PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Caco Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goran Spaten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spaten comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Knockin Boots by Candyman kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Goran Spaten will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Vera
vs
Spaten

185 cm
25
168 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

185 cm
31
168 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Dutch Nutrition Inc. -Money Transfer

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, Caco Vera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Goran Spaten!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vera finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vera lands a nice leg kick that just misses Spaten's sensitive parts.
Spaten lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Spaten throws a head kick that misses.
Spaten is looking to clinch but Vera is avoiding it.
Sloppy strikes from Vera. Those never looked like landing.
Spaten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vera throws a right hand that Spaten ducks under and follows up with a left that Spaten also avoids with ease.
Vera throws a hook to the side of Spaten's head but Spaten sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vera misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spaten tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spaten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vera scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Spaten tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vera manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Spaten throws a sloppy head kick and Vera moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vera dodges the punch combination from Spaten.
Spaten doesn't manage to clinch there - Vera circles away.
Vera looks to land a left hand but Spaten moved out of range nicely.
Spaten shoots for a double leg takedown but Vera sprawls well. He's pushed Spaten's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spaten lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vera circles away quickly and effectively.
Spaten tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vera makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Spaten uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vera.
Vera just misses with a punch to the body.
Spaten slips a jab and a cross from Vera.
Vera moves out of range as Spaten throws a body kick.
Vera throws a front kick that sends Spaten stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheers as Vera lands an impressive looking overhand right. Spaten doesn't seem phased though.
Vera avoids the head kick by Spaten.
Vera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spaten tries to clinch up.
Vera connects with an inside leg kick.
No joy there for Vera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Spaten takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera blocks a head kick by Spaten.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spaten tries to move into range but Vera moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from Spaten misses its intended target.
Vera throws a jab when Spaten was well out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Spaten is defended easily by Vera.
Spaten lands a head kick!
A right-left combo lands from Vera.
Vera feints a jab promting Spaten to slip. Vera then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Spaten slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Vera takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Spaten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spaten lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vera circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera throws a left and a right that both miss
and Spaten counters with a big head kick but Vera shrugs it off.
Spaten throws a nice outside leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Spaten or perhaps it was just good defense by Vera which made him look bad.
Caco Vera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Goran Spaten.
Spaten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Spaten tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spaten wants to clinch.
Spaten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spaten throws a sloppy head kick and Vera moves out of range easily.
Caco Vera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vera misses with a looping left.
Vera ducks under a wild hook from Spaten.
Vera just misses with a punch to the body.
Spaten throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spaten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spaten on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Spaten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vera clobbers Spaten with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spaten.
Spaten is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spaten looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vera punishes Spaten's body with a nice straight punch.
Vera wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spaten.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spaten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Vera.
Vera throws a shot to the body.
Vera misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caco Vera dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Vera misses with a double jab.
Spaten connects with a high kick.
Spaten scores with a hook to the body. Vera takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Spaten moves out of range of the strikes.
Vera misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Spaten.
Spaten missing with a left hand there. Vera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spaten fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vera misses with a double jab.
Spaten slips under a jab.
Spaten misses with a double jab
and Vera counters with an outside leg kick.
Spaten lands with a kick to the ribs.
Spaten just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Vera misses.
Caco Vera is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spaten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spaten looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spaten feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Veras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Some bone on bone action there as Vera checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vera throws a right hand that Spaten ducks under and follows up with a left that Spaten also avoids with ease.
Vera swats away the attempt to clinch by Spaten.
Spaten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spaten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spaten throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vera moves out of range of the strikes.
Spaten throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vera blocks the body kick.
Vera has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spaten tries to clinch but Vera is having none of it.
Spaten misses with a body kick.
Vera throws an overhand right that lands on Spaten's shoulder, as Spaten tries to avoid the shot.
Vera blocks a head kick by Spaten.
Nice straight punches there by Vera. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vera.
Spaten dodges the punch combination from Vera.
Vera throws a series of punches but Spaten avoids them all with ease.
A slow jab from Spaten misses its intended target.
Vera throws a nice looking combination but Spaten bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spaten connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vera lands a jab to the head.
Vera throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Spaten checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Spaten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Spaten lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Caco Vera has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera lands a nice leg kick that just misses Spaten's sensitive parts.
Vera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Spaten counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vera circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vera counters with a two punch combo.
Spaten throws a shot to the body.
Vera swinging wildly here.
Spaten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vera. That's going to slow Spaten down.
Vera throws a head kick but Spaten moves out of range.
Spaten looks for the body kick but Vera saw that one coming.
Spaten blocks a head kick by Vera.
Vera misses with a double jab
and Spaten counters with a head kick. That will keep Vera thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vera tries to bum rush Spaten with a series of wild strikes but Spaten uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Spaten finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vera walks forward, straight into a front kick from Spaten.
Spaten shoots in but Vera avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spaten fails to land with a series of punches.
Spaten misses with a looping right.
Spaten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vera blocks a head kick by Spaten.
Vera misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vera cracks Spaten with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vera buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Spaten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Goran Spaten showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Caco Vera's cut.
That's time! Vera's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Vera stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vera wants it to stay on the feet.
Vera takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vera throws a nice looking combination but Spaten bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vera throws a jab when Spaten was well out of range.
Spaten lands a nice shot that snaps Vera's head back.
Vera cracks Spaten with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Spaten closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vera is trying to break the clinch but Spaten is controlling him.
Vera wants to break the clinch but can't.

Spaten breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spaten drops his hands momentarily and Vera takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vera misses with a straight right.
Vera looks to score with a jab to the body but Spaten is just out of range.
Spaten wants to clinch.
Spaten tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera throws a nice looking combination but Spaten bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vera just misses with a punch to the body.
Spaten moves out of range as Vera strikes.
Spaten works over Vera's head and body with a nice combination.
Spaten throws a push kick but Vera slaps the foot to one side.
Vera throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spaten counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spaten throws the kick towards the body but Vera avoids it.
Spaten's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vera throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spaten throws a hook but Vera avoids it easily.
Vera scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vera tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Vera misses the target.
Vera misses with a body shot.
Spaten tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vera manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Spaten tries to clinch but Vera is having none of it.
Vera will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spaten misses with a head kick.
Spaten connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Vera there.
Spaten lands with a kick to the temple. Vera shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Spaten tries to clinch there but Vera circles away.
Some wild striking there from Vera.
Vera fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Spaten looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Spaten tries to clinch but Vera moves out of range.
Vera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice cross by Spaten.
Spaten lands a head kick!
Spaten steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vera.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spaten lands with an uppercut that bounces Vera off the cage and back into range.
Caco Vera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spaten works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spaten.
Spaten throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Spaten, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Spaten moves into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Vera.
Spaten has Vera pressed against the cage, preventing Vera from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Spaten pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spaten just misses with a punch to the body.
Vera on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

Spaten pushes Vera up against the cage in a clinch.
Vera has Spaten pressed against the cage, preventing Spaten from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spaten wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Spaten escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vera connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vera takes a kick to the side of the head.
Spaten throws a head kick that misses.
Vera fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Spaten checks it well.
Vera swinging wildly here.
Vera misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spaten stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vera.
Caco Vera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vera misses with a straight left.
Spaten lands a head kick. Vera smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

And that's the end of the fight!
Goran Spaten comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Spaten 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Goran Spaten!
Goran Spaten really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that [CLOSED] Xtreme Laundry logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.