
Drummond misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dutch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dutch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drummond.

Dutch rushes Drummond and presses him up against the cage.
Drummond tries to land knees in the clinch but Dutch avoids the damage to the body.
Dutch pushes Drummond back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Dutch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drummond chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Dutch closes the distance and clinches.
Drummond is trying to force a seperation but Dutch has the dominant position.
A short uppercut from Dutch.
Dutch content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dutch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Drummonds head.
Dutch can't find room to land a body shot as Drummond controls the action.
Drummond goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dutch is looking to break free of the clinch but Drummond has double underhooks.

Dutch breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dark Dutch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arnold Drummond's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Drummond tries to score with a low kick but Dutch moves his leg out of the way.
Drummond pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dutch takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dutch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dutch avoids the head kick by Drummond.
Dutch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drummond.
Drummond blocks a head kick by Dutch.
A left lands for Drummond.
Drummond throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dutch stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dutch looks to land a combination but Drummond avoids it well.

Dutch gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dutch has Drummond pressed against the cage, preventing Drummond from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Dutch manages to break the clinch.
Drummond goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drummond looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drummond lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dutch walks into a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dutch throws a push kick but Drummond slaps the foot to one side.
Drummond throws a head kick but Dutch moves out of range.
Drummond looks to score with a jab to the body but Dutch is just out of range.
Drummond fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Drummond walks into a left hand.
Drummond swings for the body but Dutch moves out of range.
Dutch throws a nice looking combination but Drummond bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dutch steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Drummond. That one must have hurt.
Dutch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dutch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drummond misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Drummond. That snapped Dutch's head back.
Drummond lands with a thumping leg kick.
Drummond connects with a looping right hand.
Dutch misses with a wild combination.
Dutch keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Dutch misses its intended target.
Drummond misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drummond avoids the head kick by Dutch.
Drummond throws a low kick but Dutch avoids it.
Dutch avoids the head kick by Drummond.
Drummond lands a nice shot to the body.
Dutch tries to clinch but Drummond is having none of it.

Dutch clinches with his opponent.
Dutch prevents Drummond from breaking the clinch.
Drummond tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dutch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drummond backwards.
Drummond misses with a punch on the inside.
Drummond misses with the head strike.
Dutch is leaning against Drummond and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Dutch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dutch thuds his right hand into Drummond's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Drummond misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dutch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drummond ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dutch moves away.
Drummond looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dutch takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Drummond steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dutch. That one must have hurt.
Drummond takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dutch misses with a series of wild punches.
Dutch has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Drummond.
Dutch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drummond.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dutch.

Dutch moves into the clinch successfully.
A right hook to the body lands for Dutch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drummond has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dutch lands a right hand that snaps the head of Drummond backwards.
Dutch can't find room to land a body shot as Drummond controls the action.
Drummond tries to circle away but Dutch has him pinned against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Dutch.
Drummond wants to get back to striking at distance but Dutch won't allow it.
Dutch lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dutch lands a nice shot to the body.
Dutch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Dutch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drummond has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Drummond there as he acknowledges the shot.
Drummond misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Dutch moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drummond's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dutch prevents Drummond from breaking the clinch.
Drummond tries to land knees in the clinch but Dutch avoids the damage to the body.
Drummond wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dutch digs a right hand into Drummond's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Drummond's gas tank.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dark Dutch.
I think Dutch has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dark Dutch!