PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Remco Dekker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arkin Thredson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dekker comes to the cage accompanied by Thai Boxing. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dekker
vs
Thredson

188 cm
23
180 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

181 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Remco Dekker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arkin Thredson!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dekker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thredson circles away.

Thredson closes the distance and pushes Dekker back into the cage.

Thredson manages to break the clinch.
Dekker shoots in but Thredson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dekker tries to clinch but Thredson moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Thredson.
Thredson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thredson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dekker tries to clinch but Thredson moves out of range.
Good work by Dekker as he checks the leg kick.
Thredson tried to score with a low kick but Dekker checks it.
Thredson scores with a spinning back kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dekker wants to clinch up but Thredson keeps it at a distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thredson.
Dekker doesn't manage to clinch there - Thredson circles away.
Thredson tries to land a body kick
and Dekker counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Thredson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dekker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thredson circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Remco Dekker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dekker is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thredson stuns Dekker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thredson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dekkers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Thredson has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Dekker. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Nice body punch from Thredson - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thredson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thredson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dekker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thredson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thredson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thredson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dekker.

Thredson breaks the clinch.
Thredson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Thredson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Thredson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thredson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dekker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thredson lands a body punch in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Thredson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dekker takes an elbow to the temple.
Thredson misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thredson.
Thredson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thredson working Dekker over with knees to the body.
Thredson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thredson misses with a knee strike.
Dekker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thredson with a knee to the head.
Thredson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short right from Thredson on the inside.

Thredson manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Thredson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thredson cracks a nice hook into Dekker's ribs.
Thredson lands a leg kick that knocks Dekker off balance momentarily.
Dekker wants to clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thredson.

Thredson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Thredson slowing the pace effectively.
Thredson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dekker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Thredson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arkin Thredson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thredson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dekker.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thredson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Thredson moves into the clinch.
Thredson lands a knee to the body.
Thredson landing knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Thredson breaks from the clinch.
Thredson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Dekker gets tackled into the cage by Thredson. Thredson maintains the clinch.
Dekker looking for a takedown.
Thredson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dekker goes for a takedown attempt but Thredson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thredson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thredson.

Thredson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thredson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Come on Thredson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dekker tries to land a knee to the head but Thredson blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Thredson clinches up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thredson obliges.
Thredson lands a good knee to the midsection. Dekker won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Thredson.
A knee to the head by Thredson.

Dekker is rocked!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thredson.
Oh Dekker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Thredson manages to break the clinch.
Good leg kick by Thredson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Thredson throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Dekker is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Arkin Thredson!