PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simeon Malaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Zeldenthuis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simeon Malaya has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Malaya
vs
Zeldenthuis

190 cm
29
180 lbs
21 - 7 - 0

172 cm
33
180 lbs
30 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Simeon Malaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dirk Zeldenthuis!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeldenthuis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zeldenthuis there as he acknowledges the shot.

Zeldenthuis fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Malaya to the ground. Zeldenthuis is now in Malaya's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Malaya not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zeldenthuis postures up in Malaya's guard and throws a big left but Malaya blocks it.
Zeldenthuis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Zeldenthuis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Malaya is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malaya can't keep his opponent in guard - Zeldenthuis advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Zeldenthuis stalling.
Zeldenthuis trying to control from half guard but Malaya is working away.
Malaya tries to roll over but Zeldenthuis keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis trying to control from half guard but Malaya is working away.
Zeldenthuis content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Dirk Zeldenthuis has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Malaya scores with a leg kick.
Zeldenthuis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zeldenthuis cracks Malaya with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Simeon Malaya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body punch from Malaya.
The crowd cheers as Malaya lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zeldenthuis doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice cross by Malaya.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malaya ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Simeon Malaya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malaya is looking to score with low kicks.
Malaya misses with a hook

and Zeldenthuis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Zeldenthuis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zeldenthuis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zeldenthuis wants to take a breather but Malaya is having none of it.
Zeldenthuis wants to free his trapped foot but Malaya is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Zeldenthuis trying to control from half guard but Malaya is working away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Malaya wants to control but Zeldenthuis is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malaya wants to get back to full guard.
Zeldenthuis wants to control but Malaya is keeping him busy.
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!
Malaya won't allow Zeldenthuis to pass to mount.
Malaya is trying to stand up here but Zeldenthuis is controlling him well.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Malaya jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Malaya blocks a low kick nicely.
Zeldenthuis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Malaya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malaya lands a leg kick that knocks Zeldenthuis off balance momentarily.
A big right from Malaya misses.
Zeldenthuis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zeldenthuis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Malaya defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dirk Zeldenthuis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Malaya cracks the inside of Zeldenthuis's front leg.
Malaya rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Zeldenthuis counters with a shoot takedown. Malaya fights it but they end up in guard.
Zeldenthuis wants to pass the guard but Malaya is keeping the position.
Malaya looking to control.
Zeldenthuis works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Malaya trying to control from the bottom.
Malaya is looking to improve his position.
Zeldenthuis is trying to control. Malaya wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Zeldenthuis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Malaya doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Zeldenthuis.
Zeldenthuis is nestled in close to Malaya, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Zeldenthuis is looking for a kimura here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis is nestled in close to Malaya, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Zeldenthuis performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Zeldenthuis has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis throwing strikes here but Malaya is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Malaya is squirming around, avoiding Zeldenthuis's attempts to control the action.
Zeldenthuis working the ground and pound effectively.
Malaya is trying to escape the mount.
Malaya taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis raining down hammerfists from mount.
Zeldenthuis looking to ground and pound but Malaya is blocking nicely.
Malaya is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

Zeldenthuis looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Malaya holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Zeldenthuis tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zeldenthuis landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dirk Zeldenthuis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Zeldenthuis slips a jab from Malaya.
Zeldenthuis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Malaya throws the kick towards the body but Zeldenthuis avoids it.
Zeldenthuis throws a shot to the body.
Zeldenthuis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malaya.
Malaya bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zeldenthuis cracks Malaya with a good jab.
Malaya smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A shot to the liver by Malaya. Beautiful body shot.
Malaya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zeldenthuis connects with a solid leg kick.
Malaya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Malaya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zeldenthuis thumps Malaya with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis scores with a punch to the head.
Malaya scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zeldenthuis avoids the body shot from Malaya.
Zeldenthuis tries to work over Malaya's front leg with a kick but Malaya checks it.
Malaya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zeldenthuis checks a leg kick.
Zeldenthuis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Malaya throws a lazy uppercut

and Zeldenthuis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Malaya's guard now.
Malaya preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zeldenthuis is looking to work some ground and pound but Malaya has wrist control.
Zeldenthuis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zeldenthuis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Malaya works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dirk Zeldenthuis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dirk Zeldenthuis has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zeldenthuis's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dirk Zeldenthuis wasn't active enough on the ground.
Malaya walks into a left hand.
Zeldenthuis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zeldenthuis slips a jab from Malaya.
Malaya scores with a hook to the body. Zeldenthuis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malaya throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zeldenthuis throws a leg kick which misses Malaya's front leg but catches the back leg as Malaya tries to avoid it.
Zeldenthuis throws a hook but Malaya blocks it.
Malaya throws a wild body kick that Zeldenthuis sees coming a mile off.
Zeldenthuis slips under a jab from Malaya.
Zeldenthuis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Malaya checks it well.
Malaya with a nice cross.
Malaya lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zeldenthuis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Malaya throws out the jab.
A low kick from Malaya misses

and Zeldenthuis counters with a single leg into guard. Malaya didn't expect that.
Zeldenthuis passes easily into side control. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malaya can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis slows the pace down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zeldenthuis advances nicely into full mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dirk Zeldenthuis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zeldenthuis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

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