PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rudi Loens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bla Blub (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loens comes to the cage accompanied by Rock You Real Hard . Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Loens
vs
Blub

172 cm
23
135 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

170 cm
22
159 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rudi Loens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bla Blub!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loens shoots in but no luck this time.
Loens looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Blub is fending him off so far but Loens persists. Nope, Blub circles away and we're back to standing.
Blub throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Rudi Loens has been cut.
Loens shoots in but Blub avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudi Loens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danga de danga de dang - Blub scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blub throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Loens looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Blub is fending him off so far but Loens persists. Nope, Blub circles away and we're back to standing.
Blub cracks Loens with an open hand slap.
Blub stuffs the takedown.
Blub throws a looping overhand right but Loens ducks down to avoid it.
Blub swats away the attempt to clinch by Loens.
Loens checks the leg kick nicely there.
Loens avoids the head kick by Blub.
Loens keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Blub misses with a wild combination.
Blub attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Blub misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice inside leg kick there by Loens. That's going to slow Blub down.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Loens gets caught flat footed, as Blub shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Blub is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Loens looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Blub wants to control from the top but Loens keeps moving.
Blub stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Loens swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blub with a flurry of punches that miss.

Loens is looking for a triangle but Blub pushes his legs off easily.
Loens tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Blub postures up and lands a big shot to Loens's brow.
Blub scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loens working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blub.
Loens trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Loens escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blub gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blub accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loens trying to strike off his back.
Loens doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Blub must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Blub pushing down on Loens's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Blub trying to control the pace.
Blub looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Loens with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Loens 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.

Blub is looking for a kimura but Loens is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Blub to get the leverage.
Blub is controlling the pace.
Loens taking some punishment here, with Blub in his half guard.
Loens throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Blub blocks the strikes from Loens.
Blub seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Loens looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loens trying to control here.
Loens is looking to improve his position.
Blub wants to control but Loens is keeping him busy.

Blub seems to be looking for submissions.
Blub is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Loens has hold of Blub's hands but Blub slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Loens trying to control here.
Blub slips a nice elbow through Loens's hands, connecting with Loens's forehead.
Loens is looking to escape.
Blub is keen to just control but Loens is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blub drops an elbow to the side of Loens's head.
Loens is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Loens has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Blub is working away from the top position though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Blub is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Loens has managed to free his arm - good work.
Blub is trying to control. Loens wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Blub lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Blub drops an elbow to the side of Loens's head.
Blub lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Blub lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loens regains full guard. Nicely done.
Blub is working Loens over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Blub is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bla Blub dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rudi Loens'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.

Loens closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Blub did well to prevent Loens getting side control.

Loens is trying to work for a kimura but Blub is defending well.
Blub preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Loens throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Blub is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blub is pressing down on Loens's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Blub is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bla Blub has got the better of the ground game so far.
Blub lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Loens!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loens keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Blub looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The referee warns Loens that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Blub lands a heavy elbow.
Loens is working to get back to half guard.
Blub with shots to the head and body - Loens looks very uncomfortable down there.
Loens sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Loens wants to control but Blub is keeping busy.
Blub sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Blub.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Loens is looking to escape.
Ground and pound from Blub.
Blub trying to control from half guard but Loens is working away.
Blub works his way into side control.
Loens misses with a strike from the bottom.
Loens is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Blub lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Blub tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Loens on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Blub lands some shots froms side control.
Loens wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blub is working to tighten is grip on Loens's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Loens has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Blub is really squeezing tight and eventually Loens passes out! Blub breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bla Blub!