PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Filip Cainovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Maurits (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.

Cainovski
vs
Maurits

178 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
21
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Tab Out Clothes

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Filip Cainovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sven Maurits!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maurits swats away the attempt to clinch by Cainovski.
Cainovski tries for a takedown but Maurits sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cainovski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maurits paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cainovski tries to clinch
letting Maurits counter with a right hand.
Cainovski doesn't manage to clinch there - Maurits circles away.
Cainovski leaves Maurits with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cainovski tries to clinch there but Maurits circles away.
Maurits avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maurits will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cainovski wants to clinch up but Maurits keeps it at a distance.
Cainovski doesn't manage to clinch there - Maurits circles away.
A head kick misses from Maurits.
Maurits keeps the fight on the outside.
Cainovski looks to clinch

and Maurits counters by moving into the clinch.
Cainovski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Maurits has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Maurits fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cainovski is trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maurits blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maurits blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maurits is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cainovski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Filip Cainovski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sven Maurits.
Maurits tries to stall but Cainovski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Cainovski manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Maurits showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Let's hope that Maurits has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cainovski wants to stand and escape but Maurits is having none of it.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sven Maurits.
Cainovski tries to clinch but Maurits moves away
and Maurits makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Maurits darts in and clinches Cainovski up against the cage.
Maurits wants to break free but Cainovski has control.
Maurits tries to break the clinch but Cainovski is controlling the position.

Cainovski pulls Maurits into guard.
Maurits wants to control from the top but Cainovski keeps moving.
Maurits prevents Cainovski from getting back to his feet.
Cainovski keeping moving, preventing Maurits from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maurits is stalling in the full guard.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sven Maurits wasn't active enough on the ground.
Cainovski looks to clinch

and Maurits counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Maurits is working for takedown but Cainovski is calmly controlling the position for now.
Maurits looking to slow down the pace here.
Cainovski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cainovski is pressed up against the cage. Maurits has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cainovski down to the mat. Cainovski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Maurits looks winded!
Cainovski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cainovski tries to clinch there but Maurits circles away.
Maurits keeps the fight on the outside.
A solid body kick from Cainovski.
Filip Cainovski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cainovski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Cainovski closes the distance and pushes Maurits back into the cage.
Cainovski looking to stall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cainovski misses with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Cainovski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cainovski throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cainovski keeps the fight on the outside.
Cainovski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maurits.

Cainovski rushes Maurits and presses him up against the cage.
Maurits is trying to pull guard but Cainovski has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maurits fails to pull guard.
Cainovski gets through Maurits's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Cainovski decides to pull guard.
Maurits trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cainovski gets a clinch.
Maurits is trying to push Cainovski away but Cainovski has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cainovski scores with a shoulder strike.
Maurits has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Cainovski breaks from the clinch.
Cainovski wants to clinch but Maurits slips to the side
and Maurits counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cainovski wants to clinch but Maurits slips to the side
and Maurits counters with a two punch combo.
Cainovski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maurits paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Maurits tries to keep at a distance but Cainovski has taken the fight into the clinch.
Maurits fails to pull guard.

Cainovski breaks from the clinch.
Maurits is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Maurits swats away the attempt to clinch by Cainovski.
Maurits tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cainovski swivels and escapes.

Cainovski pushes Maurits up against the cage in a clinch.
Maurits is breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maurits.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maurits looking to stall.
Maurits prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Maurits wants to break free but Cainovski has control.
Cainovski tries to work over Maurits's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Cainovski breaks the clinch.

Cainovski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cainovski is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Filip Cainovski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sven Maurits.
Cainovski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maurits tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Maurits trying to stall but Cainovski improves his position.
Maurits jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cainovski walks away with a smile on his face. Maurits gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cainovski looks to clinch
and Maurits counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cainovski tries to clinch but Maurits moves away

and Maurits counters by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maurits goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cainovski prevents it.
Cainovski tries to work over Maurits's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Cainovski has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Maurits uses from the top position.

Cainovski has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Maurits off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cainovski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Cainovski closes the distance and clinches.
Cainovski has a couple of punches blocked by Maurits.
Maurits is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cainovski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Cainovski breaks from the clinch.

Cainovski clinches.

Cainovski breaks the clinch.
Cainovski misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cainovski closes the distance and pushes Maurits back into the cage.

Cainovski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maurits shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maurits fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cainovski lands a nice looking body kick.

Cainovski has Maurits up against the cage in a clinch.

Cainovski breaks the clinch.
Cainovski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Maurits manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maurits tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cainovski tries to clinch there but Maurits circles away.
Cainovski wants to clinch

and Maurits counters by moving into the clinch.
Maurits tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cainovski just stands there and leans against the cage.

Cainovski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cainovski shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cainovski lands strikes from half guard.

Cainovski is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Maurits punching from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cainovski is thwarting Maurits's attempts to control the position.
Maurits has hold of Cainovski's hands but Cainovski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Filip Cainovski dominated that second round.
That's time! Cainovski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Maurits gets caught flat footed, as Cainovski shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cainovski is pushing down on Maurits's leg trying to pass to half guard. Maurits is fighting to maintain full guard but Cainovski has managed to sneak the leg through.

Cainovski is trying to work for a kimura but Maurits is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maurits avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cainovski.

Cainovski is working for a kimura but Maurits is defending it quite comfortably.
Cainovski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from Cainovski.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cainovski wants to take a breather but Maurits is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maurits is defending against the submission attempts here by Cainovski.
Filip Cainovski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cainovski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Maurits wants to improve his position but Cainovski is controlling well.

Maurits has one foot on Cainovski's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Maurits swats away the attempt to clinch by Cainovski.

Maurits throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cainovski was covering up waiting for the punch and Maurits finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Maurits trying to control the position from guard on top but Cainovski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maurits trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cainovski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Maurits is controlling him.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cainovski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maurits.
Maurits is standing up over Cainovski. Cainovski looks to escape but Maurits dives into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Maurits stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Maurits misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Maurits circles away from the clinch attempt
and Maurits counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Cainovski moves into range and clinches up with Maurits.

Cainovski breaks from the clinch.

Cainovski clinches up against the cage.
Filip Cainovski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cainovski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Maurits tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cainovski smiles and moves away.
Cainovski wants to clinch but Maurits slips to the side

and Maurits counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Maurits.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cainovski manages to break the clinch.

Cainovski moves into the clinch.
Maurits prevents the takedown attempt.
Cainovski misses with the head strike.

Maurits jumps guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cainovski is working Maurits over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Maurits manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Maurits takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cainovski closes the distance looking to clinch
and Maurits counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cainovski tries to close the distance and clinch but Maurits swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sven Maurits has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Filip Cainovski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cainovski closes the distance but Maurits moves to the side
and Maurits counters with a lovely shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Filip Cainovski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cainovski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Filip Cainovski!