PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Massive Attack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archer Christian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Archer Christian will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Attack
vs
Christian

189 cm
30
197 lbs
19 - 12 - 0

190 cm
32
193 lbs
19 - 12 - 2

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Pitt Nutrition (3x158 2x159 products)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Massive Attack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Archer Christian!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Attack scores with a decent looking hook.
Attack swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Christian keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A combination from Attack does no damage.
Attack lands a leg kick that knocks Christian off balance momentarily.
Attack misses with a series of wild punches.
Attack misses with a looping right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Attack. That's going to slow Christian down.
Christian tries to clinch up but Attack circles away and keeps his distance.

Christian fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Attack sprawls well initially but Christian persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Christian frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christian unloads with some shots from mount but Attack bucks and avoids them well.
Attack can't escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christian tries to control but Attack wriggling away.
Attack is in all sorts of trouble here.
Christian wants to control the pace but Attack is squirming around nicely.
BOOM! Christian connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christian in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Christian avoids the attempt from Attack to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Attack is working to get back to half guard.
Christian controlling the pace for now.
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!
Christian throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Attack because Christian loaded up on that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christian can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Attack is looking to escape.
Christian punishing his opponent with strikes.
Christian tries to control but Attack wriggling away.
Attack is bucking up trying to escape but Christian cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Christian can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Attack is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Attack is trying desperately to improve position.
Christian throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee warns Attack that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christian throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Archer Christian dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Christian checks the leg kick nicely there.
Christian tries for a takedown but Attack sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Attack moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Christian takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Massive Attack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Christian scoring well with a low kick there.
Christian moves out of range of the strikes.
Christian tries to clinch up.
Attack 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.
Attack throws a body punch but Christian moves out of range.
Christian with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Attack to score with a decent uppercut.
A punch combination from Attack misses.
Attack throws a looping overhand right but Christian ducks down to avoid it.
Attack takes a swing at Christian's ribcage but misses.
Christian slips under a jab from Attack.
Christian dives in and grabs Attack's left leg, looking for a takedown. Attack pushes down on Christian's head and hops out.
Attack moves into range and connects with a jab.
Massive Attack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Attack takes one to the chin there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christian tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Attack pivots, looking for a leg kick but Christian is out of range and Attack settles back down.
Attack connects with a body shot that sends Christian's belly button to the back.

Attack gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Christian to score an easy takedown into full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Attack holds on and takes a little breather.
Archer Christian has got the better of the ground game so far.
Christian engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Attack pulls Christian in close to his closed guard and prevents Christian from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Christian stands and steps away. Attack gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Christian misses with a body kick.
Attack tried to score with a low kick but Christian checks it.
Attack throws a leg kick
and Christian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Attack throws a nice looking combination but Christian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Attack misses with a hook.
A low kick from Attack misses
and Christian counters with a three punch combo that has Attack backing up. Attack nods at Christian to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice takedown defense from Attack. No joy for Christian on that attempt.
Massive Attack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Archer Christian.
Christian misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Attack checks a leg kick.
Christian shoots for a double leg takedown but Attack sprawls well. He's pushed Christian's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Christian tried to score with a low kick but Attack checks it.
A good leg kick by Attack.
Christian takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Attack changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Attack changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Attack buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Attack cracks Christian with a good jab.
Christian tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Attack swivels and escapes.

Christian closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Attack tries to bench press Christian off him but Christian keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Attack's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Attack is looking to regain half guard here but Christian keeps moving and retains side control.
Attack struggling a bit here.
Christian lands a nice forearm strike.
Attack tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Christian wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Christian moves into full mount!
Christian avoids the attempt from Attack to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Massive Attack will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Christian tries to clinch but Attack is having none of it.
Christian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Attack stuffs the takedown.
Christian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Attack throws a right and a left that Christian avoids nicely.
Attack throws a lazy uppercut

and Christian counters by moving into the clinch.

Christian has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Attack uses from the top position.
Attack slips nicely into half guard.
Attack trying to control from half guard but Christian is working away.
Christian is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christian trying to hold on to Attack's head to control him but Attack postures up.
Attack works his foot free and advances to mount.
Christian wants to control but Attack is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christian is looking to improve his position but Attack isn't that keen on the idea.
Attack tries to control but Christian wriggling away.
Attack pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Attack looking to control and managing it successfully.
Christian is squirming around, avoiding Attack's attempts to control the action.
Christian manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Christian, under a barage of strikes from Attack.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christian preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Attack is trying to control the action in half guard but Christian is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Massive Attack just wasn't active enough.
A swing and a miss from Attack.
Christian has a takedown stuffed.
Christian gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Attack counters with a nice leg kick.
Massive Attack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Archer Christian.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Attack misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fighters circling - Attack throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Attack lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Attack moves into range and connects with a jab.
Attack leaves Christian with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Christian avoids the body shot from Attack.
Christian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Attack.
Attack moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Attack throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Christian is defended easily by Attack.
No luck for Christian with that takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Massive Attack showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Attack has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Massive Attack!
Massive Attack decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.