PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Space Jam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sabastiaan De Wit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sabastiaan De Wit will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Jam
vs
De Wit

175 cm
26
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

187 cm
24
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Space Jam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sabastiaan De Wit!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jam moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Jam on the inside.
Jam blocks the elbow strike.
De Wit lands an elbow inside.
Jam lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Wit backwards.
Jam digs a right hand underneath De Wit's ribcage. De Wit let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jam lands a shot to the body.
Jam presses De Wit against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Jam.
De Wit creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jam lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jam lands a hook that snaps the head of De Wit backwards.
Jam lands a shoulder strike.
De Wit looks winded!
De Wit jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jam walks away with a smile on his face. De Wit gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Jam rushes De Wit and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jam dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jam is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jam lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jam on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Wit takes a shot to the head.
Jam lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jam.
Jam managing to block the knees to the body from De Wit.
Jam digs a right hand underneath De Wit's ribcage. De Wit let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've been hearing reports that Jam has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jam lands with a light punch inside.

It looks like Sabastiaan De Wit has been cut.
Jam throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Wits head.
A short right from Jam.
Jam lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Wit backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Jam.

De Wit is rocked!
A short right from Jam on the inside.
De Wit is still on wobbly legs! Can Jam finish him?
Jam lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Wit backwards.
De Wit seems to have recovered his senses.
Jam lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Wit backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Jam.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jam works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jam pushes De Wit back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jam working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jam lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jam works on De Wit's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by Jam.
Jam lands a right hand.
Jam lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Jam tightens his grip and picks De Wit up, before dumping him to the ground. De Wit manages to land in guard.
De Wit keeping moving, preventing Jam from controlling successfully.

Jam thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Our spies down at at Cozad Amsterdam inform us that De Wit has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Jam wants to control from the top but De Wit keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jam forces his way into half guard.

De Wit is defending against the submission attempts here by Jam.

Jam seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. De Wit is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Space Jam!
A relieved looking Space Jam thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.